National Center Data Repository Advisory Council Named
National Center’s Data Repository is up, running and being loaded with information on interprofessional practice and education from the Nexus Innovation Incubator Network sites. To guide and advise on the Data Repository’s development, National Center has named a new advisory council to help create a system with a philosophy similar to “Turbo Tax” — where the data and structure allow questions to be asked and answered simply, easily, and accurately so answers can be turned into effective decisions.
Using the sociological imagination in the interprofessional field
In this editorial, I extend this discussion by drawing upon the seminal work of C. Wright Mills (1967) who developed the notion of the ‘sociological imagination’ to provide a way of understanding, more deeply, the influences of different societal phenomena on the lives of individuals. I use this notion to argue why its use has a number of advantages for broadening our knowledge about the interprofessional field.
UNE Student IPE Rotations- MaineGeneral / Family Medicine Institute
"My advice is to jump right in!"
~UNE College of Pharmacy graduate Michelle O'Meara '14
Interprofessional simulated learning: The need for 'sociological fidelity'
In this editorial, the authors examine some of the current limitations of interprofessional simulated learning activities and suggest the use of a sociological approach to help enhance the quality of this form of learning and improve its transferability to interprofessional practice.
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The need to problematize interprofessional education and practice activities
To date, within the interprofessional field there has been little effort to problematize key interprofessional concepts, interprofessional activities (courses, workshops), or evaluative approaches we have employed. In this editorial, the author elaborates on the importance of problematizing the elements embedded in our interprofessional work.
Ideas for the development of the interprofessional field
In this editorial, the author aims to ‘take stock’ of interprofessional education and interprofessional practice – empirically and theoretically – before sketching out some ideas for the future development of the field.
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An overview of continuing interprofessional education
Interprofessional education, continuing interprofessional education, interprofessional collaboration, and interprofessional care are moving to the forefront of approaches with the potential to reorganize the delivery of health professions education and health care practice. This article discusses 7 key trends in the scholarship and practice of interprofessional education: conceptual clarity, quality, safety, technology, assessment of learning, faculty development, and theory.
The doctor-nurse game in the age of interprofessional care: A view from Canada
A central obstacle that faces governments and service providers alike is the acute shortage of health professionals — with all projections indicating the situation will certainly worsen as the skilled workforce shortage hits in the coming decades (Health Canada 2006).
Inspired
It’s graduation season! In my role as associate vice president, I attend several ceremonies each year at the University of Minnesota. I have the opportunity to meet and learn from young health professionals who work every day to transform health care through integrating practice and education. It’s exciting and reassuring to see the next generation of health care leaders walk across the stages.
