Hello DH 3,

On September 12th from 3pm-5pm, you will collaborate with an interprofessional (IP) team of learners from the following five programs: dentistry, dental hygiene, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and respiratory therapy. There are 30 IP teams split into two groups (Group 1: team 1-15; Group 2: teams 16-30).

There are two interprofessional education (IPE) activities set up for the afternoon. One involves meeting a standardized patient (Sandy Green) in the dental clinic of the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry and the other a team discussion on patient compliance. The two groups do both activities but at different times.

IPE facilitators will be available to the teams for both activities.

The table below identifies your team number. Be sure you are sitting with your team mates by 3PM as the session will start promptly at that time. Facilitators will be on site to guide you to your assigned locations.

 

IPE Mandatory Session: Sep 12 2025, 3-5 PM
Sit with your team mates.

 

Team Number

 

1

Al hendi

Hadia

Frederic Gaspard Theatre (aka Th A)

2

Chembiparambil sudheer

Aparna

3

Concepcion

Allison

4

de Guzman

Monica

5

Gill

Harmanpreet (Harman)

6

Gill

Manu

7

Guevarra

Mark

8

Koo

Hayeong (Haye)

9

Lavarias

Madeline (Maddie)

10

Le

Jackson

11

Ma

Vanessa

12

Manibo

Marie (MJ)

13

Marshall

Claire

14

Martins

Talia

15

Oleschak

Christine

16

Oliver

Nicole

 

 

Theatre B

17

Rai

Jasmeen

18

San Miguel

Alaia Mae

19

Sanghera

Jasleen

20

Seidel

Kennedy

21

Shah

Vacha

22

Singh

Gurashish (Ash)

23

Wanigasekara

Ameesha (Meesha)

24

Xie

Guannan (Alina)

25

Yabut

Carina

 

 

Here is the simulation scenario with the standardized patient Sandy Green:

Patient Sandy Green (63 years of age) is at an inter-professional healthcare clinic because Sandy is experiencing right-sided jaw pain. The healthcare team of which you are a member, meets Sandy in the dental clinic given cardiac-related condition has been ruled out.

As a team, take a history of Sandy’s jaw pain. The team may choose to externally palpate the jaw, and assess range of motion. Sandy has COPD and hypertension. Sandy experiences compliance challenges with healthcare providers’ recommendation, for example, physical activity and smoking cessation.

For the purpose of the simulation, imagine the dental clinic is within a healthcare clinic.

Please note: infection control protocol requires the clinician to wash hands, don gloves, and wear a face mask when touching a patient. These will be available in the dental clinic. Do not perform an internal oral physical assessment as the simulation is not set up for this.

In preparation, you might consider using an AI, like Co-pilot and insert the scenario into the chat and ask what your role might be in the scenario. Do know that standardized patient has much a fuller story share than you have been provided in the scenario above. Do focus on the fact that Sandy does experience challenges with some professional recommendation. You are not responsible for coming with a care or treatment plan, that is not the focus of the IPE session. Rather, it is about learning about, with, and from each other—for example, the types of questions you ask and your perspectives. Be curious.

Here is a table with your team numbers.

 

After the session, given the session is part of HYGN 2314 DHTP III, I will send Associate Professor, Kathy Yerex, course coordinator, the attendance and participation feedback.

Please feel free to contact me through email.

 

On behalf of the IPE planning team,

 

 

 

Laura MacDonald, RDH, PhD

(she/her)

School of Dental Hygiene

Associate Professor

Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry & School of Dental Hygiene

780 Bannatyne Ave.,

and College Lead, Office of Interprofessional Collaboration

Rady Faculty Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba

R3E 0W2

Laura.MacDonald@umanitoba.ca

 

I acknowledge that the University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. I respect the treaties made on these territories.I acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and present. With a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration, I move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities.In all my actions, I am grounded in salutogenesis and aim to contribute to health creation within places and settings where people live, learn, play, work, and love.