LEVEL II HEALTH PROMOTION
COURSE DESCRIPTION
COURSE NUMBER: NGR 5640C
COURSE TITLE: Interdisciplinary Health
Care Across Cultures
COURSE CREDIT
& CLOCK HOURS: 3 credits; 2 credits theory (2 hours), 1 credit field
study
3 hours/week)
PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor
PLACEMENT: Elective;
Required Course for Students in
Family-Focused Interdisciplinary Health Across
Cultures Certificate
FACULTY: Marie-Luise
Friedemann, PhD, RN
Office: ACII 203,
Phone: (305) 919-5311
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: The course focuses on health care teams.
Types of
service,
roles and interdisciplinary interaction will be
studied
as they relate to policies, economics, ethics
and
ethnic issues in various countries.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, the student
will
be
able to:
1. Describe the roles of various health team members
relative to the country’s health care delivery system.
2. Compare and contrast multidisciplinary,
interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary models of practice in health care.
3. Analyze how interdisciplinary learning and care
models affect health care processes and outcomes across cultures and countries.
4. Analyze meanings, perceptions and communication
patterns in interdisciplinary interactions.
5. Synthesize disciplinary competence, leadership,
assertiveness, professional integrity, shared borders, motivators, barriers and
quality assurance processes in interdisciplinary work.
6. Compare and contrast history, practice philosophy,
professional training, logistics, and resources that impact on
interdisciplinary work across cultures and countries.
7. Plan interdisciplinary approaches to care for
individuals and families.
CLASSE SCHEDULE: Web Course. Students’ own
time.
TOPICAL
OUTLINE:
I.
Models of
interdisciplinary health care across cultures
1. Concepts and definitions
2. Processes and structures
II.
Historical and
cultural considerations impacting professional relationships
1. National, regional and ethnic health care system
history and culture
2. Professional disciplinary history and culture
III.
Communication
issues across cultures
1. Interdisciplinary communication issues
2. Building interdisciplinary working relationships
IV.
Actualizing
interdisciplinary care across cultures
1. Motivators and barriers
2. Logistics and resources
3. Professional integrity and shared borders
4. Quality assurance processes
5. Education and training in interdisciplinary models
V.
Use case studies
to identify interdisciplinary approaches to care
TEACHING
STRATEGIES
Students
are introduced to selected models and applications presented as web-based
modules.
In
a web-based dialogue they will share knowledge and discuss cases among each
other and with faculty.
The
practicum involves observing health care teams and constructing
interdisciplinary plans of care for families of various ethnic groups.
NOTE: Students with disabilities who may need special accommodations should register with the Office of Disability Services. In addition, they are encouraged to contact the instructor so that arrangements can be made to accommodate their needs.
EVALUATION
METHODS: Records
of e-mail discussion of cases with faculty and peers. Discussion
summary and/or written assignments.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
None
Relevant articles and web sites will be
used.
JUSTIFICATION:
This course is developed as
part of a grant from FIPSE with the aim of educating health professionals in
international family-focused health care. Part of this type of health care is
its interdisciplinary nature.
1) This course on interdisciplinary models of care and professional roles is needed in Nursing to educate practitioners for the future. The course also provides an international focus and will expand the student’s global awareness.
2) There is no like course at FIU. Interdisciplinary focus may be build into clinical courses in other health professions, but a course specifying theoretical and intervention model and providing a practicum would be and asset.
This course will be a web course and will be open to students from other disciplines. The course could be cross listed.