Registration

About the Competition

Interprofessional Team Case Competition: A Systems-Based Practice

• Registration deadline January 24, 2009, for the Local and National Competitions
• Registrations accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis
• The registration fee is $2,000 per national team (does not include the University of Minnesota participants)

Team Composition and Rules

• Four students per team
  ~ no more than two students from the same profession
• Must represent at least two different professions:

  Health Care Administration
  Medicine
  Nursing
  Pharmacy
  Public Health
  any other medically-related field

• Participants must be full time students at the institution they represent. Exceptions will be reviewed by the CLARION Executive Board on an individual basis. Requests for an exception must be submitted by January 24, 2009.
• Retreat attendance is mandatory for every team member of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Duluth campuses. We recommend that each University host their own retreat to orientate participating students from your institution.  If you would like general information on how the U of M hosts this event please contact CLARION clarion@umn.edu.
• In the case of a team member dropping out there will be no replacement.
• Team members will share the entire prize as listed.

Case Details

The case will include elements from all professions listed above.
Topic: A profile of a patient's health care leading to a sentinel event
Content: The case is written by U of M faculty at the Academic Health Center

• For an example of a case click here

Presentation: Teams will have 20 minutes to present their case.

• For an example of a Power Point presentation click here

U of M Local Case Competition

U of M Local Case Competition - March 7, 2009
Please contact CLARION clarion@umn.edu with questions.

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Schedule of events:

Mandatory Retreat- January 31, 2009
ALL registered U of M Twin Cities and Duluth students MUST attend.
Where: CHIP Lounge, East Bank of University of Minnesota, 1-425 Moos Tower, 515 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN
Time: 8:00am-12:00pm

U of M Local Case Competition - March 7, 2009
Where: To be announced
Schedule: 2009 schedule to be announced

2008 schedule:
7:45 am – Judge briefing
8:30am – Team A presentation
9:15 am – Team B presentation
10:00 am – Team C presentation
10:45 am – Team D presentation
11:30 am – Team E presentation
12:15 pm – Lunch break
1:00 pm – Team F presentation
1:45 pm – Team G presentation
2:30 pm – Team H presentation
3:15 pm – Team I presentation
4:00 pm – Results tallied
Each team is given 20 minutes to present and 10 minutes for questions from the judges.  The judges will be given roughly 5 minutes to discuss each presentation before the next group begins.

Awards Banquet - Evening of March 7, 2009
Participants will transport themselves to the Loring Pasta Bar in Minneapolis
Where: Loring Pasta Bar
             327 14th Avenue SE
             Minneapolis, MN
Time: 5:00 - 9:00 pm
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U of M Local Case Competition - March 7, 2009

Who does this include?
Six University of Minnesota Twin Cities and three Duluth campus
health professional student teams

Registration deadline is January 24, 2009, for the Local Competition
*Registration is limited and granted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
To register, please fill out the Local Case Competition Registration Form.

Registered teams: will receive a Case Competition Retreat toolkit, which includes:

• • Rules of the game
  • Roles for students and advisors
  • Team definitions
  • Judging criteria
  • Contact information for additional questions
  • Technical assistance for team development

National Case Competition

National Case Competition - April 3 and 4, 2009
Please contact CLARION clarion@umn.edu with questions.

Registration deadline January 24, 2009, for the National Competition.
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Hotel Information:

Participants are welcome to stay at the Radisson University Hotel, where a block of rooms has been reserved. When you call for reservations, state that you are a CLARION participant so you receive the group rate. The block is available until March 3, 2009, so please make your reservations prior to that date. The rates are as follows for April 3 and 4, 2009:

$119.00 for two, $20 each additional adult (rooms can accommodate four adults)

Toll free: 1-888-201-1718
Direct: (612) 379-8888
e-mail: http://www.radisson.com/
Address: 615 Washington Avenue SE 
Minneapolis,  MN  55414

Schedule of Events:

Welcome Reception: Friday, April 3, 2009
Where: Weisman Art Museum
University Of Minnesota East Bank Campus
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Schedule: 6:00 pm – Reception & Welcome
                 7:00 pm - Keynote Speaker
                 Recognition of Case Writers and CLARION Board
                 Recognition of National Teams and Judges
                 Instructions for National Finals
                 9:00 pm – Adjourn

National Finals: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Teams conduct a root cause analysis and present their recommendations for system changes to a panel of interprofessional judges.
Where: Campus Club, located on the 4th floor of Coffman Memorial Union,University of Minnesota East Bank Campus
            300 Washington Avenue SE
            Minneapolis, MN 55455
Schedule: 2009 schedule to be announced

2008 schedule:

7:45 am – Judge briefing
8:30am – Team A presentation
9:15 am – Team B presentation
10:00 am – Team C presentation
10:45 am – Team D presentation
11:30 am – Team E presentation
12:15 pm – Lunch break
1:00 pm – Team F presentation
1:45 pm – Team G presentation
2:30 pm – Team H presentation
3:15 pm – Team I presentation
4:00 pm – Results tallied
Each team is given 20 minutes to present and 10 minutes for questions from the judges.  The judges will be given roughly 5 minutes to discuss each presentation before the next group begins.

Awards Dinner: Evening of Saturday, April 4, 2009
Where: Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota East Bank Campus
             300 Washington Avenue SE
             Minneapolis, MN
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
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