Health professionals need preparation and support to work in collaborative practice teams, a
requirement brought about by an aging population and increases in chronic and complex …

Medical Education 2012: 46: 58–70 Context Interprofessional education (IPE) is not a recent
phenomenon and has been the subject of several World Health Organization reports. Its …

Context Interprofessional educational (IPE) initiatives are seen as a means to engage health
care professionals in collaborative patient‐centred care. Given the hierarchical nature of …

By reflecting on current systematic reviews of the evaluation of interprofessional education
(IPE), this paper will consider the potential shape of IPE, for health and social care …

An expanding body of literature is examining interprofessional teamwork and its effect in
healthcare. To produce capable healthcare professionals prepared to participate in …

In the past few years, we have seen a continued growth in the use of competency
frameworks for the traditional health and social care professions (eg nursing, medicine) as …

The idea that professionals in health and social care should 'learn together to work
together'in 'interprofessional education'(IPE) is not new. Nevertheless, interest in this …

There is a growing interest internationally in the development of interprofessional education
(IPE), with the potential goal of achieving more effective healthcare delivery. The aim of this …

In the second paper of this two part series on Key Elements of Interprofessional Education
(IPE), we highlight factors for success in IPE based on a systematic literature review …

Interprofessional education (IPE) is a critical approach for preparing students to enter the
health workforce, where teamwork and collaboration are important competencies. IPE has …