Collaborate
Engage diverse groups to advance interprofessional practice, education, and research
CAIPER reimagines teamwork and collaboration to transform healthcare.
We provide evidence-based strategies, training, and education to increase understanding of team collaboration and its impact on healthcare.
Innovate
Pioneer novel and forward-thinking research, programming, and interventions
Activate
Identify and disseminate key scholarship and advancements in the field of interprofessionalism
Featured CAIPER Training
A new CAIPER course designed to equip healthcare professionals and health professions students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel as integral members of collaborative teams in primary care settings.
From the Desk of CAIPER
CAIPER and the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (NCIPE) have partnered to offer a very active three-day workshop March 28-30, 2018. Participants will learn and practice strategies and tools for high performance teamwork in care coordination and integrated care, and how to translate team roles, activities and outcomes into dollars.
February 1, 2018
I was asked to speak at the first advanced IPEC Institute in October this year. Academic-Practice teams come to IPEC workshops from all over the US to work on growing their interprofessional programs. The topic for my talk was integrating IPEC competencies in interprofessional learning.
December 17, 2017
The American health system has already begun a transition from a sick model to a patient centered/community-based prevention and wellness system. As nurse educators it is our charge to educate and prepare the next generation of nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for optimizing team-based care and interprofessional practice.
October 11, 2017
Many people see clinics as a place only for health students to volunteer, but in actuality it requires many different schools of thought to function successfully. Like our clients, student-run clinics are much more complex than they seem, and they need attention from many different disciplines...
September 22, 2017
Dr. Heidi Sanborn presents a template for faculty looking to expand interprofessional education (IPE) offerings in their courses and make IPE available to their online learners. It features a free, expandable, and customizable learning activity that can be offered across departments, colleges, and universities at no cost to students and programs. This fully developed learning activity is an effective and affordable solution for online faculty looking to bring IPE into the virtual world.
March 1, 2017
