The Barber Pole Might Have Been an Early Sign for Patient-Centered Care: What Do Interprofessional Education and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Look Like Now?
In 2009, the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) was initiated. Its release of interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP) core competencies in 2011 was pivotal for the engagement of health care professionals, including dentistry; in patient-centered, collaborative efforts for interprofessional education (IPE); and ICP. Thereby, IPEC is helping to put into application, in North America, the 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice. This article introduces IPE/ICP in 5 phases of evolution, emphasizing dental influence and inclusion, from historical perspectives through current applications that are expanded on in the accompanying articles elsewhere in this issue.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 801 South Paulina Street, MC 850, Room 563A, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Electronic address: kaste@uic.edu.
Linda M
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Kaste
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Meharry Medical College, 1005 DB Todd Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
Leslie R
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Halpern
D001461:Barbering; D003813:Dentistry; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019365:Metaphor; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*
Barber surgeon; Dental education; Dentistry; History of dentistry; Interdisciplinary studies; Interprofessional relations; Oral health; Professional practice