Tools and Resources

IPE Competencies

The IPE core competencies are designed by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC). They fall into four domains: values/ethics for interprofesional practice, roles/responsibilities, interprofessional communication and teams and teamwork. Learn more about IPEC.

Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

Evaluation Tools

Currently available evaluation tools for teamwork and communication:

• TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perception Questionnaire (T-TPQ)
• TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ)
• Team Assessment Questionnaire (TAQ) developed by TeamSTEPPS
• Team Performance Observation Tool (TPOT) developed by TeamSTEPPS

Performance Assessment for Communication and Teamwork (PACT) Toolset

(Authors: Douglas Brock, PhD; Chia-Ju Chiu, PhD-C; Erin Abu-Rish, PhD-C; and the UW Macy Assessment Team*) 

Simulation Tools

Debriefing tools

IPE National and International Sites

• American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC)
• Australasian Interprofessional Practice & Education Network (AIPPEN)
• Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE)
• Coordinating Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (CCIECP)
• Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC)
• European Interprofessional Education Network (EIPEN)
• Global Research Interprofessional Network (GRIN)
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
• Institute of Medicine (IOM)
• Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)
• National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (NCIPE)
• Nordic Interprofessional Network (NIPNET) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
• UVA Center for Academic Strategic Partnerships for Interprofessional Research and Education (ASPIRE)
• World Health Organization (WHO)