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Case Studies of Interprofessional Education Initiatives From Five Countries

Wihlborg, Jonas LU ; Levett-Jones, Tracy ; Burdett, Teresa ; Leng Chow, Yeow ; Jönsson, Lisbeth LU ; Mathews, Launa Rae ; McAllister, Margret ; Pooler, Alison and Tee, Stephen (2018) In Journal of Nursing Scholarship 50(3). p.324-332
Abstract
Background: Although teamwork and interprofessional collaboration are
critical to patient safety, nursing, medical, and allied health graduates often
feel ill-prepared to confidently communicate and collaborate with other team
members. While interprofessional education (IPE) has been advocated as a way
of addressing this issue, there are multiple barriers to its systematic and sustained integration in undergraduate healthcare programs. Despite these challenges, examples of effective IPE initiatives have emerged.

Innovation: This article profiles seven case studies of innovative interprofessional education activities that have been successfully implemented across five countries, for a variety of learners, using... (More)
Background: Although teamwork and interprofessional collaboration are
critical to patient safety, nursing, medical, and allied health graduates often
feel ill-prepared to confidently communicate and collaborate with other team
members. While interprofessional education (IPE) has been advocated as a way
of addressing this issue, there are multiple barriers to its systematic and sustained integration in undergraduate healthcare programs. Despite these challenges, examples of effective IPE initiatives have emerged.

Innovation: This article profiles seven case studies of innovative interprofessional education activities that have been successfully implemented across five countries, for a variety of learners, using different delivery modalities, and with evaluation results attesting to their success.

Conclusions: The case studies demonstrate innovative ideas that have the
potential to overcome some of the barriers to IPE through the use of creative
and targeted approaches. This article provides a wealth of ideas for the successful design and implementation of IPE initiatives and will be of benefit to
educators wishing to expand their repertoire of teaching approaches.

Clinical Relevance: A body of research attests to the relationship between
interprofessional communication, teamwork, and patient outcomes. IPE is imperative for facilitating the development of nursing graduates’ communication
and teamwork skills; however, innovative approaches are needed to overcome
the perceived and actual impediments to its implementation. (Less)
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Collaborative practice, communication, interprofessional education, nursing student, patient outcomes, teamwork
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Journal of Nursing Scholarship
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50
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3
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324 - 332
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Wiley-Blackwell
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1547-5069
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10.1111/jnu.12384
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  author       = {{Wihlborg, Jonas and Levett-Jones, Tracy and Burdett, Teresa and Leng Chow, Yeow and Jönsson, Lisbeth and Mathews, Launa Rae and McAllister, Margret and Pooler, Alison and Tee, Stephen}},
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  title        = {{Case Studies of Interprofessional Education Initiatives From Five Countries}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/41260093/Levett_Jones_et_al_2018_Journal_of_Nursing_Scholarship_1_.pdf}},
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