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Pagano L, McKeough Z, Wootton SL, Chan ASL, Mahadev S, Zwar N, Pallavicini D, Dennis S. Acceptability and barriers of a GP-physiotherapist partnership in the diagnosis and management of COPD in primary care: A qualitative study. Health Expect 2024; 27:e13935. [PMID: 38063819 PMCID: PMC10757211 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/01/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is commonly diagnosed and managed in primary care but there is evidence that this has been suboptimal, with low confidence expressed in providing interventions requiring behaviour change. The aim of this study was to determine the acceptability of a general practitioner (GP)-physiotherapist partnership in the diagnosis and management of COPD in primary care and to explore the experiences of participants during the implementation of the model. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with physiotherapists (n = 3), GPs (n = 2), practice nurses (PNs) (n = 2) and patients (n = 12) who had participated in the InNovaTivE Gp-physiotheRapist pArTnErship for copD (INTEGRATED) trial. We sought to explore participants' views about their experiences and perceived benefits, barriers and facilitators to the implementation of this model of care. Interviews were transcribed, coded and thematically analysed. Synthesis of the data was guided by the Theoretical Domains Framework for clinician interviews and the health belief model for patient interviews. RESULTS All clinicians felt that this integrated model helped to optimise care for patients with COPD by facilitating evidence-based practice. GPs and PNs valued the physiotherapist's knowledge and skills relating to diagnosis and management, which was reported to complement their own management and improve patient outcomes. Patients reported a sense of empowerment following their appointments and acknowledged improved self-management skills. However, physiotherapists reported many patients were already engaging in positive health behaviours. Responses were mixed on the effectiveness of the model in facilitating teamwork between clinicians with different perspectives concerning management, communication pathways and logistical issues, such as time and room availability, being cited as barriers. CONCLUSIONS An experienced cardiorespiratory physiotherapist embedded into a small number of primary care practices to work in partnership with GPs for COPD diagnosis and management was acceptable and viewed as beneficial for patients. Barriers relating to logistics and resources remain, which must be addressed to optimise implementation. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Patient input was obtained from qualitative feedback from a prior study conducted by two authors and was used to refine the model of care to determine the added value of a physiotherapist integrated into the primary care team. This feedback was also used to refine the interview guides utilised in this study determine the acceptability of this model of care. We had health service involvement from the rehabilitation service of the local health district who were directly involved in determining study aims and establishing the project around the priorities for their chronic disease integration service. For example, this project aimed to engage with a less severe patient population in primary care who would benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation. The findings from this study will be used to further tailor the model of care to the needs of the public and patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION ACTRN12619001127190.
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- Lisa Pagano
- Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human SciencesMacquarie UniversitySydneyNSWAustralia
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- Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Chronic Disease Community Rehabilitation ServiceNorthern Sydney Local Health DistrictSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep MedicineRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
- Northern Clinical SchoolUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep MedicineRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
- Northern Clinical SchoolUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences and MedicineBond UniversityGold CoastQueenslandAustralia
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- Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical ResearchSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- South Western Sydney Local Health DistrictLiverpoolNew South WalesAustralia
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Ismail F, Pretorius M, Peterson C, Yelverton C. The prevalence of chiropractic-related terminology on South African chiropractors' webpages: a cross-sectional study. Chiropr Man Therap 2023; 31:11. [PMID: 37013658 PMCID: PMC10071643 DOI: 10.1186/s12998-023-00483-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Effective communication is imperative for successful interprofessional collaborative interactions that augment both patient-centred and evidence based care. Inquiry into the prevalence of chiropractic-related terminology on South African chiropractor's webpages has not been explored to date. The implications of such analysis could indicate the professions' ability to effectively communicate in interdisciplinary settings. METHOD From 1 to 15 June 2020, Google search was used to identify the webpages (excluding social media accounts) of South African private practice chiropractors registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA). Webpages were word-searched for eight chiropractic terms with context: subluxation; manipulate(-ion); adjust(-ing/-ment); holism(-tic); alignment; vital(-ism/-istic); wellness; and innate intelligence. Data collected was transferred to an Excel spreadsheet. Accuracy of information was verified by the researchers through a process of double checking. The number of instances each term was used, and certain socio-demographic data were recorded. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses were used to summarise and analyse the data. RESULTS Among 884 AHPCSA-registered South African chiropractors, 336 webpages were identified and analysed. From 1 to 15 June 2020, the most commonly found terms on 336 South African chiropractic webpages were 'adjust(-ing/-ment)', 'manipulate/manipulation', and 'wellness', with prevalence estimates of 64.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 59.0% to 69.2%), 51.8% (95% CI, 46.5% to 57.1%), and 33.0% (95% CI, 28.2% to 38.2%), respectively. The least commonly found terms were 'innate intelligence' and 'vital(-ism/-istic)', with prevalence estimates of 0.60% (95% CI, 0.16% to 2.1%) and 0.30% (95% CI, 0.05% to 1.7%), respectively. Manipulate(-ion) was used more by male chiropractors (p = 0.015). The longer a chiropractor was in practice the more likely they were to use profession-specific terms (p = 0.025). The most frequently occurring combination of terms were adjust(-ing/-ment) and manipulate(-ion), found in 38 out of 336 webpages (11.3%; 95% CI, 8.4% to 15.1%). CONCLUSION The use of chiropractic-related terminology on South African chiropractic webpages was common, with the prevalence of term use varying by type of terms, by gender of the chiropractor, and by clinical practice experience. Better understanding of the effects of chiropractic terminology use on interprofessional and patient interactions and communication is warranted.
