scholarly journals Think outside the box – Interprofessional collaboration starts in the mind of teachers / Querdenken erlaubt – Interdisziplinarität beginnt in den Köpfen von Lehrenden

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha Meriel Boettcher ◽  
Linda Cording ◽  
Kristin Maria Käuper ◽  
Susanne Busch
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Interprofessional Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Study Programs

AbstractStudies indicate positive effects of interprofessional collaboration on the quality of health care. Interprofessional academic education of health care professionals is crucial for successful cooperation, although Terizakis & Gehring (2014, p. 24) state «a genuine understanding of interprofessional teaching […] hasn't developed yet.» The undefined usage of terminology and coexisting interprofessional study programs are only one part of the problem. Further consented interprofessional learning concepts and systematic knowledge regarding competencies and teaching experiences are lacking. The WHO (2010, pp. 27 f) recommends lecturers to generate a common understanding of interprofessionality. At Hamburg University of Applied Sciences a part-time study program in interprofessional health care and management started in September 2015. It was designed as a continuing education program for occupational-, physio-, and speech therapists, nurses and midwives. As a preparation for the program focus group discussions with staff members of the department „Pfege & Management» were conducted. The aim was to investigate their understanding of interprofessionality, learning and teaching. The results indicated a contextual understanding of interprofessionality, although the usage of the terminology remains blurred. The tension of a congruent interprofessional learning concept is to enhance scientific reflection of disciplines, as well as strengthening interprofessional aspects. Regarding the change in demands of the health care system, interprofessional collaboration is seen as a major resource. The research gap on disciplinary orientations in terms of enhancing professional identity on the one and interprofessionality as innovative construct on the other hand has to be filled.

scholarly journals Nurses and Pharmaceutical Care: Interprofessional, Evidence-Based Working to Improve Patient Care and Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5973
Author(s):  
Tinne Dilles ◽  
Jana Heczkova ◽  
Styliani Tziaferi ◽  
Ann Karin Helgesen ◽  
Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Research Education

Pharmaceutical care necessitates significant efforts from patients, informal caregivers, the interprofessional team of health care professionals and health care system administrators. Collaboration, mutual respect and agreement amongst all stakeholders regarding responsibilities throughout the complex process of pharmaceutical care is needed before patients can take full advantage of modern medicine. Based on the literature and policy documents, in this position paper, we reflect on opportunities for integrated evidence-based pharmaceutical care to improve care quality and patient outcomes from a nursing perspective. Despite the consensus that interprofessional collaboration is essential, in clinical practice, research, education and policy-making challenges are often not addressed interprofessionally. This paper concludes with specific advises to move towards the implementation of more interprofessional, evidence-based pharmaceutical care.

scholarly journals Psychological Needs and Resources of the Staff in a Pediatric Neurosurgery Ward: A Phenomenological-Hermeneutic Study

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iacopo Lanini ◽  
Debora Tringali ◽  
Rosapia Lauro Grotto
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Pediatric Neurosurgery ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Therapeutic Bond ◽  
Organizational Demands ◽  
Complex Picture

Brain tumors are a common form of solid tumors in children and, unfortunately, they are characterized by a very uncertain prognosis. The treatment of this pathology often includes one or more very invasive surgical procedures, quite often in the very first steps of the treatment. Cases of brain tumors in children represent one of the greatest challenges for health care professionals in the domain of pediatric neurosurgery. This is clearly due to the complexity of the therapeutic plan, but also to the nature of the bond that is established between the child, the parents, and the members of the staff during the often-dramatic initial phase of the illness. In this phenomenological-hermeneutic study, we explore both the emotional and organizational needs, as well as the available professional and personal resources of the staff in the Neurosurgery ward of the Meyer Children’s Hospital in Florence (Italy). The ward staff, composed of 7 surgeons, a pediatric neuro-oncologist, 12 nurses, and 4 auxiliary health care professionals, underwent in-depth interviews that were recorded (with the consensus of the participants). The recordings were then transcribed and submitted to content analysis according to COREQ standards. A complex picture of emotional as well as organizational demands emerged from the data. Shared experiences were pointed out, together with more specific and idiosyncratic contents characteristic of different professional roles. The focus of the present paper was twofold, first, we considered the needs that are overtly expressed by the staff, and then we discussed the main sources of their motivational drives. We found that the latter is mainly found in the quality of the therapeutic bond that is established with the children and the family members, together with the deep interest in one’s own professional activity and the effective complementarity and integration of the personal and professional qualities of the staff members within the multidisciplinary caring group.

