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Shortage of
4.3 million health
workers
world-wide
(Framework for Action on Interprofessional
Education & Collaborative Practice. WHO, 2010)
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Professions that participate in IPE include -
but are not limited to:
Dentistry, Nursing (including nurse practitioners
or nurses with advanced degrees), Pharmacy,
nutrition, physical therapy, occupational therapy,
social work, emergency medical services
including paramedics.
Any medical or allied health professional that
engages in patient assessment, care, and/ or
management may be included in IPE.
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IPE is a transparent blend of
disciplines coming together with
shared goals.
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INTERPROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
Inter-professional education (IPE) approach
allows learners
from different health professions viz. – medical,
dental, nursing, physiotherapy, psychotherapy,
psychology etc.,
learn from, learn with, and learn about, each
other.
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AIM
Students to learn how to function in a team
Interprofessional patient care as part of a
collaborative team and focused on improving
patient outcomes.
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BENEFITS
A It Empowers Team Members.
It Closes Communication Gaps.
It Enables Comprehensive Patient Care.
It Promotes Patient- Centred Care.
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BARRIERS
lack of a clearly stated, shared, and measurable
purpose;
lack of training in interprofessional collaboration;
role and leadership ambiguity;
team not composed of appropriate professionals;
need for orientation .
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SKILLS NEEDED
responsibility, accountability,
coordination, communication,
cooperation, assertiveness,
autonomy, and mutual trust and respect
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WHY - HEALTH SECTOR
helps to prevent medication errors,
improve the patient experience, and
deliver better patient outcomes
all of which can reduce healthcare costs.
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OVERCOME - BARRIERS
Accept the challenges each other faces
Acknowledge each other’s expertise
Provide accessible information (jargon free etc.)
Keep communication channels open, even if you
disagree
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• In the 20th Century, team members were
resources for the physician as the decision maker.
• In the 21st Century – team members are
responsible for key decisions in the patient’s care
together with the physician.
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Always keep the vision in the forefront.
It is about improving patient care.
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Editor's Notes
Medical educators’ and practitioners’ understanding about teaching, learning, and assessment of IPE is rudimentary. Strategies to incorporate IPE in regular curricula need to be debated and barriers associated with its implementation require to be identified.
It must be differentiated from multiprofessional education which is defined as "occasions when two or more professions learn side by side for whatever reason", thus defying any chance of collaborative and interdependent learning
More than a decade ago, it was reported that 70% of adverse events in patient-care were avoidable. Report stated that these adverse events were due to ‘compartmentalized and fragmented’ type of approach of patient care and this fragmentation of care was preventing advancement of patient care and patient safety [4]. A coherent and collaborative approach to learn and work is the need of the hour.
Teamwork techniques are employed across all industries but are especially important in healthcare settings when patient's lives and wellbeing are at stake. Every person on a healthcare team brings with them various experiences, skill sets, and resources that lead to better overall health outcomes for patients
A successful interprofessional curriculum will ensure that students can experience, share, and practice these traits with each other.
It also helps hospitals save money by shoring up workflow redundancies and operational inefficiencies
