title: Elements and enablers for interprofessional education clinical placements in diabetes teams.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this review is to describe the elements and enablers for interprofessional education (IPE) clinical placements in diabetes teams.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the development of an IPE clinical placement for health professional students in a diabetes team and share the lessons learned over 6 years, from 2008 to 2013. The 6 collaborative practice competencies of the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative and the requirements for Accreditation of Interprofessional Health Professional Education opportunities guided the development of an IPE clinical placement in a diabetes team.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A formal IPE clinical placement in diabetes teams requires attention to the site and diabetes team-specific elements and enablers for IPE. That includes students and preceptors from 2 or more health professions, a formal curriculum on collaborative care, adequate IPE resources and strong institutional support for a culture of collaborative care and integration of students in diabetes teams.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diabetes teams can provide a valuable IPE opportunity for health professional students, recognizing that there are challenges that must be addressed in organizational structure of clinical placements in diabetes teams. Studies of the effectiveness of IPE in diabetes teams on collaboration competencies in future diabetes healthcare professionals and long-term patient outcomes are needed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Interprofessional Education Initiative, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Electronic address: hdean@hsc.mb.ca.
authors.forename: Heather J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.affiliation: Interprofessional Education Initiative, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Faculty of Dentistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alessi-Severini
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Julie A C
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Halipchuk
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A C
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sellers
authors.affiliation: Interprofessional Education Initiative, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Ruby E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Grymonpre
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations
keywords: clinical placements; diabetes; diabète; formation interprofessionnelle; interprofessional education; stages cliniques; teams; équipes