Interprofessional education: an overview of key developments in the past three decades
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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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