Problem Interprofessional curricula on patient safety do not acknowledge the culture and
vulnerabilities of the student experience and often do not engage students. Methods We …

Background: Interprofessional education (IPE) is a “core” competency in professional school
education. Challenges to successful collaboration include: aligning student …

Nursing students need foundation knowledge and skills to keep patients safe in
continuously changing health care environments. A gap exists in our knowledge of the value …

Background Educating health professionals on patient safety can potentially reduce
healthcare-associated harm. Patient safety courses have been incorporated into medical …

Background: Increasing rates of medical errors necessitate incorporation of patient safety
education for health professions students. Institutions must address the needs of both …

Background Our initial work as part of the studentship, including a preliminary survey of
current nursing programs, strongly suggests that patient safety has not yet been well …

Objectives: The structure, process, and outcomes associated with planning, developing, and
offering an interprofessional course on the foundations of patient safety is described …

Background The need to provide efficient, effective, and safe patient care is of paramount
importance. However, most physicians receive little or no formal training to prepare them to …

Background: Interprofessional education (IPE) and patient safety are recurrent and linked
themes within the field of healthcare worldwide. International organizations have repeatedly …

Introduction Patient safety education is required in medical, nursing, and pharmacy training,
and interprofessional education offers an ideal format for teaching the core concepts of …