Few can argue with the evidence that supports better outcomes, greater satisfaction, and more cost-effective care as a result of interprofessional collaborative practice (IPP). To prepare students who will soon enter IPP work environments in health care and educational settings, interprofessional education (IPE) is required. From our experiences at MGH...
Scenarios and challenges in identifying vulnerabilities and creating a plan to mitigate risks The following is a transcript of the presentation video, edited for clarity. Collaboration Happens With the concept of “collaboration happens,” one thing that I really want to point out is that when it happens, the most important...
A variety of terms have been used to draw attention to the cooperation needed among stakeholders involved in providing interprofessional practice (IPP), and therefore to the need for interprofessional education (IPE) to prepare the future workforce (Odegard, 2006). The term interprofessional education has been defined as “a learning process in...
There is a growing emphasis on interprofessional education in health care as a result of research demonstrating the benefits of interprofessional collaborations in health care that require continuous interaction, coordinated efforts, and knowledge sharing among health care professionals. Proponents of interprofessional collaborations define this practice as enhanced collaboration, wherein each professional’s...
