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Interprofessional intensive care unit team interactions and medical crises: A qualitative study

Interprofessional intensive care unit team interactions and medical crises: A qualitative study

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Submitted by Scott Reeves on May 16, 2014 - 3:17pm CDT

Research has suggested that interprofessional collaboration could improve patient outcomes in the intensive care unit (ICU). Maintaining optimal interprofessional interactions in a setting where unpredictable medical crises occur periodically is however challenging. Our study aimed to investigate the perceptions of ICU health care professionals regarding how acute medical crises affect their team interactions. We conducted 25 semi-structured interviews of ICU nurses, staff physicians, and respiratory therapists.

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The impact of space and time on interprofessional teamwork in Canadian primary care settings: Implications for health care reform

The impact of space and time on interprofessional teamwork in Canadian primary care settings: Implications for health care reform

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Submitted by Scott Reeves on May 16, 2014 - 11:42am CDT

AIM: This paper explores the impact of space and time on interprofessional teamwork in three primary health care centres and the implications for Canadian and other primary health care reform.

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Interprofessional education: Effects on professional practice and health care outcomes

Interprofessional education: Effects on professional practice and health care outcomes

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Submitted by Scott Reeves on May 16, 2014 - 11:30am CDT

BACKGROUND: Patient care is a complex activity which demands that health and social care professionals work together in an effective manner. The evidence suggests, however, that these professionals do not collaborate well together. Interprofessional education (IPE) offers a possible way to improve collaboration and patient care.

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Planning and implementing a collaborative clinical placement for medical, nursing and allied health students: A qualitative study

Planning and implementing a collaborative clinical placement for medical, nursing and allied health students: A qualitative study

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Submitted by Scott Reeves on May 16, 2014 - 11:23am CDT

BACKGROUND: Clinical placements have been traditionally offered on a profession specific basis, and as a result, we have a good understanding of salient issues related to their development and delivery. We know less about the planning and implementation of collaborative clinical placements. Aims: This paper presents key findings from a qualitative study that explored the collaborative processes connected to an interprofessional planning group who created and implemented a clinical placement for medical, nursing and allied health students.

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Catalyzing and sustaining communities of collaboration around interprofessional care: An evaluation of four educational programs

Catalyzing and sustaining communities of collaboration around interprofessional care: An evaluation of four educational programs

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Submitted by Scott Reeves on May 16, 2014 - 10:33am CDT

This paper describes the “Catalyzing and Sustaining Communities of collaboration around interprofessional care” project, funded by Canadian Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, to encourage health care workers in Ontario to work collaboratively to improve job satisfaction, achieve efficiencies within the health care system and enhance the delivery of patient care.

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Interprofessional information work: Innovations in the use of the chart on internal medicine teams

Interprofessional information work: Innovations in the use of the chart on internal medicine teams

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Submitted by Scott Reeves on May 15, 2014 - 4:22pm CDT

An abundance of evidence suggests that communication in interprofessional healthcare teams is a complex endeavour. Even relatively simple communication processes involving information work - the gathering, storage, retrieval and discussion of patient information - may be fraught with pitfalls, and yet teams manage to conduct their daily information work, often with a high degree of effectiveness.

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Facilitators' perceptions of delivering interprofessional education: a qualitative study

Facilitators' perceptions of delivering interprofessional education: a qualitative study

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Submitted by Scott Reeves on May 15, 2014 - 4:10pm CDT

BACKGROUND: The literature on facilitation of interprofessional learning (IPL) tends to discuss its importance rather than providing empirical accounts focused on understanding its nature and the factors that might make it effective.

AIM: This study aims to provide an initial insight into facilitators' experiences of facilitation, and begin to identify some of the key elements that contribute to successful facilitation of IPL.

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Structuring Communication Relationships for Interprofessional Teamwork (SCRIPT): A cluster randomized controlled trial

Structuring Communication Relationships for Interprofessional Teamwork (SCRIPT): A cluster randomized controlled trial

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Submitted by Scott Reeves on May 15, 2014 - 4:06pm CDT

BACKGROUND: Despite a burgeoning interest in using interprofessional approaches to promote effective collaboration in health care, systematic reviews find scant evidence of benefit. This protocol describes the first cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to design and evaluate an intervention intended to improve interprofessional collaborative communication and patient-centred care.

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Key factors in planning and implementing interprofessional education in health care settings

Key factors in planning and implementing interprofessional education in health care settings

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Submitted by Scott Reeves on May 15, 2014 - 3:43pm CDT

Interprofessional education (IPE) is regarded by many health care practitioners (i.e., nurses, occupational therapists, physicians), educators, and policy makers as an important activity to enhance the quality of teamwork and patient care. While the focus on developing an evidence basis for IPE has demonstrated the potential value of IPE for improving collaboration and patient outcomes, exploration of key concepts that underpin IPE has been overlooked.

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