Interpersonal Education 101: How Adult Educators can interface in the IPE discipline
Session Abstract
Interprofessional education (IPE) represents students from two or more professions in health and social care working in concert during their professional training with the object of cultivating collaborative practice[1] for providing client- or patient-centered health care. It is imperative that Adult Educators understand how to interface with this discipline effectively.
Target Audience
The session is targeted for professionals and educators working with the health professions, adult education, academic advising, community-based healthcare organizations, healthcare educators who are responsible for program planning and evaluation for IPE. Moreover, this is germane to practicing adult educators who specialize in collaborative learning and participation training.
Session Description
This session will introduce adult educators to the idea that the two disciplines of IPE and AE can build more flexible health workforces that enable local health needs to be met efficiently and effectively while maximizing resources. Moreover, their is an immediate need to effect a change in (higher) education and in clinical institutions to implement and secure interprofessional collaborative practice.