All Together Better Health VII
This video gives a brief overview of the 7th International Conference on Interprofessional Practice and Education, which was held June 6-8, 2014 at the University of Pittsburgh Campus and was co-Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh and The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education.
eLearning for undergraduate health professional education
The World Health Organization's Department of Health Workforce in collaboration with the Department of Knowledge, Ethics and Research commissioned this report to provide countries with evidence to inform and guide the adoption of innovative, technology-enabled models into health professional education, so as to augment capacities to scale up production, enhance quality and relevance of training, and adopt equity-focused policies.
Models in interprofessional education: The IP enhancement approach as effective alternative
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.
Examining the interface between interprofessional practice and education: Lessons learned from Norway for promoting teamwork
Promoting teamwork in health and social care requires an understanding of the interface between interprofessional practice (IPP) and interprofessional education (IPE). A study with two parts, one qualitative and one quantitative, examined this interface in Norway. The first used focus groups to assess IPP rewards, barriers, and facilitating factors among practitioners in clinical settings. The second utilized an online survey to measure IPE attitudes, barriers, and facilitating factors among senior administrators in the educational system.
From professional silos to interprofessional education: Campuswide focus on quality of care
OBJECTIVES: The Institute of Medicine called for the integration of interprofessional education (IPE) into health professions curricula, in order to improve health care quality. In response, we developed, implemented, and evaluated a campus wide IPE program, shifting from traditional educational silos to greater collaboration.
Medical school hotline: interprofessional education: future nurses and physicians learning together
The theoretical underpinnings of IPE emphasizes that we learn through interactions with others. Learners engaging with other professionals gain a better understanding of their roles, beliefs, values, and culture. Interdisciplinary problem-solving and active, collaborative tasks deepen this understanding and lead to shared patient care goals. Students in such activities have increased their perceived interprofessional competence and developed a better understanding of the role of communication, teamwork, and collaboration in patient care. The John A.
From school to work: Promoting the application of pre-qualification interprofessional education in the clinical workplace
The rationale for Interprofessional Education (IPE) is based on the assumption it will improve practice. Despite evidence that it may modify attitudes and provide knowledge and skills for collaboration, there is little evidence about whether these skills can be transferred to practice. The aim of this research was to explore how midwifery students apply pre-qualification IPE learning to practice and to understand the factors in the clinical workplace that facilitate or hinder this application.
Impact of interprofessional activities on health professions students' knowledge of community pharmacists' role and services
The Interprofessional Rural Program of British Columbia (IRPBC) was established in 2003 as a pilot program aimed at supporting the recruitment of health and human service professionals to rural communities in British Columbia, Canada. The program was designed to expose students in the health and human service professions to rural communities and to assess whether this exposure increased the likelihood of their return to work in nonurban settings once they completed their studies.
"What is found there": Qualitative analysis of physician-nurse collaboration stories
BACKGROUND: Effective physician-nurse collaboration is an important, but incompletely understood determinant of patient and nurse satisfaction, and patient safety. Its impact on physicians has not been described. This study was undertaken to develop a fuller understanding of the collaboration experience and its outcomes.
How to fulfill residents' training needs and public service missions in outpatient general internal medicine? An observational pilot study
QUESTION UNDER STUDY/PRINCIPLES: Ambulatory care is a mandatory component of post-graduate training in general internal medicine. Academic outpatient clinics face challenges in training residents in terms of exposure to sufficient patient case-mix, diversity of clinical activities and continuity of care while fulfilling their mission to provide care to vulnerable populations. We report the development and evaluation of a new postgraduate curriculum in ambulatory care in Geneva, Switzerland, designed to overcome such challenges.