Learning Objectives
- Discuss how interprofessional teamwork in health care can improve health outcomes
- Identify barriers to effective interprofessional teamwork
- Briefly discuss major population and workforce trends driving changes in how health professionals work together to deliver health care
- Define, and identify differences between, key terms associated with transfer of care
- Identify models of task substitution and delegated practice
- Discuss, using examples,:
- the importance of good interprofessional communication, particularly as it benefits the quality of patient care
- the consequences for patient safety where interprofessional communication is poor
- Outline the roles and responsibilities of a number of other health professionals, and identify interdependencies between professionals
Teamwork
- what does teamwork invovle?
- what is collaborative practice?
- what is interprofessional practice?
- what is multiprofessional practice?
Interprofessional Teamwork
- How Can Interprofessional Care Improve Health Outcomes For
- what are some barriers to effective interpersonal teamwork?
- how does poor interprofessional communication affect patient safety and quality of care?
- what is task substitution?
- what is delegated practice?