The professions have always been called to provide high-quality, evidence-based, efficient, and patient-centred care. To provide this care in the context of increasing demand, emerging technologies, and shifting funding models is not new. However, broader shifts in society and entirely new kinds of technology are putting new kinds of pressures on futures of health and work. For pressures persistent and new, we need to continually evolve our most dearly held ideas, theories, and practices to meet the challenges and opportunities of our times. In this workshop we will explore three potential pathways to do so: management reasoning, collective competence, and critical reflection. Workshop outcomes will include actionable strategies and shared language for emerging interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) approaches and future scholarship.Session outline with active learning strategies: Overview:

The session will begin with a provocative opening followed by a panel discussion, question period, and an opportunity for participants to engage in facilitated, small and large group discussions.

Outline:

Opening (5 minutes): Mapping out persistent and new pressures on the futures of health and work.

Panel (20 minutes): 5 minute presentations of 3 proposed approaches (management reasoning, collective competence, critical reflection) along with clarifying question period (5 minutes).

Discussion (30 minutes): Each table will engage with one of the proposed approaches. Prompts will be provided to encourage discussion of what is not working now, examples from the rich history of IPE and professional education that may have new relevance today, and opportunities to implement proposed approaches to improve IPECP.

Debrief (20 minutes): Moderated large group discussion to draft prioritized, actionable strategies for the IPECP community to advance and sustain the field.

Closing (10 minutes): The moderator will work with panelists and participants to synthesize the conversations and identify practical, high priority action steps for IPECP to achieve our aspirational goals for health and education.

Learning Objectives

Discuss the evolving imperative and value proposition for IPECP in the context of multiple pressures shaping health and social care work
Make a case for integrating management reasoning, collective competence, and critically reflective practice in IPECP.
Discuss how the above 3 approaches can support the evolving relevance of IPECP for shifting futures of health and work.

References

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Higgs J, Jensen GM, Loftus S, Trede F, Grace S(eds). Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions. 5th ed. Elsevier,2025.
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Wijesekera T, Parsons A, Abdoler E, Trowbridge R, Durning S, Rencic J. Management reasoning: a toolbox for educators. Acad Med Last Page. 2022; 97:1724.

Room:

Cozzens

Floor: Hilton Second Floor