title: IN-2-THEORY--Interprofessional theory, scholarship and collaboration: a community of practice.
abstract: Theoretical awareness is essential in the development and delivery of effective interprofessional education and collaborative practice (PECP). The objective of this paper was to explain the origins and purpose of an international network, IN-2-THEORY--interprofessional theory, scholarship and collaboration: a community of practice (CoP) that aims to build theoretical rigor in IPECP. It explains why the network is viewed as a CoP and lays out the way forward for the community based on the principles for developing a CoP outlined by Wenger, McDermott, and Snyder (2002).
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK. shean@bournemouth.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hean
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bainbridge
authors.forename: Phillip G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Craddock
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doucet
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hammick
authors.forename: Ratie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mpofu
authors.forename: Cath
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Halloran
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pitt
authors.forename: Ivy
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oandasan
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008962:Models, Theoretical