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ABSTRACT
Since the World Health Organisation declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic in early March 2020, the virus has been linked with serious illness, death, and social disruption around the world. The scope of the outbreak is rapidly evolving and ever changing. Many countries, cities and towns declared major closures and issued shelter-in-place orders. While phased re-opening is now occuring in many countries, the impact of the pandemic has been unprecedented. It is widely accepted that healthcare education and practice, including interprofessional education and collaborative practice, has been and will continue to be affected in profound ways. However, the severity and extent of the impact is yet to be determined and is likely to vary internationally. The study protocol reported here is a first attempt to systematically capture observations, experiences, and reflections globally with a view to identifying priorities for interprofessional education and collaborative practice research and development in the years to come, as well as inform future pandemic preparedness.
Acknowledgments
We thank the members of IPR.Global COVID-19 Taskforce for their insight towards the development of the survey. We would also like to extent our appreciation to the broader IPR.Global membership for their support in this global initiative. Please visit https://research.interprofessional.global/covid19-survey/ to learn more
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.
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Hossein Khalili
Dr. Hossein Khalili, RN, BScN, MScN, PhD, FNAP is a world-renowned scholar, expert, and leader in the field of interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP). He serves as the Director of UW Centre of Interprofessional Practice and Education in US, an Adjunct Research Professor at Western University, Canada, the Co-Founding Lead of the InterprofessionalResearch.Global, a Member of Interprofessional.Global Leadership Team, and a Board Member of Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC).
Andreas Xyrichis
Dr Andreas Xyrichis is a Board Member of the UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education, the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Interprofessional Care, and steering committee member of the King’s Centre for Team-based Practice & Learning in Health Care. His work focusses on strengthening health service delivery and organisation worldwide through interprofessional education and team-based practice initiatives.