The positive impact of interprofessional education: a controlled trial to evaluate a programme for health professional students

Shifts in nursing and medical students’ attitudes, beliefs and behaviours about interprofessional work: An interprofessional placement in ambulatory care

“…Clinical placements have been specially designed with an interprofessional focus to help students develop the ability to practise interprofessionally (D'Amour & Oandasan, ; Jacobsen, Fink, Marcussen, Larsen, & Hansen, ; Schmitt et al., ; Thistlethwaite, ). Evidence of the impact of both interprofessional care on patients (Zwarenstein, Goldman, & Reeves, ) and interprofessional education (IPE) on students (Lapkin, Levett‐Jones, & Gilligan, ; Reeves, Perrier, Goldman, Freeth, & Zwarenstein, ) is mixed, due to the small number of studies and the heterogeneity of both interventions and outcome measures, but is steadily increasing (Curran & Sharpe, ; Darlow et al., ; Schmitt et al., ). The importance of both interprofessional care and education is supported by the rising profile of a variety of interprofessional centres and networks (http://www.aippen.net/, http://caipe.org.uk/).…”

Recognising and responding to in‐hospital clinical deterioration: An integrative review of interprofessional practice issues

“…However, how these opportunities are used in routine clinical practice to facilitate interprofessional learning is unclear. Studies have described benefits of applying the concept of ICP to simulated learning contexts (Miller, Morton, Sloan, & Hashim, ), and in health professional undergraduate programmes (Darlow et al., ), but much less so in the clinical environment. A recent four‐year action research intervention aimed at improving ICP across a state‐wide health system in Australia found significant differences in attitudes, between medical, nursing, allied health and administrative staff, towards perceived benefits (Braithwaite et al., ); administration indicated a more favourable attitude towards the intervention and medical the least.…”

Interprofessional education: evaluation of a radiation therapy and medical physics student simulation workshop

“…In another study, RT and MP students were involved in non‐profession‐specific activities, such as clinical and educational conferences, with reported outcomes indicating increased knowledge and team communication, as well as less anxiety when communicating with radiation oncologists. Improved attitudes towards interprofessional teams and learning were also reported in an IPE programme involving medical, physiotherapy and RT students . In Australia, RT and MP students seldom collaborate in structured programmes during their higher education training, despite obvious synergies of content and professional duty of care.…”