Benefits of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
Interprofessional education is vital to today’s healthcare systems. Individual professionals or single professions do not have the expertise to respond adequately to the complexity of patient needs. Here are some of the documented benefits of interprofessional education:
Reference:
Angelini, D. J. (2011). Interdisciplinary and interprofessional education. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 25 (2), 175-179.
Improvements in ...
- Caregiver & patient morale
- Cultural sensitivity
- Exposure to new ideas
- Patient care outcomes
- Respect across professions
- Understanding among professions
Reductions in . . .
- Communication breakdowns
- Clinical error rates
- Mortality rates
- Patient complications
- Staff turnover
- Tension & conflict among caregivers
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