Interprofessional training: Students learn together for the future!

A pioneering cooperation between the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences and the Karl Landsteiner private university for health sciences ensures a breath of fresh air in interprofessional training in healthcare. This educational policy novelty aims to optimally prepare prospective specialists for the challenges in medical care. Around 300 students of both institutions have now launched their first joint course in which they work in realistic case studies and learn how important the cooperation of different health professions is for better patient care, such as Noen reported.

The training includes a wide range of topics, including diseases, rehabilitation and the social aspects of health. The students are divided into groups in order to achieve both practical and theoretical knowledge of interprofessional cooperation. FH lecturer Julia Glösmann emphasizes that these courses are decisive to prepare the students for their future roles. The aim is that you not only carry out medical treatments effectively, but also master communication with patients and their relatives, which enforced them for the complex challenges of the healthcare system, supplements Pölten .

changes in health education

With regard to the growing pressure by an aging population and the increasing number of people with chronically ill people, health scientist Christine Pomically demands more intensive interprofessional cooperation. This is essential to meet the diverse needs of the patients. The new course encourages students to recognize and respect the tasks and limits of their own profession and other professions in the health sector. Special value is placed on the social context in which diseases operate. Christine Haselbacher from the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences underlines that social security is crucial for health care, especially in critical situations, where not only medical but also psychosocial specialist knowledge is required.