IPR.Global Quarterly Newsletter Now Available

IPR.Global has published its 2nd issue of its Quarterly Newsletter. 

The Fall 2020 IPR.Global Newsletter features the Message from tIPR.Global Lead, the Time 2 data collection of the Longitudinal COVID-19 Impact Survey, IPR.Global Blog, research network member survey, and the recent IPR.Global publication. In his Message, Dr. Khalili as the IPR.Global Lead reminded the global interprofessional community that the integration of interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) in everyday professional education and practice has never been more urgent and critical. He emphasized that “the unprecedented evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is again reminding us of the importance of interprofessional collaboration and team-based care in healthcare delivery system. 

To learn more and access the entire Newsletter, please visit us at https://research.interprofessional.global/quarterly-newsletters/ 

Survey Enables Future Connectivity and Collaboration Among IPR.Global Members

 

Interprofessional Research. Global (IPR.G) seeks to facilitate opportunities for connectivity and collaboration between and among its members. 

To accomplish this goal, a two phased approach will be used: 

Phase I - Creativity 

A 5-7-minute survey has been designed for members to complete by defining their research interests, needs, experiences, and expertise. All IPR.G members are invited to access and complete this survey by clicking on this link: 

https://proxy.qualtrics.com/proxy/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresearch.interprofessional.global%2Fmember-eoi-survey%2F&token=EOESgAh8FP%2BIvRn1TUa5fRCEFPefPHgXD4Ep5KL59j4%3D

Phase 2 – Connectivity and Collaboration

Once we have collected a critical mass of completed member surveys and associated data, the compiled data will be reviewed in the aggregate to determine optimal method(s) to enable members to make connections with their interprofessional research colleagues. This phase will enable members to seek collaborators for a variety of opportunities including conducting interprofessional research on shared topics of interest, designing mentorship opportunities, seeking thesis/dissertation committee readers/members, and more! 

For this initiative to be successful, we need you to please take 5-7 minutes of your valuable time to complete this survey: 

https://proxy.qualtrics.com/proxy/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresearch.interprofessional.global%2Fmember-eoi-survey%2F&token=EOESgAh8FP%2BIvRn1TUa5fRCEFPefPHgXD4Ep5KL59j4%3D 

The more IPR.G members who complete the survey, the more robust are our opportunities for future connectivity and collaboration!!! 

Many thanks for your participation and feel free to share this survey with your interprofessional research colleagues! 

For more information contact Dr. Jody Frost: jodygandy@comcast.net

The COVID-19 crisis silver lining: interprofessional education to guide future innovation - Journal of Interprofessional Care

Globally, the advent and rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus has created significant disruption to health profession education and practice, and consequently interprofessional education, leading to a model of learning and practicing where much is unknown. Key questions for this ongoing evolution emerge for the global context leading to reflections on future directions for the interprofessional education field and its role in shaping future practice models. Health profession programs around the world have made a dramatic shift to virtual learning platforms in response to closures of academic institutions and restrictions imposed on learners accessing practice settings. Telemedicine, slow to become established in many countries to date, has also revolutionized practice in the current environment. Within the state of disruption and rapid change is the awareness of a silver lining that provides an opportunity for future growth. Key topics explored in this commentary include: reflection on the application of existing competency frameworks, consideration of typology of team structures, reconsideration of theoretical underpinnings, revisiting of core dimensions of education, adaptation of interprofessional education activities, and the role in future pandemic planning. As an international community of educators and researchers, the authors consider current observations relevant to interprofessional education and practice contexts and suggest a response from scholarship voices across the globe. The current pandemic offers a unique opportunity for educators, practitioners, and researchers to retain what has served interprofessional education and practice well in the past, break from what has not worked as well, and begin to imagine the new. 

Link to article in the Journal of Interprofessional Care: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NRG9UQJ7FVQQMFJKZ98G/full

For more information, contact author Sylvia Langlois MSc. OT Reg. (On): s.langlois@utoronto.ca