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- F Ismail
- Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Beit Street, Doornfontein, South Africa.
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- Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Beit Street, Doornfontein, South Africa
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- Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Beit Street, Doornfontein, South Africa
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- Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Beit Street, Doornfontein, South Africa
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Bäker A, Maisano F, Mestres CA. Enabling leaders of multispecialty teams via cross-training. BMJ LEADER 2022; 7:45-51. [PMID: 37013874 DOI: 10.1136/leader-2021-000526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundTeamwork across medical specialties improves patient outcomes. However, it also places an additional strain on team leaders, who must mediate between the medical specialties while at the same time belonging to one of them. We examine whether a cross-training incorporating communication and leadership skills can enhance multispecialty teamwork in Heart Teams and enable Heart Team leaders.MethodIn a prospective observational study, the authors surveyed physicians working in multispecialty Heart Teams worldwide, who participated in a cross-training course. Survey responses were collected at the beginning of the course and 6 months later, after course completion. Furthermore, for a subsample of participants, external assessments of course participants’ communication and presentation skills at the beginning and at the end of the training were elicited. The authors conducted mean comparison tests and difference-in-difference analysis.ResultsSixty-four physicians were surveyed. A total of 547 external assessments were collected. The cross-training significantly improved participant-rated teamwork across medical specialties, and communication and presentation skills as rated by participants and external assessors who were blind to the time structure or training context.ConclusionThe study highlights how a cross-training can enable leaders of multispecialty teams in their leadership role by raising awareness of other specialties’ skills and knowledge. Cross-training combined with communication skills training is an effective measure to improve collaboration in Heart Teams.
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- Agnes Bäker
- School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Business Administration, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Henriksen K, Rodrick D, Grace EN, Shofer M, Jeffrey Brady P. Pursuing Patient Safety at the Intersection of Design, Systems Engineering, and Health Care Delivery Research: An Ongoing Assessment. J Patient Saf 2021; 17:e1685-e1690. [PMID: 30747860 DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Despite endorsements for greater use of systems approaches and reports from national consensus bodies calling for closer engineering/health care partnerships to improve care delivery, there has been a scarcity of effort of actually engaging the design and engineering disciplines in patient safety projects. The article describes a grant initiative undertaken by the Agency for of Healthcare Research and Quality that brings these disciplines together to test new ideas that could make health care safer. METHODS Collectively known as patient safety learning laboratories, grantee teams engage in phase-based activities that parallel a systems engineering process-problem analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation-to gain an in-depth understanding of related patient safety problems, generate fresh ideas and rapid prototypes, develop the prototypes, ensure that developed components are implemented as an integrated working system, and evaluate the system in a simulated or clinical setting. FINDINGS Obstacles are described that can derail the best of intentions in deploying the systems engineering methodology. Based on feedback received from project teams, lessons learned are emerging that find considerable variation among project teams in deploying the methodology and a longer than anticipated amount of time in bringing team members from different disciplines together where they learn to communicate and function as a team. CONCLUSIONS Three narratives are generated in terms of what success might look like. Much is yet to be learned about the limitations and successes of the ongoing learning laboratory initiative, which should be relevant to the broader scale interest in learning health systems.
