Magister Public Health - MPH / Interprofessional Education (IPE) for the undergraduate health sciences students has been seen as a vehicle that could prepare health professionals for improved collaboration in health care (Reeves, 2000). Early health curricula did not allow interaction among students of different disciplines. As a result students were equipped to only function in their own disciplines for their own professional purposes (Beatty, 1986). The Faculty of Community and Health Sciences (CHS), at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), introduced IPE in 1994 and established an Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning unit(ITLU) to coordinate the interdisciplinary structured modules for undergraduate community and health sciences students.This research is an additional qualitative inquiry which is part of a bigger IPE study. The main aim of the bigger study, coordinated by the Collaboration for Health Equity in Education and Research (CHEER), is to investigate the impact of Collaborative Interprofessional Education and Practice on the development of socially responsible graduates who are well equipped to practice in rural and disadvantaged areas. This researcher aimed to explore the insights and attitudes of the current third and fourth year undergraduate community and health sciences students who are involved in the IPE programme regarding their appreciation of the other students‟ profession and their attitude to future interprofessional collaboration. Students were asked about their experiences in the IPE programme focusing on their initial experience, interaction in interprofessional groups and insights, and attitudes to being involved in the programme.Based on their experiences, they were also asked to provide recommendations for the programme. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted using focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. Six focus group discussions were held with 3rd and 4th year students from occupational therapy, psychology, social work, physiotherapy and nursing at UWC to explore in-depth students‟ insights and attitudes towards the IPE programme. Two additional interviews were conducted with students individually. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain background information from key informants (Unit coordinator, Course convenor, two field coordinators and two lecturers) involved in the IPE programme at the UWC. The data collected were then transcribed and analysed by thematic content analysis.The findings revealed that the UWC IPE programme is very useful and important and can be potentially beneficial in health professional training especially in fostering collaboration. The results show both positive and negative attitudes by students at their initial encounter with the programme and a shift to a positive attitude and greater insight as students became more involved in the programme. The positive attitude is linked to an appreciation of their own and other professions‟ roles; recognition of the importance of a collaborative role in the health care setting and the relevance of the programme (content, practical work) to their work. The negative attitudes emanate from uncertainties and structural challenges within the programme (timing, lecturing process, etc). There are also challenges linked to course organisation which are important to improving the programme and have a potential to influence the attitudes of students.

Magister Public Health - MPH / Interprofessional Education (IPE) for the undergraduate health sciences students has been seen as a vehicle that could prepare health professionals for improved collaboration in health care (Reeves, 2000). Early health curricula did not allow interaction among students of different disciplines. As a result students were equipped to only function in their own disciplines for their own professional purposes (Beatty, 1986). The Faculty of Community and Health Sciences (CHS), at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), introduced IPE in 1994 and established an Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning unit (ITLU) to coordinate the interdisciplinary structured modules for undergraduate community and health sciences students. This research is an additional qualitative inquiry which is part of a bigger IPE study. The main aim of the bigger study, coordinated by the Collaboration for Health Equity in Education and Research (CHEER), is to investigate the impact of Collaborative Interprofessional Education and Practice on the development of socially responsible graduates who are well equipped to practice in rural and disadvantaged areas. This researcher aimed to explore the insights and attitudes of the current third and fourth year undergraduate community and health sciences students who are involved in the IPE programme regarding their appreciation of the other students‟ profession and their attitude to future interprofessional collaboration. Students were asked about their experiences in the IPE programme focusing on their initial experience, interaction in interprofessional groups and insights, and attitudes to being involved in the programme. Based on their experiences, they were also asked to provide recommendations for the programme. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted using focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. Six focus group discussions were held with 3rd and 4th year students from occupational therapy, psychology, social work, physiotherapy and nursing at UWC to explore in-depth students‟ insights and attitudes towards the IPE programme. Two additional interviews were conducted with students individually. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain background information from key informants (Unit coordinator, Course convenor, two field coordinators and two lecturers) involved in the IPE programme at the UWC. The data collected were then transcribed and analysed by thematic content analysis. The findings revealed that the UWC IPE programme is very useful and important and can be potentially beneficial in health professional training especially in fostering collaboration. The results show both positive and negative attitudes by students at their initial encounter with the programme and a shift to a positive attitude and greater insight as students became more involved in the programme. The positive attitude is linked to an appreciation of their own and other professions‟ roles; recognition of the importance of a collaborative role in the health care setting and the relevance of the programme (content, practical work) to their work. The negative attitudes emanate from uncertainties and structural challenges within the programme (timing, lecturing process, etc). There are also challenges linked to course organisation which are important to improving the programme and have a potential to influence the attitudes of students.

