The report presents the proceedings of a 1986 World Health Organization meeting on multiprofessional training programmes (emphasizing an interdisciplinary team approach) for health personnel in Europe. Presented first is an overview of the topic which covers: (1) purposes and definition of multiprofessional education; (2) current trends and achievements in the field of multiprofessional education and team training of health students, including the advantages of, ways and means of implementing such training programmes, and constraints and difficulties in implementation; and (3) needs and approaches for the promotion of multiprofessional education. The major portion of the document consists of 11 annexes including case studies analysing multiprofessional education and training programmes for the health professions. These cover the following European countries: Belgium, Finland, France (Paris), Greece, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and Yugoslavia. Also included is a list of conference participants and contributors. (LPT)