Objectives

  1. Define interprofessional education and collaboration.
  2. Learn the history of the IPE movement, and identify the role for IPE in the U.S. health care reform as relates to the Triple Aim of healthcare
  3. Describe the four competency domains of IPEC
  4. Identify similar values and ethics among the healthcare professions
  5. Define and understand the roles and responsibilities of healthcare team members
  6. Describe the benefits and pitfalls of team communication, and learn common communication techniques using TeamSTEPPS
  7. Identify qualities of effective teams, including leadership qualities, techniques to increase teamwork and methods for handling team conflicts.