Providing optimal healthcare requires an interprofessional (IP) team-based approach. For patients and families with special healthcare needs, increased complexity and frequency of care necessitates ...

Before launching interventions to improve interprofessional collaboration in hospitals, leaders should conduct baseline assessments, an expert says. Hospitalists and nurses working on general medical ...

A culture of strong teamwork benefits both patients and staff, acclaimed chief nurse says. Inadequate nurse-physician interaction and communication is one of the risk points affecting patient safety, ...

The second annual IP Healthcare Symposium hosted by the Office of Interprofessional Curriculum (OIPC) was a great success, thanks to our wonderful speakers and attendees! This year’s symposium – ...

The Threads Among Us is a project that grew out of a desire to address the lack of empathy physicians and other members of the healthcare team often show towards one another in the workplace. The ...

Teamwork is important to providing safe and effective care for hospitalized patients with cancer; however, few studies have evaluated teamwork in this setting. We surveyed all nurses, residents, ...

Collaborative learning in healthcare education is reshaping how students and professionals build skills, link theory to practice, and prepare for complex care environments. From peer instruction and ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Hudson Garrett Jr In the ...

Health care is a team sport. From nursing to imaging, techs to doctors, it’s important that everyone involved in patient care knows how to work together. That’s why Harper College’s Simulation ...

To build a safer and more effective patient-centered and community and population oriented US health care system transformation of health professions education to prepare all health professions ...

The Office of Interprofessional Education is committed to advancing research and scholarship in interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Previous grants are described below. This ...