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Theoretical insights into interprofessional education

Theoretical insights into interprofessional education

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

This article argues for the need for theory in the practice of interprofessional education. It highlights the range of theories available to interprofessional educators and promotes the practical application of these to interprofessional learning and teaching. It summarises the AMEE Guides in Medical Education publication entitled Theoretical Insights into Interprofessional Education: AMEE Guide No.

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Models in interprofessional education: the IP enhancement approach as effective alternative

Models in interprofessional education: the IP enhancement approach as effective alternative

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

OBJECTIVE:

This article discusses the strategies and challenges of implementing interprofessional education interventions with students from different disciplines. It reviews two models of interprofessional education in academic prelicensure curricula including the extra-curricular and the crossbar models by considering ease of implementation, program reach and sustainability. It also introduces the interprofessional enhancement approach as an additional curriculum development strategy.

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Building a sustainable academic-community partnership: focus on fall prevention

Building a sustainable academic-community partnership: focus on fall prevention

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

OBJECTIVE:

To create an interprofessional/interdisciplinary education (IPE), pilot course that provided a representative group of students the opportunity to develop a 6 week fall reduction program for a group of elder volunteers who were independently living in the community. The authors describe the processes that occurred for the course and student-led program to be developed.

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Transcultural healthcare immersion: a unique interprofessional experience poised to influence collaborative practice in cultural settings

Transcultural healthcare immersion: a unique interprofessional experience poised to influence collaborative practice in cultural settings

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

OBJECTIVE: This paper describes a model for interprofessional and transcultural learning established by the author and supported by the University of New England and Ghana Health Mission, Inc. The model for interprofessional immersion in cultural settings represents a guiding framework predicated on a conceptual "brick and mortar" process for building cultural proficiency among individuals and within teams. It encompasses social, clinical and behavioral components (brick) and personal desire, cultural humility and values (mortar).

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Building capacity for interprofessional practice

Building capacity for interprofessional practice

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

BACKGROUND:

Evidence indicates that professional development focused on collaborative practice can improve the quality of care and patient outcomes in specific populations. However, current educational knowledge does not include how to teach professionals to provide interprofessional collaborative care.

METHODS:

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Educational program in crisis management for cardiac surgery teams including high realism simulation

Educational program in crisis management for cardiac surgery teams including high realism simulation

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

INTRODUCTION:

Cardiac surgery demands effective teamwork for safe, high-quality care. The objective of this pilot study was to develop a comprehensive program to sharpen performance of experienced cardiac surgical teams in acute crisis management.

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Healthy ager: an interprofessional, service-learning, town-and-gown partnership

Healthy ager: an interprofessional, service-learning, town-and-gown partnership

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

Healthy Ager, an interprofessional service-learning clinical experience for health professions students, is a semester-long program of wellness and falls prevention for community-dwelling older adults. It provides a foundation for competency in geriatrics for students in nursing, physical therapy, social work, and communications disorders. Such interprofessional education is recommended by the Institute of Medicine.

PubMed URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22860478

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