A presentation with the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Study Chair on Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes: Applying Global Ideas to Local Contexts
A growing body of work has shown that interprofessional practice and education (IPE) can improve learners’ perceptions of interprofessional practice (IPP) and enhance collaborative knowledge and skills. In contrast, establishing a direct cause-and-effect relationship between IPE and patient, population and system outcomes has proven more difficult – not unlike other health professional educational interventions.
Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education (IPE) on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes
Over the past half century, there have been ebbs and flows of interest in linking what is now called interprofessional education (IPE) with interprofessional collaboration and team-based care. Whereas considerable research has focused on student learning, only recently have researchers begun to look beyond the classroom and beyond learning outcomes for the impact of IPE on such issues as patient safety, patient and provider satisfaction, quality of care, health promotion, population health, and the cost of care.
Hidden Curriculum and Barriers to IPE- Faculty Development
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I'm looking for a learning activity for a faculty development workshop that will address hidden curriculum(s), hierarchy, and other barriers to IPE.
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Gina Ryan
Teamwork and Collaboration Bibliography
This annotated bibliography from the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute provides an overview of resources that have contributed to the discussion surrounding interprofessional practice and education. Dating from 1997 to 2013, the abstract and references for each resource are included.
Kansas Preceptor Toolkit Webinar
The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) and the National Center have teamed up to develop a toolkit for preceptors. Resources were designed for providers who wish to transform their practices into exemplary interprofessional collaborative practice and interprofessional education sites for patients, students, and other healthcare practitioners.
Implementation of interprofessional learning activities in a professional practicum: The emerging role of technology.
To prepare future healthcare professionals to collaborate effectively, many universities have developed interprofessional education programs (IPE). Till date, these programs have been mostly courses or clinical simulation experiences. Few attempts have been made to pursue IPE in healthcare clinical settings. This article presents the results of a pilot project in which interprofessional learning activities (ILAs) were implemented during students' professional practicum and discusses the actual and potential use of informatics in the ILA implementation.
Enhancing Health Professions Education through Technology: Building a Continuously Learning Health System
In April 2015, the Macy Foundation hosted a conference which issued a series of recommendations for health professions schools and healthcare organizations around the use of existing and emerging technologies to enhance health professions education and build a “continuously learning health system.”
Climate Change and Public Health: An Interprofessional Review
Climate change, and associated air and water pollution, impacts patients, practices and health care facilities. The aim of this conference is to equip health professionals with the knowledge necessary to recognize the effects of climate change on diverse medical conditions and to plan interventions to combat these effects.
European Conference on Interprofessional Practice and Education
The theme of the 2015 European Interprofessional Practice and Education Network for Health and Social Care (EIPEN) conference is “Bridging the gap between education and practice in health and social care.” The conference will include remarks from international experts and decision makers in care and interprofessional education and various interactive workshops.
Convenient Healthcare and Pharmacy Collaborative
This two-day conference will allow pharmacists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to join one another in continuing education. Attendees can earn up to 10 collaborative education credits for completing the available educational sessions. Topics include learning the latest about disease prevention, health care screenings, chronic care management and treatment of common acute and chronic conditions.