Faced with significant health and workforce challenges, the Central Queensland Hospital
and Health Service commenced an innovative student-assisted clinical model of care‐The …

Contemporary models of healthcare frequently involve teams of professionals, rather than
individuals working in isolation. Collaborative rather than profession-specific practice is …

Following a history of the Australian health system and funding models, we outline workforce
issues, in particular, the lack of health professionals in regional locations. The role of the …

Structural changes need to be made within universities such that interprofessional
education1 for patient-centred collaborative practice becomes a responsibility that crosses …

There is little published evidence regarding the impact of service-user focused
interprofessional education in the practice setting. This article reports evaluative case …

The promotion of interprofessional working is a key government target for healthcare
professionals. This article outlines one approach to establish inter-professional learning in …

There is an increasing need to deliver high quality integrated health services which address
expanding numbers and increasing complexity of clients attending for health and social …

Entering the 21st century, public pressure to graduate healthcare workers to fill expected
labour shortages has risen to a frenzied pitch. Consequently, post-secondary administrators …

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Introduction: Interprofessional collaboration and effective teamwork are core to optimising
rural health outcomes; however, little is known about the opportunities available for …