[No Man is an Island]

No man is capable of living alone, because we are essentially social beings. We need others to survive and vice versa. For this reason, the application of IPE (interpersonal education) is very important. IPE is generally accepted to mean "Occasions when (students) from two or more professions learn with, from and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of care". -Freeth et al. Effective Interprofessional Education: Development, Delivery & Evaluation . Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK, 2005. Cooperation among health professionals is essential in curing patients, especially in a team there are a number of disciplines, so that the patient is optimally supported. In Indonesia, IPE still novelty, even i didnt know before. I wish if I could participate 2nd HPEQ 2011 conference,i able to understand the IPE. I really like the concept of IPE, from the early college entrance, we joined with students from other majors and solve problems in such a way as to achieve optimal learning objectives . And if we do not know, maybe our friend in a team can help us so we can go beyond the boundaries and be limitless.
In bringing together the minds of some people may not be easy, that's why we put together since we first entered college. Gradually, we could go along well with other associates. In the application of IPE, it is important we improve our interpersonal skills , i remember, once

my friend said that there are 10 ways to improve our interpersonal skills. the first is, smile

References: 1.http://www.westernu.edu/interprofessional-about accesed 23:06, 15th august 2011 2.http://waroengkesehatan.blogspot.com/2010/12/menu-9-interprofesional-educationdi.html accessed at 23:29, 15th august 2011 3.http://www.rehab.utoronto.ca/News/Clin%20Ed%20Workshop%202011%20Sessions %20and%20Objectives.pdf