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- Kerm Henriksen
- From the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland
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Lim L, Zimring CM, DuBose JR, Lee J, Stroebel RJ, Matthews MR. Designing for Effective and Safe Multidisciplinary Primary Care Teamwork: Using the Time of COVID-19 as a Case Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18168758. [PMID: 34444522 PMCID: PMC8394340 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Effective medical teamwork can improve the effectiveness and experience of care for staff and patients, including safety. Healthcare organizations, and especially primary care clinics, have sought to improve medical teamwork through improved layout and design, moving staff into shared multidisciplinary team rooms. While co-locating staff has been shown to increase communication, successful designs balance four teamwork needs: face-to-face communications; situational awareness; heads-down work; perception of teamness. However, precautions for COVID-19 make it more difficult to conduct face-to-face communications. In this paper we describe a model for understanding how layout affects these four teamwork needs and describe how the perception of teamwork by staff changed after COVID-19 precautions were put in place. Observations, interviews and two standard surveys were conducted in two primary care clinics before COVID-19 and again in 2021 after a year of precautions. In general, staff felt more isolated and found it more difficult to conduct brief consults, though these perceptions varied by role. RNs, who spent more time on the phone, found it convenient to work part time-from home, while medical assistants found it more difficult to find providers in the distanced clinics. These cases suggest some important considerations for future clinic designs, including greater physical transparency that also allow for physical separation and more spaces for informal communication that are distanced from workstations.
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- Lisa Lim
- College of Architecture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA;
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- College of Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA;
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- College of Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA;
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- College of Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA;
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Poursheikhali A, Dehnavieh R. How do primary care providers work together in the Iranian PHC system? Med J Islam Repub Iran 2020; 34:164. [PMID: 33816363 PMCID: PMC8004570 DOI: 10.47176/mjiri.34.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background: Providing coordinated services and forming appropriate cooperation among the members of the health team have a significant impact on other aspects of service provision, including accessibility and continuity of services. Methods: In this study information was obtained from a national study titled, "Evaluation of Primary Health Care in Iran", and framework analysis was conducted from the perspective of interprofessional cooperation status using the Amour model based on 5 underlying concepts of sharing, partnership, power, interdependency, and process. This is a mixed-method study of the transformative sequential type. In this study triangulation method was used, and data were collected by the Primary Care Evaluation Tool (PCET), interviewing experts and executive directors, and systematic review of the Primary Health Care (PHC) challenges in Iran. Results: The challenges of the PHC system in Iran are analyzed for providing coordinated care in the form of multidisciplinary teamwork based on the Amour model. The corresponding solutions for improving challenges of the concept are also presented. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study the followings are suggested: sharing a collective specialized outlook; designing an integrated information system; improving the educational system through providing on-the-need academic education; strengthening the cooperation of community representatives and people's trustees in providing care; developing interdepartmental partnerships with related organizations with collective interests; moderating the workload of human resources; using electronic health records and automated referral of individuals in addition to appropriate training and promoting the culture from the existing philosophy of primary health care; highlighting the role of service providers as members of the care team; eliminating factors causing instability of suppliers, plans, and programs; and stability in the management approach despite changes in senior management.
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- Atousa Poursheikhali
- Health Foresight and Innovation Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Health Foresight and Innovation Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Dinh JV, Traylor AM, Kilcullen MP, Perez JA, Schweissing EJ, Venkatesh A, Salas E. Cross-Disciplinary Care: A Systematic Review on Teamwork Processes in Health Care. SMALL GROUP RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/1046496419872002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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As health care delivery moves toward more complex, team-based systems, the topic of medical teamwork has gained considerable attention and study across disciplines. This systematic review integrates empirical research on teamwork and health care to identify broad trends. We identified and coded 1,818 relevant, English, and peer-reviewed journal articles using a teamwork processes rubric. Several themes emerged. The health care teamwork literature has grown substantially over the past 20 years. Approximately half of the studies were descriptive (rather than interventional or psychometric); the majority relied on quantitative methods. Health care teamwork was also studied in thematically distinct manners. Interpersonal processes were most commonly studied across fields. Of all disciplines, medicine focused most on transition processes, whereas those from team science centered more highly on action processes. There were also finer grained disciplinary differences in content areas of communication and collaboration. Interprofessional journals represent a potential area for interdisciplinary efforts. Implications and future directions are discussed.
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Desveaux L, Halko R, Marani H, Feldman S, Ivers NM. Importance of Team Functioning as a Target of Quality Improvement Initiatives in Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Process Evaluation. THE JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2019; 39:21-28. [PMID: 30789377 PMCID: PMC6400643 DOI: 10.1097/ceh.0000000000000238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Quality improvement interventions demonstrate variable degrees of effectiveness. The aim of this work was to (1) qualitatively explore whether, how, and why an academic detailing intervention could improve evidence uptake and (2) identify perceived changes that occurred to inform outcomes appropriate for quantitative evaluation. METHODS A qualitative process evaluation was conducted involving semistructured interviews with nursing home staff. Interviews were analyzed inductively using the framework method. RESULTS A total of 29 interviews were conducted across 13 nursing homes. Standard processes to reduce falls are well-known but not fully implemented due to a range of mostly postintentional factors that influence staff behavior. Conflicting expectations around professional roles impeded evidence uptake; physicians report a disconnection between the information they would like to receive and the information communicated; and a high proportion of casual and part-time staff creates challenges for those looking to effect change. These factors are amenable to change in the context of an active, tailored intervention such as academic detailing. This seems especially true when the entire care team is actively engaged and when the intervention can be tailored to the varied determinants of behaviors across different team members. DISCUSSION Interventions aiming to increase evidence-based practice in the nursing home sector need to move beyond education to explicitly address team functioning and communication. Variability in team functioning requires a flexible intervention with the ability to tailor to individual- and home-level needs. Evaluations in this setting may benefit from measuring changes in team functioning as an early indicator of success.
