What is Clarion? Clarion is an interprofessional student health care competition. Students are split into teams of 3-4 members and given 5 weeks to read and analyze a case study around a predefined health care delivery incident. Teams develop a 20-minute presentation detailing their findings and solutions to prevent a similar incident in the future, along with other improvements to the health care delivery system. The winning team from the local competition will be sent to represent UK at the national competition in Minneapolis, Minn.
DECEMBER 2010 Friday, Dec. 10
Clarion Lunch and Learn
Noon – 1 p.m., Lunch at 11:50 a.m. CTW 127 (The Commons)
Why Participate?
JANUARY 2011
Each year, 98,000 people die from preventable medical errors. Clarion’s two main goals are improving the health care delivery system and improving interprofessional cooperation in the medical field. This competition provides students an opportunity to learn about true-to-life health care scenarios, giving them a comprehensive view of the situation and allowing the development of critical thinking skills that will benefit patients in the future. It also gives students a chance to interact with students outside their areas of study and develop an appreciation for interprofessional cooperation.
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. CTW 127 (The Commons) 3rd Week
2nd Week
Clarion Mixer
Didactic Session #1: “Understanding Root Cause Analysis (RCA)” 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Location TBA 4th Week
Didactic Session #2: “Effective Teamwork”
Topics & Areas of Focus
Location TBA
MARCH 2011
nn Providing patients with safe and high quality health care
1st or 2nd week
Clarion Local Competition
nn Communication failures nn Breaking down silos
5 p.m. – 8 p.m. CTW 014 (Basement Lecture Hall)
nn Building a stronger health care system
APRIL 2011
nn Professional development
Clarion National Competition
Friday, Apr 15 – Saturday, Apr. 16 Minneapolis, MN
nn Self-directed and experiential hands-on learning nn Leadership, teamwork, quality improvement, conflict resolution, formal presentation and industry knowledge
*All times subject to change
To learn more, visit
facebook.com/ukclarion
Want more information? Contact the Clarion sponsor in your college: College of Dentistry
College of Nursing
College of Social Work
Dr. Ron Botto: rwbott2@email.uky.edu
Dr. Lynne Jensen: lajens2@email.uky.edu
College of Health Sciences
College of Pharmacy
Dr. Janice Kuperstein: jkupe0@email.uky.edu Kevin Schuer: kevin.schuer@uky.edu
College of Medicine
Dr. Kris Lohr: kmlohr2@email.uky.edu Ayodele Osasona*: ayodele.osasona@uky.edu David Bardach*: drbardach@uky.edu
Dr. Mikael Jones: mjone5@email.uky.edu
College of Public Health Anthony Hartsfield: ahart2@email.uky.edu Shani Barach*: shbardach@uky.edu
Dr. Beth Mills: jbmill7@email.uky.edu
Center for the Advancement of Interprofessional HealthCare
Dr. Andrea Pfeifle: Andrea.Pfeifle@uky.edu
UK Center for Enterprise Quality and Safety Dr. Joseph Conigliaro: jconi2@email.uky.edu Jamie Strawser Srinath: jrstra0@email.uky.edu * Student Representative