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Classics in the Field

These publications provide an overview of the development and significance of interprofessional education (IPE):

Barr, H. (2002). Interprofessional education: Today, yesterday and tomorrow: a review, 2002 [Technical report]. Higher Education Academy, Health Sciences and Practice Network. http://www.health.heacademy.ac.uk/publications/occasionalpaper/occp1

Frenk J, Chen L, Bhutta Z et al. (2010). Health professionals for a new century: Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world. The Lancet, 376(9756), 1923–1958. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61854-5

World Health Organization [WHO]. (2010). Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Practice. https://iris.who.int/server/api/core/bitstreams/d743ea4e-8c14-493c-b3a5-1a0022e6ce54/content 

For Those New to the Subject

These articles and documents provide an introduction to interprofessional learning and collaboration:

Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative. (2024). CIHC Competency Framework for Advancing Collaboration 2024. www.cihc-cpis.com 

Cissé, A. S., Horngren, M., & Ballnus, R. (2026). Handbok för interprofessionellt lärande och samarbete: Optimera samarbetet i teamet (2:a uppl.). Center för interprofessionellt lärande och samarbete, Enheten för undervisning och lärande, & Robert Bosch Stiftung. Tillgänglig digitalt: Center för kliniskt interprofessionellt lärande och samarbete – C-IPLS - Södersjukhuset 

D’Amour, D., Ferrada-Videla, M., San Martin Rodriguez, L., & Beaulieu, M.-D. (2005). The conceptual basis for interprofessional collaboration: Core concepts and theoretical frameworks. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 19(sup1), 116–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820500082529

Hammick, M., Olckers, L., & Campion-Smith, C. (2009). Learning in interprofessional teams: AMEE Guide no 38. Medical Teacher, 31(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/01421590802585561

Hosny, S., Thistlethwaite, J., El-Wazir, Y., & Gilbert, J. (2025). Interprofessional learning in practice-based settings: AMEE Guide No. 169. Medical Teacher, 47(2), 182–194. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2024.2352162

Interprofessional Education Collaborative. (2023). IPEC Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Version 3. Washington, DC: Interprofessional Education Collaborative. https://www.ipecollaborative.org/core-competencies 

McNaughton, S. (2018). The long-term impact of undergraduate interprofessional education on graduate interprofessional practice: A scoping review. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 32(4), 426–435. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2017.1417239

Reeves, S., Fletcher, S., Barr, H., Birch, I., Boet, S., Davies, N.,  Kitto, S. (2016). A BEME systematic review of the effects of interprofessional education: BEME Guide No. 39. Medical Teacher, 38(7), 656–668. https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2016.1173663

Thistlethwaite, J., & Moran, M. (2010). Learning outcomes for interprofessional education (IPE): Literature review and synthesis. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 24(5), 503–513. https://doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2010.483366

Thistlethwaite, J., Forman, D., Matthews, L. R., Rogers, G. D., Steketee, C., & Yassine, T. (2014). Competencies and frameworks in interprofessional education: A comparative analysis. Academic Medicine, 89(6). https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000000249tlethwaite et al. (2014) present common learning objectives and competency frameworks.

For Those With Experience

These publications highlight central perspectives in interprofessional education:

Bridges, D. R., Davidson, R. A., Soule Odegard, P., Maki, I. V., & Tomkowiak, J. (2011). Interprofessional collaboration: Three best practice models of interprofessional education. Medical Education Online, 16(1), 6035. https://doi.org/10.3402/meo.v16i0.6035 

Hean, S., Green, C., Anderson, E., Morris, D., John, C., Pitt, R., & O’Halloran, C. (2018). The contribution of theory to the design, delivery, and evaluation of interprofessional curricula: BEME Guide No. 49. Medical Teacher, 40(6), 542–558. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2018.1432851

Reeves, S., & Hean, S. (2013). Why we need theory to help us better understand the nature of interprofessional education, practice and care. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 27(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2013.751293

