How to Build Effective Interprofessional Healthcare Teams

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Stefanie R. Ellison ◽  
Christi L. Bartlett ◽  
Valerie L. Ruehter
Keyword(s):  
Quality Care ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Healthcare Teams ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Professional Degree ◽  
Provide Quality Care ◽  
Interprofessional Healthcare ◽  
Improve Patient

Building effective interprofessional (IP) teams is an important process for healthcare systems across the world. In order to be truly effective, professional degree programs must teach our future health professionals to learn and collaborate on teams during their education. The goal of building effective IP healthcare teams will be achieved when each healthcare system effectively supports IP collaboration, the development of dynamic teams, and the appropriate use of resources. Advancing the effort to build effective IP healthcare teams will take an investment from key stakeholders such as educators, faculty and students, leaders and researchers in academic medicine, hospital and system administrators, policymakers, as well as patients and their families to create a culture of IP collaboration and provide the resources necessary to be sustainable and successful. This chapter will serve to show that effective IP healthcare teams can successfully improve patient outcomes, provide quality care, improve the healthcare team's experience, and reduce costs.

Coaching Care Partners Who Support Loved Ones With MCI

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry Mills ◽  
Jennifer Brush
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Provide Quality Care ◽  
Solution Focused

Speech-language pathologists can play a critical role in providing education and intervention to prevent social withdrawal, prevent premature disability, and maximize cognitive functioning in persons with MCI. The purpose of this article is to describe positive, solution-focused educational program that speech-language pathologists can implement with family care partners to improve relationships and provide quality care for someone living with MCI.

Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.): A Viable Credential for Faculty in Programmatically Accredited Business Degree Programs?

10.28945/3529 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 217-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen L MacLennan ◽  
Anthony A Pina ◽  
Kenneth A Moran ◽  
Patrick F Hafford
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Professional Degree ◽  
Doctor Of Philosophy ◽  
Business Practitioners ◽  
The University

Is the Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A) a viable degree option for those wishing a career in academe? The D.B.A. degree is often considered to be a professional degree, in-tended for business practitioners, while the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree is por-trayed as the degree for preparing college or university faculty. Conversely, many academic programs market their D.B.A. programs to future academicians. In this study, we investigat-ed whether the D.B.A. is, in fact, a viable faculty credential by gathering data from univer-sity catalogs and doctoral program websites and handbooks from 427 graduate business and management programs to analyze the terminal degrees held by 6159 faculty. The analysis indicated that 173 institutions (just over 40% of the total) employed 372 faculty whose ter-minal degree was the D.B.A. This constituted just over 6% of the total number of faculty. Additionally, the program and faculty qualification standards of the six regional accrediting agencies and the three programmatic accrediting agencies for business programs (AACSB, IACBE, and ACBSP) were analyzed. Results indicated that all these accrediting agencies treated the D.B.A. and Ph.D. in business identically and that the D.B.A. was universally considered to be a valid credential for teaching business at the university level. Suggestions for future research are also offered.

scholarly journals Professional Closure Beyond State Authorization

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gitte Sommer Harrits
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Professional Degree ◽  
State Authorization ◽  
Different Sources

For decades, the Weberian approach to the study of professions has been strong, emphasizing state authorization and market monopolies as constituting what is considered a profession. Originally, however, the Weberian conception of closure, or the ways in which a profession is constituted and made separate, was broader. This article suggests a revision of the closure concept, integrating insights from Pierre Bourdieu, and conceptualizing professional closure as the intersection of social, symbolic and legal closure. Based on this revision, this article demonstrates how to apply such a concept in empirical studies. This is done by exploring social, symbolic and legal closure across sixteen professional degree programs. The analyses show a tendency for some overlap between different forms of closure, with a somewhat divergent pattern for legal closure. Results support the argument that we need to study these processes as an intersection of different sources of closure, including capital, lifestyles and discourse

scholarly journals Early discharge and rehabilitation in paediatric acquired brain and neurological injury: a transferable model

2018 ◽  
pp. edpract-2018-315096
Author(s):  
Rachel Keetley ◽  
Laura Kelly ◽  
William P Whitehouse ◽  
Sophie Thomas ◽  
Emily Bennett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Acquired Brain Injury ◽  
Early Discharge ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Neurological Injury ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Lengths Of Stay ◽  
Improve Patient

Children and young people who require rehabilitation following sustaining an acquired brain injury often experience long lengths of stay (LOS) and potentially poorer recovery outcomes due to limited access to therapy and little proactive discharge planning. After stakeholder enquiry we launched a new team and pathway with a primary aim to reduce LOS. The secondary aims were to pilot an outreach model, reduce cost and improve patient and family satisfaction. We achieved a significantly improved change in quality care with a financial gain and increased patient and family satisfaction.

