Promoting interprofessional education in health sector within the European Interprofessional Education Network.

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Authors: Liaskos J, Frigas A, Antypas K, Zikos D, Diomidous M, Mantas J
According to a common definition, interprofessional education (IPE) is described as “occasions when two or more professions learn from and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of care”. The Leonardo project under the name European Interprofessional Education Network (EIPEN) in health and social care, has been dealing with the challenges of interprofessional education. The EIPEN project tries to develop a transnational network of universities and employers in the six participating countries and at the same time to promote good practices in interprofessional learning and teaching in health and social care. IPE provides opportunities for students and practitioners to learn with, from and about eac….