Effects of interprofessional education on patient satisfaction

Abstract

Interprofessional education (IPE) is a well-known topic in the healthcare field as patient care and medicine becomes increasingly more complex especially in specific populations. IPE can take varying forms and can be implemented in healthcare didactic schooling, student run clinics, or in continuing education. The benefits of interprofessional education and collaboration are well known, including improving teamwork and mutual respect, awareness of the roles and responsibilities of the healthcare team, and patient outcomes. Though IPE have been extensively studied, there still exists gaps in research especially in terms of patient populations, types of IPE curriculum or training, and types of patient outcomes. The proposed project aims to assess if a single day, interprofessional education specified training workshop conducted to inpatient internal medicine healthcare teams can improve patient satisfaction. This study can provide additional data for the benefit of implementing IPE in patient care settings.