Design of an interdisciplinary training program for interprofessional collaboration in health and social services in patient partnership: contribution of an empowering approach reinforced by instructional design

Abstract

Interprofessional education (IPE) has been a key area of research and teaching practice for the past twenty years in both university and practice settings in the health sciences and social psychology. IPE training opportunities arise when students from multiple health professions interactively learn together about interprofessional collaboration and how to improve care outcomes for the community at large. It has been proven that the design of care is of higher quality when healthcare professionals understand each other's respective roles, facilitating their communication and teamwork. However, this type of pedagogical approach to interdisciplinary training is fraught with problems, such as communication barriers, synchronization of schedules and logistics, as well as the compartmentalization of professions, which can lead to prejudice despite the educational efforts made. What's more, these courses are attended by large cohorts of initial university trainees, and their pedagogical design may lack authentic anchors, thus diminishing the ability of individuals to mobilize interprofessional collaboration in care partnerships. This article proposes a theoretical model based on an enhanced capability approach, including the use of pedagogical design for student success, to design this type of training by overcoming.