Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Quality Improvement of Health Services.
By Muhamad Zulfatul A'la, Nursing Student of Gadjah Mada University
‘The Winner of Essay Competition 2nd
HPEQ International Conference (Nursing)’
Collaboration
between the health professions is an
attempt to improve the quality of health
services. It is based on the opinion of Hind (2003) which states that
collaboration is an attempt to improve the
quality of health services. The
collaboration was so extensive in that definition. In this paper the authors want to see collaboration of the education
system. Why education? This is because
the education is the base of character building that’s need the formal education
WHO (1988) has made a
grand design on the character building of collaboration in the formal education that is interprofessional education.
Interprofessional education (IPE) is an implementation of learning followed by two or more different
professions to improve collaboration and quality of health service and the implementation can be done in academic phase and clinical
placement phase (Lee, 2009 ).
Some experts expressed
IPE can be the basis in forming collaborations. Like
the opinion of Mendez et. al., (2008) IPE is the
potential as a medium for collaboration among health professionals to impart
knowledge and skill base in the inter-professional education. Coster, et. al.,
(2008) reinforces the idea Mendez et. al.,
(2008) that the IPE is essential in helping the development of the concept of
cooperation among existing professional and tingah attitudes by promoting a
positive attitude among the professions involved in it.
IPE has been applied in
the health sciences university with majors in how many countries and many
studies have been published in several scientific journals. As
with any research Ker et. al., (2007) which
states that students' perceptions about the implementation of the IPE is a
positive value. Research Coster et. al. (2008)
about the readiness of students to the IPE shows the average scores are higher
for students of nursing, midwifery, dentistry, medicine, physiotherapy,
pharmacy, nutrition, health and occupational therapy.
How in Indonesia? Quality of service in
Indonesia has increased with changes in the health care system. Based on some opinions and research experts IPE can be
used as one of improving the quality of health services in Indonesia. According
to data DIKTI (2006) there are 12 State Universities in Indonesia are
conducting a formal education of health professions in which there is a doctor
of education programs and nursing education. With the university who organized
several health professions education programs will frequent interaction and
collaboration between health professions. This has become one of the advantages
for the development of the concept of IPE in Indonesia. Already the
issue of IPE should be developed and followed up seriously. Faculty is one of the faculty who conduct educational
programs which three different professions: doctor Education, Science nursing
and health nutrition. Faculty already started in the development of IPE in the
grand design of integrated education was attempted developed by the Medical
Education (CPC) of the Faculty. Some pilot research has been done in the
development of interprofessional education efforts. Fauziah Research (2010a)
states that professional students of the Faculty of Physicians and nurses
professional programs have a good perception and readiness of the IPE. As with
any research A'la (2010) also mentioned that student academic stage or stages
of an undergraduate of the Faculty of Education Study Program physicians,
nursing and health nutrition have a good perception and preparedness.
IPE can be a college
application experts from several educational backgrounds such as doctors,
nurses and nutritionists, as well as discussions in solving the case with the
approach of some aspects of health. approach these two methods in simulation
programs IPE can improve student attitudes about the collaboration of the
Faculty finish. (Fauziah, 2010b).
Conclusion
IPE should be developed in Indonesia with some basic research both abroad and in Indonesia as an effort to improve the quality of health services.
Conclusion
IPE should be developed in Indonesia with some basic research both abroad and in Indonesia as an effort to improve the quality of health services.
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Dipublikasikan atas seijin penulis
Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan dan Penelitian
Ikatan Lembaga Mahasiswa Ilmu
Keperawatan Indonesia
2011 – 2013
“Budayakan Membaca dan Menulis”
