Interprofessional Framework for Action on Online Education of Health Professionals Working with Refugees
The updated version of the PREP IP Framework is now available on our website. The main purpose of this document is the development of an interprofessional framework which, first, provides an understanding of how to create content relevant for the interprofessional education of health professionals working with refugees, and second, develops guidance on how to convey the framework to learners/students/professionals using digital learning strategies. The PREP IP framework for action on online education was developed in several phases using mixed methods that combined literature review (including research evidence, interprofessional competency frameworks, competency-based learning, and online learning), a series of online workshops with partners, and a modified and feasible online nominal group to build the consensus of the framework. These frameworks included (1) the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Practice, (2) the Refugee and Migrant Health: Global Competency Standards for Health Workers, and (3) the Physiotherapy and Refugee Education Project (PREP) Framework.
Through this process, we developed the “The 4-Domain Competency Model of Persons with Refugee Experience – Interprofessional Practice (PREP-IP)”. The four domains included the following: Elevating individual narratives in the design and planning for services, Optimizing intersectoral collaborative rehabilitation team performance, Enhancing evidence-informed refugee-centric care pathways, and Enriching holistic resource alignment in the context of refugee needs and social determinants.
We conclude by suggesting that this framework is positioned as a beginning phase, and is opened up for further discussion and refinement, and possible scientific validation through primary data collection. Nevertheless, as it stands, the PREP IP framework and the description of the four competency domains set the stage for the development and implementation of other components of the PREP IP project, including but not limited to, the development of an online course designed to scale the interprofessional competencies of health and social teams that are addressing the growing needs of refugees.
