Integrating Oral Health into the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Currriculum
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This paper describes an innovative interprofessional education model, Innovations in Interprofessional Oral Health: Technology, Instruction, Practice, Service for integrating oral health in health sciences curricula. The Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly illustrates a patient-centered interdisciplinary practice model for improving oral health of older adults.
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Interprofessional teamwork in medical rehabilitation: A comparison of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary team approach
OBJECTIVE: To compare multi- and interdisciplinary team approaches concerning team process (teamwork) and team effectiveness (team performance and staff satisfaction) in German medical rehabilitation clinics.
DESIGN: A cross-sectional study with a descriptive-explorative design.
SETTING: Eighteen medical rehabilitation clinics divided into two groups (somatic and psychosomatic indication fields).
SUBJECTS: The 18 head physicians or psychotherapists in the clinics and their complete rehabilitation teams (n = 824).
Observational teamwork assessment for surgery: Content validation and tool refinement
BACKGROUND: Effective teamwork is crucial for safe surgery. Failures in nontechnical and teamwork skills are frequently implicated in adverse events. The Observational Teamwork Assessment for Surgery (OTAS) tool assesses teamwork of the entire team in the operating room. Empirical testing of OTAS has yet to explore the content validity of the tool.
Developing the Nexus System: Aligning Practice Redesign and IPE
Initial research from the Nexus Innovations Incubator Network has uncovered critical success factors that address barriers to implementing a sustainable IPECP program. By taking advantage of opportunities and overcoming challenges, the National Center allows project sites to fully immerse themselves in strengthening the Nexus between higher education and health system partners.
Resources to Help Share the Idea of IPECP More Broadly
The National Center recently unveiled Amina in the Nexus, a collection of free, online resources to help our partners explore the concept of the “Nexus,” by sharing the vision of interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) more broadly.
The resources focus on Amina, a mother and Somali immigrant with diabetes, who is part of a new model of care – one that includes her community, a team of practitioners, faculty and students working and learning together to keep her healthy.
Assessment of stress and teamwork in the operating room: An exploratory study
BACKGROUND: Although effective teamwork is fundamental to patient safety in the operating room (OR), acute stress increasingly is recognized as detrimental for teamwork. This study concurrently assessed teamwork and stress levels experienced by OR team members.
METHODS: Data were collected in real time in 20 elective surgical cases. The validated Observational Teamwork Assessment for Surgery was used to assess teamwork, whereas stress was assessed using the validated State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
Observational teamwork assessment for surgery: Construct validation with expert versus novice raters
OBJECTIVE: To test the construct validity of the Observational Teamwork Assessment for Surgery (OTAS) tool.
SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Poor teamwork in surgical teams has been implicated in adverse events to patients. The OTAS is a tool that assesses teamwork in real time for the entire surgical team. Existing empirical research on OTAS has yet to explore how expert versus novice tool users use the tool to assess teamwork in the operating room.
Observational Skill-based Clinical Assessment tool for Resuscitation (OSCAR): Development and validation
AIM: The aim of the study reported here was to address the need to assess and train teamwork and non-technical skills in the context of Resuscitation. Specifically, we sought to develop a tool that is feasible to use and psychometrically sound to assess team behaviours during cardiac arrest resuscitation attempts.
Role Clarification Processes for Better Integration of Nurse Practitioners into Primary Healthcare Teams: A Multiple-Case Study
Role clarity is a crucial issue for effective interprofessional collaboration. Poorly defined roles can become a source of conflict in clinical teams and reduce the effectiveness of care and services delivered to the population. Our objective in this paper is to outline processes for clarifying professional roles when a new role is introduced into clinical teams, that of the primary healthcare nurse practitioner (PHCNP).
