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Interprofessional education (IPE) saves resources when it is designed to strengthen primary care, obviate or delay hospital admission, improve treatment, expedite discharge planning, coordinate after care, reduce error and/or deploy the workforce optimally while enhancing patient experience and outcomes. Investment in education and training systems is essential before these benefits will follow, but IPE takes many forms, before and after qualifying in the university and the workplace, varying markedly in cost. [web URL: http://www.funcas.es/Publicaciones/Publicaciones.aspx]