Zoom3 : Interprofessional Education in the Age of COVID-19
Webinar Details & Objectives
This webinar will focus on avoiding a “ZoomZaster” by presenting an exemplar program at Loyola University Chicago which engaged more than 300 health professional learners about the topic of interprofessional infection prevention in the time of COVID-19. What would regularly have been performed in person, had to shift with innovative strategies to keep everyone safe. Lessons learned and pitfalls will be discussed.
Objectives:
- Present an exemplar program of interprofessional education
- Describe innovations in virtual education
- Discuss essential resources needed for effective Zoom education for large audiences
Speakers

Co-Director, Institute for Transformative Interprofessional Education
Professor, Family Medicine, Bioethics & Health Policy, and Medical Education
Loyola University Chicago
Aaron J. Michelfelder, M.D., FAAFP, FAAMA, grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and moved to Illinois to attend Northwestern University. He then attended the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and completed a family medicine residency at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. In 2000, He joined the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Loyola University Medical Center as a faculty member. He later completed a fellowship in medical acupuncture and advanced training in medical hypnosis. Dr. Michelfelder currently serves as Loyola’s chair of family medicine and interim director of primary care, co-director for Loyola’s Institute for Transformative Interprofessional Education, and is a professor of family medicine, bioethics & health policy, and medical education. He also serves as the President-Elect for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. His clinical practice includes general family medicine along with integrative medicine. His research interests are in practice transformation and the process of traveling from interprofessional education to collaborative practice. He is also interested in global health and has participated in 25 international medical and educational trips to 10 countries.

Co-Director, Institute for Transformative Interprofessional Education
Professor, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing; Professor
Stritch School of Medicine
Loyola University Chicago
Dr. Frances Vlasses’ career spans 40 years in healthcare, academia, and administration. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the NLN Academy of Nursing Education, as well as one of the 100 Ohio State University College of Nursing, Alumni Transformers in Nursing and Healthcare.
Most recently, her focus has been studying innovation in the redesign of healthcare system infrastructure to improve patient outcomes. She has attracted grant money and led the implementation of an integrated, interprofessional, nurse-led team delivery model in Primary Care. In this project, the scope of the registered nurse leadership role was expanded, online education modules related to interdisciplinary and community culture were developed, and electronic documentation was created to capture quality and nursing outcomes and provide evidence for sustainability. This project has been recognized as a Nexus Innovation Network site by the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Collaboration.
As the inaugural Co-Director of the Loyola Institute for Transformative Interprofessional Education, Dr. Vlasses has cultivated the additional interprofessional sphere of influence to develop policy on education and practice for health professional students and faculty on the development of high performing teams to enhance quality and safety. She has been invited to serve as a panelist and respondent to discuss nursing roles, interprofessional education, and teamwork for the AACME, LGME, the National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICLE), and the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC).
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) works with the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) to provide CPH credits.