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ABSTRACT
Interprofessional research within the contexts of education and health and social care practice has grown exponentially within the past three decades. To maintain the momentum of high-quality research, it is important that early career researchers embarking on their first research journey and new to interprofessional education or interprofessional collaborative practice feel supported in making their contribution to the field. This guide, developed by the Center for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE) Research Group, has been written with these groups in mind who are embarking on their first research journey, and new to the interprofessional field. It aims to raise awareness of academic resources and share practical advice from those who have previously experienced problems when undertaking interprofessional research in education or health and social care practice.
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The authors wish to thank Hugh Barr for his advice and guidance in the initial drafting of this paper.
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Veronica O’Carroll
Dr Veronica O'Carroll is a Lecturer and Registered Nurse (Adult) in the School of Medicine, University of St Andrews. Since 2009, she has been involved in the design and implementation of interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional research in the academic and practice learning environment. She is a Board Member of the UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE) and is the lead of CAIPE’s research group.
Melissa Owens
Dr Melissa Owens is a Lecturer and a Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities) in the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, University of Bradford. She has a Doctor of Education which focused on interprofessional education (IPE) and has been involved in the design, delivery and research of IPE since 2006. She is a member of the UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE) Research Group and the Learning and Teaching Group.
Michael Sy
Dr Michael Sy is an Associate Professor at the National Teacher Training Centre for the Health Professions, University of the Philippines Manila. He is an occupational therapist by profession. Apart from his research and works in occupational therapy, justice health, and health professions education, he is also actively championing interprofessional education and practice in his country through the Philippine Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Network.
Alla El-Awaisi
Dr Alla El-Awaisi is currently the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the College of Pharmacy and QU Health Chair of the Interprofessional Education program. Dr Alla received her Master of Pharmacy degree from Strathclyde University in Glasgow (UK), MSc in Prescribing Science from the Robert Gordon University (UK) and PhD in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice from the Robert Gordon University (UK). Her research expertise lies in the area of interprofessional education and collaborative practice, patient safety, and medical and pharmacy education. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals.
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.
Jacqueline Leigh
Professor Jacqueline Leigh: I am a Professor of Nurse Education Practice at the University of Salford and I am an Adult Nurse. An advocate for interprofessional, evidence-based education, teaching and learning, I have significant experience in developing innovative curricula that meets workforce needs in health and social care, leading the interprofessional Educational Research and Scholarship Cluster at the University of Salford. My expertise in nurse education practice is recognised at the highest level receiving multiple learning and teaching awards including Advance HE Principal Fellow, National Teaching Fellow, Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence, and multiple University of Salford Vice Chancellor Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Shobhana Nagraj
Dr Shobhana Nagraj is an MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow at the University of Oxford, with a professional background in primary care and paediatric surgery. She is currently completing her DPhil in the field of global maternal child health, and is involved in the design and delivery of complex interventions involving interprofessional healthcare teams in low resource settings globally. Shobhana has been a member of the UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education research group since 2015, and is interested in interprofessional education (IPE) and workforce planning, interprofessional clinical skills, and simulation and human factors in IPE.
Marion Huber
Professor Marion Huber has been the deputy head of Interprofessional Learning and Practice at the Department of Health at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland since 2009. She also leads the research thematic unit “Interprofessionalism” at the same place. Marion is a member of the UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE) research group, and a member of CAIPE's international liaison group. Her main research focus lies in competencies for interprofessional education and collaboration. Marion is globally networked in the field of research for interprofessionalism.
Maggie Hutchings
Dr Maggie Hutchings is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University. Maggie is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with an academic background in social anthropology, sociology and education and research interests in practice-based education, interprofessional learning, and technology enhanced learning. Maggie is committed to developing collaborative practice and social integration for marginalised people, involving humanising practices for caring and wellbeing. Maggie is Vice-Chair and Board member of the UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE), a member of CAIPE’s research group, publications group, and series editor for CAIPE’s Collaborative Practice series.
Angus McFadyen
Dr Angus McFadyen: As a statistician who worked with various healthcare professionals over many years, I served on the UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education Board for several years and was elected for two-terms as a Vice-Chair. I have been an Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care since 2011 and took on the role as a Deputy Editor in 2016. I also review for numerous other journals in healthcare areas including Nursing, Prosthetics & Orthotics and Medical Education. With citations approaching 3000 since 2015 and a ResearchGate Score of 35.27, I have remained active as a statistical consultant since retiring from academia in 2011 and have served as Statistics Expert on MOD Research Ethics Committee since 2013.