Advancing Teamwork in Healthcare: A Guide and Toolkit for Building Capacity and Facilitating Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education

Format(s): Assessment/Evaluation Tool, Guide

Who is it for? (faculty, health administrators, clinical educators, and students)

What stage of IPE? (i.e. planning, evaluation..)

  • This guide and toolkit are intended to facilitate the identification and on-going development of interprofessional collaborative practice and learning environments (ICP & LE) within BC health authorities, and in conjunction with other process/systems, support the placement and quality of learning of students at those sites.
  • The identification and on-going development of ICP & LE within health authorities has the potential to realize benefits related to: staff satisfaction and retention; productivity and effectiveness; patient centred care; and ultimately improved health outcomes.
  • The appropriate placement of students within ICP & LE provides an opportunity for interprofessional education and can help students achieve their own personal and learning objectives related to collaborative practice.
  • Section 1: Linking Learning & Practice
    • Foundational concepts of ICP and IPE and an introduction to the model for Practice Site designation as Evolving or Master IP sites.
  • Section 2: Accessing Capacity
    • An IP criteria checklist for Practice Education sites to assess and gauge their level of ICP and LE as an Evolving or Master IP Site
  • Section 3: Strengthening Capacity
    • A model, tools and resources to assess, plan, implement & evaluate IP interventions to strengthen capacity for ICP & LE.
  • Section 4: Planning for Placement
    • Descriptions of IP Practice Education Sites & processes for identifying, requesting & planning an IP placement.
  • Section 5: Facilitating IPE
    • Tools and Resources to facilitate learning: roles & responsibilities, assessing competency, teaching/learning strategies, evaluation.
  • Link: http://chd2.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2017/01/BCAHC-IPE-Building-Guide-January-2013-1.pdf
  • Author(s): BC's Practice Education Committee
  • Copyright: n/a
  • Access:
  • Competencies: Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Interprofessional Communication, Role Clarification, Patient/Client/Family/Community-Centered Care, Team Functioning, Collaborative Leadership, Interprofessional Conflict Resolution, Quality Improvement
  • Assessment Methods: Multisource Assessment
  • Instructional Methods: Self-directed Learning