Securing an Interprofessional Future for Australian Health Professional Education and Practice
The SIF Project has been funded to lead and develop a whole of system approach to Australian IPE as a way of contributing to the delivery of high quality, patient responsive and sustainable health services. The project team is working in close partnership with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that every student who graduates from an Australian university with a health profession qualification at entry level has achieved the core capabilities required for successful interprofessional and collaborative practice and continuing interprofessional learning across their professional lives.
Preceptors in the Nexus Spring 2018 Attendees
Attendees of the Spring 2018 instance of Preceptors in the Nexus: Interprofessional Learning IN Practice, may access electronic materials from the workshop here. This is a gathering space to share news, updates, and resources.
Toward a System Where Workforce Planning, Education and Practice are Designed around Patients, Populations and Communities, Not Professions
February 21, 2018
Barbara F. Brandt, PhD and Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP
Presentation at Blending the Blues: A Collaboration with IPE4UNC and Duke AHEAD
Presentation Overview
Interprofessional Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions
The Interprofessional Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions (IPCMCC) modules will prepare you to work in interprofessional teams to foster self-management by patients with multiple chronic conditions through the application of proven coaching strategies.
Interprofessional Collaboration and Health Outcomes: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis
Several systematic reviews have been conducted on the relationship between interprofessional collaboration and health outcomes using quantitative studies. But no systematic review had yet been conducted on this topic using qualitative studies. The following paper addresses this gap. A systematic review was conducted. From the broad search of the literature, 9 studies were ultimately selected after screening and critical appraisal, and were include in the meta-synthesis.
Understanding the Association Between Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Patient Health Outcomes in the Urban Setting: A Mixed Methods Study
Collaboration among different healthcare professionals consists of effective teamwork and communication that involves patients and families, and is based on a clear understanding of each others’ roles and responsibilities on the healthcare team, and a deep appreciation for the value that all professions bring to patient care. Yet it is still unclear how this collaboration works to influence patient health and wellness, especially for disadvantaged urban populations. This study sought to elucidate this phenomenon using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
VA Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education Scholarly Works
A comprehensive reference list of journal articles, book chapters, webinars, podcasts and press by and about the Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education
Department of Veterans Affairs: Academic PACT (Patient Aligned Care Team): A blueprint for primary care redesign in academic practice settings"
In 2010, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) launched a program to transform its primary care system into a team-based care model in which all Veterans were assigned to Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACTs) in more than 900 primary care clinics nationwide. For those VA medical centers with health professions education programs, this transformation offers the additional challenge of integrating clinical trainees into the PACT environment.
Promoting a culture of health through multi-sector engagement and leadership
This webinar focuses on identifying how the social determinants of health (SDH) impact aging well and how the scope of the changing population will affect future healthcare workforce needs. The three presenters highlight specific interprofessional education and practice (IPE) initiatives where they are engaging seniors as partners in the team with community connections, enhancing community-based partnerships with healthcare organizations, and changing the paradigm of health by utilizing resources in the community to enhance wellness.
