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Model approaches for advancing interprofessional prevention education
Clyde H Evans1, Suzanne B Cashman, Donna A Page
1Academy for Academic Leadership, Atlanta, GA, USA. chee@comcast.net
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
|January 18, 2011
Summary
Interprofessional prevention education is crucial for health professions students to learn teamwork and prevention skills. This approach helps integrate core competencies into future healthcare providers, aligning with national health objectives.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Professions Education
- Interprofessional Education
Background:
- Healthy People 2010 aimed to increase prevention competencies in healthcare training.
- Interprofessional prevention education is a key strategy to meet this objective.
- Effective teamwork requires students to learn with, from, and about other health professions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To strengthen prevention content in health professions education.
- To provide instruction on improving interprofessional prevention education.
- To support the implementation of Healthy People 2020 Education for Health framework.
Main Methods:
- The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research sponsored institutes in 2007 and 2008.
- Interprofessional teams of educators from academic health centers participated.
- Instruction focused on approaches for enhancing interprofessional prevention education.
Main Results:
- Institutes provided educators with strategies for interprofessional prevention education.
- The importance of early integration of prevention and teamwork skills was emphasized.
- Evaluation highlighted the need for ample planning time and student input.
Conclusions:
- Interprofessional education is vital for embedding prevention and teamwork skills in future health professionals.
- Attention to cultural differences across professions is important for successful collaboration.
- Effective prevention education should occur early in the professional training continuum.
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