Complementary Projects

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Learn more about a series of projects focusing on enabling interprofessional collaboration by addressing system or meso/macro issues identified through the D’Amour & Oandasan's IECPCP Framework (2004). PDF version

Accreditation of Interprofessional Health Education (AIPHE)

Date	Title
2009	Principles and practices for integrating interprofessional education into the accreditation standards for six health professions in Canada [PDF]

The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) is leading a project to establish a set of common, or joint accreditation principles for pre-licensure IECPCP education accreditation standards through the collaboration and consensus of accrediting bodies and other key stakeholders. Professions reviewed include medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work and pharmacy. The project was funded in September 2007 and will continue for approximately 18 months. Project Website

Legislation and Regulation Issues for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice

Date	Title
04/2007	Achieving Public Protection through Collaborative Self-regulation: Reflections for a New Paradigm

This 68-page report from the Conference Board of Canada explores health profession legislation and regulation. It finds current legislation and regulation do not prohibit collaborative practice, but neither do they encourage or require it. Legislation and regulations should be updated and amended to expressly support collaboration. Regulators have an important role to play in supporting collaborative practice through the development of partnerships between regulators (and other standard-developing organizations), educators, governments and the public. Encouraging regulators to work together in the areas of quality assurance, complaints and discipline would signal to health professionals the importance of collaboration. Regulators can act now, wait for the demographically driven sustainability challenge to hit the health-care system, or deal with the potential crisis of regulation, which could arise from a lack of focus in the areas of recertification, regulatory accreditation or standards. This report outlines the eight steps we could take to stay ahead of the curve, not behind it. (Project Complete)

Understanding Liability Issues for Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice

Date	Title
04/2007	Liability Risks in Interdisciplinary Care: Thinking Outside the Box

This 64-page report from the Conference Board of Canada closely examines the concerns expressed by health-care professionals and finds that liability is not the barrier they think it is. Although interdisciplinary collaboration might entail some legal risks, these can be overcome, or at least controlled, with easy-to-implement solutions. An examination of Canadian case law suggests that courts will likely continue to assess standard of care on an individual basis and it is improbable that they will apply a standard that exceeds the examined professional’s scope of practice. (Project Complete)

Interprofessional Collaboration for Patient-Centred Health Care – A Strategy for Health Human Resource Management

Date	Title
02/2006	Interprofessional Health Human Resources Initiative: Collaboration for Patient-Centred Care Expert Stakeholders Group Meeting, February 23-24, 2006 [PDF]

Dr. Mary Ellen Jeans at the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses (ACEN) has developed a consensus among health care leaders on strategies for interprofessional practice in order to begin to address the health human resource shortage. (Project Complete)

Proposal to Advance Nursing Education within the Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Strategy

Date	Title
05/2007	Costing Nursing Clinical Placements in Canada [PDF]
04/2007	An Inventory of Strategies to Deliver Nursing and Interprofessional Clinical Placements in Canada [PDF]
03/2007	Inventory of the Use of Simulated Clinical Learning Experiences and Evaluation of their Effectiveness [PDF]

Dr. Pat Griffin at the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) is identifying strategies to deliver nursing and interprofessional clinical placements in Canada, including the use of simulated clinical learning experiences. (Project Complete)

Paradigm Shift in Interprofessional Education: The Unique Roles Academia Can Successfully Play in Effecting Lasting Change

Date	Title
05/2007	Costing Nursing Clinical Placements in Canada [PDF]
10/2006	Facilitating the Integration of Interprofessional Education into Quality Health Care: Strategic Roles of Academic Institutions, October 2006 [PDF]

Dr. Kendall Ho at the University of British Columbia has outlined the factors which will facilitate the effective engagement of academic institutions in the paradigm shift towards IECPCP, as well as identify potential pathways for such academic engagement. (Project Complete)

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