Research Unit

InterProfessional Collaboration in Education, Research and Practice

Acronym
IPC-ERP UGent
Duration
16 November 2021 → Ongoing
Group leader
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Description
The expert center on interprofessional collaboration in healthcare and welfare coordinates research on interprofessional collaboration in relation to the processes at the level of the professional (e.g., Identity development and professional wellbeing), at the level of the team (e.g., team functioning, norms and values) as well at the level of the care receiver/client/patient (e.g.quality of care, health). The center conducts cutting-edge research both on a fundamental level as well as applied level with the aim to optimize healthcare and welfare education as well as interprofessional collaboration in practice.