Inter-professional ethics education in team-based approach: values and ethics development in inter-professional collaboration

In order to achieve teamwork-based and integrated care، one of the issues in health care is the implementation of ethics and values in teamwork. The aim of this study is to develop the interprofessional collaborative ethics framework. This cross sectional study was conducted in two phases. In phase one، core competencies of the interprofessional collaborative ethics were determined by literature review. In phase two، Delphi rounds of experts were undertaken to validate the competencies and calculate content validity indexes through Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and Content Validity Index (CVI). The interviews and Delphi rounds identified 12 competencies categorized in three core themes including patient-centered values، interprofessional collaborative ethics، and team-based values. In phase two، based on the mean scores of importance، utility، and clarity، patient center value (4. 9)، interprofessional ethics competencies (4. 6)، and team-based values (4. 5) were determined as essential themes. In conclusion، the validation of the inter-professional ethics framework was found to be acceptable in the Iranian context. Therefore، the framework for teaching and evaluating inter-professional ethical competencies is an applicable tool in the Iranian context.