23 courses with the subject IPS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
IPS 502Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care3.0
The focus of this course is to develop the student's ability to identify ethical dilemmas, apply moral reasoning, and then take the action necessary to resolve the dilemma. Questions of clinical and applied ethics, including basic principles and theories that support and challenge the decision making process will be examined from various perspectives to address the moral difficulties the advance practice health care provider is likely to encounter.
IPS 503Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments3.0
Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments examines health care policy and politics in terms of contemporary issues relative to health care providers in advanced roles, health care access, quality, and cost. The focus of this course is the critical analysis of health policy and global health utilizing advanced professional roles in relation to the broader health landscape.
Mindfulness Meditation is a powerful technique that helps to promote health and well-being of the mind, body and spirit. Mindfulness practices reduce the negative effects of stress and improve focus and awareness in order to help one live a more meaningful life. This course explores the neuroscience and physiology of Mindfulness Meditation. Through weekly experientials students cultivate a personal practice for effective stress management, resilience and reflections rooted in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction techniques.
IPS 511Collaboration with Vulnerable Populations3.0
This course addresses the following questions: Why is zip code a more significant determinant of health than genetic code for most people? How can patients/clients, practitioners from different professions, and other people in a community become partners in quests for good health, given the vulnerability inherent in illness, injury, inequities, and differences of many kinds? The course will empower students to develop a practical understanding of social determinants of health and the potential for interprofessional collaboration to improve health, especially with vulnerable populations.
This course provides a broad introduction to the essential competencies required by healthcare professionals to improve practice and health care delivery. Based upon the quality and safety standards, class activities are designed to build the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to serve in leadership roles to drive quality improvement and safety within healthcare systems.
The course will examine and compare the major models of health systems globally. Topics will include historical, political, social, ethical and economic context for selected countries. Standard measures of health outcomes will be analyzed. This course is designed as an elective that can be utilized for multiple purposes within different programs of study and may include an optional study abroad immersion experience. The study abroad experience will be either one week (1 credit) or two weeks (2 credits).
This course provides a forum for the exploration and evaluation of financial management and the financial environment of the healthcare industry. The student will develop an understanding of the budgeting and accounting process and how a fiscally responsible budget works in a climate of decreased government funding, shared cost mechanisms and decreased personnel resources in addition to basic financial management principles and tools.
IPS 584Analysis of Performance Standards in Healthcare Quality3.0
This course provides an introduction to the essential skills of data analysis. Students gain an understanding of how to apply strategies to measure selected indicators, manage data and apply statistical analysis principles to drive quality improvement and evaluation of program outcomes. This course will focus on how to develop and revise effective outcome measures for an organization to determine progress in meeting quality measures of accreditation and regulatory bodies.
IPS 585Science of Safety, Human Factors, and System Thinking3.0
This course provides a broad introduction to the science of safety, human factors and systems thinking as it relates to healthcare and safety. Students will examine system and design principles for safety and outcome improvements. Students will build knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to serve in leadership roles to drive quality improvement and safety within healthcare systems.
This course will focus on strategies to create a culture of safety in the healthcare environment. The course incorporates established standards of practice and strategies designed to promote a safe care environment, build team competencies, leadership and communication skills.
This course will focus on strategies to create a culture of safety in the healthcare environment. The course incorporates established standards of practice and strategies designed to promote a safe care environment, build team competencies, leadership and communication skills.
This course prepares the prospective healthcare educator with the foundational principles necessary for teaching in various settings: classroom, clinical and college laboratories, and health care agencies.
IPS 601Quality, Safety and Risk Management Capstone5.0
The practicum provides an opportunity for the student to apply content that has been learned in previous coursework and operationalize the role of the Quality, Safety and Risk Management professional in appropriate healthcare organizations and facilities. In this course, the student will complete and present the capstone project to health care systems administration and other stakeholders.
In this course, graduate nursing students will be given an opportunity to reflect on both their academic work at Drexel University and their professional experience. Through a series of learning activities and assignments, students will build a robust professional portfolio using online technology that can be shared electronically when applying for advanced role positions in nursing.
This course will provide the learner with the theory and application of case development in a variety of simulation-based educational modalities, as well as clinical educational settings. A 3-day virtual simulation experience is required for students to be able to apply the didactic content in the simulation setting.
IPS 663Communication and Self-Awareness for Leadership4.5
This course focuses on the central role that self plays in leadership and communication skills. By performing self-observations and analyses, students will analyze the role of self in communication and gain an appreciation of the complexities of interpersonal communication. The course also explores enhanced communication skills for use in teams and organizational settings.
IPS 700Foundations of Interprofessional Collaboration3.0
In today's complex healthcare landscape, effective collaboration among healthcare professionals is paramount to ensuring patient safety and high-quality care. This interdisciplinary course is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to excel in interprofessional collaboration, leveraging the TeamSTEPPS framework to enhance teamwork and communication, ultimately contributing to improved patient safety outcomes.
IPS 763Teaching Strategies and Learning Technologies in Health Professions Education3.0
This course focuses on approaches for engaging health professions students through active teaching strategies. Learners will explore key elements for course alignment, appropriate use of technology, integration of authentic assessment and best practices in teaching health professions students. Approaches for motivating and handling the challenging learner will be highlighted.
IPS 765Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation in Health Professions Education3.0
This course explores the theories and practices that are the basis of measurement, assessment, and evaluation in higher education in a health professions program. Emphasis is placed on test development, written assignments, clinical/performance evaluation, and psychometrics. Contemporary issues related to measurement, assessment, and evaluation encountered by higher education faculty teaching in a health professions academic program will also be examined.
This course involves students from various health professions who learn about the history and goals of the Interprofessional Education and Research (IPER) movement. Students work in pairs or larger groups to immerse themselves in an IPER experience with an emphasis on one or several of the stages of the research process. Students engage in projects such as designing a pilot study, conducting a descriptive study, or conducting a program evaluation. Emphasis is placed on research projects that help to realize the goals and objectives of IPER generally or to advance how one health profession can realize an objective(s) of IPER in pre-professional formation or continuing professional education.
IPS 861Interdisciplinary Approaches in Aging Research3.0
This course uses an interdisciplinary lens to examine special topics in aging research. The state-of-the science, research methodology, and measurement issues related to each topic are explored. Phenomena of interest to aging researchers measured in large data sets on aging (e.g. Cardiovascular Health Study, Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging, National Retirement Survey, etc.) are examined.
This purpose of this course is to support and enhance students in the design of the proposal for a DHSc Scholarly Project that demonstrates progression toward achieving required competencies. Students will identify practice problems and solutions as they relate to their area of academic focus.
Subject
IPS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4.5
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Repeatable
Can be repeated 4 times for 25 credits Prerequisites: IPS 860 [Min Grade: B]
The purpose of this course is to support students in the production of a scholarly, translational contribution or an original contribution to the profession. This course supports the student in the ongoing development, implementation, evaluation, defense, and planned dissemination of the final project.
Subject
IPS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4.5
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Repeatable
Can be repeated 4 times for 25 credits Prerequisites: IPS 862 [Min Grade: B]
