2021 Year in Review: Interprofessional Education

Area of Science:

• Health Professions Education
• Patient Safety
• Interprofessional Collaboration

Background:

• Interprofessional (IP) education aims to improve patient care and safety.
• It emphasizes learning with and from other healthcare professionals.
• IP education complements, rather than replaces, discipline-specific training.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review research on IP education published in 2021.
• To identify trends and findings in IP education literature.
• To highlight opportunities for respiratory therapy in IP collaborative practice.

Main Methods:

• Literature review of studies on IP education.
• Focus on research involving health profession students and professionals.
• Analysis of studies published during 2021.

Main Results:

• Studies explored improvements in attitudes toward IP education.
• Research addressed enhancing communication and collaboration skills.
• Key findings related to the impact of IP education on patient safety.

Conclusions:

• Recent literature offers insights into developing IP collaborative practice.
• Opportunities exist for respiratory therapy to advance IP collaboration.
• Effective IP collaboration can positively impact patient outcomes.