IPE
Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
At Texas State University, we value interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPCP) to provide our students with the skills they need to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to better serve their patients and improve health outcomes. Traditionally, interprofessional education (IPE) "occurs when student from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other."1 More recently, the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education2 has redefined IPE as "interprofessional practice and education" to emphasize the importance of interprofessional collaboration along the healthcare continuum from student to practitioner to improve patient outcomes, support all interested parties (e.g., patients, caregivers, healthcare workers, communities), and reduce health-related costs.
Images from our latest IPE disaster event between Respiratory Care, Nursing and EMT students
Upcoming Events
Texas (IPE) Consortium Annual Conference
Date: April 9, 2025
Location: 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430
Info: Held at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, this event is a great opportunity to collaborate with IPE professionals and peers.
Collaborating Across Borders Conference
Date: May 27-30, 2025
Location: Omaha, NE
Info: The conference theme this year is, "Converging Currents: Enhancing Health Outcomes through Interprofessional Collaboration," and reflects our collective commitment to improving health outcomes through effective collaboration across professions.
1. World Health Organization. Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice; 2010. Accessed January 17, 2025
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/framework-for-action-on-interprofessional-education-collaborative-practice.
2. National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. About IPE. https://nexusipe.org. Accessed January 17, 2025. https://nexusipe.org/informing/about-ipe.