Describing the evidence linking interprofessional education interventions to improving the delivery of safe and effective patient care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Empirical evidence indicates that collaborative interprofessional practice leads to positive health outcomes. Further, there is an abundance of evidence examining student and/or faculty perceptions of learning or satisfaction about the interprofessional education (IPE) learning experience. However, there is a dearth of research linking IPE interventions to patient outcomes. The objective of this scoping review was to describe and summarize the evidence linking IPE interventions to the delivery of effective patient care. A three-step search strategy was utilized for this review with articles that met the following criteria: publications dated 2015-2020 using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods; the inclusion of healthcare professionals, students, or practitioners who had experienced

SUBMITTER: Cadet T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11009096 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature