Main description:

Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: An Evidence-Based Approach to Optimizing Health Care is a groundbreaking text in the field of interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP).

As the health care industry continues to grow, it is critical that those entering health care careers possess interprofessional competency and a collaborative skill set. As such, the World Health Organization and academic program accreditors have amplified their calls for interprofessional training. This text guides the reader through the core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice that have been set by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) and takes an inclusive approach to the education standards set by professional programs that are members of the Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative (HPAC), including the Commission on Accreditation of the Athletic Training Education (CAATE).

Authored by a team of experts representing seven health care professions, this text uses simple definitions and uniform terminology to supply a foundational basis for IPE and IPCP. Introductory topics include building professional knowledge of self and others, creating a culture for teams, building interprofessional relationships, and fostering collaboration. Later chapters move beyond the basics to provide guidance in leading interprofessional teams, managing conflict, and sustaining the interprofessional effort.

Interprofessional Education and Collaboration offers a unique pedagogical structure that links IPE concepts with IPCP strategies by connecting research with evidence-based practices. Case studies create opportunities to assimilate and discuss IPE concepts. To optimize student engagement and comprehension, each chapter contains the following valuable learning aids:

Each chapter begins with a Case Study that presents a realistic IPCP scenario. At the close of each chapter, the case study is revisited to apply the chapter themes to the case study, and three to five discussion questions are supplied.
Collaborative Corner sidebars aid comprehension with reflective questions or statements related to chapter topics. This feature will facilitate collaborative learning as students share their interprofessional perspectives.
Tools of IPE sidebars equip readers with resources such as surveys, inventories, and activities to implement in their daily practice.
EBP of Teamship sidebars showcase contemporary research articles and findings. This feature reinforces the connection between IPE and IPCP by summarizing relevant research and supplying corresponding evidence-based IPCP strategies.

As leading health care institutions continue to prioritize IPE and IPCP, educators have a responsibility to shape the future of health care through an interprofessional curriculum. Interprofessional Education and Collaboration is focused on developing a dual identity that leads to intentional behaviors designed to improve patient outcomes through IPCP. Readers will conclude this text with a firm understanding of IPE concepts and IPCP implementation strategies that aim to create change in daily practice and improve the impact of health care.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Interprofessional Health Care
Cindy Mathena, PhD, OTR/L
Communication and Teamwork
Uniform Terminology
Importance of Collaboration
Enablers and Barriers of IPCP and IPE
History of IPCP
History of IPE
Key Organizations and Resources
Summary

Chapter 2. Models of Delivery
Joy Doll, OTD, OTR/L; Anthony Breitbach, PhD, ATC, FASAHP; and Kathrin Eliot, PhD, RD, FAND
Theoretical Approaches
Foundation of IPE Teaching and Learning
Learning Strategies
Modes of Instruction
Models of Delivery
Clinically Integrated IPE
Summary

Chapter 3. Interprofessional Development for Clinicians, Preceptors, and Faculty
Jordan Hamson-Utley, PhD, LAT, ATC
Faculty KSAs and Behavioral Change
Development Models and Interprofessional Competencies
Organizational Models and Initiatives
Assessing Continuing Professional Education
Professional Development of the Clinical Preceptor
Summary

Chapter 4. Essential Evidence
Judi Schack-Dugre, PT, DPT, MBA, EdD; and Jordan Hamson-Utley, PhD, LAT, ATC
Influence of Faculty
Shaping IPE
Taking Aim
Learner's Reaction (Level 1) Evidence
Change in Attitudes, Perceptions, Knowledge, and Skills (Level 2) Evidence
Behavioral Change (Level 3) Evidence
Organizational Change and Benefits to Patients (Level 4) Evidence
Influence of Online Delivery Models on Attitudes and IPCP
Effectiveness of Simulation
Assessment Tools
Summary

Chapter 5. Building or Rebuilding Interprofessional Relationships
K. Michelle Knewstep-Watkins, OTD, OTR/L; C. Michelle Longley, MSN, RN, NP-C; and Meghan Scanlon, BSIE
Evidence and Current Practice
Interprofessional Team Composition
Collaboration Tools and Team Activities
Summary

Chapter 6. Teaming to Achieve Patient and Organizational Outcomes
Robin Dennison, DNP, APRN, CCNS, NEA-BC; Amy Herrington, DNP, RN, CEN, CNE; and Melanie Logue, PhD, DNP, APRN, CFNP, FAANP
Health Care Teaming
Teams
Team Collaboration
Teaming and Outcomes
Organizational Systems and Team Practice
Strategies to Facilitate Teaming
Summary

Chapter 7. Interprofessional Communication Strategies
Dee M. Lance, PhD, CCC-SLP/L; and Kim C. McCullough, PhD, CCC-SLP/L
Overview of Team Communication
General Communication Strategies
Specific Communication Strategies
Summary

Chapter 8. Building Sustainability
Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS; and Pamela Waynick-Rogers, DNP, APRN-BC
Sustainability Factors
Adaptability (Environment)
Acceptability (Social)
Affordability (Economic)
Emerging Research and Opportunities for Interprofessional Growth
Summary

Appendix: Additional Resources