Exploring interprofessional collaboration during the integration of diabetes teams into primary care
Background
Specialised diabetes teams, specifically certified nurse and dietitian diabetes educator teams, are being integrated part-time into primary care to provide better care and support for Canadians living with diabetes.
A sociological exploration of the tensions related to interprofessional collaboration in acute-care discharge planning
Patient discharge is a key concern in hospitals, particularly in acute care, given the multifaceted and challenging nature of patients’ healthcare needs. Policies on discharge have identified the importance of interprofessional collaboration, yet research has described its limitations in this clinical context. This study aimed to extend our understanding of interprofessional interactions related to discharge in a general internal medicine setting by using sociological theories to illuminate the existence of, and interplay between, structural factors and microlevel practices.
Roles and Responsibilities: It Takes a Team
This module provides an introduction to the roles and responsibilities of interprofessional primary care team members. It includes interactive activities to assist you to explain your own role and responsibilities to patients, families and team members.
The development of this module was supported (in part) by the Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals (SHC) as part of the Graduate Nurse Education Development Project and by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation as part of the Interprofessional Primary Care Project (The Macy Project).
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Interprofessional Education Summit: Design Thinking for People Centered Care: An Interprofessional Perspective
Join some of the most thoughtful and creative minds in healthcare at the 2016 Henrietta Schmoll School of Health Interprofessional Education Summit as they address these issues from a human centered approach. By keeping people at the center of health, great and meaningful change can take place. This year’s summit will include keynote addresses, breakout talks, and poster sessions.
Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics: Advocacy
Advocacy is acting for others. Health professions have a long history of acting for others and an equally long history of ethical debate and discernment about such action and its scope and limits. This entry will outline historical trends in how health professionals have understood the balance of their responsibilities between the individual patient and the broader community. There is also discussion of definitions and conceptions of advocacy and how advocacy has been incorporated into various ethical codes and charters of the different health professions.
Inaugural Learning Together at the Nexus: National Center Summit on the Future of IPE
Convened by the National Center and co-hosted by the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC), the Inaugural Learning Together at the Nexus: National Center summit on the Future of IPE will foster a learning environment for participants to gain knowledge and skills for advancing the field of interprofessional practice and education (IPE).
Inaugural Learning Together at the Nexus: National Center Summit on the Future of IPE
Convened by the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education & co-hosted with the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative
Perceptions of interprofessionalism in health professional students participating in a novel community service initiative
Interprofessional collaboration is integral to effective patient care in today's healthcare system. Early exposure to other professions in a hands-on manner during education can be helpful for future practice. However, opportunities for interprofessional education are typically faculty driven and remain limited. Thirty-eight students from different health professions at the University of British Columbia worked collaboratively to promote cardiovascular risk reduction in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.