Greetings! Welcome to my blog to update everyone on the many exciting things happening to advance Interprofessional Practice and Education in the United States as well as an important global event this fall. Why is there so much attention being given to this at this point in time? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and models such as the Transitional Care Model, Accountable Care Organizations and the Medical/Healthcare Home are increasing awareness and interest in how teams of interprofessionals can be leveraged to enhance quality, safety and the efficiency of care and how we can prepare the health care workforce of tomorrow to actually deliver care in an interprofessional manner.
On May 10th the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) released the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice. These competencies were developed by an expert panel appointed by IPEC. IPEC is comprised of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH). Click here to review the report. When I reviewed the competencies put forth by IPEC I was thrilled to see how the CPM Framework™ and Models align with and supports these competencies.
The Core Competency general statements are as follows:
