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https://nexusipe.org/resource-exchange/progress-and-promise-profiles-interprofessional-health-training-deliver-patient

In 1968, the associate editor of Modern Hospital announced that clinical pharmacy was the “hot new trend” in pharmacy circles. Pharmacy educators developed the concept of clinical pharmacy—and launched the first clinical pharmacy programs—in the mid-1960s as a new type of pharmacy practice that was patient oriented, rather than drug product oriented.

Interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice (CP) have been prolific areas of inquiry exploring research questions mostly concerned with local program and project assessment. The actual sphere of influence of this research has been limited. Often discussed separately, this paper places IPE and CP in the same conceptual space. The interface of these form a nexus where new knowledge creation may be facilitated.

This is an editorial for the special issue of ANATOMICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION on Interprofessional Education in the Anatomical Sciences

To prepare future healthcare professionals to collaborate effectively, many universities have developed interprofessional education programs (IPE). Till date, these programs have been mostly courses or clinical simulation experiences. Few attempts have been made to pursue IPE in healthcare clinical settings. This article presents the results of a pilot project in which interprofessional learning activities (ILAs) were implemented during students' professional practicum and discusses the actual and potential use of informatics in the ILA implementation.

Widespread, effective identification and management of uncontrolled hypertension remains elusive, undermining our ability to reduce the impact of stroke and heart disease. The statistics are widely appreciated: roughly 30% of North Americans have hypertension and almost half are uncontrolled. Nearly 1,000 people a day die from complications attributed to hypertension, and direct and indirect costs amount to $46 billion a year in the United States alone.

Evidence is emerging that clinician empathy improves clinical outcomes, but diminishes with experience. More empathetic clinicians get better results; but more experienced clinicians tend to show less empathy.

There is increasing recognition of multiprofessional learning in anatomy and its role in medical and healthcare professions. This study utilized two components to investigate anatomy interprofessional education (AIPE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland. First, a survey involving qualitative and quantitative components asked Heads of Anatomy to report on their institutions’ uptake of AIPE.

Competency-based education and practice have become foundational for developing interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaboration. There has been a plethora of competencies developed in these areas recently, both at individual institutions and nationally; however, their effective integration and thus potential has not been fully realized educationally.