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?