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

IPR.Global Scholar Spotlight - Dr. Jill Thistlethwaite, NSW Health and University of Technology (Sydney, Australia)

Hi. I'm Jill Thistlethwaite originally from Manchester in the north of England; now living in Australia 300km north of Sydney.  I work with the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) of NSW Health and am an adjunct professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). I was the editor-in-chief of The Clinical Teacher until December 2020.  One of my passions is writing and I have published books, book chapters and articles on IPE over the last twenty-five years including Values-based interprofessional collaborative practice (2012) and a series of four edited books with Dawn Forman (UK) and Marion Jones (New Zealand) focusing on leadership in IPE with chapters from authors around the globe.  

I trained as a general practitioner (family doctor) in England and worked full-time in a semi-rural practice there for 10 years. My involvement with medical education began in general practice as a GP trainer and postgraduate GP program organiser. In the early 1990s we developed some sessions for GP registrars and practice nurses, which was my 1st experience of IPE. In 1996 I became a senior lecturer in medical education and general practice at Leeds University and was invited by Prof Hugh Barr to become an associate editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care a few years later.  

In partnership with colleagues, I have developed IPE at several universities in the UK and Australia. I was a founder member of AIPPEN (the Australasian Interprofessional Practice and Education Network).   A team I led with academics from Australia, the UK and Canada received an Australian grant in 2012 to develop a teamwork assessment instrument, iTOFT: the individual teamwork and observation feedback tool.   

I am most proud of being a Fulbright senior scholar at the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education in Minneapolis in 2014 and being invited to speak at the Institute of Medicine in Washington DC on ‘what is evidence in relation to IPE?’ I have also had the honour to be an invited speaker and facilitator in many countries including Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and Malaysia.  

IPR.Global to me is a community of practice of which I have been a member since 2012. We need high quality research and evaluation to explore the impact of IPE and collaborative practice, and what works for whom and in what contexts.  

Find me on Twitter @jthistlethwaite 

I do sometimes homebake pizza and would never add pineapple. 

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IPR.Global Scholar Spotlight - Dr's Inci and Giray Kolcu, Suleyman Demirel University (Turkey)

We, Assist. Prof. Dr. M. İnci Başer Kolcu and Assist. Prof. Dr. Giray Kolcu, are from Turkey,Isparta. We are in the Department of Medical Education and Informatics at Suleyman Demirel University, School of Medicine. Designing curriculum is one of our main roles. By the way, we are in an IPE leadership role at our university. In addition to our doctorate studies in medical education, Dr. Inci is a DDS, specialist in endodontics and Dr. Giray is a MD, specialist in family medicine. The studies about “interprofessional education” has just started in Turkey at the beginning of 2000s. There are a few local examples of practice but unfortunately has not widely applied yet. So our main goal is planning an educational curriculum based on IPE in Suleyman Demirel University and with this purpose Dr. Inci planned a doctoral thesis about the effectiveness of a communication skill program based on IPE. We met with IPR.Global via the doctoral thesis studies of Dr. Inci. 

IPR.Global welcomed us very friendly and we learned a lot from this group. With the Covid-19 pandemic, we joined the IPR.Global events more common. The meetings gave us a different vision and opens our minds. We want to underline that IPR.Global is an environment where the word "interprofessional" is internalized. It is a very fruitful and joyful environment that provides a very rich learning opportunity. As we love learning, we tried to contribute to this beautiful environment as much as we could. We had the opportunity to work with very valuable names in the field and benefit from their experiences. We had some roles in some global researches and proud of ourselves. Currently, we focused on Turkish adaptation studies of scales such as IPAS (Interprofessional Attitudes Scale) and EPIS (Extended Professional Identity Scale). And in our school of medicine, we put the "interprofessional education" approach in the faculties' educational goals and objectives for the first time in undergraduate medical education program. We are working on designing educational programs based on IPE for school of medicine and school of health sciences both. 

We believe that most problems that are thought to be specific to people and institutions or countries in the health and social fields are common problems that everyone faces in the world. Working together to make things better is meaningful, valuable and facilitating. And above all, accompanying and witnessing the emergence of a global response is invaluable. IPR.Global is important because they enable these responses from a scientific point of view and allow co-production. You can contact us in all the fields of Interprofessional education/communication/collaboration/research Contact us: mukadderkolcu@sdu.edu.tr and giraykolcu@sdu.edu.tr.

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IPR.Global Scholar Spotlight - Dr. Angela Cecil, Spalding University (USA)

Hello, I am Dr. Angela Cecil, a life-long native of Kentucky and an experienced academician in occupational therapy, a new researcher with a passion for interprofessional education and collaboration, and a seasoned occupational therapist in adult rehabilitation but with a fast-and-furiously growing interest in community- and population-based practice. 

I have participated in trials-alliance IPE workshops for approximately 5 years with students and faculty from occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology in Louisville, KY. My contributions to this team facilitated an interest in IPE, which became the topic of my dissertation: Applying an ecological perspective to interprofessional education: Attitude changes in students of the tri-alliance

Some of my greatest achievements include: earning my PhD in spring 2021, actively participating in interprofessional organizations, establishing new and life-long relationships with IPE/C influencers, thinkers, and leaders from whom I will learn and will pass on to the generation after me

IPR. Global provides the opportunity to learn from and work with other health and social care professionals for establishing consistency of thought and practice to make marked, measurable, and sustainable differences in the health of humans, animals, and the planet

Just say no to pineapple on pizza! Say yes to extra pizza sauce and cheese!

