Interprofessional Education, Research and Practice : IPE Organizations and Initiatives

Education 2 Practice (E2P) is a Michigan statewide initiative encouraging health educators and professionals to work together to increase the number of high-functioning health care teams capable of caring for the whole patient. Using existing staff and students, with very little additional cost, clinics can adopt an E2P model to improve access and quality of patient care. Includes a toolkit for designing and implementing interprofessional initiatives. Registration required to view toolkit.

EIPEN aims to develop and share effective interprofessional training programme modules, methods and materials for improving collaborative practice in health and social care.

The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education is a public-private partnership that contributes to the transformation of health care by identifying ways to improve health, enhance patient care and control costs through integrating interprofessional practice and education.

Developed by the Dept. of Defense's Patient Safety Program in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. TeamSTEPPS consists of a three phase process of assessment, planning, training & implementation, and sustainment to improve communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals.

The Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice highlights the current status of interprofessional collaboration around the world, identifies the mechanisms that shape successful collaborative teamwork and outlines a series of action items that policy-makers can apply within their local health system