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Tools and Resources from CIPER

The Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CIPER) contributes to the advancement of interprofessional education and collaborative care by developing and sharing practical tools used by educators, clinicians and healthcare teams.  

Through a growing collection of tools, frameworks and learning resources, CIPER supports educators, clinicians and organizations in building effective, team-based care environments. These resources help translate interprofessional learning into real-world practice.

Designed to support both teaching and assessment, many of these tools are freely available and grounded in nationally recognized competencies. Explore the resources below.  

Creighton Interprofessional Collaborative Evaluation (C-ICE ©) 2.0 Instrument

The Creighton Interprofessional Collaborative Evaluation (C-ICE) 2.0 instrument plays a critical role in evaluating teams’ ability to demonstrate the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Core Competencies in both clinical and simulated settings.  

The C-ICE 2.0 is the only instrument specifically designed to assess behavioral change in a team performance related to collaboration, leadership and communication skills. Validity and reliability testing have demonstrated strong, positive results- further affirming the C-ICE 2.0’s effectiveness and credibility in assessing interprofessional team behaviors.

This free, downloadable instrument was updated using the 2023 Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEC) Core Competencies as the guiding framework.

The IPEC IPE Core Competency Domains include:

  • Values and Ethics
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Communication
  • Teams and Teamwork

Using the C-ICE 2.0

To get started, please complete the terms of use agreement. Once you’ve agreed to the terms, you’ll be able to download the instrument.

An introductory Training video is provided to help educators and healthcare professionals effectively use the C-ICE 2.0 instrument. 

To support successful implementation, please also view the FAQ document and C-ICE 2.0 instrument worksheet, which are designed to help you make the most of the C-ICE 2.0 instrument.

Thank-You to the Tool’s Creators

The evaluation tool was created by an interprofessional team:

  • Kim Begley, PharmD
  • Lisa Benson-DeVries, EdD, MSN, MBA, RN, CPAN
  • Cassie Eno, PhD
  • Lindsay Iverson, DNP, APRN-NP, ACNP-BC
  • Ann Ryan-Haddad, PharmD
  • Julia Shin EdD, MS, OTR/L, BCP
  • Julie Peterson, PT, DPT, EdD, WCS, BCB-PMD, FNAP
  • Katie Zander, DNP, MSN, APRN, PPCNP-BC/CPNP-AC

Developers of original C-ICE include:

  • Kim Begley, PharmD
  • Joy Doll, OTD, OTR/L
  • Kimberly Hawkins, PhD, APRN
  • Lindsay Iverson, DNP, APRN-NP, ACNP-BC
  • Ann Laughlin, PhD, RN
  • Julie Manz, PhD, MS, RN
  • Katie Packard, PharmD, MS, BCPS, AACC
  • Ann Ryan-Haddad, PharmD
  • Martha Todd, PhD, APRN-NP
  • Mary Tracy, PhD, RN
  • Jennifer Yee, MA 

Team Reasoning Framework and Clinical Cases

Clinical cases are essential teaching tools in helping students move from didactic knowledge, theory and laboratory skills to application to real-world contexts. The Interprofessional Team Reasoning Framework was developed by an interprofessional group of health professions educators at Creighton University to provide structure and guide interdisciplinary teams to pursue patient cases. The model is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The ICF model was chosen as a framework because it can be applied across the continuum of care in different settings and has been standardized.

To help educators optimize the use of the Interprofessional Team Reasoning Framework, we have provided links to videos of best practices and poor team interactions, documents detailing clinical cases, learning objectives and guided study questions with sample care plans.

Case 1

Case 2

Related Scholarship

  • Doll J, Packard KA, Furze J, Huggett K, Jensen G, Jorgensen D, Wilken M, Chelal H, Maio A, Qi Y. Reflections from an interprofessional education experience: evidence for the core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice. J Interprof Care 2013;27(2):194-196.
  • Packard KA, Chelal H, Maio A, Doll J, Furze J, Huggett K, Jensen G, Jorgensen D, Wilken M, Qi Y. Interprofessional team reasoning framework: a tool for case study analysis with health professions students. J Res Interprof Pract Educ 2012; 2.3:1-13.

VISion: Virtual Interprofessional Simulation Development and Case Repository

Development and Case Repository

To meet baseline interprofessional competence, health professional school accreditors require collaborative practice experiences for both on-campus and distance students (National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment [NCICLE], 2019). Virtual interprofessional simulation (VISion) is a synchronous experiential learning option for on-campus and distance health science students. Actor-based VISion can be facilitated by health science faculty using a live video web-conferencing platform to provide students with the human connection they need while synchronously taking part in IP team roles.

To help educators optimize the development and facilitation of VISion, we have provided links to development resources, simulation instructions, and example cases. The case examples provided are those that can be used as student resources. To request the faculty resources for these cases, please email MandyKirkpatrick@creighton.edu.

Phase 1 - Palliative Care Simulation (Hospital Setting)

Phase 2 – Hospice Care Simulation (Home Care Setting)

Contact Us

Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CIPER)
402.280.4141

Executive Director
Jennifer Lynn Jessen, EdD, RN, CNOR 

CIPER is part of the Nexus Innovations Network supported by the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education.

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