Introduction (Dawn Forman) -- Part I Research in general: implementation and challenges -- Chapter 1 Best practice in leading research and evaluation for Interprofessional education and collaborative practice (Dawn Forman and Jill Thistlethwaite) -- Chapter 2 The formation and development of the National Centre for Interprofessional Practice and Education (Barbara Brandt and Jill E Thistlethwaite) -- Chapter 3 Reviewing pre-qualifying interprofessional education in the United Kingdom from recommendations to implementation (Hugh Barr and Marion Helme ) -- Part II Examples of research projects in the field -- Chapter 4 Steps to trans-disciplinary collaborative practice, the way towards building communities of practice in early child health care – A case from Colombia (Francisco Lamus-Lemus and Rosa Margarita Duran-Sabogal) -- Chapter 5 Implementing interprofessional and citizenship education in a regional university: carving paths, crossing boundaries in complex adaptive systems (Hassan Soubhi, Sandra Coulombe, Dominique Labbée, Liliane Asseraf-Pasin, Sharon Hatcher, Ariane Girard and Stéphane Allaire) -- Chapter 6 Going 4D: Embedding the 4 dimensional framework for curriculum design (Gemma Sinead Ryan, Kate Cuthbert, Tanya Dryden, Denise Baker and Dawn Forman) -- Part III Evaluation in general: implementation and challenges -- Chapter 7 Implementing and evaluating interprofessional education and collaborative practice initiatives (Matthew J. Oates and Megan Davidson) -- Chapter 8 Building evaluation into the development of interprofessional education initiatives (Susan Pullon, Ben Darlow and Eileen McKinlay) -- Part IV Examples of evaluation in the field -- Chapter 9 Transition from uniprofessional towards interprofessional education: the Malaysian experience of a pragmatic model (Seng-Fah Tong, Nabishah Mohamad, Chai-Eng Tan, Benny Efendie, Kanaga Kumari Chelliah and John HV Gilbert) -- Chapter 10 Leadership and Evaluation Issues in IPE in Sabah, Malaysia (Wendy Shoesmith, Waidah Sawata, Ahmad Faris Bin Abdullah and Sue Fyfe) -- Chapter 11 Establishing and evaluating interprofessional student-led wellness assessment services focused on the elderly (Kreshnik Hoti, Jeff Hughes and Dawn Forman) -- Chapter 12 Distinctive leadership styles in a collaborative strategy for mental health care delivery in Pakistan (Muhammad Tahir Khalily) -- Chapter 13 Using a Community of Practice to increase leadership capacity in non-traditional settings for interprofessional student learning (Monica Moran and Carole Steketee) -- Chapter 14 Interprofessional healthcare team challenge: A New Zealand perspective (Brenda Flood, Daniel O'Brien and Marion Jones) -- Chapter 15 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF): Catalyst for interprofessional education and collaborative practice (Stefanus Snyman, Maria van Zyl, Jana Müller and Maryke Geldenhuys) -- Chapter 16 Partnering with patients in IPE in Canada and in the USA: challenges and strategies (Isabelle Brault, Marie-Claude Vanier, Vincent Dumez, Angela Towle, William Godolphin, Amy L. Pittenger, Jeannine Conway, Joseph R. VonBank and Lauren Collins) -- Chapter 17 Research and evaluation: the present and the future (Jill Thistlethwaite).