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What are Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice?
The Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE) has put forth this definition: “Interprofessional education (IPE) occurs when two or more professions learn with, from, and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of care.”1
The essence of IPE is students of multiple healthcare profession programs learning together to improve the effectiveness of collaborative practice. Collaborative practice involves multiple disciplines working as a team along with the patient and the patient’s support network to provide highly effective, patient-centered care. In its May 2011 report, an Expert Panel of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) identified four interprofessional competency domains, each containing a set of more specific competency statements:
Ë Values / Ethics for Interprofessional Practice (IPP)
Ë Roles and Responsibilities for Collaborative Practice
Ë Interprofessional Communication Practices, and
Ë Interprofessional Teamwork and Team-based Practice (Figure 1).2
IPE is an accreditation standard for multiple health professions including audiology, physician assistants, nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. IPE is also cited in the World Health Organization’s Framework for Action as a means to address the worldwide shortage of healthcare workers.3
June 2020 ASCO IPECP Toolkit
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