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Follow the journey of Baby D.R., an 8-month-old with Down syndrome, a heart defect, and malnutrition, as a dedicated healthcare team comes together to provide holistic healthcare.

This video highlights the unique roles and responsibilities of an occupational therapist, doctor and dietitian as they work together to ensure D.R. receives the best possible treatment and support. Through this case, one can see the power of teamwork, the importance of understanding each profession’s scope, and how collaboration directly impacts patient outcomes and discharge planning.

Discover how a multidisciplinary team at a healthcare institution in Vredenburg, South Africa, uses effective interprofessional communication to provide better patient care.

This video showcases real-life collaboration among healthcare professionals—emphasizing respect, teamwork, and a shared commitment to excellence. As a core competency of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP), communication plays a crucial role in fostering a positive work environment and improving health outcomes for clients.

This video captures a powerful interprofessional collaborative session between an occupational therapist and a speech therapist, working together to support a young boy with cerebral palsy in the Eersterust community, South Africa, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joined by the child’s grandmother and aunt, the session highlights the importance of teamwork, communication, and shared decision-making in healthcare. The video demonstrates how collaboration among health professionals — with active involvement from caregivers — leads to more holistic and effective care.

This video explores the importance of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) with a focus on the core competency of "Roles and Responsibilities" within a South African healthcare context.

In this video, two 4th-year occupational therapy students explore the importance of interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) in healthcare settings. Filmed at a hospital in Mossel Bay, South Africa, the video focuses on one of the four core competencies of IPECP: "Roles and Responsibilities."

This video serves as a practical guide for health professionals looking to apply IPECP principles in their own practice, offering real-world examples of collaboration, communication, and role-sharing to enhance patient care.

Victor M. Sweeney, a licensed funeral director and mortician, gives a tour of a funeral home in Minnesota. From the intricate processes and tools used to embalm a body to the "selection room" filled with caskets and urns, this unique tour gives unprecedented access to a mortuary and funeral chapel.  13:58 min

This video series from UT Health San Antonio provides shortened examples of how healthcare professionals should/shouldn't handle encounters regarding the delivery of difficult news. Useful for healthcare providers looking for simple guides for best practice in such situations. 

The Truth About the Five Stages of Grief provides a straightforward lens into historic and scientific studies on grief and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's five stages of grief model. The video breaks down common assumptions on loss and shares alternative such as the dual-process model of grief. It also explains various risk trajectories associated with grief including chronic grief and chronic depression. 

Should we be giving doctors the right to end the lives of others by euthanasia or assisted suicide? Fatal Flaws: Legalizing Assisted Death is a thought-provoking journey through Europe and North America to find answers to this question. Some 20 years after these laws were introduced, evensome of the most loyal supporters of assisted dyingare questioning where these laws are taking us. The grandfather of euthanasia in the Netherlands, Dr.