Interprofessional Collaboration & Education

A partnership between a team of health providers and a client in a participatory, collaborative and coordinated approach to shared decision-making around health and social issues. (CIHC 2010).

Interprofessional Education is based on the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) Competency Framework [PDF] and highlights six (6) competency domains.

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).

Vision:

To educate and inspire learners to be leaders in interprofessional collaboration for health care transformation.

Mission:

To promote and support IPE principles across the SOHS programs by integrating national frameworks and accreditation standards and evidence informed teaching and learning strategies.

Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (2010). A National Interprofessional Competency Framework. Vancouver: College of Health Disciplines. Retrieved from https://www.cihc-cpis.com/publications1.html

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