Develop a Plan Based on Your Findings
IOH Toolkit
Chapter 2. Are You Ready?
Develop a Plan Based on Your Findings
Once your analysis is complete, put your new knowledge into action. Based on your findings, work with your partners or interprofessional team to:
- Discuss findings and prioritize needs.
- Develop a plan to address identified gaps in faculty knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
- Create educational programming (see Chapter 4. Faculty Development and modify the workshops according to the needs highlighted by your data analysis). Be sure to consider these variables:
- Audience characteristics
- Scope of resources (budget, space, supplies)
- Session format
- Who will run the session
- How you will assess the training
- Keeping participants engaged post training
- Develop an awareness campaign that responds to the needs of your institution (see Chapter 3. Create Awareness and Secure Support).
- Evaluate these efforts and share the results with participants, partners, and institutional decision makers.
IOH at Northeastern University (NEU)
Data regarding faculty oral health knowledge, skills, and attitudes were used to inform faculty development initiatives. To address knowledge and skill gaps, IOH developed and implemented a series of hands-on oral health workshops. Faculty from multiple professions took part in the workshops, which were taught by the IOH program director and faculty from the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Supplies for the workshops were minimal and consisted of a PowerPoint presentation, gloves, gauze, and protective eyewear. Smiles for Life was used to guide the development of the workshops and provided as a resource for further professional development.
Data regarding faculty teamwork attitudes were used as part of a systematic evaluation to determine readiness for new IPE initiatives. The T-TAQ survey indicated that faculty attitudes toward teamwork were positive, but that opportunities for additional teamwork training might be warranted.
First Published: 11/2015
Last updated: 03/2016