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2 Scenario Planning
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From page 5...
... While the scenarios were fictional, the participants were asked to consider real-life events that happened during COVID-19, and how the lessons learned during the pandemic could inform the future of HPE. Thomas noted the year 2020 was a good example of a real-life scenario in which people had to quickly adapt and respond creatively to a situation that was unexpected and unprecedented.
From page 6...
... These assumptions included trends in health and health care, social and economic circumstances, and characteristics of the HPE system. (The specific assumptions for each group are in Box 2-2.)
From page 7...
... Poli tics remains highly divisive, with back-and-forth power sharing, and it can be very hard to pass legislation. The pandemic of 2020 is in a state of being "actively man aged." Vaccines work well but need constant updating and b ­ oosters.
From page 8...
... 4. There is significant uncertainty concerning the source, stability, accessi bility, and amount of future funding and loans for health care professional education.
From page 9...
... •  Shifting risks and confusion of responsibilities among health care professionals in interprofessional team care settings. • Frequent cherry picking of highly profitable services into spin-off enterprises.
From page 10...
... He particularly called out how all the breakout groups considered ways to change the HPE system to line up more directly with the new ways of delivering care. Zohray Talib, C­ alifornia University of Science and Medicine, agreed, saying although everyone was thinking outside the box, "we all landed in a similar box." Health Professions Education Corps Group 1 created an organization called the Health Professions Education Corps, said Dawn Mancuso, Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry.
From page 11...
... The organization would be funded through public money, foundations, health care, and educational institutions; Frost stressed the importance of money "from both sides of the political aisle." The three strategies for implementing this plan, said Frost: first, engage health professions and large foundations; second, build connections with a diverse set of key players; and third, emphasize the importance of an organization that supports truth and science. A Bridge to Better Health Group 3, reported Rick Weisbarth, National Academies of Practice, created a nonprofit called A Bridge to Better Health, with a focus on HPE, and a structure explicitly designed to "remove the silos currently in place between the different professions." The organization would work to coalesce and catalyze essential functions and serve as a clearinghouse for best practices, particularly during crisis times.
From page 12...
... It will recruit a d ­ iverse group of stakeholders, including patients, learners, payers, educators, administrators, and health service delivery organizations. The "brightest minds" will be ­selected to be educated together, the organization will use inclusive processes of designing, teaching, and assessing centered around a common curriculum of patient safety, quality improvement, and social determinants of health.


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