CAIPER Interprofessional By Design® eLearning Modules
Interprofessional Competencies and Team-Based Primary Care
Need engaging, competency-based interprofessional learning materials? Whether you’re new to interprofessional education (IPE) or experienced, the CAIPER Interprofessional By Design® eLearning modules for Interprofessional Competencies and Team-Based Primary Care cover important topics in IPE and collaborative practice.
Developed by experts and extensively reviewed by interprofessional student and faculty teams, each module is an interactive experience that takes you through clinical and case-based scenarios to teach core teamwork knowledge and skills.
These universal and easily accessible eLearning modules reflect Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC®) core competencies as well as key team-based applications for primary care, including when to involve team members, integrated care and care coordination, and team member roles and responsibilities.
Learning objectives in each module are directly connected to specific IPEC® competencies, making it easy to see exactly what skills and knowledge can be acquired through completion.
Instructional Companion GuidesCompanion Guides support simple classroom implementation with ideas and resources for activities like group discussion, prompts for reflection, and the invitation to share clinical experiences from the field. | Certificates of CompletionPersonalized Certificates of Completion are awarded for successful completion of a module, formalizing a learner’s efforts and providing documentation of interprofessional training on a given topic. |
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AudienceThe modules are a great learning tool for faculty, students, clinicians and other health professionals. Designed to be brief, engaging and relevant to all health professions, they can easily be integrated in face-to-face and distance learning courses, as well as clinical rotations, to support competency development in teamwork performance. |
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Key Features
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Core Interprofessional ModulesThe Core Interprofessional Modules cover the foundational knowledge of team-based care and collaborative practice. The modules use a case-based learning approach with realistic scenarios of patients and families seen in a variety of primary care settings. General categories of interprofessional competencies, such as knowledge of team members’ roles and communication and conflict-management strategies, are embedded in actual clinical situations and decisions. | |
Interprofessional Primary Care ModulesThe Interprofessional Primary Care Modules emphasize team-based decisions and skills required for current and evolving primary care practice and continuum-based care. They include up-to-date information and tools for team-based practices central to high quality health care, including care coordination and integrated care, team decision-making and habits of high-performing teams. |
UsageThe CAIPER interprofessional eLearning modules are free to use and share under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Instructions for attribution are included on the Core Interprofessional eLearning Modules and the Interprofessional Primary Care eLearning Modules pages. We are very interested in learning about how our modules are currently used and shared. If you decide to use our modules, please send us an email and share your experience. For support, please email caiper.support@asu.edu. |