Table 2 Interprofessional education principles and quality improvement techniques incorporated into curriculum

Values and ethics for interprofessional practice

Construct a patient-centered management plan to ensure collaboration with the patient and all health care workers

Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycles^b,c

Describe an intervention to reduce the risk of occupational exposure to HIV

Roles and responsibilities

Describe the role of all team members who provide care for the patient with cryptococcal meningitis

Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram^d

Ascertain causes leading to low early infant diagnosis rates

Interprofessional communication

Use the two-challenge rule^e if a health professional recognizes a safety breach that is ignored by the team-leader

A3 Approach^f

Use multiple QI modalities to address gaps in TB infection control measures

Teams & teamwork

Describe a shared decision-making approach among the patient and team members to address causes of non-adherence

5 Whys^c

Investigate why an HIV RNA result may have been lost

Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR)^d,e

Prepare an SBAR communication to describe a patient with cryptococcal meningitis to another healthcare professional