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Elements and enablers for interprofessional education clinical placements in diabetes teams
Heather J Dean1, Laura MacDonald2, Silvia Alessi-Severini3
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Interprofessional Education Initiative, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Objective:
The purpose of this review is to describe the elements and enablers for interprofessional education (IPE) clinical placements in diabetes teams.
Methods:
We describe the development of an IPE clinical placement for health professional students in a diabetes team and share the lessons learned over 6 years, from 2008 to 2013. The 6 collaborative practice competencies of the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative and the requirements for Accreditation of Interprofessional Health Professional Education opportunities guided the development of an IPE clinical placement in a diabetes team.
Results:
A formal IPE clinical placement in diabetes teams requires attention to the site and diabetes team-specific elements and enablers for IPE. That includes students and preceptors from 2 or more health professions, a formal curriculum on collaborative care, adequate IPE resources and strong institutional support for a culture of collaborative care and integration of students in diabetes teams.
Conclusions:
Diabetes teams can provide a valuable IPE opportunity for health professional students, recognizing that there are challenges that must be addressed in organizational structure of clinical placements in diabetes teams. Studies of the effectiveness of IPE in diabetes teams on collaboration competencies in future diabetes healthcare professionals and long-term patient outcomes are needed.
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