The Global Health interactive Curricula Experience (iCE) Platform & App : Technology that Enables Inter-professional Innovation

Global Health Initiatives Committee (GHIC) Serves the Jefferson community as the premier point of engagement for students & faculty interested in medical and public health issues that transcend national boundaries Creates an institutional focus on preparing students for public service careers in population health and public policy at local, national, and global levels To enable all TJU faculty to: - Deliver global health education, in a friendly, interactive format - Does not require an expert to deliver - Can be used in very small or large pieces depending on your need

Building Interprofessional Global Health Infrastructure at a University and Health System: Navigating Challenges and Scaling Successes

Mission: Global Jefferson will create sustainable programs of global distinction through collaboration that position Jefferson as a local and international destination and resource for education, research, and clinical activities. Global Jefferson is supported by the Associate Provost for Global Affairs, part of the Office of the Provost. Global activity at Jefferson includes: Global Health Initiatives Committee (GHIC) Service Learning Global Research & Exchange between institutions Pre-clinical, translational, clinical, and applied research Poster presented at: 8th Annual Global Health Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)https://jdc.jefferson.edu/globalhealthposters/1000/thumbnail.jp

The Global Health Interactive Curricula Experience (iCE) Platform & App : Technology that Enables Inter-professional Innovation

17 slide PowerPoint presentation. Presented at APHA in Chicago Illinois

How to Incorporate Global Health into Your Curriculum/Course

Objectives: 1. Understand that education on global health concepts is demanded by the student body, and how it relates to a variety of courses already taught on campus. Relevant concepts include Health \u26 Equity, Role of culture in healthcare, Healthcare delivery systems, Disaster preparedness and response, Communicable and non-communicable diseases, Women’s and children’s health, and Nutrition and mental health. 2. Understand that involvement and improvements in global health require multi-disciplinary involvement and are not limited to international work (the “local” in “glocal”) 3. Identify strategies to incorporate these global health concepts into existing coursework, especially using the upcoming Mobile Interactive Courseware Platform. 4. Identify risks/benefits associated with global health service opportunities such that they may appropriately guide and mentor students interested in such opportunities. 5. Identify strategies to help students structure their global health activities so that they are mindful of ethical issues and maximize their scholarly potential Presentation: 46 minute

Connecting Health Plan Care Managers with a Network of Enhanced Services Community Pharmacies: A Pennsylvania Case Study

PPCN pharmacies have been able to successfully collaborate, bi-directionally, with health plan care managers to improve patient health and enable appropriate utilization of healthcare resources To build off of our early success, additional systems and tracking capabilities are being explored related to the following: Bi-directional tracking of referrals Care managers to pharmacists Pharmacists to care managers Delivery drivers as community health workers Drug class specific interventions (ex. a focus on opioids) Disease state specific interventions (ex. a focus on asthma or type 2 diabetes) Formal interventions focused on dialing patients back into the services/resources offered by health plans PPCN is actively discussing collaborations with multiple health plans, public health entities, and healthcare consultant companieshttps://jdc.jefferson.edu/pharmacyposters/1016/thumbnail.jp

Engaging Your Students In Global Health Education and Practice Experiences Built Into Your Curriculum

Objectives: 1. Describe mechanisms and tools available to enhance global health education experiences within your program\u27s curriculum. 2. Advise students who are interested in global health how to get engaged in global health learning and practice activities. 3. Cite how global health can be infused into your program\u27s/College\u27s education initiatives. Presentation: 55:0

A View of Global Activity at Jefferson

Nicholas Leon, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP (Moderator) Nicholas Leon is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Jefferson College of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, PA. Clinically, Dr. Leon provides direct patient care services as an ambulatory care clinical specialist at the Penn Center for Primary Care where he delivers a number of pharmacy disease state management services. He currently serves as Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association and was elected Chair of the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network. Additionally, Dr. Leon has volunteered annually as a clinic pharmacist for Global Medical Brigades in Tegucigalpa, Honduras since 2008 and is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice (BCACP). Dr. Leon received his Doctor of Pharmacy from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. In 2014, he was honored as the recipient of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association’s Distinguished Young Pharmacists Award. Louis Hunter, PT, DPT Louis N. Hunter is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy in the Jefferson College of Health Professions at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Hunter’s primary teaching responsibilities in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) curriculum include the global health and pediatric physical therapy content. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he is a pediatric physical therapist with 15 years’ experience in clinical, research, and community based settings. Currently, Dr. Hunter is co-chair of Thomas Jefferson University’s Global Health Initiatives Committee (GHIC) and on the leadership team of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Global Health Special Interest Group. Dr. Hunter also serves as the faculty advisor to Hands of Hope, a Jefferson student-run organization that provides physical therapy (PT) services at a homeless shelter, pro bono clinic, and refugee clinic in Philadelphia. In addition to these services in the local area, Dr. Hunter coordinates a service-learning experience in Guatemala for Jefferson PT students. Lucille B. Pilling, EdD, MPH, RN Lucille B. Pilling’s passion is access to health care, particularly for women. She has over 30 years of global public health experience managing complex, multi-organizational initiatives. Pilling was vice president of International Programs at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, senior program officer for a Bill \u26 Melinda Gates initiative, managed primary health care programs in Africa and Latin America and provided short-term technical assistance around the world. Dr. Pilling teaches at Thomas Jefferson University College of Population Health and conducts research with the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She serves on the boards of the Non-communicable Disease Roundtable, the Reproductive Health Access Project and the Tequila interchange Project and volunteers at Planned Parenthood Southeastern PA and Christ Church. Dr. Pilling is a graduate from the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in nursing and from Columbia University with an MPH and EdD. Robert Simmons, DrPH, MPH, MCHES, CPH Rob Simmons has been a public health educator and health promotion leader for 45 years working with government, community health organizations, private health foundations, healthcare organizations and academic public health programs in California, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Latin America. He is an Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Thomas Jefferson University College of Population Health. Dr. Simmons’ professional background and research interests are in chronic disease health promotion and disease prevention, public health policy and advocacy, health literacy, healthy aging, and global health. Dr. Simmons is engaged in a multi-year hospital and community-based health literacy initiative funded through the Pennsylvania Department of Health. He is a Fulbright Specialist Scholar in Public and Global Health, and has served in public health and community leadership roles throughout his long career. He will be “retiring” from U.S. public health work in July 2017 and will be moving to Medellín, Colombia and will be continuing his global public health work with universities, government and NGO’s in South America