CAB Café - Shaping Interprofessional Collaboration: Approaches to Integrating the IPEC Core Competencies
- Innovative Approaches to Interprofessional Pedagogy and Education Science
As interprofessional collaborative practice continues to evolve, it is essential to reassess and refine the competencies that drive effective teamwork in healthcare. The 2023 updates to the IPEC Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice offer an opportunity to enhance training, assessment, and integration across educational and professional settings. These competencies serve as a foundation for learners, educators, practitioners, and their partners in fostering stronger, more collaborative teams and improving patient and population health outcomes.
- Session Outline & Active Learning Strategies:Introduction: A brief theoretical overview to introduce key concepts and set the stage for discussion.
- Roundtable Discussions: Three facilitator-led small-group discussions, each followed by a group debrief, exploring implementation strategies, assessment methods, and challenges with potential solutions related to integrating the IPEC core competencies.
- Recap & Q&A: A collective review of key takeaways, followed by an interactive Q&A session to reinforce learning and encourage further dialogue.
Description:
This interactive session will engage participants in meaningful discussions, encouraging the exchange of ideas and promising practices for implementing the updated IPEC Core Competencies. Participants will gain practical insights and actionable strategies to effectively integrate these competencies into their home institutions and programs, enhancing interprofessional education and collaborative practice.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze the updated IPEC Core Competencies and evaluate their relevance and impact on interprofessional collaborative practice in diverse healthcare settings.
- Identify strategies for implementing the updated competencies in various learning environments, considering barriers and innovative solutions for integration.
- Develop methods for assessing and measuring the impact of interprofessional collaboration, using the IPEC Core Competencies as a framework for evaluation.
References
- Brashers, V., Haizlip, J., & Owen, J. A. (2019). The ASPIRE Model: Grounding the IPEC core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice within a foundational framework. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 34(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2019.1624513
- Breitbach, A., Pole, D., Kienstra, K., Barreca, J., & Crowell, E. (2022). Transforming Interprofessional Education Through Integration with a University Core Curriculum. Journal of Allied Health. 51(4):e125-e132. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asahp/jah/2022/00000051/00000004/art00019
- Wei, H., Horns, P., Sears, S. F., Huang, K., Smith, C. M., & Wei, T. L. (2022). A systematic meta-review of systematic reviews about interprofessional collaboration: facilitators, barriers, and outcomes. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 36(5), 735–749. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2021.1973975
- Williams, K. N., Lazzara, E. H., Hernandez, J., Klocko, D., Chandran, N., Paquette, S. L., Preble, R., Sadighi, M., Tran, B., Kilcullen, M., Rege, R., Reed, G., Salas, E., Tannenbaum, S. I., & Greilich, P. E. (2025). Integrating competency-based, interprofessional teamwork education for students: guiding principles to support current needs and future directions. Frontiers in Medicine, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1490282