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Volume 29 (3)
Volume 29, Issue 3, Summer 2009
J Contin Educ Health Prof 2009; 29(3):172
FOUNDATIONS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
Faculty development for continuing interprofessional education and collaborative practice
Silver IL, Leslie K
A b s t r a c t
This article proposes a framework for faculty development in continuing interprofessional education (CIPE) and collaborative practice. The framework is built on best practices in faculty development and CIPE. It was informed by local experience in the development, delivery, and evaluation of a faculty development program to promote capacity for dissemination of concepts relating to interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in health care environments. Interprofessional education has been demonstrated in clinical contexts to enhance interprofessional collaboration, patient care, and health outcomes. With curriculum design, teaching methods, and educational strategies in faculty development, it is possible to enhance the impact of IPE in clinical contexts. Faculty development activities themselves can model effective interprofessional education methods and practice. An IPE curriculum and teaching and education strategies are outlined. Strategic planning, including the application of a systems approach, attention to the principles of effective learning, and an outcomes-based curriculum design are recommended for the development of continuing IPE faculty development programs that enhance interprofessional collaboration.
Lessons For Practice
- The term faculty development should be expanded to include the professional development activities related to faculty’s role on a health care team.
- Faculty development can play an essential role in enhancing interprofessional collaboration and for providing continuing IPE.
- Facilitation skills training is required to deliver effective IPE.
- Faculty development for IPE needs to pay particular attention to process.
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