Alan Dow, MD, MSHA
Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences
for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care
Interprofessional Education
• Discrete curricular events
• Evaluation: learner satisfaction,
change in attitudes/ knowledge
• No long-term tracking
Interprofessional Practice
• Changes in practice processes,
limited educational interventions
• Patient-level outcomes
• No link back to training/education
Reeves et al. 2011. J of Interprof Care.
Abu-Rish et al. 2012. J of Interprof Care
Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care
Early Learners
Advanced
Learners
Practitioners
Effective,
efficient,
appropriate
collaborative
practice
Interprofessional Education
Collaborative Competencies
Values/
Ethics
(10 items)
Roles/
Responsibilities
(9 items)
Interprofessional
Communication
(11 items)
Teams and
Teamwork
(12 items)
Interprofessional Education Collaborative Expert Panel. (2011).
Values and Ethics scores
significantly higher than
other domains (p < .05)
Mean Scores by IPEC Domain
versus Year of Study
M 4,9
e 4,7
a
n 4,5
Teams and Teamwork scores
significantly lower than
other domains (p < .05)
Values and Ethics
Roles and
Responsibilities
Interprofessional
Communication
Teams and
Teamwork
4,3
S
4,1
c
o 3,9
r 3,7
e
3,5
1
2
3
Year of Study
4+
N = 481 student responses
Mean (SDs) Scores by School
IPEC Domain
Medicine
(N=194)
Pharmacy
(N=137)
Nursing
(N=70)
Values and Ethics
4.335
(0.784)
4.358
(0.861)
4.407
(0.913)
Roles and Responsibilities
4.116
(0.807)
4.121
(0.832)
4.311
(0.929)
Interprofessional Communication
4.149
(0.790)
4.112
(0.803)
4.255
(0.885)
Teams and Teamwork
3.996
(0.796)
3.995
(0.849)
4.155
(0.910)
No significant differences by discipline (but it’s close)
Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care
Early Learners
Advanced
Learners
Practitioners
Maintain high attitudes (Value & Ethics)
Build core knowledge (Roles & Responsibilities, Communication, Teams)
Collaborate (Communication, Teams & Teamwork)
Effective,
efficient,
appropriate
collaborative
practice
Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care
Early Learners
Advanced
Learners
Practitioners
Interprofessional
Case Series
Simulation-based
Team Training
Emswiller
Symposium
Senior Mentoring
Virtual
Collaborative
Case
Faculty
Development
Series
Service
Learning
Interprofessional
Quality
Improvement
Team-based
Clinical Care
Projects
Effective,
efficient,
appropriate
collaborative
practice
Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care
Early Learners
Advanced
Learners
Practitioners
Interprofessional
Case Series
Simulation-based
Team Training
Emswiller
Symposium
Senior Mentoring
Virtual
Collaborative
Case
Faculty
Development
Series
Service
Learning
Interprofessional
Quality
Improvement
Team-based
Clinical Care
Projects
Effective,
efficient,
appropriate
collaborative
practice
Effective,
efficient,
appropriate
collaborative
practice

Does early IPE change clinical outcomes?

What is effective IPE for continuing
professional development?

What is the relative benefit of IPE compared
to process changes on patient outcomes?

What is the return on investment?