Committee on Interprofessional Education and Practice

The committee's goals are to:

• Comprehensively address the educational needs of allied health professionals as members of surgical teams
• Educate surgeons regarding the role of allied health professionals
• Support and assist allied health professionals involved in the surgical care
• Participate in defining duties of allied health professionals
• Assist with the process of accreditation of their respective educational programs

Activities

The Committee created the course Preventing Errors & Near Misses in Surgery: Strategies for Individuals and Teams. This course will facilitate a better understanding of the most common types of human factor errors, why they occur, and the contexts for occurrence. The program will help surgeons and other members of the surgical team to be vigilant in watching for these errors in surgical practice, and in applying strategies to help prevent them and mitigate their effects. It is available for purchase.

In addition to other projects, the Committee appoints members to serve as liaisons of The College to the following organizations:

• Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA)
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
• National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)

Committee on Interprofessional Education and Practice Roster

Contact

The Committee on Interprofessional Education and Practice welcomes your comments. Please write to the Committee's staff liaisons Stephanie Hermes at shermes@facs.org or Michelle Armstrong at marmstrong@facs.org.