Care of the elderly from an international and multiprofessional perspective. Web-based learning
In the future, an increased number of the elderly with their vulnerability related to aging will demand more multidisciplinary and innovative approaches toward their care. A course called "Care of the Elderly from a European Perspective" has been developed in collaboration among several European universities with the aim of providing an opportunity for students to increase their mutual understanding of elder care. The course is based on phenomenographic research and collaborative learning as a pedagogical approach.
Effective physician-nurse communication: a patient safety essential for labor and delivery. [Review]
Interprofessional education about decision support for patients: what are the high-priority research issues?
PubMed URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22011028
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.
The journey beyond silos. Teaching and learning interprofessional ethics at UTHealth
Interprofessional education and ethics education are two educational programs that blend together well, and, moreover, they are a natural fit for teaching in an academic health science center. The purpose of this paper is to describe our recent journey of developing and implementing an interprofessional ethics curriculum across the six schools of UTHealth.
A mixed-methods, multiprofessional approach to needs assessment for designing education
PubMed URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21953664
Integration of pharmacy students within a level II trauma center
OBJECTIVE:
To integrate fourth-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students within a level II trauma center team to improve their patient care and professional communication skills.
DESIGN:
Junior Doctors of Health: an interprofessional service-learning project addressing childhood obesity and encouraging health care career choices
While much literature describes programmatic success of clinical service-learning opportunities, this initiative integrates student learning across a comprehensive discipline set (Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Administration, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and Physician Assistant), providing preventive health education and role modeling to low-income elementary-school children.
Determining frameworks for interprofessional education and core competencies through collaborative consultancy: the CARE experience
It is claimed that an interprofessional approach to health care aims to provide optimal client care, reduce duplication of services, address gaps in service delivery and prevent adverse consequences to patients. Hence there is widespread international interest in interprofessional education in undergraduate programs. However, after employment in the Australian health care workforce, there is limited opportunity for this.
Strategic approach to building research capacity in inter-professional education and collaboration
The purpose of this paper is to describe the process used to initiate research capacity building in a community of practice (CoP) focused on the research and evaluation of inter-professional education and collaboration. This CoP, composed of members from across Canada, is a committee of the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC), a national collaborative that aims to advance inter-professional education and collaboration in healthcare. The committee mapped recommendations that emerged from a number of CIHC reports onto a research capacity building framework.