Interprofessional Education: Empowering Massage Students for Collaborative Healthcare Success
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Interprofessional Education: Empowering Massage Students for Collaborative Healthcare Success

Author(s): Jodi Wiley

1CE credit 1 Lesson Video

Explore how to empower your students to thrive in today’s diverse healthcare environments! Interprofessional Education (IPE) is reshaping the way massage educators prepare the next generation of therapists. In this dynamic session, you’ll discover how to help your students collaborate seamlessly with other healthcare professionals, boost their communication skills, and play a vital role in improving patient outcomes. Walk away with practical, ready-to-use strategies—like team-based learning, case studies, and real-world scenarios—that bring your curriculum to life. 

At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

  • Describe interprofessional education (IPE)
  • List the benefits of IPE
  • Recognize standard research practices
  • Identify possible IPE opportunities
  • Adapt examples to their own needs

  1. Interprofessional Education: Empowering Massage Students for Collaborative Healthcare Success

Jodi Wiley has been a massage therapist since 2006 and holds a master’s degree in Kinesiology from A.T. Still University. She began teaching part-time in 2013 and transitioned to a full-time educator role in 2021. Over the years, her massage practice has focused on areas such as maternal massage and evidence-based orthopedic treatments. Jodi has also contributed to the profession by serving on committees with AMTA, COMTA, AFMTE, FSMTB, and the Michigan Board of Massage Therapy.