Course Information

In Canada and abroad, government and health care sectors have placed importance on both student/learner curriculum and professional development to change the way health professionals are educated. Interprofessional teamwork and team-based care has been linked to key areas such as primary care reform, quality and patient safety, patient and team experience, and recruitment and retention. This program will enhance your leadership abilities to teach excellence in Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (ICP), helping to build a collaborative community of leaders in healthcare and health education.

Coordinated by the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare and Education (CACHE) this program is aimed at leaders/educators/professionals in health and/or health education interested in interprofessional education and interprofessional collaborative practice. This program is of tremendous value to those individuals/teams leading or working in all sectors including; primary care, community care, long-term care, rehabilitation and acute care contexts. The paradigms and practices for facilitating IPE and ICP will be explored using global interprofessional competency frameworks including the refreshed 2024 Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) Competency Framework.

Participants are encouraged to apply as a team of two or more to deepen the learning and application. Participants are selected through an application process whereby they submit a 250 word description/outline of an interprofessional initiative/project/activity that they hope to undertake. Please see the Application tab for additional information.

Goals and Objectives

This program aims to develop leaders in IPE and ICP who have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to facilitate learners and colleagues in the art and science of working collaboratively and partnering for care.

By the end of this program, participants will be able to achieve the following objectives:

• Understand the rationale for advancing interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP), including the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) Competency Framework;
• Apply the CIHC competencies for IPE/ICP into learning activities for both students and/or clinicians;
• Develop strategies to enable increased faculty/staff capacity and interest in IPE/ICP;
• Outline a specific organizational/team-based interprofessional project/initiative/activity.

Target Audience

• Primary Care Practitioners & Leaders
• Health Professional Practitioners, Educators & Clinical Practice Leaders
• Healthcare Professional Development Educators
• Faculty Development Leaders
• Post-graduate & Undergraduate Health Professional Educators
• Health Professional College Directors
• Health Professional Program Directors
• Individuals interested in pursuing interprofessional education and collaborative practice initiatives