Integrating Interprofessional Collaborative Practice into Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Education: Results of a Feasability Study

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• Journal Article:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Personal Author:
  McCullagh, Marjorie C. ; Valentín-Cortés, Mislael A. ; D’Souza, Clive ; Batterman, Stuart A. ; Neitzel, Richard L. ; Zhen, Harry ; O'Neill, Marie S.
• Description:
  Objective: Although occupational health and safety programs are expected to prepare graduates to function in an interprofessional collaborative environment, research to support training in this area is far less common in this discipline than among clinical programs. We incorporated interprofessional education (IPE) competencies into an occupational health and safety course for graduate students in diverse disciplines (public health, engineering, nursing) and evaluated effectiveness. Methods: We assessed course offerings for content learning and attitudes towards IPE and analyzed data using a mixed-methods approach. Results: In general, students increased their understanding of the role of other disciplines, confidence in working in interprofessional teams, and valuation of interprofessional education. Conclusion: Introducing IPE competencies into graduate education in worker health and safety is feasible, and can equip students to more effectively work in occupational health-oriented multidisciplinary teams. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Engineering Environmental Health Feasibility Studies Health Personnel Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Education; Graduate; Occupational Health; Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing Education; Industrial Hygiene Education; Engineering Education Education; Safety Education; Health Programs; Safety Programs; Training; Public Health; Engineering; Nursing; Workers; Worker Safety; Worker Health;
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med 2022 Aug; 64(8):653-658
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Pubmed ID:
  35673260
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9516354
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  P30 ES017885/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T42 OH008455/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  14 pdf pages
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065371
• Contact Point Address:
  Marjorie McCullagh, Director of the Occupational Health Nursing Program, University of Michigan School of Nursing, 400 N. Ingalls St., Ste. 3182, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482
• Email:
  mcculla@umich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d5281cf09939ea7644efe36b4cae9710c114b34dca4f727131638bae986a6458f676d9de5796cc0b709e16100bdad13e277b41e0b424041cf1b30f3e9c0c65b6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121654/cdc_121654_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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