Development of accreditation standards for interprofessional education: a Canadian Case Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Academic institutions worldwide are embedding interprofessional education (IPE) into their health/social services education programs in response to global evidence that this leads to interprofessional collaborative practice (IPC). The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding its 193 member countries accountable for Indicator 3-06 ('IPE Accreditation') through its National Health Workforce Accounts. Despite the major influence of accreditation on the quality of health and social services education programs, little has been written about accreditation of IPE.

Case study

Canada has been a global leader in IPE Accreditation. The Accreditation of Interprofessional Health Education (AIPHE) projects (2007-2011) involved a collaborative of eight Canadian organizations t

SUBMITTER: Grymonpre RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818738 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature