The World Health Organization has recently added Interprofessional Education (IPE) to its global health agenda recognizing it as a necessary component of all health professionals' education. We suggest mandatory interprofessional shadowing experiences as a mechanism to be used by chiropractic institutions to address this agenda. IPE initiatives of other professions (pharmacy and medicine) are described along with chiropractic. This relative comparison of professions local to our jurisdiction in Ontario, Canada is made so that the chiropractic profession may take note that they are behind other health care providers in implementing IPE.Interprofessional shadowing experiences would likely take place in a multi-disciplinary clinical setting. We offer an example of how two separate professions within a Family Health Team (FHT) can work together in such a setting to enhance both student learning and patient care. For adult learners, using interprofessional shadowing experiences with learner-derived and active objectives across diverse health professional groups may help to improve the educational experience. Mandatory interprofessional shadowing experiences for chiropractors during their training can enhance future collaborative practice and provide success in reaching a goal common to each profession - improved patient care.
a group of 7 Canadian experts in obesity, primary care, pharmacy, nutrition and consumer wellness convened to discuss the public health crisis of obesity and access to obesity treatment. The publication in 2007 of the Canadian clinical practice guidelines on the management and prevention of obesity in adults and children provides an important context for the panel's work. The objective of the panel of experts was to understand the current landscape of weight loss and weight management in Canada, and to identify the gaps and barriers that challenge Canadians attempting to achieve a therapeutic weight loss (5% to 10% body weight) to realize significant health benefi ts. Finally, the consensus panel was charged with making recommendations for improving access to evidence-based approaches for obesity self-management.
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