Exploring quality assurance for interprofessional education in health and social care

This book wishes to contribute to the development of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in health and social care programmes in higher education institutions where IPE is not yet deployed, and in institutions where IPE is present but where it is not underpinned by mechanisms of quality assurance (QA). It has been produced within a project of EIPEN, the European Interprofessional Education Network, with financial support from the European Erasmus Lifelong Learning programme. The author depicts relevant policy issues and QA mechanisms, but also existing initiatives, tools and resources. He points out possible pitfalls and informs the reader about directions to be taken for effective quality assurance in IPE.

Andre Vyt is lecturer at Arteveldehogeschool University College, and teaches also in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Ghent University (Belgium). Since several years he coordinates a learning trajectory on interprofessional collaboration in health care, with staff members from different institutions. The author also has built up expertise in quality management in education and health care.