Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes

The author created a new course, called “Seminar in Public Health Law and Policy in an Interprofessional Setting” to address the need for interprofessional education (IPE) to equip graduate and professional students for collaborative practice at the systemic and policy (i.e., macro”) levels in the health care and public health fields. Despite important work being done at the clinical practice level, limited existing IPE models examine larger systemic issues. The course is designed specifically to enable students in social work, law, and public health to recognize the reciprocal relationships between policy and interprofessional collaborative practice, including the need for understanding of the impact of team-practice work at the system and policy levels.

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Interprofessional Intervention to Support Mature Women: A Case Study

Creative Nursing ◽

10.1891/1078-4535.21.3.134 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 134-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Judith M. Pechacek ◽

Diana Drake ◽

Carrie Ann Terrell ◽

Carolyn Torkelson

Keyword(s):

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Interprofessional Education ◽

Well Being ◽

Collaborative Practice ◽

Health Needs ◽

Care Providers ◽

The Impact

Understanding the impact interprofessional teamwork has on patient outcomes is of great interest to health care providers, educators, and administrators. This article describes one clinical team, Women’s Health Specialists, and their implementation of an interprofessional health intervention course: “Mindfulness and Well-being: The Mature Woman” (MW: MW) to support mature women’s health needs in midlife (age 40–70 years) and empower patient involvement in self-care. The provider team works to understand how their interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) interventions focused on supporting midlife women are associated with improved quality and clinical outcomes. This case study describes the work of the Women’s Health Specialists clinic in partnership with the National Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice to study the impact an interprofessional team has on the health needs of women in midlife. This article summarizes the project structure, processes, outputs, and outcomes. Data collection, analysis, strategy, and next steps for future midlife women’s projects are also discussed.

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Impact of Interprofessional Primary Care Practice on Patient Outcomes: A Scoping Review

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244020935899 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 215824402093589

Author(s):

Livia R. M. McCutcheon ◽

Stuart T. Haines ◽

Ruta Valaitis ◽

Deborah A. Sturpe ◽

Grant Russell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Patient Outcomes ◽

Primary Care Practice ◽

Collaborative Practice ◽

Economic Outcomes ◽

Future Research ◽

Care Practice ◽

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice ◽

Primary Care Settings ◽

The Impact

Systematic reviews have provided some insight into the impact of interprofessional collaborative practice on patient outcomes. Despite strong interest in interprofessional collaborative practice, relatively little is known about its impact in primary care settings. This scoping literature review describes the essential elements of an interprofessional primary care practice and explores what is known about its impact on patient care including clinical, humanistic, and economic outcomes. We completed a review of the literature examining the breadth of knowledge related to interprofessional collaborative practice in primary care settings. A search was conducted to identify studies based on predefined criteria. A total of 51 studies met the criteria. A total of 27 studies reported a significantly positive clinical outcome with the interprofessional collaborative practice model, 27 studies reported no difference, and one study reported negative outcome in mortality. A total of 15 studies reported a significantly positive humanistic outcome. There was little to no difference in economic outcomes. This study provides new insights for future research that examines the impact of interprofessional primary care practice.

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