The UK Higher Education Academy www'heacademy'ac'uk

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The UK Higher Education Academy
www.heacademy.ac.uk

• Mission to enhance the student learning
  experience in Higher Education in the UK
• Founded in May 2004
• Independent organisation funded by grants from
  the four UK funding bodies in Higher Education
• Structure
• 24 Subject Centres for specific disciplines, or
  groups of disciplines, for example
• Academy York (generic centre)
• Publications (downloadable), research, workshops,
  conferences, professional standards framework

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European Interprofessional Education Network in
health and social care
Learning together to work together


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Presentation at British Council visit to Queens
University Belfast March 2007 Dr Marion Helme
Higher Education Academy, EIPEN Project Manager
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The EIPEN statement

• EIPEN is establishing a sustainable and inclusive
  network of people and organisations in partner
  countries. 
• The purpose of the network is to share and
  develop effective interprofessional vocational
  training curricula, methods and materials for
  health and social care disciplines. 
• Interprofessional Education occurs when two or
  more professions learn with, from and about each
  other to improve collaboration and the quality of
  care CAIPE 2002

www.eipen.org
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Interprofessional learning and teaching benefits
individuals and communities by

• developing knowledge and skills for improving
  understanding, communication and teamwork between
  professionals and between organisations
• supporting integrated, holistic services for
  patients, service users, clients and carers
• reducing duplication, conflict and gaps in
  service provision
• improving job satisfaction for teachers,
  practitioners and students

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A European network is needed to

• Build capacity in collaborative practice to
  improve services
• Disseminate successful strategies for developing
  interprofessional learning
• Exchange good practice examples and solutions
• Promote sustainable relationships between
  stakeholders in health and social care.

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Activities 2005-7

• Partner meetings to share expertise
• Website www.eipen.org
• National and transnational events workshops,
  seminars and symposia
• New IPE courses
• Staff exchanges EIPEN partners and UK
  Universities
• Conference in Krakow, Poland 12-14 September 2007

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Challenges for EIPEN that mirror challenges in
interprofessional education

• Language differences between professions,
  educational systems, countries and ethic groups
• Diversity of histories and traditions
  professional, organisational, national, regional
• Different practices and structures in health and
  social care services and education across EU
• Different pedagogical approaches didactic v.
  interactive learning v. experiential learning
• Significant differences in understanding of IPE
  within the partnership (and professions)

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What next for EIPEN and interprofessional
education?

• Extend the partnership in Europe
• Disseminate the work of UK CETLs
• Link with other international organisations the
  Network Towards Unity for Health and InterEd, and
  countries
• Continue to support good quality evaluations of
  IPE
• Focus on Quality Assurance in Interprofessional
  Education to fit subject bench marks, ethical
  practice and learning outcomes