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Interprofessional and Intraprofessional Education: Overview

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Healthcare is becoming complicated and is more technology-driven. To ensure effective use of healthcare technologies and to optimize patient outcomes, health professionals must work on coordination within healthcare disciplines (Intraprofessional collaboration) and other disciplines (interprofessional collaboration). Patient-centeredness, the more updated healthcare driver involves the patient as the team leader and all facilities revolve around the patient. Patient-centered care can be achieved only through effective collaboration among health providers. This chapter of the encyclopedia provides an overview of interprofessional education, presents challenges, and offers solutions for incorporating interprofessional education in health professional curricula. A brief overview is also provided on intraprofessional education. Whenever applicable, the chapter provides more focus on issues pertinent to developing countries.

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  1. Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates

    Subish Palaian

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    Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim

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Palaian, S., Mohamed Ibrahim, M.I. (2024). Interprofessional and Intraprofessional Education: Overview. In: Al-Worafi, Y.M. (eds) Handbook of Medical and Health Sciences in Developing Countries. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74786-2_130-1

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