Workforce Redesign for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice: Using Simulation to Create Interprofessional Team across health care settings
Professional Gaps and Educational Needs: Despite high functioning interprofessional teams being present at acute care and inpatient rehabilitation, a significant amount of information is lost in the transition between facilities. A retrospective chart review revealed 30-80% of information related to common complications after stroke was missing.
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Interprofessional Education: What Measurable Learning Outcomes Are Realistic for the Physician Assistant Profession?
This multi-institutional study examines changes in physician assistant student attitudes at program entry and at graduation, using the RIPLS and IEPS, and discusses implications for IPE curricula and theimportance of role models for IPE.
Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
Health care is moving toward a workforce that emphasizes teamwork competencies and working in teams of providers to optimally meet health care needs. To be prepared for the realities of ongoing care delivery changes, health professions education is changing to include a greater focus on Interprofessional Education, preparing all health professions students to deliberately work together in order to build a better quality, more efficient, and safer health care system.