Texas Health employees and physicians on our medical staffs are expanding their knowledge thanks to Continuing Accredited Education through Texas Health Resources University.
Texas Health received Joint Accreditation designation in July. It gives organizations like Texas Health the opportunity to provide medical, nursing and pharmacy continuing education through a single, unified application process, fee structure and set of accreditation standards. Prior to this, Texas Health had separate accreditations for each specialty and had to follow separate guidelines. A requirement of Joint Accreditation is to maintain a minimum of 25 percent interprofessional education planned by and for the health care team. THRU leaders say interprofessional education often leads to improved health care delivery and better patient outcomes.
“Our receipt of the Joint Accreditation for continuing education is a testament to the work of a team focused on putting patients and consumers first,” said Daniel Gandarilla, MBA, M.Ed., vice president and chief learning officer. “This will change our focus from singular professions to emphasizing collaboration needed to achieve the right experiences with clinicians in our system. It is a great first step for how we will transform in mindset for Vision 2026.”
THRU offers learning and development opportunities throughout the year to maximize performance and enhance skills. Hundreds of Texas Health employees and physicians on our medical staffs recently attended the 14th Annual Critical Care Conference in Fort Worth, an interprofessional activity for clinicians to share and learn about innovations and advancements in critical care. The conference is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, dieticians, medical residents, nurses, pharmacists and respiratory therapists in the fields of critical care medicine, emergency medicine, general surgery, geriatrics, hospitalists, infectious disease, internal medicine, nephrology, palliative care, pulmonology and trauma surgery.
“Texas Health has a great team of education professionals that work collaboratively with clinicians to provide access to educational content in the form of one-time events, regularly scheduled series and materials that can be found in our online catalogue,” said Carrie Cantrell, MS, MLS, director of accreditation, libraries and the training center at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.
In this episode of The WHY, we take you inside the annual Critical Care Conference and uncover why team-based education is important to our health care system.
For a list of activities and event information including the Inaugural Supportive and Palliative Care Summit on September 13, click here.
By Amanda Uffman • Posted September 10, 2019
