Raíssa Vasconcelos, Nurse
PhD Student
Nursing School at University of São Paulo
Nurse. PhD Student of the Postgraduate Program in Nursing Management at School of Nursing at the University of São Paulo. Member of the Research Group on Management and Education in Health and Nursing in the Interprofessional Collaborative Perspective. Complete Higher Education at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Specialist by the Nursing Residency Program in the Specialty of Nursing Management in Medical and Surgical Clinic at the State University of West Paraná (UNIOESTE). Master by the Postgraduate Program in Nursing at UFSM. Research Line: Work and Management in Nursing and Health.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Background: The Interprofessional Health Education (IPE) is expanding in Brazilian Health Higher Education despite the dominance of teaching for specific competences in each health profession. In order to strengthen IPE, it is necessary to include this approach in the courses’ curricula, with a clear intentionality about their theoretical-methodological precepts. Thus, we raise a question: which educational theories have been used in the IPE field?. The aim is to reflect how interprofessional education can be guided by educational theories. Methodology: Reflective study based on international…