Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice

Download or read book Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice written by Dawn Joosten-Hagye and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring contributed chapters written by practitioners, scholars, researchers, and students within the health care discipline, Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice: International Approaches at the Micro, Meso, and Macro Levels assists readers in expanding their knowledge, ability, understanding, and perspectives regarding interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice (CP). The book provides readers with international, system-based approaches, emphasizes applications at all levels, and includes examples of student-led initiatives. The book highlights international IPE and CP methods, models, programs, and initiatives that emphasize preparation for collaborative practice across the continuum of care in a variety of settings. Readers are presented with conceptual and theoretical models; enlightening case studies; macro briefs that illustrate the design, development, and implementation of global, regional, and/or local IPE and CP initiatives; and explorations of student-led IPE initiatives. The contributed chapters well define micro, meso, and macro levels and highlight the ways in which IPE and CP initiatives and programs are applied to each. Designed to increase readers' knowledge and foster greater levels of collaboration, Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice is an ideal resource for health care students, professionals, educator, administrators, researchers, and policymakers.