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Structure geriatric continuing education around interprofessional communication as a cornerstone competency for team-based care

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Description

The article identifies interprofessional communication as one of the most highly ranked transversal skills among DACH HCPs and argues it underpins geriatric team functioning. It states this capacity "seems the key to work in geriatric teams as it builds the cornerstone for goal-oriented care planning, respectful collaboration and sustainable patient security", and concludes that these findings set the demand for continued education based on the concept of interprofessional education (IPE).

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Educational offers should follow established IPE standards, with the US-IPEC Framework and the Irish HSE Framework named as best-practice examples

Constraints

Target Learners

  • Healthcare professionals engaged in interprofessional geriatric care teams

Learning Goals

  • Interprofessional communication for goal-oriented care planning, collaboration and patient safety in geriatric teams

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Honegger M., Lindner-Rabl S., Ogliari G., Soraci L., Pertinatsch Ch., Polidori M. C., Roller-Wirnsberger R. (2026). Interprofessional geriatric competencies in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland): Insights from a multinational multilingual open online survey. Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie Und Geriatrie. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-026-02646-2
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type design
id interprofessional-communication-geriatric-cpd-principle
title Structure geriatric continuing education around interprofessional communication as a cornerstone competency for team-based care
description The article identifies interprofessional communication as one of the most highly ranked transversal skills among DACH HCPs and argues it underpins geriatric team functioning.
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generated by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-04
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