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A review of the requirements for interprofessional education and interprofessional collaboration in accreditation and practice standards for health professionals in Australia
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A review of the requirements for interprofessional education and interprofessional collaboration in accreditation and practice standards for health professionals in Australia

Fiona Bogossian and Dana Craven
Journal of Interprofessional Care, Vol.35(5), pp.691-700
2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2020.1808601
PMID: 32935599
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Abstract

interprofessional education interprofessional collaboration interprofessional collaborative practice accreditation standards regulation practice standards
In Australia, a national approach to accreditation of programs and regulation of health professions was adopted a decade ago. Accreditation standards and regulatory frameworks can drive change and provide support for interprofessional education and collaborative practice. There is a commonly held belief among Australian academics involved in health professional education, that accreditation and practice standards provide system-level support for interprofessional education and interprofessional collaborative practice. Using a purpose-designed analysis framework and scoring scheme, we analyzed standards of accreditation and practice for 29 regulated, self-regulated and member health professions in Australia to determine the extent and accountability of statements related to interprofessional education and interprofessional collaborative practice. Currently, in Australia, there is a fragmented and inconsistent approach to interprofessional education and interprofessional collaboration evident in accreditation and practice standards and, in general, there are more explicit requirements in standards of the regulated health professions. However, overall the concepts of interprofessional education and interprofessional practice are ill-defined and statements lack accountability and/or outcome measures. Our analysis provides a foundation for reform of Australian standards and an approach for analysis of accreditation and practice standards which may be useful in other jurisdictions.

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