Interprofessional collaborative practice in the clinical setting
emer thompson
Institute of Technology Tralee
Emer Thompson RGN, BA in healthcare studies, Masters in Advancing Healthcare Practice. Emer trained in Charing Cross hospital in London and qualified in 1993 and worked in the United Kingdom for 10 years. Emer worked in University hospital Kerry for 4 years. Her current role is a nurse lecturer in the Institute of Technology Tralee. She has a keen interest throughout her career interest in collaborative interprofessional practice as it strongly promotes high quality of patient care and fosters good working relationships. She has extensive management experience and had seen the benefits of interprofessional working throughout her career in both the UK and Ireland. Email – Emer.thompson@staff.ittralee.ie Telephone 066 7191965 - https://ie.linkedin.com/pub/emer-thompson/96/266/703
Anne Stoutt
Bantry General Hospital
Anne Stoutt RGN, RM, Bsc in Nursing Hons. Trained as General Nurse in the South infirmary Victoria Hospital Cork in partnership with CUH IN 1983, staffed in acute general medicine and surgery. Trained as Midwife in HM Stanley Hospital, St Asaph, North Wales in 1986 staffed in midwifery for 10 years. Completed Bsc in Nursing in 2000 in University College, Cork. Clinical Placement co-ordinator at Bantry General Hospital for 13 years working in partnership with Institute of Technology, Tralee,
Abstract
Background; Interprofessional collaboration is the interaction between two or more health care professionals in where their main focus is meeting the needs of their patients (Damour & Oandasan 2005). There has been an... [ view full abstract ]
Background; Interprofessional collaboration is the interaction between two or more health care professionals in where their main focus is meeting the needs of their patients (Damour & Oandasan 2005). There has been an international emphasis on the need to develop interprofessional collaboration throughout healthcare from a combination of managers, policy makers and educators (Rice et al 2010)
Aim and objectives
The aim of this interprofessional learning initiative was to promote collaborative practice utilising CAIPE’s (2002) ethos of “Learning Together to Work Together”.
The objectives of the initiative
• Create a greater understanding and respect of professional roles including greater collaboration between disciplines
• To identify the benefits and challenges of this interprofessional initiative.
Description of innovation
All disciplines were involved. These included physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language, medicine and mental health and general nursing. The student led interprofessional learning activity included a joint assessment of an assigned patient and presentation of the challenges of assessing a patient together and what was learnt from the experience. The facilitators followed on from the student presentation with questions and a reflective session using the Gibbs reflective cycle.
Impact of innovation
The students found the activity worthwhile, a good experience of each specialities role, gained respect for each profession, improved confidence for future working relations with professional colleagues. They developed collaborative and teamwork skills, highlighted the overlapping of patient information required by each discipline.
Conclusions and implications
It is evident from involvement in the interprofessional learning activity that it creates change in the students knowledge and attitudes to each other specialities roles and moreover improves team dynamics and respect. It fostered collaborative practice for future working relationships. Further research and development of this project can assess and progress this more in depth.
Authors
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emer thompson
(Institute of Technology Tralee)
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Anne Stoutt
(Bantry General Hospital)
Topic Area
Topics: Innovations in research methodology, education or clinical practice
Session
CI » Innovations (10:30 - Wednesday, 9th November, Seminar Room 0.55)
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