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Book SynopsisBoth comprehensive and accessible, this is an ideal resource for anyone who plans to teach or practice integrated, cost-effective healthcare in the 21st century.Currently, there is no coordinated system for training health-profession students to address the needs of patients with complex illnesses, nor is there a coordinated system for effectively delivering care to these patients. This book explores both sides of the problem, bringing interprofessional practice and education together to show how they are complementaryand how they can be integrated to provide better care.In many respects, this book is a personal account of the authors'' experience with interprofessional teamwork and education over the past 40 years. It discusses what works and what doesn''t and includes interviews, examples, and case studies that illustrate the perspectives of healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers. This second edition illuminates ways in which today''s business model has changed int
