What Is Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice?
What is IPE?
Interprofessional education (IPE) occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health.
-World Health Organization Framework for Action on
Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, 2010
What is IPC/IPCP?
Interprofessional care/collaborative practice occurs when multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, [careers], and communities to deliver the highest quality of care.
-World Health Organization Framework for Action on
Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, 2010
Learn more through the National Interprofessional Competency Framework Quick Reference Guide.
The National Interprofessional Competency Framework Quick Reference Guide was created by the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative, a national hub in Canada for interprofessional education and collaborative patient-centered care. This is one of several frameworks used internationally to guide IPE initiatives. Additional IPE frameworks can be found in the Getting Started with IPE section, including the IPEC Core Competency framework most commonly used in the U.S.
Getting Started With IPE
The best way to get started with IPE is to understand the framework.