An Efficient Nurse Practitioner–Led Community-Based Service Model for Delivering Coordinated Care to Persons With Serious Mental Illness at Risk for Homelessness

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannemarie Baker ◽  
Jasmine L. Travers ◽  
Penelope Buschman ◽  
Jacqueline A. Merrill
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Coordinated Care ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Provide Quality Care

BACKGROUND: Access to mental health care is a struggle for those with serious mental illness (SMI). About 25% of homeless suffer from SMI, compared with 4.2% of the general population. OBJECTIVE: From 2003 to 2012, St. Paul’s Center (SPC) operated a unique model to provide quality care to the homeless and those at risk for homelessness, incarceration, and unnecessary hospitalization because of SMI. Data were available for analysis for the years 2008 to 2010. DESIGN: The SPC was developed, managed, and staffed by board-certified psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners, offering comprehensive mental health services and coordinated interventions. RESULTS: All clients were housed and none incarcerated. From 2008 to 2010, only 3% of clients were hospitalized, compared with 7.5% of adults with SMI. Clinical, academic, and community partnerships increased value, but Medicaid reimbursement was not available. CONCLUSION: Mental health provisions in the recently passed 21st Century Cures Act support community mental health specialty treatment. The SPC provides a template for similar nurse practitioner–led models.

Communication contexts about illness, death and dying for people with intellectual disabilities and life-limiting illness

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Ryan ◽  
Suzanne Guerin ◽  
Philip Dodd ◽  
John McEvoy
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Health Service Executive ◽  
Provide Quality Care ◽  
Open Discussion ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

AbstractObjective:The general population has been involved in considerable debate about communication and awareness within the context of death and dying. However, there has been little research on how matters of communication on this topic are handled for people with life-limiting illness and intellectual disabilities. This qualitative study explored how staff managed communication about death and dying with people with intellectual disabilities in a Health Service Executive area in Ireland.Method:Ninety-one individuals took part in 16 focus groups. Interviews were analysed using framework analysis.Results:Participants infrequently discussed death and dying with people with intellectual disabilities. Participants operated most commonly in suspicious awareness environments with people with mild-to-moderate intellectual disabilities, and closed awareness environments with people with severe intellectual disabilities. The majority of participants did not hold absolute opinions that talking about illness, death, and dying with people with intellectual disabilities was “wrong.” Rather, they were concerned that their lack of skill and experience in the area would cause harm if they engaged in open conversations. Relatives had an influential role on the process of communication. Participants were strongly motivated to provide quality care and were willing to consider alternative approaches to communication if this would benefit people with intellectual disabilities.Significance of results:Although there has been a shift toward conditional open awareness of death and dying in Western society, people with intellectual disabilities have not been afforded the same opportunity to engage in open discussion of their mortality. This study points to the urgent need to engage in debate about this issue in order to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities receive high quality palliative care toward the end of life.

scholarly journals Continuing Formal Education for Nurses in Ghana: The Perception of Non-Professional Nurses

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Edith Biamah Agyepong
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Provide Quality Care ◽  
Professional Nurses

Introduction:Continuing education is essential to the growth of the nursing profession due to the dynamic environment of the health industry. The study sought to explore the perceptions of non – professional nurses regarding continuing education. Methods:The qualitative descriptive design was employed and the purposive sampling technique used to recruit twenty - three non – professional nurses from Pantang Hospital in the Greater Accra Region. Thematic content analysis was used in analyzing the data. Results:The finding of the study showed that non – professional nurses have positive perceptions about continuing education. They believe that engaging in continuing education would improve their care giving skills in order to provide quality care to their clients. Conclusions: The study recommends that non-professional nurses with basic qualifications in the nursing profession should be encouraged to pursue continuing education.

scholarly journals The Teamwork Model: Proposing a Model for Studying Interprofessional Healthcare Teams

MedEdPublish ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew D'Angelo ◽  
Ronald Cervero ◽  
Steven Durning ◽  
Lara Varpio
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Teams ◽  
Interprofessional Healthcare

scholarly journals Judicialization of health arising from prepaid insurance plans and health law: an integrative review

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Marinho Chrizostimo ◽  
Zenith Rosa Silvino ◽  
Miriam Marinho Chrizostimo ◽  
Maritza Consuelo Ortiz Sánchez ◽  
Helen Campos Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Private Health Insurance ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Outpatient Service ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
National Character ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Provide Quality Care ◽  
Disposable Diapers ◽  
Judicialization Of Health

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze publications regarding judicial demands related to the violation of the rights of the client who uses private health insurance in Brazil. Method: Integrative review, from September to October 2017, of national character, with complete texts online, in Portuguese and English, published between 2012 and 2017 in the Virtual Health Library portal, excluding studies that were duplicated or with indiscriminate methodology. Results: The judicial demands were for: medication (32%); ward hospitalization (11%); surgical procedures (9%); orthosis, prothesis and special materials (9%); others (9%); and diagnostic procedures, outpatient service, hospitalization in Intensive Care Units, food formulas and disposable diapers (30%). Conclusion: The prevalence of legal disputes arising from the failure in providing health service by private health insurances was observed, which makes it easier for the administrators to identify the sought health products and services in order to reorganize the administrative sphere and provide quality care.

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