Bridging disciplines: An evaluation of learning about Interprofessional roles and responsibilities through an interactive group activity.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines interprofessional education (IPE) as "when two or more professions learn about, from and with each other", and considers IPE a necessary component of a "collaborative practice-ready" workforce. In this article we describe an interprofessional educational activity that focused on increasing students' knowledge of healthcare professionals' roles and responsibilities. Faculty members representing six healthcare related disciplines collaborated to develop an interactive group activity.

Nutritional management of patients after bariatric surgery.

Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective method of sustainable weight loss among morbidly obese patients. The types of bariatric surgeries can be divided into three categories: restrictive procedures, malabsorptive procedures, and combination (restrictive and malabsorption) procedures. In general, patients undergoing restrictive procedures have the least risk for long-term diet-related complications, whereas patients undergoing malabsorptive procedures have the highest risk.