Collaborative Co-Teaching: Engaging Learners across Health Care Professions
- Continuing Education
Master practical, evidence-based techniques for collaborative teaching in this immersive course led by experts from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
- Live Online
This course is taught online in real time.
Continuing Education Credits
2025 Accreditation information is listed below, 2026 will be announced soon.
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Overview
Collaborative Co-Teaching: Engaging Learners across Health Care Professions is a unique course aimed at nurses, physicians, and all allied health care professionals who wish to learn how to use the knowledge and skills of multiple disciplines to collaboratively teach in an interactive and engaging manner.
Learners will come away from this course with practical methods to start a Collaborative Co-Teaching initiative at their own institution. They will additionally be given a toolkit of interactive teaching techniques to make these educational sessions engaging, active, and high yield.
Participants will attend explanatory lectures as well as choose from multiple breakout sessions during which they can experience Collaborative Co-Teaching teams in action and observe how they successfully lead their sessions. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panel of experts who created the highly regarded Collaborative Co-Teaching Initiative at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Learning Objectives
- Design a collaborative nurse-doctor co-teaching session.
- Utilize interactive educational methods that lead to effective and vibrant co-teaching.
- Recognize the essential role that rehearsals play in teaching success.
Developed and Offered By:
Continuing Education courses are developed by faculty from Harvard Medical School's teaching hospitals and accredited by Harvard Medical School. This course is offered by Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Participant Types
Schedule
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Friday, September 19, 2025
Opening Remarks
8:00-8:10 am
Genesis of RN-MD Co-Teaching Project
8:10-8:30 am
Introduction to Co-Teaching
8:30-9:30 am
Break
9:30-9:40 am
How We Did it - the VA Bedford Healthcare System Experience
9:40-10:00 am
Techniques for Active and Engaging Teaching
10:00-11:15 am
A Framework for Structured and Effective Co-Teaching Sessions
11:15 am-12:00 pm
Lunch Break
12:00-1:00 pm
Breakout Session
1:00-1:45 pm
A1
Alcohol Withdrawal and CIWA-AR Scale
A2
Age-Friendly Prescribing: Less is More
A3
Arterial Blood Gases
A4
H pylori, Feeding Tubes and More
A5
Delirium: Diagnosis and Management
Break
1:45-2:00 pm
Breakout Session
2:00-2:45 pm
B1
Arterial Blood Gases
B2
Catch My Flow: Fun Facts about CAUTI's
B3
The Agony and Ecstasy of Telemetry Alarms
B4
Don’t Let Them Drop: An Interprofessional Dive into Fall Prevention in Older Adults
B5
Approach to Upper GI and Variceal Bleeders
Break
2:45-3:00 pm
Breakout Session
3:00-3:45 pm
C1
Clostridioides difficile: Nuances of Diagnosis and Complex Therapeutic Decisions in the Hospitalized Patient
C2
Approach to Upper GI and Variceal Bleeders
C3
Venous Thromboembolism: Can We Make a Difference?
C4
Medical Interpreters as Partners in Patient Care
C5
Protecting Patients from Pressure Injuries
Break
3:45-4:00 pm
Keynote Address
4:00-4:10 pm
Partnering for Success: A Look behind the Scenes in the Past, Present and Future
4:10-4:30 pm
Implementation Strategies: Tips for Success!
4:30-5:00 pm
Faculty
Helen M. Shields, MD
Course Director
- Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Physician, Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Christine Smith, MSN, RN, PCCN
Course Director
- Clinical Educator, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Marina Zambrotta, MD, MEd
Course Director
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brown University Health
William Martin Doyle, MD, MPH
Course Director
- Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital
Patricia Aylward, MSN, RN, CCRN-K
Stephanie Bartelt, BSN
Ashmeet Bhatia, MD
Brittany Carey, APRN
Alexander Carbo, MD
Danielle Davila, RN
Marliyatou Diallo, BSN
Susan Fields, RN
Kety FlorGomes, RN
Maria Eden Gianan, BSN, NP, CNS
Ewa Grudzinski, RN
Mary Hardiman, RN, MS in Critical Care
Noah Heller, PhD
James Honan, EdD
Priscilla Kim, PharmD
Lionel Lim, MBBS
Anne Liu, MD
Yilu Ma, MS, MA, CMI
Jim Meisel, MD, MHPE
Amanda Naughton, RN
Lori Newman, MD, PhD
Yanire Nieves, MD, MBA
Marina Pavia, DO, MS
Lisa Rosenbaum, MD
Rosa Terrance, DNP
Bram Wispelwey, MD, MPH, MS
Irene Yeh, MD, MPH
Sue Yie, MD
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Course Fees
Fee Disclaimer
You may register through our secure online environment and will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your payment. Prices include CME credit, electronic syllabus, and access to some recordings for 14 days after the course.
At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration.
| Role | Course Fee |
|---|---|
| Physician (MD/DO) | $275.00 |
| Nurse (RN/APRN) | $200.00 |
| PA | $200.00 |
| Psychologist | $200.00 |
| Social Worker | $200.00 |
| Allied Health Professional / Other | $200.00 |
Resident/Fellow Standard Price: $75.00
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 ANCC contact hours.
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the European Union of Medical Specialties website.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.