Facilitating Interprofessional Education in an Online Environment during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Method Study.

With the COVID-19 crisis and rapid increase in cases, the need for interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice is more important than ever. Instructors and health professionals are exploring innovative methods to deliver IPE programs in online education This paper presents a mixed methods study where an interprofessional education program was delivered/taught using online instruction. Using a survey/questionnaire adapted from the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) and qualitative discussions, students' readiness towards online IPE program and the importance of such preparation was examined.

Estimation and comparison of derived preference scores from the SF-36 in lung transplant patients.

The purpose of this study was to estimate and compare preference scores derived from MOS Short Form-36 (SF-36) data for a sample of lung transplant patients using three methodologies: Fryback et al. (Med Decis Making 1997; 17: 1-9), Nichol et al. (Med Decis Making 2001; 21: 105-112) and Brazier et al.