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.
Communicating the Social Determinants of Health- Guidelines for Common Messaging
Our health is influenced by diverse factors — not only by medical care and our health care system, but also by our work, our level of education and income, where we live and many other things that are together referred to as social determinants of health (SDH).
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.
An interprofessional approach to teaching communication skills
INTRODUCTION: Recent research suggests that effective interprofessional communication and collaboration can positively influence patient satisfaction and outcomes. Health professional communication skills do not necessarily improve over time but can improve with formal communication skills training (CST).
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.
Participatory knowledge exchange to support palliative care in Chile: Lessons learned through global health research
The authors designed a participatory qualitative research study to develop a collaborative partnership between palliative care practitioners in Canada and in Chile. The research goal was to support the provision of palliative care in vulnerable settings through a participatory knowledge exchange process using qualitative and participatory methodologies. The study involved an interprofessional palliative care team from a primary health care centre in Chile and 5 adults receiving palliative care and their relatives.
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.
Interprofessionalism in Practice: What are the Barriers and Incentives?
In this presentation, Everette James, JD, MBA, shares his experience regulating the hospitals and nursing homes as Pennsylvania Secretary of Health, where he led expansion of the scope of practice for advanced practice professionals. He discusses the research underway at the University of Pittsburgh Health Policy Institute to measure the impact of team-based care delivery in both inpatient and community settings.
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.