Invitation to Participate in Global IPE Situational Analysis Survey

Dear Interprofessional Leaders and Champions, 

On behalf of the Interprofessional.Global (Global Confederation for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice) and the InterprofessionalResearch.Global (Global Network for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Research) we would like to invite you to participate in the Phase 1 of the Global Interprofessional Education (IPE) Situational Analysis Survey. 

This survey is conducted to better understand the state of IPE at academic institutions around the world. You are invited as you have been identified as an IPE Leader/Champion at your academic institution/university who could complete the survey on behalf of your academic institution. 

If that is not the case, we would greatly appreciate it if you could please forward this post to your academic institution leadership team for their consideration. (along with the survey link: 

https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7UlGJpmvp5RuPrv 

The goal is to have this survey completed by the most appropriate individual/Center/Office who could speak to the interprofessional education program/initiatives on behalf of your academic institution whenever possible. If such an institutional-level person/Center/Office may not exist, we welcome individuals from related academic programs to work together to complete this survey on behalf of your academic institution. Your time and responses are very valuable in this effort. 

The survey involves responding to 24 questions that should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. This survey has received ethical clearance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States, and your participation in the survey is completely voluntary and you can withdraw at any time. All information provided through this survey will be held in strict confidence. No names or identifying information will be linked to your survey responses. 

We would also like to request that you kindly share/forward this email to your local, regional, national or international institutional networks for wide distribution. 

We thank you in advance for your time, consideration, and assistance in this important global initiative.

Should have any question/comment and/or require additional information, please feel free to contact us at IPResearch.global@gmail.com. 

Sincerely Yours, 

Hossein Khalili, PhD, MScN, BSNc, FNAP

Lead, InterprofessionalResearch.Global; Director, UW Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (UW CIPE), University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Sylvia Langlois, M.Sc. OT 

Regional Representative, Interprofessional.Global; Faculty Lead IPE Curriculum and Scholarship, Centre for Interprofessional Education, University of Toronto

Regional Network for Interprofessional Education in the Americas (REIP) holding its 4th IPE Technical Meeting

The Regional Network for Interprofessional Education in the Americas (REIP) will hold the 4th IPE Technical Meeting. 

The central theme of this event will be: "Resilient health systems for interprofessional collaboration in the COVID-19 pandemic era: experiences in the Americas region."

On the 23rd and 30th of November the 4th Regional IPE Meeting will be held which will have approximately 20 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean.

The meeting will be virtual through the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HcucaU 

More information: https://www.educacioninterprofesional.org/en/node/388

Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative Presents Live Webinar on Interprofessional Socialization

Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) Live Webinar

Utilizing Interprofessional Socialization as an Effective Approach Towards Creating Dual Identity 

Presenter: Dr. Hossein Khalili, the Lead of InterprofessionalResearch.Global and the Director of University of Wisconsin Centre of Interprofessional Practice and Education (UW CIPE) 

Date & Time: November 17, 2020 | 1:00 PM -2:00 PM ET 

REGISTRATION LINK

The Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) invites the global IPECP Community to join us for a live webinar presentation and Q&A with Dr. Hossein Khalili on utilizing interprofessional socialization as an effective approach towards creating dual identity among learners and practitioners. Currently, in health professional training the emphasis is still placed on uniprofessional education, in which learners of each field are socialized in isolation from those in other related professions causing the development of a uniprofessional identity in which learners share trusting and rewarding relationships with those from own profession (in-group favoritism), but would develop hostility and discrimination towards learners/ professionals outside of their own profession (out-group discrimination), as a means to enhance their self-concept. These in-group and out-group behaviours’ (or the ‘turf’ wars) along with the fear of ‘identity loss’ and the lack of understanding and knowledge of each other’s professional roles and perspectives cause the learners/professionals to resist against interprofessional collaborative practice. One effective way to address the uniprofessional identity and its challenges in education and practice is to socialize learners interprofessionally to develop dual professional and interprofessional identity, which will be discussed in this webinar. 

For more information email: cihc.cpis@gmail.com 

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

IPR.G Partnership Development Working Group Seeking Two New Members

The IPR Global (IPR.G) Partnership Development Working Group is seeking two new members for this collaborative Working Group preferably from either Australasia, Europe, or Canada to broaden the representation and perspectives brought to the work of this group. This group currently consists of 3 members, two from the United States and one from Jordan. 

The purpose of the IPR.G Partnership Development Working Group is to broadly communicate the ongoing work of a global interprofessional research community where individuals partner and collaborate to discuss, investigate, and disseminate global interprofessional research. Currently, this group has been focusing their efforts on three strategic goals, which include 1) communication, 2) collaboration (connectivity), and 3) partnerships and sponsorships. 

This group also interfaces with and coordinates with a Communication Task Force to implement agreed-upon strategies through the technical expertise of IPR.G members. This Working Group meets monthly for one hour and seeks volunteers interested in serving for a two-year term. 

If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity or learning more about this collaborative Working Group, please feel free to e-mail either Jody Frost or Andrea Pfeifle who co-share leadership of this group.

Jody Frost email: jodygandy@comcast.net

Andrea Pfeifle email: Andrea.Pfeifle@osumc.edu