title: A team approach to an undergraduate interprofessional communication course.
abstract: Interprofessional communication is a team-taught upper-level undergraduate course for Nursing and Health Sciences students. In addition to teaching fundamental communication skills, this course weaves interprofessional competencies into weekly learning activities and assignments. The utilization of the principles and practices of team-based learning in the classroom enhances the attainment and practice of communication and interprofessional collaboration skills. Lessons learned from conducting informal course evaluations and delivering the course multiple times are presented.
authors.affiliation: Nursing & Health Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 100 Tucker Park Collaborative, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. sdoucet@unb.ca
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doucet
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: Tricia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCoy
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018794:Problem-Based Learning