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IPR.Global Scholar Spotlight - Amanda Garey, Texas Children's Hospital (USA)

My name is Amanda Garey PhD(c), MSN, RN, NPD-BC; I am from League City, Texas. I work in the Texas Medical Center at Texas Children's Hospital as an Accredited Provider Program Director. I have worked in various bedside roles and as a nurse educator in obstetrics and pediatrics. My family drives my passion for my profession and service to my community. 

It is our responsibility as health care professionals to lead with a collaborative mindset to shift the paradigm to team-based healthcare. As a team, health care professionals have the power influence positive outcomes related to staff retention, satisfaction, and patient outcomes. Teams work together to win; it takes each unique position to gain control of the game!

I first got involved in interprofessional education and research when I joined the Houston Area Perinatal Program executive community in 2012 after working in the obstetric field since 2004 as labor and delivery nurse. I began teaching fetal monitoring for the consortium throughout the community while leveraging consortium courses for our perinatal nursing staff. I became passionate about interprofessional education early in my career as an obstetric nurse. I find it exceptionally important for nurses and interprofessional licensed health care providers to learn together in high reliability environments to improve patient outcomes. In particular, nurses and physicians learning the same critical elements as it relates specialized clinical practice during entry to the clinical environment. For example, fetal monitoring interpretation and obtaining specialty certifications.

I am most proud of my current dissertation research around interprofessional collaboration in the context of complex clinical-based health systems. The study's primary objectives are to analyze the current state of team collaboration within an urban-based pediatric clinical practice setting and determine the impact of an educational intervention on the level of team collaboration in three subscales of collaborative practice in an urban pediatric hospital. I also serve as president for the Association for Nursing Professional Development – Houston Affiliate and as a volunteer appraiser with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Primary Accreditation and Joint Accreditation Program.

I am excited to join IPR.Global and look forward to the experiences that lie ahead with networking and collaborative opportunities! IPR.Global represents a growing population of content experts shifting the paradigm to improve collaborative work across the globe and transform staff satisfaction and patient outcomes.  

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IPR.Global Scholar Spotlight - Dr. Anne Griffin, University of Limerick (Ireland)

Hello to the IPR.Global community!  My name is Dr. Anne Griffin and I live in county Clare on the west coast of Ireland quite close to the famous Cliffs of Moher.  I am a registered dietitian and lecturer on a Master’s programme of Human Nutrition & Dietetics at the University of Limerick. I have a  Honours Diploma in Dietetics from Dublin Institute of Technology, a BSc In Human Nutrition from Trinity College, Dublin, a PhD from Dublin Institute of Technology and I am graduating this Autumn with a MA in Teaching, Learning and Assessment from the University of Limerick.  I am an active member of the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute and currently am the interim Chair of the senior management team.  I am a member of the Education and Lifelong Learning committee of the European Federation of Dietetic Associations. My current research interests include exploring integrated nutrition care to address malnutrition among older adults,  exploration of the influencing factors on participant attendance at structured education programmes for Type 2 Diabetes, development of nutrition competencies among healthcare professionals, faculty training needs to support interprofessional education, Mediterranean diet and rheumatoid arthritis (MEDRA), PBL delivery and student experience.

I first became involved in interprofessional education and research when I joined the academic staff at the School of Allied Health, UL in 2018.  Prior to this I worked in the area of health promotion and wellbeing where interprofessional practice was core to enabling individuals and communities to increase control over their own health.  I currently co-ordinate the interprofessional education modules that are a key feature of the curricula delivered across five pre-registration programmes in the school.  Towards the award of my recent MA, I completed a study exploring faculty training needs to support and enhance IPE.  As a team of academic, practice education, administration and students we were awarded the prestigious Disciplinary Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment (DELTA) Award in May 2021 in recognition of our excellence in IPE teaching and learning enhancement initiatives. https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/2021/05/25/teams-from-mtu-ucc-and-ul-receive-delta-awards/

 I am delighted to join the IPR.Global community and look forward to opportunities to share experiences, network and develop further knowledge and skills in IPE with international colleagues.

 You can find out more about me at https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1581-2998 or follow me on Twitter @Griffin_AnneC

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IPR.Global Scholar Spotlight - Juliet Savanhu, National Health Service (UK)

Hello, my name is Juliet Savanhu and I am an enthusiastic nursing and clinical research practitioner who believes that we cannot entirely work as individuals as educators or researchers. Still, we need to collaborate with other professionals with different expertise.

I am a Zimbabwean born, United Kingdom-based Registered General Nurse currently working within the National Health Service (NHS). I have a wide range of clinical research experience as a Research Nurse. I am also an accredited UK Higher Education Fellow with nurse teaching experience in higher education institutions and clinical settings.  I recently joined IPR Global through an invitation, and I am a new member who is looking forward to being part of the team.

I am most proud of my work to support and mentor students from nursing, medical, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy specialities. Whether it is during their clinical placements, educational practice, or helping them design their dissertation projects, I have enjoyed being part of their journey to achieve their goals. 

What does IPR.Global mean to me?

IPR Global is essential to me as I will be collaborating with other global educators and researchers to improve IPR at global level. By joining IPR Global, I will have the opportunity to work with other educators from different professional backgrounds.

Should pineapple be on pizza?

Yes, definitely! It’s the only way to eat pizza.

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