CIHC National Interprofessional Competency
Framework Reading Exam
What does CIHC stand for? - Answer It stands for Canadian Interprofessional Health
Collaborative.
CIHC is comprised of...? - Answer Health organizations, health educators, researchers,
health professionals and students from across Canada.
CIHC Mission Statement? - Answer They believe that interprofessional education and
collaborative patient-centered practiced are key to building effective health care teams
and improving the experience and outcomes of patients. The CIHC identifies and shares
best practices and its extensive and growing knowledge in interprofessional education
and collaborative practice.
What does IECPCP stand for? What is the goal of IECP? - Answer Interprofessional
education for collaborative patient centered practice. The overall goal of
interprofessional practice is to provide health system users with improved health
outcomes.
What is IPE? - Answer Interprofessional education which is the process of preparing
people for collaborative practice, and interprofessional collaboration (IPC) itself, are
more and more frequently incorporated into health professional education and models
of practice
In the fall of 2008, the CIHC, which funding from Health Canada, established a working
group whose mandate was to...? - Answer 1) Review the literature related to
competencies
2)Review existing competency frameworks for IPE and IPC and other competency
frameworks for health providers
3) Develop a Canada-wide competency framework for interprofessional collaboration
, Why are competencies important? Competency definition? - Answer Competencies have
developed as a way of capturing the knowledge, the skills, and the attitudes and
behaviours required to be a successful practitioner in any profession.
Definition: A complex "know act" that encompasses the ongoing development of an
integrated set of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and judgements enabling one to effectively
perform the activities required in a given occupation or function to the standards
expected in knowing how to be in various and complex environments and situations
T/F: Many frameworks have been created over time which acknowledge the importance
of interprofessional collaboration and teamwork, but have not provided explicit
direction for interprofessional practice. - Answer True.
T/F: The CIHC National Interprofessional Competency Framework is the first attempt to
develop a Canadian model of interprofessional competencies that is applicable to all
health professions? - Answer True.
What two proponents are said to have "guided the interpretation of the [CIHC]
framework"? - Answer Rogiers and Tardif.
CIHC has adopted Rogiers overarching goal of a set of competencies that "enable the
leader to master those situations he will have to deal with in his professional and/or
private life".
_______________________________
A competency framework needs to help leaders or practitioners make sense of the
learning process (PROCESS), differentiate matters by relevance (RELEVANCE), apply
learning to practical situations (APPLICATION), and associate learning elements
(INTEGRATION)
What five characteristics did Tardif describe as being key to the integration of
competencies? - Answer 1) Complexity: resulting from the dynamic organization of
components
2) Additive: application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes to formulate judgements
3) Integrated: diversity of individual resources
4) Developmental: capacity is developmental over the lifespan
Framework Reading Exam
What does CIHC stand for? - Answer It stands for Canadian Interprofessional Health
Collaborative.
CIHC is comprised of...? - Answer Health organizations, health educators, researchers,
health professionals and students from across Canada.
CIHC Mission Statement? - Answer They believe that interprofessional education and
collaborative patient-centered practiced are key to building effective health care teams
and improving the experience and outcomes of patients. The CIHC identifies and shares
best practices and its extensive and growing knowledge in interprofessional education
and collaborative practice.
What does IECPCP stand for? What is the goal of IECP? - Answer Interprofessional
education for collaborative patient centered practice. The overall goal of
interprofessional practice is to provide health system users with improved health
outcomes.
What is IPE? - Answer Interprofessional education which is the process of preparing
people for collaborative practice, and interprofessional collaboration (IPC) itself, are
more and more frequently incorporated into health professional education and models
of practice
In the fall of 2008, the CIHC, which funding from Health Canada, established a working
group whose mandate was to...? - Answer 1) Review the literature related to
competencies
2)Review existing competency frameworks for IPE and IPC and other competency
frameworks for health providers
3) Develop a Canada-wide competency framework for interprofessional collaboration
, Why are competencies important? Competency definition? - Answer Competencies have
developed as a way of capturing the knowledge, the skills, and the attitudes and
behaviours required to be a successful practitioner in any profession.
Definition: A complex "know act" that encompasses the ongoing development of an
integrated set of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and judgements enabling one to effectively
perform the activities required in a given occupation or function to the standards
expected in knowing how to be in various and complex environments and situations
T/F: Many frameworks have been created over time which acknowledge the importance
of interprofessional collaboration and teamwork, but have not provided explicit
direction for interprofessional practice. - Answer True.
T/F: The CIHC National Interprofessional Competency Framework is the first attempt to
develop a Canadian model of interprofessional competencies that is applicable to all
health professions? - Answer True.
What two proponents are said to have "guided the interpretation of the [CIHC]
framework"? - Answer Rogiers and Tardif.
CIHC has adopted Rogiers overarching goal of a set of competencies that "enable the
leader to master those situations he will have to deal with in his professional and/or
private life".
_______________________________
A competency framework needs to help leaders or practitioners make sense of the
learning process (PROCESS), differentiate matters by relevance (RELEVANCE), apply
learning to practical situations (APPLICATION), and associate learning elements
(INTEGRATION)
What five characteristics did Tardif describe as being key to the integration of
competencies? - Answer 1) Complexity: resulting from the dynamic organization of
components
2) Additive: application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes to formulate judgements
3) Integrated: diversity of individual resources
4) Developmental: capacity is developmental over the lifespan
