Implementation of interprofessional learning in hospital practice

Abstract

Professionals possess interprofessional collaborative competence (IPCC) and deliver high-quality care. Professions, patients, families and others should participate in collaboration on common goals (WHO, 2010(WHO, , 2013. Through interprofessional education (IPE), students can become practice-ready for an increasingly complex health system. IPE is defined as 'occasions when two or more professions learn from and about each other in order to improve collaboration and the quality of care' (CAIPE, 2002). IPE aims to improve students' interprofessional collaborative competence (IPEC, 2011), which entails knowledge about roles, responsibilities, teamwork, ethics, values and interprofessional communication (IPEC, 2011;IPEC, 2011).According to Barr et al. (2005), interprofessional learning (IPL) provides students with an opportunity to become familiar with and develop respect for other professionals and their jurisdictions, thereby reducing prejudice and stereotyping.National and international guidelines state that IPL should be a part of all health curricula, but educational institutions may facilitate IPL in different ways (Almås, 2014). The Department of Education in Norway