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Interprofessional Practice

 Definition

Interprofessional practice is the current industry terminology which is used to refer to “two or more professions working together as a team with a common purpose, commitment and mutual respect”(Freeth et al. 2005, cited in Learning and teaching for interprofessional practice Australia, 2009, p. 6).

Learning and teaching for interprofessional practice Australia. (2009). Interprofessional health education in Australia: The way forward.  Retrieved from:http://www.education.uts.edu.au/research/downloads/ltipp-finalproposal.pdf

The teams in which the professionals may operate, may be described as:

Interdisciplinary

Multidisciplinary

Transdisciplinary


To gain an understanding of these different types of interprofessional teams start with the following publications:

Jessup, R. (2007). Interdisciplinary versus multidisciplinary care teams: Do we understand the difference?. Australian Health Review, 31 (3), pp330-331.  

Hint: Search the library catalogue via journal title, not article title to access this article: www.lib.latrobe.edu.au

Portsmouth et al. (2008). Working as a member of a health care team. In J. Higgs et al Communicating in the health sciences. 2nd ed. Melbourne: Oxford. Chapter 27 pp230-238.

Hint: Search the library catalogue to find a hard copy at your campus library: www.lib.latrobe.edu.au

Stone, N. (2007). Coming in from the interprofessional cold in Australia. Australian Health Review, 31 (3): 332-340.  

Hint: Search the library catalogue via journal title, not article title to access this article: www.lib.latrobe.edu.au

WHO (2010). Framework for action on interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Available: http://www.who.int/hrh/resources/framework_action/en/index.html

If you need help finding these resources via the library go to the library guide Finding items on a resource list http://latrobe.libguides.com/health_sci_resourcelist > & select relevant tab e.g. journal article, for brief instructions.

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