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Interprofessional education: an overview of key developments in the past three decades
Scott Reeves1, Maria Tassone, Katherine Parker
1Centre for Faculty Development, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. scott.reeves@ucsf.edu
Objective:
This paper provides an overview of key developments of interprofessional education (IPE) in relation to its evolution over the past 30 years.
Methods:
A narrative review of the salient IPE literature was undertaken to generate key source materials for this paper.
Results:
Results are presented in four sections that focus on describing and discussing: the emergence of IPE, different learning/teaching approaches; the evidence base for IPE; organizational elements. In addition, to help illustrate these developments, we offer a case example of the work currently being undertaken at our own institution, with a focus on how various IPE developments have been integrated into our organizational priorities.
Conclusions:
Based on the results presented, a series of key conclusions for the future development and implications of IPE are outlined.
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