As I am coming from a multi-disciplinary educational and professional background I value interprofessional collaboration for providing comprehensive and client-centred care with a holistic approach. In my time in the program, I completed 4 extra Interprofessional Education Elective activities and workshops beyond the mandatory requirements, for which I received a letter of distinction. 

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Interprofessional Approach to Promoting and Protecting Breastfeeding, Winter 2021

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• In this workshop, I explored with a small group of U of T  interprofessional students our attitudes and values about breastfeeding. We also discussed myths related to breastfeeding and the roles of various health care providers in supporting women to achieve a successful breastfeeding experience.  This group discussion helped to illustrate the contribution of each healthcare profession in facilitating a successful breastfeeding experience. 

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Case-Based: Pain Curriculum - Facilitated Interprofessional Teams, Winter 2021

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• By facilitating a group discussion I and a group of U of T  students for other healthcare programs (including social work, physiotherapy, medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy) were assigned to provide notes for our interprofessional treatment in a case of a woman following motor vehicle accident (MVA). We collaborated again as a team to present to our colleges a comprehensive care plan for a 13-year old gymnast who has been diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).  This workshop highlighted the importance of interprofessional collaboration for providing comprehensive, client-centred care. With each student bringing into the discussion their own unique professional perspective we were able to complete these tasks successfully as we were able to take a holistic approach by attending to the different elements of the patients and their needs. Click here for the full presentation 

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Virtual Rehabilitation, Summar 2020
 

• For this activity, I joined an interprofessional students' team to learn and reflect on how rehabilitation teams are shifting from in-person care to virtual rehabilitation.  After a panel discussion, we applied the new methods that we learned to a case within a small group. This activity was very insightful as it took place in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic, during which many rehabilitation settings were forced to shift their care and practices online. 

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Teamworks!, An IPE Virtual Simulation Experience, Summar 2020
 

• For this interactive activity which involved gaming simulation, I engaged with a U of T interprofessional student team in collaborative decision-making about patient care. This allowed us to explore the healthcare provider interacting with a patient, family and team members from the virtual point of view. We debriefed our decisions and interprofessional competencies in different situations of patient care in a hospital.  This activity simulated a real-life interprofessional team in a hospital that required working collaboratively and making decisions regarding patient care. 

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HIV & Rehabilitation, Winter 2020
 

• This workshop included two components: Online modules and an in-person session. In preparation for an in-person workshop, I engaged in an online interprofessional discussion with U of T students from a variety of healthcare professions. We discussed information and materials provided to us in three different modules that included a literature review and personal stories of people with HIV and their rehabilitation.  Then I met in-personal with the student peers for a case-based learning experience, during which we collaboratively planned an intervention. The intervention plan included the contribution of each profession's knowledge and scope of practice. 

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Health and Wellness, Fall 2019
 

• During this workshop, I joined a group of students from a variety of U of T healthcare professions to learn about multiple notions of wellness. I engaged in a group discussion about personal and professional values of wellness. We reflected on the wellness life story of a community volunteer with a complex health history while discovering the social determinants of wellness (i.e., "lifestyle" versus "life chance") and applying critical thinking and improving wellness literacy.

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Patient Safety Workshop, Fall 2019
 

• During this workshop, we collaborated with other U of T students from healthcare professions to reflect on how effective communication contributes to patient safety in an interprofessional care environment, and I presented on how occupational therapists are involved in patient safety.  We learned about the factors related to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) that contribute to patient safety events. We discussed a system-level approach to patient safety. We applied the  Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendations (SBAR) framework to improve communication skills. 

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