Author Archives: JICare

Report Review: Lessons from the Field: Promising InterprofessionalCollaboration Practices

In this report the authors have written engaging and educational chapters that identify the practices and guidelines of interprofessional collaboration. The report is directed towards an audience who is involved or interested in the health care field, and looking for more information on improving collaboration based on a health care model of the United States. The report focuses on identifying interprofessional collaboration in practice and the day-to-day activities health care organizations put into the concept of interprofessional collaboration. The authors of this report use a format and writing style that is easy to understand for… Read More »

Blog Article: Lessons Learned from the Development of an Annual Multi-Institutional Interprofessional Service Learning Health Expo

Lessons Learned from the Development of an Annual Multi-Institutional Interprofessional Service Learning Health Expo Raymond Higbea (1), Jodie Elder (2); Katie Branch (1) (1) Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (2) Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Introduction To ensure that tomorrow’s healthcare professionals are prepared for and empowered to make future practice integration changes, today’s healthcare students must not only be witnesses… Read More »

Book Review: Collaborative Caring: Stories and Reflections on Teamworkin Health Care

Teamwork is an important topic in health care organizations today. While there are many theoretical books that explore the issues of teamwork in a health care setting, the practical application of theory into practice continues to be increasingly complex. Teamwork is integral to providing quality patient care that is both efficient in minimizing costs and resources, and effective in decreasing errors and injuries. This book discusses the topic of teamwork and its nature in… Read More »

Book Review: Collaboration across Health Research and Medical Care

Reinforcing the title of this book, Collaborations across Health Research and Medical Care was written with 17 contributors. Each contributor fluently depicts their experience within different aspects of collaboration in research and medical care, while also delivering specified theories and examples pertaining to their focus. The information highlights social organization and content of collaboration through… Read More »

Announcement: Journal of Interprofessional Care Baldwin Award Winner

 Introduction The Baldwin Award is made 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 Journal’s editorial board assesses all… Read More »

Book Review: Communication Skills in Health and Social Care

Benard Moss is an Emeritus Professor from the Social Work Education and Spirituality department at Staffordshire University. The goal of the textbook is to enhance essential communication skills for students and team members to promote best practice. The textbook is aimed at social workers but reference to probation officers, doctors, nurses, paramedics, teachers, police officers, youth workers, advice workers, and faith community leaders is also included. Moss engages his readers with a… Read More »

Book Review: Leadership and Collaboration: Further Developments for InterprofessionalEducation

This book aims to provide students, educators and clinicians alike the latest advances in international leadership in interprofessional education, practice and collaboration. Fifteen chapters, written by a variety of authors from different healthcare professions and nine countries combine to produce a very practical guide for readers of all types.   Leadership theories are defined and connections are made to collaborative practice. The book highlights the importance of appropriate leadership styles for successful interprofessional collaboration, which results in higher quality patient care… Read More »