What is Interprofessional Education (IPE)?
Interprofessional education (IPE) occurs when two or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes (World Health Organisation 2010).
IPE is increasingly recognised as a core component of health professional education and training, helping to ensure a collaborative practice ready workforce that can work effectively in multi-professional teams to deliver high quality patient care.
Our Purpose
High quality IPE is challenging to develop and maintain, particularly for large and diverse student cohorts. We are a community of practice that fosters the development of IPE expertise through:
o Sharing good practice in IPE development and delivery
o Role modelling collaborative working via joint projects, resource development and research.
o Enabling student networks that develop new generations of leaders in the field of IPE and collaborative practice.
Want to be involved?
If you are currently from a U21 HSG member institution working in IPE, have an interest in learning more and would like to be added to the IPE Special Interest Group mailing list for details of events and activities then please contact:
Corrina Greenwood, U21 HSG Operations Manager
✉: u21health@gmail.com
For reference: World Health Organization. (2010). Framework for action on interprofessional education and collaborative practice (No. WHO/HRH/HPN/10.3). Geneva: World Health Organization. Available at: https://www.who.int/hrh/resources/framework_action/en/