Category Archives: Research Note

Research Note – A letter to the Editor: “Medical student volunteering during COVID-19: lessons for future interprofessional practice”

Letter to the editor in response to the article: “Medical student volunteering during COVID-19: lessons for future interprofessional practice” (Rosalyn Buckland) Elena Whiteman, Sallu Dawo Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom Correspondence to elena.whiteman@warwick.ac.uk Dear Editor, We read with great interest the recent thought-provoking article by Buckland (2020) in The Journal of Interprofessional… Read More »

Research Note: How to secure funding for educational research- A mission impossible?

Authors: Lead author: Elisabeth Carlson, PhD, MNEd, RN, is a professor at the Department of Care Science at Malmö University. elisabeh.carlson@m Malin Axelsson PhD, RN, is an associate professor at the Department of Care Science at Malmö University. malin.axelsson@mau.se Christine Kumlien PhD, RN, is a professor at the Department of Care Science at Malmö University… Read More »

Research Note: Grounded Theory – Generating evidence for practice and delivery of care

Grounded Theory: Generating evidence for practice and delivery of care Author Geraldine Foley BSc.OT, MSc, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Discipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Email: foleyg3@tcd.ie Abstract Qualitative research methods as for quantitative research methods generate evidence for practice. Grounded Theory (GT) is a qualitative approach… Read More »

Research Note: Reflections on a new dawning of unconditional positive regard, collaborative practice and grit – redeploying in the NHS during the COVID-19 crisis

Reflections on a new dawning of unconditional positive regard, collaborative practice and grit – redeploying in the NHS during the COVID-19 crisis Authors Lead   Author – Laura Chalmers Strategic lead for Collaborative Practice and Interprofessional Learning at Robert Gordon university l.r.j.chalmers@rgu.ac.uk Julie Gillespie – Practice Education Lead – Allied Health Professions NHS Grampian  j.gillespie@nhs.net… Read More »

Research Note: An Auto-Ethnographic Case-Story on the Development and Integration of Interprofessional Education: Part I – A Quest for Impact

Below we provide the Abstract and a brief selection of this novel and exciting autoethnography that critically examines the if, why, where, and how of developing an interprofessional education (IPE) program from the ground up, told through text and comic art.  The full story can be found here.  The manuscript is true to the autoethnographic… Read More »

Research Note: The white coat ceremony – An opportunity for interprofessional socialization

Authors and affiliations at bottom of article Introduction The white coat ceremony was initially established during the 1990’s by Arnold Gold, an American paediatric neurologist (Sandomer, 2018). Initially developed for medical students the ceremony has been incorporated by numerous medical, nursing, pharmacy and physician associate schools worldwide. The ceremony has evolved from a medical school event… Read More »

Research Note: Development of an interprofessional program to address issues in human trafficking

Authors and affiliations at bottom of article Introduction “Human trafficking (HT) is modern-day slavery and involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act” (Department of Homeland Security, 2018). HT affects approximately 45 million individuals worldwide (Global Slavery Index, 2016) with profits for traffickers estimated to… Read More »

Research Note: Interprofessional mindfulness/acceptance-based workshops for healthcare professionals in training-Rationale and proposed protocol

Authors and affiliations at bottom of article   Introduction Mindfulness practice is increasingly utilized across a multitude of settings and with various populations, including graduate students and healthcare trainees of various disciplines.  Recent changes in healthcare call for the use of interprofessional teams to provide patient-centered care, which requires practitioners to be attentive and practice… Read More »

Research Note: Examining the implementation of collaborative competencies – some key challenges for enacting competency-based education

Interprofessional collaboration is recognised as an important factor in improving patient care. Interprofessional competency frameworks are increasingly being regarded as a key strategy to support the development of the requisite attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed for the delivery of effective interprofessional care.  However, evidence for the application of these competencies continues to remain limited… Read More »

Research Note: The use of high fidelity simulation to promote interprofessional collaboration between student nurse anesthetists and physician anesthesia residents

  Authors and affiliations at bottom of article Introduction Physician anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) have co-existed for over 100 years.  The relationship between them has often not been the most collegial. This interprofessional conflict has manifested in situations in which the practice of CRNAs has been both legally challenged and restricted by… Read More »