Twelve tips for postgraduate interprofessional case-based learning

Based on developing, implementing, and evaluating postgraduate interprofessional case-based learning, we have written these twelve tips for health education planners who wish to apply case-based learning in the clinical setting. Interprofessional case-based learning engages participants in a structured manner towards uncovering decisions processes and patterns of action that resemble the clinical reality in which various healthcare professionals handle multifaceted tasks related to the optimal patient treatment. Postgraduate interprofessional case-based learning has the potential to break down traditional hierarchical structures as interactions generate respectful behaviour. We present two models of case-based learning to assist in standardising, structuring, and systematising postgraduate interprofessional case-based learning. We have created 12 practical tips for the design, implementation, and evaluation of successful postgraduate interprofessional case-based learning integrated into the existing clinical setting.

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The study focuses on postgraduate interprofessional case-based learning in clinical settings and presents twelve tips for health education planners who wish to implement case-based learning. Interprofessional case-based learning can engage participants in uncovering decision processes and action patterns resembling clinical reality, potentially breaking down traditional hierarchical structures.