Does time matter? Exploring the relationship between interdependent teamwork and time allocation in Swedish interprofessional teams
This paper explores the relationship between time allocation on formal and informal forms of contact within interprofessional teams and an interdependent collaboration. Data were collected by a questionnaire including items on work organization, team climate and time allocation that was responded to by 226 professionals from 44 interprofessional teams. An additional sample of 139 professionals from 18 teams responded to the same questionnaire except for the item on time allocation. The teams worked within occupational health care, psychiatry, rehabilitation and school health care.
A four-year, systems-wide intervention promoting interprofessional collaboration
BACKGROUND:
A four-year action research study was conducted across the Australian Capital Territory health system to strengthen interprofessional collaboration (IPC) though multiple intervention activities.
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Nurse practitioners in Ontario primary healthcare: referral patterns and collaboration with other healthcare professionals
The purpose of this study is to examine referrals of nurse practitioners providing primary healthcare (PHC NPs) to better understand how PHC NPs collaborate with other healthcare professionals and contribute to interprofessional care. The analysis is based on the data from a survey of 378 PHC NPs registered in Ontario, Canada in 2008. Overall, 69% of PHC NPs made referrals to family physicians (FPs) and 67% of PHC NPs received referrals from FPs. Almost 50% of PHC NPs had bidirectional referrals between them and FPs. Eighty-nine percent of PHC NPs made referrals to specialist physicians.
A cross-institutional examination of readiness for interprofessional learning
This paper examines the readiness for and attitudes toward interprofessional (IP) education in students across four diverse educational institutions with different educational mandates. The four educational institutions (research-intensive university, baccalaureate, polytechnical institute and community college) partnered to develop, deliver and evaluate IP modules in simulation learning environments. As one of the first steps in planning, the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale was delivered to 1530 students from across the institutions.
Comparison of faculty and student attitudes toward teamwork and collaboration in interprofessional education
PubMed URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22233371
Impact of interprofessional activities on health professions students' knowledge of community pharmacists' role and services
The Interprofessional Rural Program of British Columbia (IRPBC) was established in 2003 as a pilot program aimed at supporting the recruitment of health and human service professionals to rural communities in British Columbia, Canada. The program was designed to expose students in the health and human service professions to rural communities and to assess whether this exposure increased the likelihood of their return to work in nonurban settings once they completed their studies.
Interprofessional team practices, attitudes, and educational experiences of medical faculty
PubMed URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22057593
"Knowing more about the other professions clarified my own profession".
The purpose of this study was to compare which learning outcomes relating to an Interprofessional Training Unit (ITU) experience were found to be most important by students and by alumni. A cohort of 428 students in the ITU was asked to write three short statements describing the most important learning outcomes from the ITU. Alumni from the same cohort were after graduation asked the same question. Furthermore, they were asked to fill out a 12-item questionnaire. The statements concerning learning outcome were analysed qualitatively and categorized.
Impact of a rural interprofessional experience in rural communities on medical and pharmacy students
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Preparation for becoming members of health care teams: findings from a 5-year evaluation of a student interprofessional training ward
SETTING:
An orthopaedic interprofessional training ward manned by students at a University Hospital.
OBJECTIVE:
To assess to what extent students from different undergraduate programmes evaluated the effects of a 2-week rotation at the ward on their professional roles and the value of teamwork within health care.
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