Transferring interprofessional education concepts across sites - experiences and recommendations for practice

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Health Professions Education
• Knowledge Transfer

Background:

• Interprofessional education (IPE) is crucial for healthcare professionals.
• A longitudinal IPE concept was developed at Medical Faculty Mannheim.
• The need exists to implement IPE across all German training locations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To transfer and adapt an IPE concept from Mannheim to Dresden.
• To analyze and evaluate the knowledge transfer experience from the transferee's perspective.
• To derive recommendations for future knowledge transfer projects.

Main Methods:

• Chronological listing and analysis of consulting work between faculties.
• Application of sociological systems theory and knowledge transfer literature categories.
• Categorization of knowledge transfer outcomes by use and relevance.

Main Results:

• 13 consulting sessions (mostly virtual) were conducted.
• 36 knowledge transfer outcomes were identified, mostly highly relevant.
• Core themes included strategic consolidation of IPE and content/didactic design.

Conclusions:

• Consulting sessions significantly aided the establishment of IPE learning sequences in Dresden.
• Recommendations for successful knowledge transfer can benefit other projects.
• Successful implementation of IPE requires structured transfer processes.