Report of the 11th Gunma University IPE Training Course
Purpose
To provide practical information for developing/improving IPE programs
Date
August 20 － August 22, 2024
Venue
Showa Campus, Gunma University
Guest Speakers, Participants, Observers, and Staff Members
Twenty-seven participants from six countries attended the program: Two from Malaysia, sixteen from the Philippines, two from Vietnam, one from South Korea, two from Indonesia, and four from Thailand. The supervisor for Gunma University WHO Collaborating Centre (WHOCC) at the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office in Manila attended the first-day program. Other guest speakers were invited from two Japan Interprofessional Working and Education Network (JIPWEN) universities and Takasaki University of Health and Welfare. In addition to 21 Gunma University WHOCC staff members, ten students of Gunma University attended as observers.
Summary of the Program
A site visit was organized as an optional program before the training course officially opened. After orientation on campus, twenty-one participants visited Mihara Memorial Hospital. In the training course, lectures and workshops offered information on Gunma University’s IP training programs as well as the Toolkit developed by the Centre for other institutions to use as a checklist when introducing or improving IPE programs in their institutions. In a workshop, participants experienced simulated interprofessional training based on case scenarios. Additional lectures addressed related topics, such as the present situation of IPE in Asia, the challenges facing the WHO, and interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Some of the lectures mentioned above were pre-recorded and presented for advance viewing prior to the course so that the three-day in-person course could be more dedicated to discussions and interactions. After the opening, the supervisor for Gunma University WHOCC at the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office in Manila addressed some words of greeting and thanks to Gunma University WHOCC for their continued efforts to promote IPE. In addition, two guest speakers from JIPWEN universities introduced their IPE programs and provided participants with further hints for developing or improving IPE programs. A guest speaker from Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, also the founding Director of Gunma University WHOCC, talked about IPE toward Patient Safety. The guest lecture was followed by a staff member’s introduction of a patient-safety-focused IPE training program at Gunma University. Participants gave two presentations: One on the current situation of IPE and challenges in introducing or improving IPE in their institutions on the first day and another presentation on their action plans to introduce or improve their IPE programs on the final day. An active discussion followed each presentation. Gunma University has a Students Interprofessional Education Committee (SIPEC), and one of the staff members introduced their activities. Finally, an orientation was provided for research collaboration through the Asia Pacific Interprofessional Education Research Alliance (AIR Alliance), and a Networking Dinner was held to facilitate future collaboration among participants.
Guest Lectures
Shaping a Future-Ready Health Workforce Through Interprofessional Education
Dr. Masahiro Zakoji
WHO/WPRO Supervisor
IPE toward Patient Safety
Dr. Hideomi Watanabe
Vice President, Dean, Faculty of Health Care, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare
Professor Emeritus, Gunma University
Former Director of the Gunma University WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Interprofessional Education
Community-based IPE Program for Undergraduates in Sapporo Medical University
Dr. Hitoshi Sohma
Professor Emeritus, Sapporo Medical University (JIPWEN University)
Development, Operation, and Future Expectations of Inohana IPE at Chiba University
Dr. Jiaru Sun
Lecturer, Interprofessional Education Research Center, Chiba University (JIPWEN University)
Lectures & Discussions
Challenges Facing the World Health Organization
Explanation of the Toolkit
Current State and Challenges for IPE in Asia and the World
Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice: Necessity and Pit Holes
IPE Training Program at Gunma University
Patient Safety Focused IPE Training Program at Gunma University
Evaluation of IPE
Workshop
Simulated Interprofessional Training Based on Case Scenarios
Presentations by Participants
Current State of IPE and Challenges for Introducing or Improving IPE in Participant’s Institutions
Action Plans to Introduce or Improve IPE in Participant’s Institutions
Networking
Research Collaboration through the Asia Pacific Interprofessional Education Research Alliance (AIR Alliance)
Networking Dinner
Organizer
Gunma University WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Interprofessional Education
Support
Japan Interprofessional Working and Education Network (JIPWEN)
Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University
