For the second time in less than a year, Arizona State University Center for the Advancement of Interprofessional Practice, Education, and ResearchOr The CAIPER team has been nationally recognized for its impact on team-based healthcare.
In early April, the center won the National Academies of Practice Creativity in Practice and Education Award, which the team accepted in person in Washington, DC, at this year’s annual forum. The award honors CAIPER’s innovative work to advance the training and education of healthcare professionals through e-learning.
The ASU Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research team accepts the 2023 Creativity in Practice and Education Award from the National Academies of Practice in Washington, D.C. From left: Jody Thompson, Nina Karamehmedovic , Yvonne Price, Barret Michalec and Kaitlyn N. Felix. Photo courtesy Barret Michalec/CAIPER
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NAP is an interprofessional organization representing multiple health professions and is “guided by and propagates four core values” including collaboration, patient-centeredness, inclusiveness and interdependence.
Incoming NAP President Andrea Pfeifle said interprofessional online learning programs have become increasingly important over time as they bring together diverse professions and team members around topics such as well- being, humility, empathy and health equity. The impact of these collaborations is the improvement of the quality of health and care and the promotion of well-being in the communities.
“CAIPER has made lasting contributions to interprofessional practice and education through its online training courses, and the National Academies of Practice is proud to affirm this by conferring on CAIPER the Creativity in Practice and Education Award during from its recent forum in Washington, D.C. I’m so glad the CAIPER team members were able to be there in person to accept the award,” Pfeifle said.
Just eight months ago, the center received the George E. Thibault, MD Nexus Awardthe highest honor from the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education.
Barret Michalecdirector of CAIPER and associate professor at the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, said it is truly an honor to be consistently recognized as a leader in the field.
“These awards showcase our knowledge not only of the target learner audience and market gaps, but also of best practices in design and implementation. With the addition of CAIPER Learning Solutions Consulting and the BhEAT Lab, we continue to expand our impact and reach. We truly reflect knowledge entrepreneurship – and we’re just getting started,” said Michalec. THE BhEAT Laboratory highlights CAIPER’s research initiatives in education and healthcare delivery, and offers opportunities to partner with CAIPER through its affiliate program.
CAIPER is deliberately not a traditional research center, translating science into training and education for health and social care professionals, faculty, students, and industry leaders.
To date, over 40,000 certificates have been issued to health profession learners worldwide for completing CAIPER e-learning programs. The popularity of these programs prompted CAIPER to develop its Consulting in learning solutionsworking directly with outside organizations to facilitate the integration of e-learning into existing curricula and programs.
Written by Yvonne Price, Associate Director, Learning Solutions, and Jody Thompson, Digital Audience Strategy Specialist and Project Manager.