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J Allied Health. 2022 Spring;51(1):9-14.
Interprofessional education (IPE) prepares current and future health care professionals for interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP). IPCP results in increased quality of care demanded by patients and reimbursed in value-based care models when appropriately operationalized. The COVID-19 pandemic forced rapid and unprecedented changes in higher education and healthcare, although the impact on IPE delivery in the U.S. is unknown. Analyses of qualitative survey data collected from U.S. IPE leaders (n = 21) identified the impact and challenges of the pandemic on IPE programs. Three primary themes emerged: transition to a virtual environment, uncertainties and fears regarding finance and program sustainability, and opportunities for improvements in programming, delivery, instructional design, experiential learning, and assessment. Programs faced existential pandemic-related challenges. Concurrently, the pandemic accelerated innovation in IPE curricula, illuminated opportunities for IPE to improve the work life of healthcare providers, and raised awareness of the need to extend the Quadruple Aim to eliminate health inequities.
专业间教育（IPE）使当前和未来的医疗保健专业人员为专业间协作实践（IPCP）做好准备。当适当运作时，IPCP 会提高患者所要求的护理质量，并在基于价值的护理模式中得到报销。新冠疫情迫使高等教育和医疗保健领域迅速发生前所未有的变化，尽管其对美国 IPE 实施的影响尚不清楚。对美国 IPE 负责人（n = 21）收集的定性调查数据进行的分析确定了疫情对 IPE 计划的影响和挑战。出现了三个主要主题：向虚拟环境的过渡、对财务和项目可持续性的不确定性和担忧，以及在编程、交付、教学设计、体验式学习和评估方面进行改进的机会。项目面临与疫情相关的生存挑战。与此同时，疫情加速了 IPE 课程的创新，凸显了 IPE 改善医疗保健提供者工作生活的机会，并提高了认识，即需要将四重目标扩展到消除健康不平等。
