Page 3 - Index

Table of Contents
Authors and Acknowledgements ............................................................................................. 2 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3 What are Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice? ......................................... 5 Why are Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
Important for Optometric Education and the Profession of Optometry? ................................ 7
ASCO’s Commitment to Facilitating Interprofessional Education and
Collaborative Practice ............................................................................................................10
This IPECP Toolkit for Optometric Education.........................................................................12
Section 1: Preparing for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice at
Your Institution........................................................................................................................13
Section 1.1 Building Your IPE Community: Enlist Support from Across Your Institution ... 13 Section 1.2 Supporting Your IPE Community ....................................................................... 15 Section 1.3 Conducting an Assessment to Determine Your Starting Point ....................... 16
Section 2: Supplement to “Steps to Interprofessional Education Readiness” Checklist:
How to Increase Your Readiness ...........................................................................................18
Section 3: IPE Exemplar Projects from ASCO Member Institutions ......................................22
Section 3.1 IPE Exemplar Projects: Didactic Education ........................................................ 25 Section 3.2 IPE Exemplar Projects: Clinical Education.......................................................... 42 Section 3.3 IPE Exemplar Projects: Extracurricular / Orientation / Social Activities ........... 50
Section 4: Evaluation and Change Management ..................................................................62
Section 5: Sustaining a Culture of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
at Your Institution ...................................................................................................................64
Organizations Dedicated to Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice ............ 67 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 69 References .............................................................................................................................. 70 Appendix 1.............................................................................................................................73 Appendix 2.............................................................................................................................74 Appendix 3.............................................................................................................................75 Appendix 4.............................................................................................................................79