Interprofessional Education,
technology enhanced interprofessional
learning and international
communication
Marion Helme CAIPE and Interprofessional
Education Research Group
Richard Pitt CAIPE and University of
Nottingham
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"Interprofessional Education occurs when
two or more professions learn with, from and
about each other to improve collaboration
and the quality of care”
CAIPE
2002
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• Non-governmental organisation - registered
charity, elected board
• 25 years supporting interprofessional
education and collaborative practice in health
and social care
• Website www.caipe.org.uk
• Information, workshops, consultancy,
publications …
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IPE: global networks
JAIPE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AND JIPWEN
JAPAN INTERPROFESSIONAL
WORKING AND EDUCATION
NETWORK
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CAIPE: THREE LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP
Individual
 Corporate
 Student

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Niigata University;
Tokyo Metropolitan University;
Saparo Medical University;
Saitama Prefecturial University
Japan College of Social Work
IPE Research Project (IPERG)2010-2013
• Development of undergraduate IPE in health and social
care in the UK since 1997
• Kingston University, St George’s Medical School and the
University of Warwick
• Strands
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Thematic review from secondary sources, published as Barr,
H., Helme, M. and D’Avray, L. (2011) Developing
Interprofessional Education in Health and Social Care Courses
in the United Kingdom. Occasional Paper 12 Higher
Education Academy Subject Centre for Health Sciences and
Practice
Survey of UK HEIs health and social care professionally
qualifying courses in 2010-2011, completed March 2012
Set of reflective (case) studies including reflective writing
and interviews to be completed December 2012
• Published by the Higher Education Academy in Spring
2013
Interprofessional Education Research Group Project
Review of IPE in th e UK
1997- 2013
Review team in terviews
Th em atic Review of UK IPE
1997- 2012
IPERG
Su rvey of UK UG IPE cou rses
2010- 2011
Selected Reflective Stu d ies
Barr, H., Helme, M. and D’Avray, L. (2011) Developing Interprofessional Education in Health
and Social Care Courses in the United Kingdom. Occasional Paper 12 Higher Education
Academy Subject Centre for Health Sciences and Practice
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IPERG Thematic Review: Overlapping uses of
technology in enhancing interprofessional learning
1. Information via internet
2. VLEs and tools to enhance reflective learning
(e.g. e-portfolios)
3. Use of e-communication tools to enable
synchronous discussion
4. Simulation
5. Web 2.0 technologies and social networking
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IPERG Survey 2011-2012
• Online by email invitation to HEIs teaching at least one
undergraduate health and social care course 2010-2011
• Formal interprofessional education courses or modules
• 59 completed questionnaires from 48 HEIs
• Did the course or module include e-learning?
• What was the source of the e-learning
‘topics’?
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IPERG Survey Results (‘e-learning’)
• Of 57 courses described 33 (58%) included elearning
• Of those courses including e-learning, all but 4
used (only) ‘topics’ produced in-house
• 2 used both in-house and bought in topics,
and 2 used (only) bought in topics
• ‘Bought in’ topics included CIPEL materials
and Values Exchange
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(Tentative) conclusions
• Technology enhanced learning is
(generally) underexploited for
interprofessional learning
• Continuing debate needed concerning
authenticity and transferability
• Need for a directory and comparative
evaluation of resources
• Collaboration – national and international
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Thank you
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marion.helme@gmail.com
richard.Pitt@nottingham.ac.uk