Reeves, S., Boet, S., Zierler, B., & Kitto, S. (2015). Interprofessional Education and Practice Guide No. 3: Evaluating interprofessional education. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 29(4), 305–312. https://doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2014.1003637

Reeves, S., Goldman, J., Gilbert, J., Tepper, J., Silver, I., Suter, E., & Zwarenstein, M. (2011). A scoping review to improve conceptual clarity of interprofessional interventions. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 25(3), 167–174. https://doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2010.529960

Reeves, S., Tassone, M., Parker, K., Wagner, S. J., & Simmons, B. (2012). Interprofessional education: An overview of key developments in the past three decades. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 41(3), 233-245. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-2012-1

van Diggele, C., Roberts, C., Burgess, A., & Mellis, C. (2020). Interprofessional education: Tips for design and implementation. BMC Medical Education, 20(S2), 455. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02286-z 

For Those Who Want to Deepen Their Knowledge

Here are dissertations that explore interprofessional learning and collaboration from various perspectives. They address:

• Buck Jensen, C. (2023). The patient´s role in undergraduate health students' interprofessional clinical placements. (Doctoral thesis, UiT The Arctic University of Norway).
• Bäckström, M. (2025). Radiographers in interprofessional trauma teams: Navigating within professional roles, team dynamics and organisational structures. (Doctoral thesis, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden).
• Gudmundsen, A. (2023) Towards interprofessional patient care: Health profession students exploring interprofessional collaboration in group meetings in joint clinical placement. (Doctoral thesis, UiT The Arctic University of Norway).
• Hallin, K. (2014). Student outcomes, learning environment, quality of care and patrient safety at an interprofessional training ward. (Doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden).
• Hylin, U. (2010) Interprofessional Education, Aspects on learning together on an interprofessional training ward.(Doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden).
• Kvarnström, S. (2011). Collaboration in Health and Social Care: Service User Participation and Teamwork in Interprofessional Clinical Microsystems. (Doctoral thesis, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping, Sweden).
• Lachmann, H. (2013). CONTEXTUAL ACTIVITY SAMPLING - a method to develop clinical interprofessional education. (Doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden).
• Lidskog, M. (2008). Learning with, from and about each other: interprofessional education on a training ward in municipal care for older persons. (Doctoral thesis, Örebro University, Sweden)
• Lind Falk, A. (2017). Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care: Education and Practice. (Doctoral thesis, Linköping University, Sweden)
• Liu, J. (2020). Redesigning an Emergency Department for Interprofessional Teamwork: A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Impact on Patient Flow and Team Behaviour (Doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden).
• Stevenson, K. (2024). Doing better, together: The intersection between quality improvement and interprofessional collaborative practice in health professions education. (Doctoral thesis, Jönköping University, Sweden).
• Sundberg, K. (2019). Educational leadership in health professions education (Doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden).
• Tran, C. (2023). Students’ Perceptions of Interprofessional Learning and Virtual Patients in Primary Healthcare. (Doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden).
• Törnqvist, T. (2023). Navigating in a landscape of practices: Healthcare students’ interprofessional collaboration and learning (Doctoral thesis, Linköping University, Sweden).

• Wilhelmsson, M. (2011). Developing Interprofessional Competence. (Doctoral thesis, Linköping University, Sweden).

   

For Those Interested in Assessment

Curran et al., (2010). Interprofessional Collaborator Assessment Rubric. Copyright © 2010 by Academic Health Council. Läs mer och hämta: Interprofessional Collaborator Assessment Rubric

TeamSTEPPS. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Läs mer och hämta: TeamSTEPPS 3.0

Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS) - studenternas attityder om interprofessionellt lärande inom vårdyrken. Läs mer och hämta: download

For Those Who Want to Follow Networks

Links to networks focused on developing interprofessional learning:

Swedish network: SvIPnet

Nordic network: NIPNET

British network: CAIPE

Canadian network: CIHC

International network: Interprofessional.Global