Enablers
- Targeted professional education curriculums should include:
- A collaborative learning model,
- Intersectoral learning opportunities,
- Team dynamics,
- Integrated healthcare approaches,
- Both public health and primary care practica,
- Evidence-informed practices,
- Technological advances for improved teaching practices.
- Curricula should meet Accreditation of Interprofessional Health Education (AIPHE) Accreditation Standards regarding collaboration;
- There should be financial support for collaborative education from various sources: These may include governmental agencies, universities, and/or organizations;
- Education should provide experience of interprofessional educational practicums;
- There should be continuous intersectoral professional opportunities;
- Professional development [post graduation] should be continuous and benefit from positive influences within the organization [organizational culture];
- Students need to understand the value and skill of relationship building;
- Professional education should provide opportunities to build capacity for and sustain public health-primary care collaborations.