Better Care Begins with Learning Together

Interprofessional Collaboration & Education

Health Care is a Team Sport.

Every day, people receiving care interact with health professionals from different programs: nurses, medical imaging, laboratory technologists and many other modalities, each bringing a unique perspective, expertise and approach to supporting the person and their care.

Patient care and outcomes are greatly improved by having a team comprised of different skills & areas of expertise; but collaboration doesn’t simply happen when healthcare partners work in the same organization– Collaboration for better care begins with learning together.

At BCIT’s School of Health Sciences, students learn to collaborate across professions at the start of their education through Interprofessional Education (IPE), where they learn with, from and about one another–– developing the skills, confidence, and curiosity needed to become effective members of tomorrow’s healthcare teams. WHO 2010 [PDF]

By introducing the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) Competency Framework For Advancing Collaboration [PDF] , BCIT grads, with their wide range of competency profiles will have the foundation necessary to be ambassadors of safety to prevent adverse events and promote and implement interprofessional care.

Interprofessional Education is about collaboration and people: listening and learning from one another. BCIT is expanding its opportunities for students to recognize the value of healthcare teamwork while learning directly from people with lived experience to gain a deeper understanding of what care looks and feels like from the other side of the healthcare system.

Interprofessional Education is based on the CIHC Competency Framework for Advancing Collaboration [PDF] and highlights six (6) competency domains.

Collaboration is a competency- not a job title.

Being an excellent health professional means more than knowing your discipline. It also means knowing how to work with others. BCIT’s Interprofessional learning is grounded in the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) Competency Framework for Advancing Collaboration (CIHC 2024) which identifies the competencies essential for effective collaborative practice.

IPE occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes for patients (CAIPE, 2002: WHO, 2010).

It is all about the persons receiving care

Persons receiving care and their care partners are an essential part of the interprofessional health care team.

01_IPE_Sim_StudentsPatient — Health Science students in experiential labs

02_McKinstry — Students (Sahib, Adam and Madeline) learning about Bill’s health journey

patient partner Bill sitting on stairs with 3 health sciences students — Adam (Medical Radiography), Sahib (Nursing), and Madeline (Medical Radiography)

08_McKinstry — Sahib, Bill, Madeline, Adam

06_McKinstry — Families are important. Bill and his family (Rob and Kate)

07_McKinstry — Learning and working together

For more information, please contact ipe@bcit.ca.

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Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative. (2024). CIHC Competency Framework for Advancing Collaboration 2024. cihc-cpis.com

Dingley, C., Daugherty, K., Derieg, M., & Persing, R. (2008). Improving Patient Safety Through Provider Communication Strategy Enhancements. In: Henriksen K, Battles JB, Keyes MA, et al., editors. Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches, 3. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK43663/)

RiskAnalytica. (2017). The Case for Investing in Patient Safety in Canada. Retrieved from https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-investing-patient-safety-canada

World Health Organization (2010). Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice. Retrieved from IRIS – Institutional Repository for Information Sharing

Interprofessional Collaboration & Education

Health Care is a Team Sport.

What is Interprofessional Education (IPE)?

What is Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC)?

Collaboration is a competency- not a job title.

What is the SoHS Interprofessional Vision?

Vision:

Mission:

The Power of Interprofessional Learning

It is all about the persons receiving care

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