title: Interprofessional education: an overview of key developments in the past three decades.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper provides an overview of key developments of interprofessional education (IPE) in relation to its evolution over the past 30 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A narrative review of the salient IPE literature was undertaken to generate key source materials for this paper.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results are presented in four sections that focus on describing and discussing: the emergence of IPE, different learning/teaching approaches; the evidence base for IPE; organizational elements. In addition, to help illustrate these developments, we offer a case example of the work currently being undertaken at our own institution, with a focus on how various IPE developments have been integrated into our organizational priorities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the results presented, a series of key conclusions for the future development and implications of IPE are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Faculty Development, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. scott.reeves@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tassone
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Simmons
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D013192:Staff Development; D013663:Teaching