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Center for Interprofessionality

There is no silver bullet to learn successful interprofessional cooperation, but acquiring core interprofessional competencies requires a learning process that begins as early as possible.
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"Functional interprofessionalism in the healthcare sector is seen as a key building block for the future. We make an important contribution to this in our education by allowing our students to experience modern forms of cooperation."

Emil Igelsböck, Head of the Center for Interprofessionalism

"Interprofessionalism has been considered an essential element of education at the University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria since its inception. It is the key to holistic and effective healthcare. Therefore, we are pleased to further improve collaboration and knowledge exchange between different disciplines for our students with the establishment of the Center for Interprofessionalism."

MMag.a Bettina Schneebauer, Managing Director of the University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria

Interprofessionalism has been a high priority at the University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria since its inception. The new Center for Interprofessionalism was established to promote collaboration between various healthcare professions, such as physicians, nurses, and therapeutic and diagnostic healthcare professionals, during the program.

Our Team

Quality & Teaching

Head of Center for Interprofessionality

Center for Interprofessionality

Our Focus Areas

Interprofessional Education

Development and implementation of joint modules for students of various healthcare professions, with both theoretical and practical components.

Promoting Collaborations

Development and implementation of research projects with universities, technical colleges, primary care centers, self-help associations, and others.

Interprofessional Training Center

Planning and development of an interprofessional training center based on international models

Core Competencies

Interprofessional education (IPE) can only be considered effective if interactive learning methods are used that enable students to get to know each other and learn from each other (Mackay, 2002).

IPE activities promote six core competencies:

  • Interprofessional Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Clarification of Roles and Responsibilities
  • Shared Decision-Making
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Continuous Quality Improvement

If interprofessional education (IPE) is to be successful, it requires structured interactions with other professionals and reflective processes. By experiencing and questioning one's own perspectives, attitudes, perspectives, and stances can be shaped in such a way that they enable true interprofessionalism (Sottas, 2015).

Overview of ECTS

The goal of Interprofessional Education (IPE) is more effective professional practice and improved interprofessional collaboration (Sottas, 2015). The scope of IPE activities in the sense of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in the bachelor's degree programs at the University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria amounts to 35.5 ECTS. These are reflected in the modules Health Sciences (11 ECTS), Academic Writing (19 ECTS), and Interprofessionalism (5.5 ECTS).