Validating the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) in the postgraduate context: Are health care professionals ready for IPL?

Medical Education

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 415-422

  Reid, Ross ^a   Bruce, David ^a   Allstaff, Katie ^a,b   McLernon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Tayside Centre for General Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education, medical, graduate *methods; Great Britain; Health personnel *education; Interprofessional relations; Questionnaires *standards; Teaching *methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PHARMACIST; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONALISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; READINESS FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL LEARNING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 33645987315     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02442.x     Document Type: Article

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