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Evaluation of evidence for interprofessional education
Tami L Remington1, Mariko A Foulk, Brent C Williams
1College of Pharmacy, The University of Michigan, USA. remingtn@umich.edu
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
|December 1, 2006
Summary
Interprofessional training programs improve healthcare learners' attitudes and knowledge. Combined didactic and clinical education shows short-term benefits, but future research needs better outcome measures.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Professions Education
- Interprofessional Practice
Background:
- Healthcare organizations recommend interprofessional training to improve patient care.
- Educators are actively implementing interprofessional education (IPE) programs.
- Need for summarized literature to guide clinician educators in IPE.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize existing literature on educational interventions for interprofessional care.
- To provide insights useful for clinician educators designing IPE programs.
- To identify effective strategies for enhancing learner outcomes in interprofessional settings.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature review of prospective, controlled trials.
- Inclusion criteria: interventions in health professions, at least two disciplines (one being medicine), learner-based outcomes.
- Analysis of 13 included studies with varied intervention designs and durations.
Main Results:
- Most studies utilized pretest/posttest control designs.
- Interventions typically combined didactic and clinical components over several weeks.
- Positive short-term effects observed on learners' attitudes and knowledge regarding interprofessional care.
Conclusions:
- Combined didactic and clinical interprofessional education can yield short-term improvements.
- Further research should prioritize control groups and validated, behaviorally oriented outcome measures.
- Findings support the integration of IPE into health professions curricula.
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