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5 Improving Research Methodologies
5 Improving Research Methodologies
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, lack of a standardized model of IPE across the education continuum (see Chapter 3) , and significant gaps in the evidence linking IPE to collaborative practice and patient outcomes (see Chapter 4)
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An IPE evaluation team might include an educational evaluator, a health services researcher, and an economist, in addition to educators and others engaged in IPE. EMPLOYING A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH Understanding the full complexity of IPE and the education and health care delivery systems within which it resides is critical for designing studies to measure the impact of IPE on individual, population, and system outcomes.
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They employ a mixed-methods approach to evalu ate the impact of the newly defined professional roles on clinical practice, patient outcomes, health systems, and costs in a range of different health care settings within the European Union and Associate Countries (Czech Republic, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Scotland, and Turkey)
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This return on investment is where alignment between the education is part of comparative and health care delivery systems becomes effectiveness research critical so that the academic partner and a key element for the sustainability of all health (creating the IPE intervention/activity) professions education, and care delivery system partner (host including IPE." ing the inter ention and showcasing the v outcomes)
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Once best practices in the design of IPE studies have been established, disseminating them widely through detailed reporting or publishing can strengthen the evidence base and help guide future studies in building on a
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National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education -- could inform the work of those with fewer resources provided that the concepts and methodologies employed are used appropriately and adapted to the local context in which they are applied. Box 5-2 offers suggestions for a potential program for evaluative research connecting IPE to health and system outcomes.
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8. Ensure that the IPE interventions being evaluated are competency-based and linked to team behaviors that support interprofessional collaborative practice.
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on the need for better alignment of education and health care delivery systems, (2) the need for a standard The committee recognizes ized model of IPE, and (3)
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2015. Health care reform: The impact on practice, outcomes and costs of new roles for health professionals.
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on collaborative practice and patient outcomes: A consensus study. http:// www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/MeasuringtheImpactofInterprofessionalEducation/2014 OCT-07.aspx (accessed December 8, 2014)
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