Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals: An Interprofessional Approach

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Bernadette Howlett is an author, consultant, and educator who teaches evidence-based practice as an adjunct faculty member. She has been the Director of a research institute and also a Chief Research Officer of a medical school. She was an associate professor and research coordinator for a physician assistant (PA) studies program. She is currently an affiliate faculty member with the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences at Idaho State University contracted to design and teach courses in evidence-based practice as well as interprofessional practice. She hastaught evidence-based medicine for 15 years and was the coordinator for a cumulative evaluation and a capstone assessment course in a physician assistant graduate program. She is an accomplished researcher and has a doctorate in adult and organizational learning. She is also an expert in online education. In addition to teaching in a graduate PA program, Dr. Howlett has also taught graduate-level classes for nurse practitioner, dental hygiene, and public health programs. She also taught a freshman seminar course for more than 10 years. Dr. Howlett has coordinated and designed clinical trials and has written numerous publications, national paper presentations, and international conference presentations. She is a recipient of the John L.V. Bobell Award for Outstanding Dedication and Devotion to the Field of Adult Learning from the American Society of Training and Development.

Ellen Rogo is currently a professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, and was previously an associate professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University College of Dental Medicine, Division of Dental Hygiene. She has been a dental hygiene educator for more than 40 years, with administrative leadership positions as the coordinator of a degree-completion program and department chairperson. Her experience includes teaching courses in research methodology and evidence-based practice to undergraduate students as well as supervising dental hygiene research, literature analysis and synthesis, and thesis research for graduate students. Dr. Rogo also mentors graduate students and faculty in their research, grant-writing, and manuscript-preparation endeavors. Her accomplishments include numerous national and international presentations and publications in a variety of professional journals. In addition, she has authored several book chapters and has received a number of research grants. Dr. Rogo has designed, conducted, and published quantitative and qualitative research investigations on clinical and educational topics.

Teresa Gabiola Shelton, MPAS, PA-C,'is a physician assistant residing in Boise, ID, specializing in family practice and functional medicine. She holds a master’s degree in physician assistant studies, a national license to practice family medicine with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), and is currently licensed to practice in Idaho. Her undergraduate degrees are in foreign languages and business. For the past 15 years, her career focus has been in the pharmaceutical and medical fields. She has combined her knowledge of medical Spanish and Hispanic culture as well as pharmacology and medical practice training for the provision of services in a family practice setting