Publications by authors named "Joan F Ward"

Understanding roles and responsibilities within the interprofessional practice is a key competency of interprofessional education (IPE). Students in health professions programs can have limited understanding and perceptions of health professions, including their own and other professions. The purpose of this study was to understand students' perceptions of the roles and responsibilities of other health-care professionals.

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Background And Purpose: This article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of an interprofessional education (IPE) experience.

Educational Activity And Setting: The IPE experience included 53 student learners from occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and physician assistant programs at the University of the Sciences (USciences). This experience used an icebreaker activity and a stroke case-based activity as the activities within the workshop.

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