Interprofessional health education in Australia: Three research projects informing curriculum renewal and development

Purpose: This paper reports on three interrelated Australian studies that provide a nationally coherent and evidence-informed approach to interprofessional education (IPE). Based on findings from previous studies that IPE tends to be marginalized in mainstream health curriculum, the three studies as...

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Main Authors: Steketee, C., Forman, Dawn, Dunston, R., Yassine, T., Matthews, L., Saunders, R., Nicol, P., Alliex, S.
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Published: Elsevier Science 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29940
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author Steketee, C.
Forman, Dawn
Dunston, R.
Yassine, T.
Matthews, L.
Saunders, R.
Nicol, P.
Alliex, S.
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Forman, Dawn
Dunston, R.
Yassine, T.
Matthews, L.
Saunders, R.
Nicol, P.
Alliex, S.
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description Purpose: This paper reports on three interrelated Australian studies that provide a nationally coherent and evidence-informed approach to interprofessional education (IPE). Based on findings from previous studies that IPE tends to be marginalized in mainstream health curriculum, the three studies aspired to produce a range of resources that would guide the sustainable implementation of IPE across the Australian higher education sector. Method: Nine national universities, two peak industry bodies and a non-government organization constituted the study team. Data were gathered via a mixture of stakeholder consultations, surveys and interviews and analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods. Results & Conclusion: An important outcome was a curriculum renewal framework which has been used to explore the implications of the study's findings on Australian nursing. While the findings are pertinent to all health professions, nursing is well placed to take a leading role in establishing IPE as a central element of health professional education.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-299402017-09-13T15:29:35Z Interprofessional health education in Australia: Three research projects informing curriculum renewal and development Steketee, C. Forman, Dawn Dunston, R. Yassine, T. Matthews, L. Saunders, R. Nicol, P. Alliex, S. Curriculum development Nursing Teamwork Collaboration Australia Purpose: This paper reports on three interrelated Australian studies that provide a nationally coherent and evidence-informed approach to interprofessional education (IPE). Based on findings from previous studies that IPE tends to be marginalized in mainstream health curriculum, the three studies aspired to produce a range of resources that would guide the sustainable implementation of IPE across the Australian higher education sector. Method: Nine national universities, two peak industry bodies and a non-government organization constituted the study team. Data were gathered via a mixture of stakeholder consultations, surveys and interviews and analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods. Results & Conclusion: An important outcome was a curriculum renewal framework which has been used to explore the implications of the study's findings on Australian nursing. While the findings are pertinent to all health professions, nursing is well placed to take a leading role in establishing IPE as a central element of health professional education. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29940 10.1016/j.apnr.2014.03.002 Elsevier Science restricted
spellingShingle Curriculum development
Nursing
Teamwork
Collaboration
Australia
Steketee, C.
Forman, Dawn
Dunston, R.
Yassine, T.
Matthews, L.
Saunders, R.
Nicol, P.
Alliex, S.
Interprofessional health education in Australia: Three research projects informing curriculum renewal and development
title Interprofessional health education in Australia: Three research projects informing curriculum renewal and development
title_full Interprofessional health education in Australia: Three research projects informing curriculum renewal and development
title_fullStr Interprofessional health education in Australia: Three research projects informing curriculum renewal and development
title_full_unstemmed Interprofessional health education in Australia: Three research projects informing curriculum renewal and development
title_short Interprofessional health education in Australia: Three research projects informing curriculum renewal and development
title_sort interprofessional health education in australia: three research projects informing curriculum renewal and development
topic Curriculum development
Nursing
Teamwork
Collaboration
Australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29940