Growing together or growing apart:

Interprofessional collaboration between students in clinical practice

Presented by Professor Sari Ponzer

Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Date:     Thursday 27 November 2008

Time:     12:30 – 13:30 pm

Venue:   Auditorium, ANZCA House

Synopsis

During this seminar interprofessional education (IPE) in clinical practice will be discussed. Experiences from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, will exemplify how IPE can be managed for undergraduate medical, nurse, occupational therapy and physiotherapy students on an orthopedic ward as well as for nurses and physicians during their specialist training at an intensive care unit. Learning together promotes team work and aims to enhance patient safety and good patient care.

About the speaker

Sari Ponzer is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Vice Dean of Higher Education at the Karolinska Institutet (KI), which is one of Europe’s largest medical universities.  Sari has special responsibility for clinical studies in all KI´s programs.

Sari Ponzer was born in Finland but moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where she carried out her medical studies at KI, became a specialist in orthopaedic surgery and defended her PhD thesis. In 2001 she became Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at KI and a Senior Consultant at the Department of Orthopaedics at Söder Hospital, where she had worked as a clinician for many years. She was appointed the Head of the Department of Clinical Science and Education, KI, in 2002. During 2004-2006 she was also the responsible for the reform of the undergraduate medical curriculum and the acting Program director for the undergraduate medical program 2006-2007. Sari Ponzer was appointed as Professor of Orthopedic Surgery in 2007 and Vice Dean of Higher Education in 2008.

Sari Ponzer's research into ortho-trauma is wide-ranging and includes: surgical treatment of different types of osteoporosis related fractures; prevention of thrombosis; rehabilitation following minor road traffic injuries; and research into how the injury affects the patient's quality of life. She has also identified predictive factors that influence the outcome of different types of injuries. Sari has published more than 60 papers and has an active research group with about 20 members and 10 PhD students. She has supervised 7 PhD students and her group has received the Swedish Orthopedic Associations Prize for Best Paper years 2002, 2003 and 2008.

Sari Ponzer has also been engaged in education as a tutor, lecturer and course director for many years. She has completed several educational development/research projects and has special interest in interprofessional education. She received the KI Educational Prize in 2003 and Mats Halldin Prize in 2005 for excellence in clinical teaching.

Who should attend?

This seminar will of considerable value to anyone with an interest in medical education, including trainee and specialist anaesthetists, supervisors, and ANZCA staff. The concept behind the ANZCA Education Seminars is to provide a forum for staff at ANZCA to discuss areas of educational development or innovation that may be outside their immediate area. The primary focus is therefore on keeping abreast of educational trends which may be outside the usual realm of experience at ANZCA.

CPD approval

This meeting has been approved under the ANZCA CPD Program. One credit per hour can be claimed under Category 1, Group Learning, Level 1, Passive Activities. Approval number: 1135.

To reserve a place at the seminar please contact:

Ms Claire Byrne on 03 9093 4901 or cbyrne@anzca.edu.au

Upcoming ANZCA Education Seminar dates:

As there will be no ANZCA Education Seminar in December, this will be the last in the series for 2008. A list of 2009 seminars will be circulated early in the New Year, with the first scheduled for February 2009.

For further details about the ANZCA Education Seminars please contact:

Mary Lawson: 03 9510 6299/ mlawson@anzca.edu.au