The Interprofessional Education Collaborative’s (IPEC’s) core competencies are accreditation standards of most, if not all, healthcare professions (Interprofessional Education Collaborative Expert Panel [2016, Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: 2016 Update. Washington, DC: IPEC]). Limited literature exists on interprofessional (IP) learning outcomes in healthcare ethics; even fewer studies include debrief sessions. Interprofessional education (IPE) case discussion using web-based technology is a promising way to incorporate ethics content. This article summarizes a model for healthcare programs to create, conduct, and assess synchronous IPE ethics discussions and debrief sessions. Specifically, this article highlights debrief sessions that followed a standardized patient (SP) IP interaction with students from pharmacy and advanced practice nursing. Qualitative analysis of debrief comments identified four themes: the benefit of IP collaboration, the importance of patient-centered care, the need to adapt clinical recommendations with ethical challenges, and the importance of trust among team members. The findings indicate web-based, synchronous IP/SP ethics simulations and debrief sessions are an effective, albeit laborious, method for collaboration and reflection.

Links between homelessness and ill health are well established. However, homeless people are less likely to access traditional health care due to administrative barriers and hostility of professionals. For this reason more flexible modes of health care delivery, including nurse led care, have been explored. There has been a rapid increase in innovative nursing roles over the last two decades and the literature suggests that a clear role definition, good interprofessional working and supportive cultures are some of the features which ensure role effectiveness. A large study exploring new roles in nursing and midwifery in Northern Ireland identified an innovative nurse led approach in meeting the needs of single homeless people. The aim of this paper is to explore the effectiveness of this role using a public health framework. A case study design was used incorporating semi-structured interviews with analysis of secondary sources and a period of observation. Results demonstrated that the role fitted within a public health framework in that it involved assessment of need, skills to meet need, facilitation of access to care, partnership working, health promotion, health protection and influencing policy, and strategy development. The conclusion is that the role met the set criteria for innovative nursing roles. Furthermore, this practitioner meets the criteria for advanced nursing practice, providing evidence of effective nurse led care that meets the health agenda of targeting inequalities in health.