Simplicity: The Ultimate Sophistication of Collaborative Practice

The past decade has seen significant attention to and investment in the realm of collaborative practice (CP). Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC) and its scholarly precursor Interprofessional Education (IPE) have been hot ticket items for learning institutions, governments and healthcare organizations. Full integration into the healthcare delivery model, however, has not been fully actualized. For CP to be sustainable in the clinical practice setting the application of IPC needs to be simple, specific and practical. This paper discusses barriers to integration and forwards that two simple principles are necessary for collaborative practice—personal investment and collective engagement.