title: Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Intervention Guideline Series: Guideline 4, Interprofessional Education.
abstract: The Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education commissioned a study to clarify and, if possible, to standardize the terminology for a set of important educational interventions. In the form of a guideline, this article describes one such intervention, interprofessional education (IPE), which is a common intervention in health professions education. IPE is an opportunity for individuals of multiple professions to interact to learn together, to break down professional silos, and to achieve interprofessional learning outcomes in the service of high-value patient care. Based on a review of recent evidence and a facilitated discussion with US and Canadian experts, we describe IPE, its terminology, and other important information about the intervention. We encourage leaders and researchers to consider and to build on this guideline as they plan, implement, evaluate, and report IPE efforts. Clear and consistent use of terminology is imperative, along with complete and accurate descriptions of interventions, to improve the use and study of IPE.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Van Hoof: Associate Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, and Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington. Ms. Grant: Research Associate, Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto. Ms. Sajdlowska: Research Assistant, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs. Dr. Bell: Associate Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute; Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto. Dr. Campbell: Director of Continuing Professional Development, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa. Ms. Colburn: Executive Director, Center for Continuing Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Dr. Davis: Senior Director, Continuing Education and Performance Improvement, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington DC. Dr. Dorman: Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Dr. Fischer: Director, National Resource Center for Academic Detailing, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Horsley: Associate Director, Research Unit, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Adjunct Faculty, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa. Dr. Jacobs-Halsey: Director, Office of Continuing Professional Development, Medical School, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis. Dr. Kane: Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, and Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. LeBlanc: Professor of Emergency Medicine, and Associate Dean for Continuing Professional Development, Dalhousie University, Halifax. Dr. Lockyer: Professor, Department of Commu
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mesh_terms: D003697:Delphi Technique; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D058996:Quality Improvement; D009626:Terminology as Topic