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Interprofessional Wellness ClinicEvidence Based PracticeCollaboration in healthcare leads to improved clinical and health outcomes (Trivedi et al., 2013).Research shows the collaboration of primary care as well as specialty services creates postive patient outcomes for those suffering from chronic diseases (Fortin et al., 2013).Program OutcomesCollaborationDiversityEthical CommunityLearningOpportunityIntegration of Theory Dorothea Orems Self-Care TheoryNursing is a human service, and nurses design interventions to provide or to manage self-care actions for sustaining health or recovering from illness or injury (Taylor, 2011, p. 74).

What is the Interprofessional Wellness Clinic?A half-day a week nationally recognized Interprofessional Wellness Clinic for diabetic patients run by students and faculty from nursing, optometry, and pharmacy (Interprofessional Wellness Clinic, 2012).Contact Information: Susan Owens, VFS 400, (231)591-2290, owenss3@ferris.eduThe Clinic & Volunteers Provide:Personalized disease educationDisease-specific examinationOne-on-one medication counselingGlucose, cholesterol, and A1C profile monitoring

Rebecca McMurphy, Anna Rudd, Derek Sibley and Bryn SugrueReferencesFortin, M., Chouinard, M., Bouhali, T., Dubois, M., Gagnon, C., & Blanger, M. (2013). Evaluating the integration of chronic disease prevention and management services into primary health care. BMC Health Services Research, 13(1), 132. Retrieved from the PubMed database.Interprofessional Wellness Clinic. (2012). Ferris State University: Michigan College Campuses in Big Rapids MI, Grand Rapids MI, Off Campus Locations Across Michigan. Retrieved from http://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/colleges/michopt/patient-care/Interprofessional-Wellness-Clinic.htmTaylor, C. (2011). Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice.Fundamentals of nursing: the art and science of nursing care(7th ed., p. 74). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.Trivedi, D., Goodman, C., Gage, H., Baron, N., Scheible, F., Iliffe, S., et al. (2013). The effectiveness of inter-professional working for older people living in the community: a systematic review.Health & Social Care in the Community,21(2), 113-128. Retrieved from the CINAHL database.

Contact Information:Susan OwensVFS 400(231) 591-2290owenss3@ferris.edu