Unsure about the best way to implement Interprofessional Education (IPE)? Delve into this book to read real life case studies and proven strategies for success. It will demystify, guide and inspire.

Designed to provide a working understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with IPE, the text features:
■ Clear and practical advice from lecturers' own experience
■ Tried, tested and individually evaluated learning tools
■ Worked examples and case studies to highlight good practice
■ A variety of templates, ranging from student guides to validated evaluation tools
■ Information on innovative new methods for course delivery, including e-learning mechanisms.

This accessible handbook is useful for all lecturers and practitioners involved in developing, implementing and evaluating IPE both in higher education and in practice.

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributor's Notes
PART I: THE BACKGROUND TO INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Introduction
Interprofessional Education as an Emerging Concept; H.Barr
Interprofessional Education – Unpacking the Early Challenges; P.Bluteau & A.Jackson
Interprofessional Education in Higher Education Institutions: Models, Pedagogies and Realties; H.Langton
Interprofessional Capability as an Aim of Student Learning; F.Gordon
PART II: INTERPROFESIONAL EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES
Introduction
A Practice Model of Interprofessional Education; A.Jackson & P.Bluteau
An E-Learning Model of Interprofessional Education; P.Bluteau & A.Jackson
PART III: EVALUATION TOOLS
Introduction
Readiness for the Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS); K.Mattick & J.Bligh
The Measurement of Stereotypes in the Evaluation of Interprofessional Education; S.Hean
The 'Attitudes to Health Professionals Questionnaire'; S.Lindqvist
PART IV: SUSTAINABILTIY
Introduction
Creating a Model: Overcoming the Challenges of Implementing Interprofessional Education Challenges; P.Bluteau & A.Jackson
Sustaining Interprofessional Education in Professional Award Programmes; M.Hammick & E.Anderson
Appendices
Index

PAT BLUTEAU, Associate Director of Centre for Interprofessional eLearning, School of Health and Social Sciences, Coventry University, UK.

ANN JACKSON, Associate Professor Interprofessional Education, Institute of Medical Education, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick. UK.