New Article - Global leadership in IPECP research; an intro to co-creation of best practice guidelines - Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice

This article is based on a workshop presented by IPR.Global and two of its partners, the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) and the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) at the Collaborating Across Borders VII (CAB VII) conference in Indiana, USA in October 2019 with a goal of promoting and advancing theory-driven, methodologically rigorous IPECP research.  

Facilitators of the workshop also served as co-authors of the paper: Dr. Hossein Khalili, Dr. Anthony Breitbach, Dr. Gail Jensen, Dr. Sharla King, Dr. Barbara Maxwell, Dr. Devin Nickol, Dr. Andrea Pfeifle and Dr. John Gilbert.

ABSTRACT:

The importance of integrating interprofessional collaboration in both healthcare education and delivery is well documented. Interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) has been identified as a potential route to achieve the ‘quadruple aim’ through enhancing collaboration and teamwork among professionals, patients and families. Over the last decade, the number of articles addressing IPECP within the literature has grown significantly, as has the global IPECP representation. While the quality of IPECP evaluative research studies has improved over the years, there is still much to be achieved. According to the InterprofessionalResearch.Global (IPR.Global) Discussion Paper, “the research agenda for IPECP should elevate the process of enquiry by shifting focus from that of program- or project-specific level interrogation to determining the impact of IPECP.”

The rigorous design, assessment and evaluation of IPECP initiatives are essential in advancing knowledge in the fields of IPECP. In addition, addressing relevant and clearly articulated research questions, that are underpinned by sound theoretical frameworks and models, employing appropriate and well-designed methodologies, and following sound and rigorous data collection and analysis approaches targeted to identifying the contribution of IPECP to achieving the quadruple aim, WHO’s triple billion targets, Universal Health Coverage and reaching the Sustainable Development Goals are critical.

To further this agenda, this paper presents some examples of applied IPECP theoretical frameworks and research methodologies and discusses their potential contributions to achieving identified global research priorities.

Access the paper via this link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2021.100445

AIHC Names 2020-2021 Leadership Team

The American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) has identified its leadership team for the 2020-2021 academic year. 

AIHC Executive Committee

The Executive Committee monitors progress of AIHC strategic initiatives, oversees implementation of established policies, sets board agenda, liaison with National Center senior leadership.

Andrea Pfeifle - Chair, The Ohio State University

Gail Jensen - Past-Chair, Creighton University

Jim Ballard - Chair-Elect, University of Kentucky

Anthony Breitbach - Secretary-Historian, Saint Louis University

Christine Arenson - Ex-Officio

National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education

Barbara Brandt - Ex-Officio

National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education

AIHC Advisory Board

The AIHC Advisory Board serves at the “keeper of the field”; advises National Center director, directs work of committees in alignment with National Center priorities; exploration of strategic alignments.

Gail Jensen (Creighton University)

Andrea Pfeifle (The Ohio State University)

James Ballard (University of Kentucky)

Anthony Breitbach (Saint Louis University)

Amy Blue (University of Florida)

Joy Doll (Nebraska Health Information Initiative)

Heather Hageman (Washington University Medical Campus)

Kelly Lockeman (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Barbara Maxwell (A.T. Still University)

Jean Nagelkerk (Grand Valley State University)

Devin Nickol (University of Nebraska Medical Center)

Loretta Nunez (American Speech Language Hearing Association)

Elena Umland (Thomas Jefferson University)

Christine Arenson (National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, ex-officio)

Barbara Brandt (National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, ex-officio)

AIHC Committees

Program Committee 

The AIHC Program Committee focuses on generating new content based on identified gaps, resource curation to develop curated resources in the Resource Center and leverage existing resources as packaged content

Co-Chairs: Joy Doll and TBA

Interprofessional Scholarship Committee

The Interprofessional Scholarship Committee is a community of practice to support generation of scholarship along the continuum;  facilitate specific scholarly activities.

Co-Chairs: Mary Mauldin and Diane Bridges

Membership Committee 

The Membership Committee engages in strategic recruitment of new members with commitment toward diversity of the field, practice partners and students; selection of committee members, benefit articulation (current/future); and member levels.

Co-Chairs: Jim Ballard and Erin Breitenbach

Communication Committee

The Communication Committee is responsible for generation of member communications in coordination with content generation from committees.

Co-Chairs: Martha Sexton and Craig Slater

More information available on the AIHC website: https://aihc-us.org/