The Linköping Faculty of Health Sciences is a pioneer of interprofessional education (IPE) at
the undergraduate level. It was started in 1986 in full scale with six health educations …

National Taiwan University College of Medicine (NTUCM) introduced small groups of
teaching and basic-clinical integrated courses for medical students in 1992. By using …

The rapid emergence of programmes in health informatics, medical informatics and
biomedical informatics implies a need for core curricula in these diverse disciplines. This …

Information infrastructure for healthcare is a particular theoretical perspective that
emphasizes the fundamental socio-technical nature of technology and practices. It stipulates …

Introduction: In response to demographic changes and the growing complexity of healthcare
demands, national and international organizations are requiring greater cooperation among …

Aim: Interprofessional teaching and learning is gaining significance in the health
professions. At the same time, the development and implementation of such educational …

Background: The Health Education Technology Research Unit (HETRU) at the University of
Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) has developed an interprofessional framework for use …

Today, anyone who chooses a career in the health care sector in Germany, Austria, and
Switzerland usually stays among their peers–both during their studies as well as their …

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 …

Within the context of the education of professional healthcare providers, the authors give an
overview of the challenges faced by those wishing to introduce telematics as both a …