QU launches IPE Passport Programme

The Health Interprofessional Education Committee (IPEC) in Qatar University (QU), which consist of representatives of all the different healthcare colleges in Qatar, have organised its first interprofessional activity (IPE) for this academic year (2021/2022) on Introducing IPE; Roles and Responsibilities and launching IPE passport programme virtually by Microsoft teams.

A total of 162 students and 14 facilitators from QU participated. Professions involved were Biomedical Science, Human Nutrition, Medicine, Pharmacy and Physical therapy. The objectives are to understand the importance of collaborative teamwork, communication and decision-making and recognising the roles of the various IPE team members and accept that every role is equally important. Also, identify how each health profession’s scope of practice complements and enhances other professions and collectively enable improved health outcomes with emphases on healthcare students/professionals communicate in a collaborative, responsible and culturally sensitive manner.

Additionally, Interprofessional Education Passport Programme was launched this semester (Fall 2021) to offer structured integration and assessment of IPE in the different health programmes.

Prof Asma al-Thani, vice president of medical and health science said “In QU-HEALTH, we always aim to innovate healthcare programmes that support Interprofessional Education, with the goal to produce a healthcare Interprofessional centered practice between healthcare students in Qatar. Therefore, we have created the Interprofessional Education Passport to be the primary health reference for all health care students in Qatar, based on the foundations of health professions critical thinking focused on patient care.”

Dr Alla El Awaisi (lead facilitator, assistant dean for Student Affairs, College of Pharmacy and QU Health Chair of Interprofessional Education Committee) said: “We are proud that IPE activities have been running at Qatar University since 2014 and these events engage students from various health professions from early on in the healthcare student-learning journey to foster an interprofessional culture and communicate in a collaborative and culturally sensitive manner.