Interprofessional Education

The Interprofessional Education (IPE) Passport was developed for health students to learn from, with, and about one another to improve patient and client care as a part of an interprofessional team. IPE equips students with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to be effective members of a collaborative team. Successful interprofessional practitioners understand the importance of working closely with colleagues, patients, clients, and families to achieve optimal health outcomes.

Each year the IPE Passport has over 1,000 students participate in IPE activities from 14 School of Health and Life Sciences programs including:

  • Advanced Care Paramedic
  • Dental Assisting
  • Dental Technology
  • Denturist Technology
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Medical Laboratory Assisting
  • Medical Laboratory Technology
  • Medical Radiologic Technology
  • Primary Care Paramedic
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Veterinary Medical Assistant
  • Veterinary Technology

IPE Curriculum

The interprofessional education passport consists of a series of integrated curriculum activities throughout the length of a students’ discipline specific program. Each encounter allows students from various health care professions to learn together, enhancing patient and client care. In collaboration with industry and patient partners students will engage in team-based curriculum that is formulated from the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) Competency Framework for Advancing Collaboration.

IPE kickoff

NAITastic IPE Kickoff

This virtual event will introduce students to the importance of interprofessional collaboration and patient safety through the lens of a true story of an Albertan man's healthcare experience. Greg Price's story will be shared via a film screening and will be followed by a panel discussion with industry experts to debrief his story and discuss the positive changes happening/needed to ensure patient safety through collaborative practice.

Team STEPPS

TeamSTEPPS

TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) is an evidenced based teamwork system program developed jointly by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to improve institutional collaboration and communication relating to patient safety.

Students will learn the strategies and tools of TeamSTEPPS and then apply them by participating in a series of simulations with other health students in CAMS.

Medical personnel in emergency simulation scenario

IPE Electives

Students have the opportunity to select from a variety of engaging  activities to enhance their awareness and understanding of each other’s roles and how their knowledge, skills, and abilities can contribute to a positive team environment that leads to improved patient outcomes and safety. Activities range from an interactive escape room, role clarity games night, to a mass casualty incident simulation and patient perspective sessions.

Students will receive a pre-determined number of points after participating in an IPE elective and must obtain a minimum number of 180 points for successful completion of the IPE passport.

IPE Initiatives

Communicare: Mass Casualty Incident Simulation

A staged crisis featuring live actors helps to improve communication and collaboration across the health-care discipline

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Help! Save Stan

Student teams collaborate to treat patients with a focus on communication and teamwork at this inter-professional all day event.

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Testimonials

Hear from SHLS students in a variety of programs on how IPE has helped them reach their educational goals

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Get involved as a patient partner

Patient partners play an important role in providing realism, authenticity, and real-world application to the learning environment. They are individuals with personal experience of the health system including informal caregivers, family and friends, and members of the public.  

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