Interplay of coordination, co-creation and community building: examining interprofessional collaboration in workplace development efforts in health care

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Seppänen ◽  
Inka Koskela ◽  
Heli Heikkilä ◽  
Helena Leino-Kilpi ◽  
Päivi Rautava ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Workplace Learning ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustained Development ◽  
Workplace Development ◽  
Working Hypotheses

Purpose Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is increasingly important in work and workplace learning. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the characteristics of IPC that are relevant for learning and developing at work. Design/methodology/approach We examine IPC in the discussion data of health care professionals when designing, implementing and evaluating developmental tasks. Qualitative content analysis is carried out on temporally sequential task trajectories, considering IPC from the perspective of the objects and goals of IPC task activity in developmental efforts. Findings The developmentally relevant characteristics of IPC are crystallized in the concepts of coordination, co-creation and community building, which play different, interdependent roles in development efforts. We show their interplay and how they complement each other in practice. Research limitations/implications Our findings regarding IPC characteristics are to be interpreted as working hypotheses and resources for further research. Practical implications Understanding the dynamics of IPC is useful for renewing work practices. Attention to the interplay and complementarity of IPC characteristics may help in the design and implementation of effective and sustained development efforts. Originality/value The dynamics of IPC in developmental settings have not been sufficiently studied. This paper proposes three developmentally relevant and intertwined characteristics of IPC for scholars of workplace learning.

scholarly journals Use of an eHealth tool for exercise training and online contact in people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on long-term oxygen treatment: A feasibility study

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 3184-3200
Author(s):  
Pernilla Sönnerfors ◽  
Karin Wadell ◽  
Ing-Mari Dohrn ◽  
André Nyberg ◽  
Michael Runold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Technical Functions

Technology developments and demand for flexibility in health care and in contact with the health care system are two factors leading to increased use of eHealth solutions. The use of eHealth has been shown to have positive effects in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but the full potential for this group needs to be explored. Therefore, the aim was to evaluate the feasibility of an eHealth tool used for exercise training and online contacts for people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The 10-week intervention included an eHealth tool for exercise training in home environment and regular online contacts, as well as weekly e-rounds for health care professionals. Seven of the nine participants completed the study. The eHealth tool was found to be feasible for e-rounds, exercise training and online contacts. Participants could manage the tool and adhere to training; positive effects were shown, and no adverse events occurred. Technical functions need to be improved.

Interprofessional Team-Based Care

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly Lunsford ◽  
Terry A. Mikovich
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Coordination Of Care ◽  
Palliative Care Teams

As older adults live longer, they experience a concomitant increase in chronic illness, which may be associated with a more frequent need for health care and intermittent or progressive functional decline. There is an increased need for regular health care monitoring as well as treatment and coordination of care among multiple providers and across settings to prevent, delay, or minimize decline in health and quality of life. Interprofessional collaboration is critical for safe coordination of care, reduction of duplication in services, and cost containment. Health care professionals who serve older adults are developing new models of collaboration to provide more integrated and person-centered approaches to maintaining the quality of life for older adults, especially those with multiple chronic illnesses. These models include health-oriented teams, home and community-based services, Acute Care for Elders (ACE), home-based primary care, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), comprehensive geriatric assessment, and palliative care teams.

Identifying the inhibitory factors of dietary salt reduction in women: a qualitative study, Yazd, Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 485-498
Author(s):  
Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad ◽  
Ali Akbar Vaezi ◽  
Tahere Soltani ◽  
Azadeh Nadjarzadeh ◽  
Seyedeh Mahdieh Namayandeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
Dietary Salt ◽  
Salt Reduction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Inhibitory Factors ◽  
Yazd City

