INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (IPE) AS A FOUNDATION TO

ENTERPRISE WIDE ENGAGEMENT IN POPULATION

HEALTH AND PATIENT CARE.

Kerryn Butler-Henderson

Curtin University

Overview

Definitions & why IPE/IPP

IPE in Australia & workforce issues

Current directions & workforce approaches

What we need to do

IPE & IPP for HIM

Definitions

Interprofessional education (IPE) – learning with, from and about.

Interprofessional learning (IPL) – learning arising from interaction between members from IPE or in the workplace.

Interprofessional practice (IPP) – working together as a team with a common purpose.

Two or more members

Why IPE & IPP

Improve quality of care

Focus on the needs of patients and carers

Encourages more IPE

Respects the integrity & contribution of each profession

Enhances practice

Increases professional satisfaction

CAIPE 2006

IPE in Australia & Workforce Issues

Drivers for change:

Patient partnerships and quality of care

Workforce shortages & aging workforce

Increasing incidence of chronic & complex conditions and of mental illness

“A Healthy Future for Western Australians” (2004)

Current Directions

EDUCATION

WORKPLACE PROFESSIONAL

COMPETENCIES

What Do We Need To Do?

IPE & IPP role models

Continuum of IPL

Structured avenues

Research agenda for IPE

MEDICINE

NURSING

PHYSIOTHERAPY

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

PHARMACY

SPEECH PATHOLOGY

SOCIAL WORK

PARAMEDICS

MEDICAL IMAGING

PATHOLOGY

DIETICIANS

MEDICINE

NURSING

PHYSIOTHERAPY

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

PHARMACY

SPEECH PATHOLOGY

SOCIAL WORK

PARAMEDICS

MEDICAL IMAGING

PATHOLOGY

DIETICIANSHEALTH

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

“…the intent of interprofessional education is not to produce khaki-brown generic workers. Its goal is better described by the metaphor of a richly coloured tapestry within which many colours are interwoven to create a picture that no one colour can produce on its own”.

(Headrick et al 1998)