Advanced Initiatives in Interprofessional Education in Japan

About this book

Interprofessional education (IPE) is becoming a recognized discipline among health care professionals and medical training institutions worldwide. Its significance is especially felt in Japan, where little has been written on the subject although the need is great. Recent initiatives among several institutions have helped to create the Japan Interprofessional Working and Education Network (JIPWEN), comprising ten universities. Through consultation and cooperation with the World Health Organization, other international networks, and local health policy planners, JIPWEN focuses on critical issues and applicable models to assist institutions interested in setting up IPE programs. With contributions from the ten JIPWEN member universities, this book explains in detail the diverse contents of existing IPE programs and provides viable models for the increasing number of institutions aiming to develop their own IPE programs. The chapters that make up the book depict the member institutions' backgrounds, goals, methods, modules, student compositions, facilitation systems, and curricula, providing an invaluable description of IPE initiatives currently under way in Japan.

Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Related subjects » Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Table of contents

Chapter I: Interprofessional education implemented distinctively in Sapporo Medical University---Developing in undergraduate students a positive spirit toward community medicine---

Chapter II: Interprofessional education implemented distinctively in Niigata University of Health and Welfare---The practice of interprofessional education and its prospect at Niigata University of Health and Welfare---

Chapter III: Interprofessional education implemented distinctively in Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba ---Training program in Practical Skills for Team Medical Care---

Chapter IV: Interprofessional education implemented distinctively in Saitama Prefectural University---Interprofessional education in the field of health and social services at Saitama Prefectural University---

Chapter V: Interprofessional education implemented distinctively in Tokyo Jikei Medical University

Chapter VI: Interprofessional education implemented distinctively in Keio University---Collaboration of workshop for students learning medical care: Trial of interprofessional education in Japan---

Chapter VII: Interprofessional education implemented distinctively in Chiba University---An educational program for training autonomous healthcare professionals: human resource training emphasizing interprofessional collaboration---

Chapter VIII: Interprofessional education implemented distinctively in Kitasato University---A unique interprofessional education program that involves fourteen healthcare professions in Kitasato University---

Chapter IX: Interprofessional education implemented distinctively in Kobe University

Chapter X: Interprofessional education implemented distinctively in Gunma University--- Interprofessional Education between Students Majoring in Health Sciences and Medicine Incorporating a Simulation Training Approach ---