Training and Education
摘要
There is a European mandate for education and training in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), endorsed by United Kingdom IBD Standards (IBD Standards Group, Quality care: service standards for the healthcare of people who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD 2013 and N-ECCO O’Connor et al. 2013; Kemp et al. 2018) who support the premise that nurses in an IBD role need to have basic and specialist IBD knowledge. Due to the variation in boundaries and scope of practice of those involved in IBD patient care, the type of training and education needs to be tailored to suit the needs of the service, the region of the service, and the professional. Whilst some countries have very specific academic courses and qualifications for IBD nurses, most countries are still in varying stages of development. Therefore, a hybrid of training approaches can be useful. This chapter provides strategies on how to devise an education programme for an IBD nurse. The focus includes principles and practicalities of delivering training that is fit for purpose and is transferrable to the training and development needs of a specific service or individual. It will include: