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Interprofessional Education (IPE): Trends and Context

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Effective interprofessional practice is imperative in the delivery of safe, ethical, quality care in today’s complex and ever-changing health-care system. The ability to communicate and function effectively in teams, in addition to an ongoing commitment to provide client-centered care, has been declared essential in collaborative relationships. Interprofessional education (IPE) has the potential to develop these competencies, to foster a mutual respect among health and social care providers, ultimately serving as the foundation for a collaborative workforce that is better prepared to respond to the challenges and complexities of the current health-care environment (World Health Organization, Framework for action on IPE & collaborative practice. WHO, Geneva, 2010). This chapter provides a brief overview of IPE, before providing details about its current context and trends as we look to the future to prepare a collaborative workforce that has learned how to work in an interprofessional team and is competent and confident to do so.

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  1. College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Lyn Gum

  2. Nursing, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

    Jenn Salfi

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  3. School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia

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  4. Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia

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Gum, L., Salfi, J. (2021). Interprofessional Education (IPE): Trends and Context. In: Nestel, D., Reedy, G., McKenna, L., Gough, S. (eds) Clinical Education for the Health Professions. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6106-7_15-1

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