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Interest in interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice continue to grow (Frenk et al., 2010; Cox & Naylor,2013) but whether IPE improves clinical outcomes is uncertain.

This module provides an introduction to the roles and responsibilities of interprofessional primary care team members. It includes interactive activities to assist you to explain your own role and responsibilities to patients, families and team members.

The development of this module was supported (in part) by the Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals (SHC) as part of the Graduate Nurse Education Development Project and by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation as part of the Interprofessional Primary Care Project (The Macy Project).

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The EIC-ICU Toolkit is a series of three tools that are based on extensive theoretically informed qualitative research in a number of ICUs across North America. The Toolkit aims to address the related issues of interprofessional collaboration and patient family involvement in the ICU in an effort to improve the safety and quality of care delivery. These tools in this toolkit can be used collectively, as stand-alone activities, or can be incorporated into existing interprofessional team activities.

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Despite its now long history, interprofessional education (IPE) is still not a routine component of health professional education. Although there are challenges when introducing IPE, as noted here, these may be overcome with careful planning and consideration of the learning outcomes for all of the students involved.

Perspective piece in Yoga Today referencing the National Center and focusing on yoga therapy’s potential for integration into the changing healthcare paradigm.

Although often discussed separately, interventional audiology and inter-professional healthcare ideally go hand-in-hand. This article describes how we apply interventional audiology in an inter-professional setting affecting the care of trauma patients on the day of services and in the future to improve recovery and reduce future trauma. In addition, we provide data that illustrate that the inter-professional setting affects future practices of the professionals who become aware of the positive impact improved communication has on their patients.

Harvard Business Review article on potential collaboration overload. An interesting perspective from the business world that may apply to the IPE field.

Collaboration is taking over the workplace. According to data collected by the authors over the past two decades, the time spent by managers and employees in collaborative activities has ballooned by 50% or more. There is much to applaud about these developments—but when consumption of a valuable resource spikes that dramatically, it should also give us pause.

An article that discusses the use of virtual reality role-playing, high-fidelity simulation and online forums in nursing education. The creation and use of the ACE-15 tool as a measurement tool is also discussed as a means to improve the interprofessionalism at clinical rotation sites. Nexus Innovation Network Site Oregon Health and Science University is a focus. 

Editorial in Health & Social Work focusing on the opportunity for the field of social work to lead the IPE field. 

Integrating women’s health throughout the curriculum is a challenge for all the health professions, but strategies and resources to support curricular change in this area are emerging. 

This blog posts discusses examples of IPE in women's health including Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale, Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health, and Howard University Women's Health Institute.