Author Archives: JICare

Interprofessional Education and Practice Guide No. 8: Team-based interprofessional practice placements Margo L. Brewer & Hugh Barr Whilst interest in interprofessional learning (IPL) in practice contexts has grown in recent years, the complexities involved have led many universities to rely on IPL in the classroom, online, and/or simulated contexts. Curtin University’s Faculty of Health Sciences… Read More »

Book Review: Collaborating Against Human Trafficking Kirsten Foot Rowman and Littlefield (Lanham, Maryland) September 3, 2015 231 pages, Hardback – $75.00; Paperback-$38.00; eBook-$37.99 Print ISBN 13:9781442246928; eBook ISBN 13:9781442246942 Kirsten Foot is a researcher, activist, and author of “Collaborating against Human Trafficking”. She presents a first-hand account and thoughtfully constructed conclusions around the many issues… Read More »

Capturing Interprofessional Conference Conversations Using a World Café Approach Anthony Breitbach PhD, ATC Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri USA Introduction Professional and academic conferences are great opportunities to gather with colleagues who have expertise in your field of interest. Many times these events provide opportunities for rich interaction and conversations that could benefit the… Read More »

An Inter-agency approach to end deaths of homeless persons Natalie Kroovand Hipple (1); Sarah J. M. Shaefer (2); Robert F. Hipple, Jr. (3) 1. Indiana University, Department of Criminal Justice 2. National Fetal & Infant Mortality Review Program; American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists 3. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Contact: nkroovan@indiana.edu Abstract The homeless are… Read More »

Report Review: Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care: Optimizing patient, Organizational and System Outcomes Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO)Toronto, Canada: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, 2013.102 pages, $35.00 (Hardcopy), Free Download Available Online In December 2013, the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) released guidelines as part of the Healthy Work Environments Best Practice Guidelines… Read More »

Interprofessional (IP) care is critical for effective pain management, but evidence is lacking about the best way to teach pain management skills to medical and nursing students using IP strategies. In 2013 and 2014, 307 medical and 169 nursing students participated in an IP case-based pain management workshop. Erickson and colleagues conducted a study to… Read More »

Perceptions of Health Sciences Students on an Introductory Interprofessional Education Course Joe Paul Castillo, Trent Gahl, Liz Torrez, Joua Vang, Jessica Womack, Joy Doll, Ann Ryan Haddad, Anna Maio, Katie Packard, Meghan Potthoff  Creighton University Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CIPER) and Creighton Department of Occupational Therapy Introduction Healthcare is a complicated, critical, and… Read More »

Outcomes in clinical oncology can be improved when care is delivered by high-performance teams.  A study by James, Page, and Sprague was conducted with the purpose of developing interprofessional team training opportunities using simulated cancer care scenarios to enhance collaborative practice skills within clinical oncology. Scenarios were developed based on internal needs assessment and review of patient safety… Read More »

Ten Tips for Publishing Manuscripts in the Journal of InterprofessionalCare Andrea Silvaggi, RN, MN-PHCNP program student  University of Western Ontario, Canada   Introduction During the past two months I have had the opportunity to work with the Journal of Interprofessional Care (JIC) by helping to select reviewers and by having a chance to review an… Read More »

This is a useful foundational textbook geared towards understanding group work and interpersonal skills at the college or university level. The textbook provides a practical, skills based overview of the range of helping skills required within a group context including topicssuch as group member roles, establishing effective rules, goal setting, effective communication, dispute and problem resolution, and the evaluation of group performance. The author, Bruce Bjorkquist, has taught at the college level for over 30 years… Read More »