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Figure 2. Core competencies for collaborative care (34)

Person- centered care

IP conflict resolution

Role clarification

COLLABORATIVE CARE

IP communication

Team functioning

Collaborative leadership

Examples of IPE recently introduced are cross professional mentoring programs, multiple professional group education and ‘team’ rather than ‘discipline’ training. The concept that those who train together stay together is resulting in a more integrated, collaborative approach to care.

“Interprofessional education occurs when two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration” (35).

Health Force Ontario engaged in an interprofessional care project and wrote an extensive report entitled a “Blueprint for Action” (32). In this report, it is suggested that IPE should be an integral part of the foundation for the integration of interprofessional care into existing infrastructures (32). Building on this education, professions need to review their standards of