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
This is the story of the Preceptor's Guide, which supports the important role of practitioners across health professions who serve as preceptors for health professions students and teams. It honors their role in advancing learner competencies within clinical learning environments. The goal was to develop pilot interprofessional practice sites where health professions students from different disciplines and universities could learn to work together as members of high-quality collaborative teams.
July 18, 2019
Today, academic and clinical faculty are challenged to develop IPE that meets growing accreditation requirements as well as health system needs for students who are “collaboration ready.” Now more than ever, students need to exit health professions programs with the values and skills related to roles, communication and teamwork enumerated in the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies.
April 29, 2019
News & Events
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation takes steps to infuse IPE across all majors and prepare graduates for team-based care. Exclusive interviews with the Edson College executive leadership tell a story of the changing landscape of healthcare today, the critical role of interprofessional education, and vision for the future.
April 17, 2019
News & Events
Susan Dentzer is coming to ASU on January 25, 2019 to present NEHI’s vision of Health Care Without Walls. It’s an important opportunity for the ASU Community and our many academic and clinical partners to explore what a health care system without walls would mean for educating our students, for improving healthcare quality and costs, and for new research.
December 5, 2018
About a year ago, we decided to try our hand at preparing educational materials that would help primary care providers work more effectively with the complex and vulnerable populations they typically serve. We started with a few premises – like whatever we developed needed to be real, practical, and useful.
September 26, 2018
