“…However, in recent years the national literature is reinforcing the need for further discussion and clarification on the theoretical and methodological basis of IPE (Peduzzi, Norman, Germani, Silva & Souza, 2013;Agreli, Peduzzi, Loqueti & Silva, 2014;. This view is supported in the international literature which has emphasized the importance of overcoming conceptual confusion in order to ensure more robust implementation and evaluation of IPE (Goldman, Zwarenstein, Bhattacharyya, & Reeves, 2009;Reeves, Lewin, Espin, & Zwarenstein, 2010).…”