Why we need theory to help us better understand the nature of interprofessional education, practice and care
In this editorial, the authors outline the need for using (grand, mid-range and micro) theories to enhance our understanding of interprofessional education, practice and care. The authors argue why we need to engage in theoretical development in the interprofessional field, and why theoretical development should not be seen as a luxury, or low priority, but a central feature of the work we do developing and studying interprofessional education, practice and care.
The need to problematize interprofessional education and practice activities
To date, within the interprofessional field there has been little effort to problematize key interprofessional concepts, interprofessional activities (courses, workshops), or evaluative approaches we have employed. In this editorial, the author elaborates on the importance of problematizing the elements embedded in our interprofessional work.
Ideas for the development of the interprofessional field
In this editorial, the author aims to ‘take stock’ of interprofessional education and interprofessional practice – empirically and theoretically – before sketching out some ideas for the future development of the field.
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An overview of continuing interprofessional education
Interprofessional education, continuing interprofessional education, interprofessional collaboration, and interprofessional care are moving to the forefront of approaches with the potential to reorganize the delivery of health professions education and health care practice. This article discusses 7 key trends in the scholarship and practice of interprofessional education: conceptual clarity, quality, safety, technology, assessment of learning, faculty development, and theory.
Measuring changes in perception using the Student Perceptions of Physician-Pharmacist Interprofessional Clinical Education (SPICE) instrument
Background: The Student Perceptions of Physician-Pharmacist Interprofessional Clinical Education (SPICE) instrument contains 10 items, 3 factors (interprofessional teamwork and team-based practice, roles/responsibilities for collaborative practice, and patient outcomes from collaborative practice), and utilizes a five-point response scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree).
Interprofessional care in intensive care settings and the factors that impact it: Results from a scoping review of ethnographic studies
At the heart of safe cultures are effective interactions within and between interprofessional teams. Critical care clinicians see severely ill patients who require coordinated interprofessional care. In this scoping review, we asked: "What do we know about processes, relationships, organizational and contextual factors that shape the ability of clinicians to deliver interprofessional care in adult ICUs?" Using the 5-stage process established by Levac et al.
Key trends in interprofessional research: A macrosociological analysis from 1970 to 2010
The field of interprofessional research has grown both in size and in importance since the 1970s. In this paper, we use a macrosociological approach and a Bourdieusian theoretical framework to investigate this growth and the changing nature of the field's research. We investigate publication trends at the aggregate (field) level, using an original dataset of 100,488 interprofessional-related articles published between 1970 and 2010 and recorded in the PubMed database. Articles were coded using a list of 638 codes that were then analyzed thematically and longitudinally.
The use of systems and organizational theories in the interprofessional field: Findings from a scoping review
Authors have commented on the limited use of theory in the interprofessional field and its critical importance to advancing the work in this field. While social psychological and educational theories in the interprofessional field are increasingly popular, the contribution of organizational and systems theories is less well understood. This paper presents a subset of the findings (those focused on organizational/systems approaches) from a broader scoping review of theories in the organizational and educational literature aimed to guide interprofessional education and practice.
Improving hospital care and collaborative communications for the 21st century: Key recommendations for general internal medicine
BACKGROUND: Communication and collaboration failures can have negative impacts on the efficiency of both individual clinicians and health care system delivery as well as on the quality of patient care. Recognizing the problems associated with clinical and collaboration communication, health care professionals and organizations alike have begun to look at alternative communication technologies to address some of these inefficiencies and to improve interprofessional collaboration.
Assessment of interprofessional learning: The design of an interprofessional objective structured clinical examination (iOSCE) approach
Despite the broad adoption of IPE across a number of educational institutions, in general, there continues to be little focus on the development and implementation of sound assessment strategies.