Interprofessional Education (IPE)
LO: Explain what interprofessional education (IPE) is and why it matters for patient care
- Interprofessional education occurs when two or more professions learn with, from and about each other in order to improve collaboration and the quality of care
- Poor multidisciplinary communication contributed to harm
- Maternal deaths linked to breakdown in teamwork
- National recommendations (IEAs) - strengthened multidisciplinary governance and learning
LO: Recognise how effective interprofessional collaboration can contribute to safe and person-centred care
- Prepare teamwork
- Interact with other professions
- Understand each other's roles and responsibilities
- Challenge stereotypes and misconceptions which facilitate interprofessional collaboration
- Build professional identity
- Develop collaborative competencies - collaborate across professional boundaries through teamwork and communication
- Integrate profession-specific and interprofessional knowledge to provide high quality and comprehensive patient care
- Faciliate boundary crossing and knowledge sharing to develop innovative solution to healthcare challenges