Purpose Increased dietary salt content is one of the effective factors of hypertension and a major public health challenge globally. Although the positive effects of dietary salt reduction on health are universally accepted, people can hardly reduce their salt intake. The purpose of this study is to identify the inhibitory factors of dietary salt reduction among 20–65-year-old women in Yazd City, Iran. Design/methodology/approach This study was conducted using a deductive content analysis approach based on the communication for the behavioral impact (COMBI) framework. The purposeful sampling method was applied with maximum variation in terms of different educational levels, age groups, occupational status and residential areas to select the participants. Snowball sampling was used to select health-care professionals. Furthermore, semi-structured interviews and focus-group discussions were conducted with 31 local women and 11 health-care professionals working in the City until data saturation was achieved. Data were analyzed using Graneheim and Landsman’s method. Findings After data analysis, 617 initial codes were extracted over the perceived barriers. After merging similar codes, 223 codes were extracted. The barriers were classified into five main categories of family, personal, organizational, educational and socio-cultural barriers. Originality/value Based on the COMBI framework, the results demonstrated that the most important barriers for reducing salt intake were negative attitude toward restrictions on dietary salt intake, insufficient and incorrect beliefs about the health risk of salt, lack of family support, inadequate health literacy and low self-efficacy in Yazd City. Among these barriers, lack of family support was considered as the most effective factor in reducing salt consumption. So, by focusing on this area and providing the community with the required education, the amount of salt consumed by families can be reduced.

Communication, Respect, and Leadership: Interprofessional Collaboration in Hospitals of Rural Ontario

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 173-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Morris ◽  
June Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Rural Hospitals ◽  
Interprofessional Practice ◽  
Interprofessional Teams ◽  
Northern Areas ◽  
Constant Comparative Method

Purpose: Health care professionals are expected to work collaboratively across diverse settings. In rural hospitals, these professionals face different challenges from their urban colleagues; however, little is known about interprofessional practice in these settings. Methods: Eleven health care professionals from 2 rural interprofessional teams were interviewed about collaborative practice. The data were analyzed using a constant comparative method. Results: Common themes included communication, respect, leadership, benefits of interprofessional teams, and the assets and challenges of working in small or rural hospitals. Differences between the cases were apparent in how the members conceptualized their teams, models of which were then compared with an “Ideal Interprofessional Team”. Conclusions: These results suggest that many experienced health care professionals function well in interprofessional teams; yet, they did not likely receive much education about interprofessional practice in their training. Providing interprofessional education to new practitioners may help them to establish this approach early in their careers and build on it with additional experience. Finally, these findings can be applied to address concerns that have arisen from other reports by exploring innovative ways to attract health professionals to communities in rural, remote, and northern areas, as there is a constant need for dietitians and other health care professionals in these practice settings.

scholarly journals Start making sense: Art informing health psychology

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 205510291876004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ad A Kaptein ◽  
Brian M Hughes ◽  
Michael Murray ◽  
Joshua M Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Health Psychology ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Expressive Writing ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Positive Effects

Growing evidence suggests that the arts may be useful in health care and in the training of health care professionals. Four art genres – novels, films, paintings and music – are examined for their potential contribution to enhancing patient health and/or making better health care providers. Based on a narrative literature review, we examine the effects of passive (e.g. reading, watching, viewing and listening) and active (e.g. writing, producing, painting and performing) exposure to the four art genres, by both patients and health care providers. Overall, an emerging body of empirical evidence indicates positive effects on psychological and physiological outcome measures in patients and some benefits to medical training. Expressive writing/emotional disclosure, psychoneuroimmunology, Theory of Mind and the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation are considered as possible theoretical frameworks to help incorporate art genres as sources of inspiration for the further development of health psychology research and clinical applications.

scholarly journals Pulmonary rehabilitation in Lebanon “What do we have”? A national survey among chest physicians

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. e0254419
Author(s):  
Rebecca Farah ◽  
Wim Groot ◽  
Milena Pavlova
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Cost Of Care ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is not very often used by physicians in Lebanon despite evidence on its positive effects on health-related quality of life. Aim This study assesses the knowledge, attitudes and practices of PR among physicians in Lebanon. In addition, the study identifies the main barriers to access to PR according to chest physicians. Insight into these issues will help to increase awareness about the need for PR programs and can contribute to designing such programs in the country. Methods A survey was conducted during the regional conference of the Lebanese Pulmonary Society. One week after the initial survey, the survey questionnaire was sent by email to all chest physicians who were registered with the Lebanese Pulmonary Society but did not attend the conference. A 25-item questionnaire was used to collect information on PR. Results Responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The response rate was 40%. Results show that only one-third of Lebanese chest physicians have good knowledge about the nature and multidisciplinary content of PR. Physicians generally support the current “Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program” in Beirut. Key barriers found are the lack of referral, lack of motivation by patients due to their health, cost of care and lack of qualified health care specialists in Lebanon. Conclusion Absence of awareness and education about PR among healthcare providers plays an important role in increasing access to the “Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program”. Awareness campaigns and education for physicians, health care professionals and patients should be considered to increase PR in the country.

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