Edwards - Interprofessional education and medical libraries partnering for success

About the Medical Library Association

Founded in 1898, MLA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization of 3,500 individual and institutional members in the health sciences information field that provides lifelong educational opportunities, supports a knowledgebase of health information research, and works with a global network of partners to promote the importance of quality information for improved health to the health care community and the public.

Books in the Series

The Medical Library Association Guide to Providing Consumer and Patient Health Information edited by Michele Spatz

Health Sciences Librarianship edited by M. Sandra Wood

Curriculum-Based Library Instruction: From Cultivating Faculty Relationships to Assessment edited by Amy Blevins and Megan Inman

Mobile Technologies for Every Library by Ann Whitney Gleason

Marketing for Special and Academic Libraries: A Planning and Best Practices 6. Sourcebook Patricia Higginbottom and Valerie Gordon

Translating Expertise: The Librarians Role in Translational Research edited by Marisa L. Conte

Expert Searching in the Google Age by Terry Ann Jankowski

Digital Rights Management: The Librarians Guide edited by Catherine A. Lemmer and Carla P. Wale

Interprofessional Education and Medical Libraries: Partnering for Success edited by Mary Edwards

ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

Lanham Boulder New York London

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Edwards, Mary (Mary Elizabeth), 1979- , editor. | Medical Library Association.

Title: Interprofessional education and medical libraries : partnering for success / edited by Mary Edwards.

Other titles: Medical Library Association books.

Description: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman &Littlefield, [2016] | Series: Medical Library Association books

Identifiers: LCCN 2016012312 (print) | LCCN 2016014793 (ebook) | ISBN 9781442263895 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781442263901 (electronic)

Subjects: | MESH: Health Occupationseducation | Education, Professionalmethods | Interdisciplinary Communication | Interprofessional Relations | Libraries, Medical

Classification: LCC R834 (print) | LCC R834 (ebook) | NLM W 18 | DDC 610.71dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016012312

TM The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992.

Printed in the United States of America

Mary E. Edwards, Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig, and Paulette Hahn

Interprofessional education (IPE) is described as education about teamwork provided to groups composed of practitioners or students of diverse healthcare professions. IPE focuses on the roles of various health professionals (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, mental health practitioners, etc.) on patient care teams, the importance of teamwork, strategies for creating effective teams, the role of teamwork in patient safety, and other areas related to an interprofessional approach to healthcare. To prepare future healthcare professionals for work in a clinical setting that increasingly features interprofessional care (IPC) and to fulfill accreditation requirements, medical and health colleges across the nation have created IPE programs. The purposes of this book are to describe the variety of interprofessional education programs in both didactic and clinical settings, discuss how libraries are partnering to further the success of these programs, and expand the notion of interprofessional beyond the typical health professions. It was designed with a variety of audiences in mind: medical educators new to interprofessional education, experienced IPE practitioners, and medical librarians who want to learn more about IPE and the ways in which libraries can support interprofessional initiatives on their campuses. This book illustrates both a theoretical and practical approach to interprofessional education. Chapter topics range from foundational information such as the history of IPE, theoretical underpinnings, and pedagogical perspectives to more practical information regarding program implementation, accreditation, service learning, interprofessional care and patient safety, best practices for medical libraries, and assessing IPE programs. The book can be read in its entirety, or each chapter can be consulted as needed, and while there is some overlap, each chapter provides a unique discussion of relevant IPE topics. The preface both introduces the chapters contained within the book and expands upon the classical definition of interprofessional education by discussing how medical humanities and other disciplines are important considerations for a truly holistic view of IPE.

Chapter 1, The History of Interprofessional Education, authored by Robyn Dickie, of Mater Health Services in Australia, provides an overview of the historical background of IPE and introduces the current state of IPE programs across several countries including Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the United States. The past informs the future; this knowledge helps illustrate how interprofessional programs developed from early forays into interdisciplinary teams to the robust educational programs of today in order to see what the future may hold.

The foundation for interprofessional education draws from various disciplines and professions including anthropology, sociology, psychology, and education. Chapter 2, Theories Underlying Interprofessional Education: A Pragmatic Approach, by James Ballard at the University of Illinois (recently at the University of Kentucky), thoroughly introduces the relevant theories and describes how theoretical insights from these fields influence interprofessional education.