A profile of IPE at Canadian post-secondary institutions: Educator experiences with Dr. Kelsey Harvey

“A profile of IPE at Canadian post-secondary institutions: Educator experiences”
with Dr. Kelsey Harvey

Session description:
Join us as we share results from a multi-method study on educator and placement supervisor perspectives on the value of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in Canada. We identified 102 Canadian post-secondary institutions that offer some form of IPE to 67 areas of study. In this talk, we will share the three threats to the sustainability of IPE we identified in our analysis, as well as the important role frameworks, like the CIHC competency framework, play in sustaining IPE. We conclude with a forward-looking discussion on strengthening collaboration between higher education and health and social service sectors in an effort to address these threats.

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Kelsey Harvey, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Experiential Studies in Community and Sport at Cape Breton University. A social gerontologist by training, her research is
at the intersection of physical activity, community, and education in later life. Her current and past projects include research on interprofessional health and social service
education in Canada, learning in and about nature through plogging/walking while picking up litter, and identity and social belonging in group fitness for older exercisers.
She uses community-based and participatory methods to ground her research in the lived experiences and daily realities of older people.