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Relationships of power: implications for interprofessional education

Relationships of power: implications for interprofessional education

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

Interprofessional education (IPE) is considered a key mechanism in enhancing communication and practice among health care providers, optimizing participation in clinical decision making and improving the delivery of care. An important, though under-explored, factor connected to this form of education is the unequal power relations that exist between the health and the social care professions.

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Medical students benefit from learning about patient safety in an interprofessional team

Medical students benefit from learning about patient safety in an interprofessional team

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

CONTEXT:

Safe clinical practice is inextricably linked to team-working. Delivering patient safety education interprofessionally heightens students' awareness of the importance of effective team-working for safe care and care delivery.

METHODS:

We conducted a comparative study using mixed-method analysis among medical students learning about patient safety, either uni- or interprofessionally, towards the end of their training. Emphasis is placed on the detailed analysis of qualitative data relating to student perceptions of the event before and afterwards.

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Improved employment rates after multiprofessional cross-sector cooperation in vocational rehabilitation: a 6-year follow-up with comparison groups

Improved employment rates after multiprofessional cross-sector cooperation in vocational rehabilitation: a 6-year follow-up with comparison groups

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

The objective of this study was to better understand the long-term effects of an improved model for cooperation on employment between rehabilitation professionals in vocational rehabilitation (VR). To compare these effects with those associated with the traditional model of cooperation. The study featured a group of patients who participated in a developmental project. All of the patients had some degree of restricted work capacity, which was evidenced somatically as well as mentally/socially.

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Developing core interprofessional competencies for community rehabilitation practitioners: findings from an Australian study

Developing core interprofessional competencies for community rehabilitation practitioners: findings from an Australian study

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

This study aimed to determine the core competencies that underpin the practice of community rehabilitation (CR) practitioners working in a single state in Australia. Using a recursive and consultative methodology designed to build consensus, CR professionals, trainers, educators, and researchers developed a preliminary set of core interprofessional competencies that were considered essential to their practice.

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Preparation of educators involved in interprofessional education

Preparation of educators involved in interprofessional education

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

To achieve effective interprofessional learning there must be effective teaching. In this study we analyse the impact of a Masters level two day course designed to prepare teachers for their role(s) in the design development and facilitation of interprofessional student groups. Since its inception the course has run periodically each year attracting over 70 health and social care teachers from academic and practice settings.

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Interprofessional education in the internal medicine clerkship: results from a national survey

Interprofessional education in the internal medicine clerkship: results from a national survey

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

PURPOSE:

Growing data support interprofessional teams as an important part of medical education. This study describes attitudes, barriers, and practices regarding interprofessional education (IPE) in internal medicine (IM) clerkships in the United States and Canada.

METHOD:

In 2009, a section on IPE was included on the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine annual survey. This section contained 23 multiple-choice questions exploring both core and subinternship experiences. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Rasch analysis.

RESULTS:

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The implementation of a perioperative checklist increases patients' perioperative safety and staff satisfaction.

The implementation of a perioperative checklist increases patients' perioperative safety and staff satisfaction.

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

BACKGROUND: The implementation of the 'Surgical Safety Checklist' caused a significant reduction in the incidence of complications and mortality among patients undergoing surgery. The aim of the present study was to evaluate perioperative safety standards and the quality of interprofessional cooperation before and after the introduction of a safety checklist from staff members' point of view.

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Training in interprofessional collaboration: pedagogic innovation in family medicine units

Training in interprofessional collaboration: pedagogic innovation in family medicine units

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

PROBLEM ADDRESSED: A number of agencies that accredit university health sciences programs recently added standards for the acquisition of knowledge and skills with respect to interprofessional collaboration. Within primary care settings there are no practical training programs that allow students from different disciplines to develop competencies in this area.

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Effective interprofessional teams: "contact is not enough" to build a team

Effective interprofessional teams: "contact is not enough" to build a team

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

The emergency department (ED) education team at the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, has developed a process to promote effective teamwork in major trauma management. To introduce this process to ED staff, the team developed a multiprofessional education and training programme. This article describes the development process, explains how and why it was undertaken, and provides details of the education and training programme. It also highlights the challenges met by the education team during implementation.

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