Author Archives: JICare

Research Note: What does Interprofessional communication look like in an inner city emergency room? Some observations and reflections

What does Interprofessional communication look like in an inner city emergency room? Some observations and reflections Christine Holland, MMS, PA-C Instructor at Rush University PA Program Contact: Christine_S_Holland@rush.edu Introduction It is well-accepted that good interprofessional communication is a precondition for optimal care and treatment for patients in addition to good cooperation between healthcare providers (e.g.… Read More »

Research Note: Using interprofessional education to enhance knowledge and skills for integrated and person-centred care

  Using interprofessional education to enhance knowledge and skills for integrated and person-centred care      Introduction An educational, person-centred initiative was designed to bring individuals from different clinical arenas and professions together. It was intended to enhance working collaboratively and move person-centred care forward jointly across the organisations involved, and in the practitioner’s own… Read More »

Research Note: Continuing care and emergency medical services: A collaborative approach for urgent end of life care in the community

    Continuing care and emergency medical services: A collaborative approach for urgent end of life care in the community Julia Arsenault MAHSR, NP; Carmel Montgomery MN, RN; Colleen Berean MHS, RN; Charlotte Pooler PhD, RN; Cheryl Cameron MEd ACP; Robert Sharman MA, RN, ACP; Ingrid de Kock DA, MBChB Alberta Health Services. Edmonton, Alberta,… Read More »

Research Note: The relationship between team climate and interprofessional collaboration

In a recently published paper Agreli, Peduzzi & Bailey argue that relational and organisational factors are key elements of interprofessional collaboration (IPC) and team climate. Few studies have however explored the relationship between IPC and team climate.  In this paper the authors presents a study that aimed to explore IPC in primary healthcare teams and understand how the… Read More »

Research Note: Interprofessional Education and Collaboration around Stockholm: A Study Trip Report

Interprofessional Education and Collaboration around Stockholm: A Study Trip Report Heike Penner & Rita Hofheinz Department of Staff Development, University Hospital Munich, Germany E-mail: Heike.Penner@med.uni-muenchen.de Introduction As a result of demographic changes in Germany, the growing proportion of elderly people with chronic, multiple diseases is making increasingly complex demands on health care professionals. A trend analysis at the University Hospital of… Read More »

Book Review: Interprofessional Teamwork in Health and Social Care: Key Tensions and Future Possibilities.

 Interprofessional Teamwork in Health and Social Care: Key Tensions and Future Possibilities. In, The Power of Distributed Perspectives (2016) Günter Abel & Martina Plümacher (Editors)Walter De Gruyter Inc, 2016, 364 pages, hardcover, $140 USD, ISBN-10: 3110482649 ISBN-13: 978-3110482645 This recent volume, edited by Günter Abel and Martina Plümacher, compiles sixteen articles (four of which… Read More »

Announcement: Journal of Interprofessional Care Baldwin Award Winner

Journal of Interprofessional Care Baldwin Award Winner IntroductionThe Baldwin Award is in recognition of DeWitt ‘Bud’ Baldwin Jr.’s lifelong and distinguished contribution to interprofessional care. It was first awarded in 2009 for the best article of the 2008 volume of the Journal of Interprofessional Care. Each year since, a panel of judges recruited from the… Read More »

Book Review: Assessing Competence in Professional Performance across Disciplines and Professions

Book Review: Assessing Competence in Professional Performance across Disciplines and Professions With a foreword by Lee S. Shulman Innovation and Change in Professional Education (13th Edition)Paul F. Wimmers & Marcia Mentkowski. Switzerland: Springer, 2016488 pagesISBN 978-3-319-30062-7 This 13th volume, Assessing Competence in Professional Performance across Disciplines and Professions is part of a series dedicated to… Read More »

Research Note: Crucial Conversations: An interprofessional learning opportunity for senior healthcare students

Clinical errors due to human mistakes are estimated to result in 400,000 preventable deaths per year. Strategies to improve patient safety often rely on healthcare workers’ ability to speak up with concerns. This becomes difficult during critical decision-making as a result of conflicting opinions and power differentials, themes underrepresented in many interprofessional initiatives. These elements… Read More »

Research Note: Interprofessional education in maternity services: Is there evidence to support policy?

Against a backdrop of poor maternity and obstetric care, identified in the Morecambe Bay Inquiry, the UK government has recently called for improvements and heralded investment in training. Given the complex mix of professionals working closely together in maternity services addressing the lack of joined up continuing professional development (CPD) is necessary. This led Davies,… Read More »