Interprofessional education and collaborative practice policies and law: an international review and reflective questions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare is a complex sociolegal setting due to the number of policymakers, levels of governance and importance of policy interdependence. As a desirable care approach, collaborative practice (referred to as interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP)) is influenced by this complex policy environment from the beginning of professionals' education to their initiation of practice in healthcare settings.

Main body

Although data are available on the influence of policy and law on IPECP, published articles have tended to focus on a single aspect of policy or law, leading to the development of an interesting but incomplete picture. Through the use of two conceptual models and real-world examples, this review article allows IPECP promoters to identif

SUBMITTER: Girard MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7791710 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature