Interprofessional Education, technology enhanced interprofessional learning and international communication Marion Helme CAIPE and Interprofessional Education Research Group Richard Pitt CAIPE and University of Nottingham

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IPE Research Project (IPERG) Development of undergraduate IPE in health and social care in the UK since 1997 Kingston University, St Georges Medical School and the University of Warwick Strands 1.Thematic review from secondary sources, published as Barr, H., Helme, M. and DAvray, L. (2011) Developing Interprofessional Education in Health and Social Care Courses in the United Kingdom. Occasional Paper 12 Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Health Sciences and Practice 2.Survey of UK HEIs health and social care professionally qualifying courses in , completed March Set of reflective (case) studies including reflective writing and interviews to be completed December 2012 Published by the Higher Education Academy in Spring 2013

Barr, H., Helme, M. and DAvray, L. (2011) Developing Interprofessional Education in Health and Social Care Courses in the United Kingdom. Occasional Paper 12 Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Health Sciences and Practice Interprofessional Education Research Group Project

IPERG Thematic Review: Overlapping uses of technology in enhancing interprofessional learning 1.Information via internet 2.VLEs and tools to enhance reflective learning (e.g. e-portfolios) 3.Use of e-communication tools to enable synchronous discussion 4.Simulation 5.Web 2.0 technologies and social networking

IPERG Survey Did the course or module include e-learning? What was the source of the e-learning topics? Online by invitation to HEIs teaching at least one undergraduate health and social care course Formal interprofessional education courses or modules 59 completed questionnaires from 48 HEIs

IPERG Survey Results (e-learning) Of 57 courses described 33 (58%) included e- learning Of those courses including e-learning, all but 4 used (only) topics produced in-house 2 used both in-house and bought in topics, and 2 used (only) bought in topics Bought in topics included CIPEL materials and Values Exchange

(Tentative) conclusions Technology enhanced learning is (generally) underexploited for interprofessional learning Continuing debate needed concerning authenticity and transferability Need for a directory and comparative evaluation of resources Collaboration – national and international

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