Episode #15: What Nobody Tells You About Aligning Interprofessional Education and Practice
What Nobody Tells You About Aligning Interprofessional Education and Practice
Introduction to Episode:
There is a call for alignment between education and the healthcare delivery system.
This alignment has been recognized as a critical component in efforts to improve health and the healthcare system.
To this point most of the interprofessional work has occurred in education with the intention to drive changes in healthcare.
If positive changes in healthcare are to occur, it must come from an alignment between practice and education.
90-95 % of the current workforce has potentially not participated in interprofessional education.
There appears to be a gap in awareness on the practice side of what has been occurring with interprofessional education and a lack of interprofessional practice champions in healthcare organizations.
There is a truth in the interprofessional education and collaborative practice polarity that enables you to look at it differently.
There is a lot of work to be done even though efforts have been going on for over 50 years.
Listen as Michelle and Tracy talk with Dr. Tony Breitbach about what’s happening nationally and what’s needed to address the challenges discussed.
Episode Summary Points:
· Look for opportunities or create opportunities to engage
· Transformation of the healthcare system is a dual accountability between practice and education
· Collaboration is a learned skill. It is not inherent and needs to be practiced
· Find a good partner and go for small victories
· More research is needed through a polarity lens to maximize alignment between interprofessional
education and interprofessional practice.
References:
2018 ASAHP Summit on Healthcare Workforce Readiness for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57a64a023e00beb95af13929/t/5c7ee819652dea6196e0cbd0/1551820828972/REPORT+-+2018+ASAHP+Summit+-+FINAL.pdf
Brandt, B., Kitto, S., & Cervero, R. M. Untying the Interprofessional Gordian Knot: The National Collaborative on Improving the Clinical Learning Environment 1-12. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002313
Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative. (2019). Guidance on developing quality interprofessional education for the health professions. Chicago, IL: Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2019. Strengthening the Connection Between Health Professions Education and Practice: Proceedings of a Joint Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25407.
Weiss, K. B., Passiment, M., Riordan, L., & Wagner, R. for the National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment IP-CLE Report Work Group. Achieving the Optimal Interprofessional Clinical Learning Environment: Proceedings from an NCICLE Symposium. http://ncicle.org. Published January 18, 2019. doi:10.33385/NCICLE.0002
Previous Related Episodes:
Episode #5: Interprofessional Education and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Why isn’t it sustainable?
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