Introdução: A segurança é considerada um pilar da qualidade dos cuidados à saúde e seu sucesso depende do comprometimento individual e coletivo. Os ensinamentos teórico-práticos transferidos aos alunos acerca dessa temática garantem melhoria na assistência prestada. Objetivo: Avaliar o impacto de intervenção sobre segurança do paciente no conhecimento e atitude dos alunos de medicina. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma análise do tipo intervenção, não randomizado, com grupo único de comparação - antes e depois -, prospectivo e exploratório, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com 98 estudantes do curso do 6º ano de Medicina da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP-USP), São Paulo, Brasil. A coleta de dados ocorreu de janeiro a novembro de 2017, utilizando um questionário físico contemplando a caracterização dos alunos, bem como os aspectos conceituais e atitudinais sobre o erro humano e a segurança do paciente. Discussão: Como resultados, verificou-se o predomínio de estudantes do sexo masculino (62%) com a média de idade de 25,8 anos, enquanto, em relação aos aspectos conceituais evidenciou-se a melhoria do entendimento sobre a temática \"erro humano e segurança do paciente\", como se pode destacar nas assertivas \"Cometer erros na área da saúde é inevitável\", com média 4,0 na escala de Likert - mostrando que 70% dos alunos de medicina concordaram com a afirmação antes da intervenção educativa (pré-teste), sendo que, após a mesma (pós-teste), a média foi para 1,8 (68% discordaram). 42% dos estudantes (média de 3,6) ainda começaram concordando que \"para a análise do erro humano é importante saber as características individuais do profissional que cometeu o erro\", enquanto no pós-teste 59% deles (média de 2,3) discordaram. Conclusão: Conclui-se que os alunos, depois da intervenção educativa em sala de aula, conseguiram contemplar vários aspectos conceituais relacionados à segurança do paciente e às responsabilidades dos docentes e discentes frente à assistência. Porém, a intervenção educativa teve sua limitação quanto à evidência de mudanças nas atitudes dos alunos, uma vez que, a aprendizagem é considerada condição necessária, mas não suficiente, pois fatores contextuais e as características do próprio indivíduo podem influenciar a transferência efetiva do conhecimento, habilidades e atitudes para as atividades laborais. Nesse sentido, os próximos estudos podem levar em consideração a teoria dos fatores humanos, que não promete soluções instantâneas para a melhoria no cuidado prestado, mas pode fornecer uma riqueza de recursos para o progresso sustentável que minimizem erros e promovam uma cultura de segurança organizacional / Introduction: Safety is considered a pillar of the quality in health care and its success depends on both individual and collective commitment. The theoretical-practical teachings transferred to the students on this thematic assure improvements on the care provided. Aim: The aim is to evaluate the impact of interventions about patient\'s safety in the knowledge and actions of medical students. Methodology: It is an analysis from the interventional type, nonrandomized, with a single group of comparison - before and after-, prospective and exploratory, with quantitative approach, performed with 98 students of the 6º year of medical school from the Medical School of Ribeirão Preto (FMRP-USP), São Paulo, Brazil. The collection of data occurred from January to November 2017, using a questionnaire about the description of the students, as well as conceptual and attitudinal aspects about human error and patient\'s safety. Discussion: As results, there was a predominance of male students (62%) with average age of 25,8 years old, while, regarding to conceptual aspects, it was observed an improvement of the understanding about the thematic \"human error and patient\'s safety\", as it can be highlighted in the statement \"Making mistakes in health is inevitable\", with an average of 4,0 on Likert scale - showing that 70% of the medical students agreed with the statement before the educational intervention (pre-test), and after the intervention (after-test), the average dropped to 1,8 (68% disagreed). 42% of the students (average of 3,6 ) still began agreeing that \"for the analysis of the human error it is important to know individual characteristics of the professional who made the mistake\", while after-test 59% of them (average of 2,3) disagreed. Conclusions: It is concluded that after the educative intervention in classroom, they managed to contemplate several conceptual aspects related to patient\'s safety e to the responsibilities of the teachers and students involved on the assistance. However, the educative intervention had its limitation regarding the evidence of changes in the students\' attitudes, once that the learning process is considered a necessary condition, but it is not enough, due to contextual factors and individuals characteristics that may influence the effective transfer of knowledge, skills and attitudes to labor activities. So, the following essays may take into consideration the human factor theory, which doesn\'t promise instantaneous solutions to the improvement in the care provided, but may be able to provide a wealth of resources to sustainable progress that minimize errors and promote a culture of organizational safety