Journal article
A national postgraduate nurse practitioner and physician assistant fellowship in cystic fibrosis: An innovative approach to the provider shortage in complex and rare disease
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Vol.36(9), pp.525-533
09/01/2024
DOI: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000001021
PMID: 38727543
Abstract
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a complex life-limiting genetic condition that affects the respiratory, digestive, reproductive system, and sweat glands. Advances in treatment have led to improved survival and quality of life. Today, most persons with CF live to adulthood but require highly specialized care at accredited CF Care Centers. The growing and aging CF population combined with the provider workforce shortage have increased the demand for qualified CF providers. Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) have been providing CF care for decades, but most learned on the job. The Leadership and Education for Advanced Practice Provider (LEAPP) fellowship in CF care aims to address the provider gap, ease transition to practice, and ensure access to specialized care. Unlike other institutional based joint NP/PA fellowships, LEAPP was designed to train providers at various locations across the national CF care center network. The program is innovative in several ways: (1) LEAPP employs a flipped classroom that pairs an online curriculum with case-based virtual discussion with content experts from the CF care network; (2) fellows receive mentored clinical training at their home CF center; (3) LEAPP partnered with a university-based team to ensure best practices and evaluation for adult learners; and (4) LEAPP promotes organizational enculturation through program components of professional mentoring, quality improvement, and leadership. This innovative approach may be suitable for other complex conditions that require highly specialized care, such as sickle cell disease, spina bifida, and solid organ transplant.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A national postgraduate nurse practitioner and physician assistant fellowship in cystic fibrosis: An innovative approach to the provider shortage in complex and rare disease
- Creators
- Cynthia J. Brady - GTx (United States)Wendy S. Looman - University of MinnesotaJennifer L. Hamilton - University of UtahJordan Dunitz - Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep, Minneapolis, MNTaylor Gilard - University of UtahAbraham I. Sender - University of Vermont Medical CenterCynthia George - Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Vol.36(9), pp.525-533
- DOI
- 10.1097/JXX.0000000000001021
- PMID
- 38727543
- NLM abbreviation
- J Am Assoc Nurse Pract
- ISSN
- 2327-6924
- eISSN
- 2327-6924
- Number of pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2024
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9985157464902771
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