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- Laura Desveaux
- Dr. Desveaux: Scientist, Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ms. Halko: MPH student, Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mr. Marani: Research Assistant, Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Feldman: Consultant, Center for Effective Practice, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Staff Physician, Baycrest Health Sciencies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Ivers: Clinician-Scientist, Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Family Physician, Family Practice Health Center, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Wranik WD, Haydt SM. Funding models and medical dominance in interdisciplinary primary care teams: qualitative evidence from three Canadian provinces. HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH 2018; 16:38. [PMID: 30103754 PMCID: PMC6090795 DOI: 10.1186/s12960-018-0299-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Primary care in Canada is the first point of entry for patients needing specialized services, the fundamental source of care for those living with chronic illness, and the main supplier of preventive services. Increased pressures on the system lead to changes such as an increased reliance on interdisciplinary teams, which are advocated to have numerous advantages. The functioning of teams largely depends on inter-professional relationships that can be supported or strained by the financial arrangements within teams. We assess which types of financial environments perpetuate and which reduce the challenge of medical dominance. METHODS Using qualitative interview data from 19 interdisciplinary teams/networks in three Canadian provinces, as well as related policy documents, we develop a typology of financial environments along two dimensions, financial hierarchy and multiplicity of funding sources. A financial hierarchy is created when the incomes of some providers are a function of the incomes of other providers. A multiplicity of funding sources is created when team funding is provided by several funders and a team faces multiple lines of accountability. RESULTS We argue that medical dominance is perpetuated with higher degrees of financial hierarchy and higher degrees of multiplicity. We show that the financial environments created in the three provinces have not supported a reduction in medical dominance. The longstanding Community Health Centre model, however, displays the least financial hierarchy and the least multiplicity-an environment least fertile for medical dominance. CONCLUSIONS The functioning of interdisciplinary primary care teams can be negatively affected by the unique positioning of the medical profession. The financial environment created for teams is an important consideration in policy development, as it plays an important role in establishing inter-professional relationships. Policies that reduce financial hierarchies and funding multiplicities are optimal in this regard.
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- Wiesława Dominika Wranik
- School of Public Administration, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, 6100 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Canada
- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, 6100 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Canada
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- Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, 6100 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Canada
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Levesque JF, Harris MF, Scott C, Crabtree B, Miller W, Halma LM, Hogg WE, Weenink JW, Advocat JR, Gunn J, Russell G. Dimensions and intensity of inter-professional teamwork in primary care: evidence from five international jurisdictions. Fam Pract 2018; 35:285-294. [PMID: 29069391 PMCID: PMC5965094 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmx103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Inter-professional teamwork in primary care settings offers potential benefits for responding to the increasing complexity of patients' needs. While it is a central element in many reforms to primary care delivery, implementing inter-professional teamwork has proven to be more challenging than anticipated. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to better understand the dimensions and intensity of teamwork and the developmental process involved in creating fully integrated teams. METHODS Secondary analyses of qualitative and quantitative data from completed studies conducted in Australia, Canada and USA. Case studies and matrices were used, along with face-to-face group retreats, using a Collaborative Reflexive Deliberative Approach. RESULTS Four dimensions of teamwork were identified. The structural dimension relates to human resources and mechanisms implemented to create the foundations for teamwork. The operational dimension relates to the activities and programs conducted as part of the team's production of services. The relational dimension relates to the relationships and interactions occurring in the team. Finally, the functional dimension relates to definitions of roles and responsibilities aimed at coordinating the team's activities as well as to the shared vision, objectives and developmental activities aimed at ensuring the long-term cohesion of the team. There was a high degree of variation in the way the dimensions were addressed by reforms across the national contexts. CONCLUSION The framework enables a clearer understanding of the incremental and iterative aspects that relate to higher achievement of teamwork. Future reforms of primary care need to address higher-level dimensions of teamwork to achieve its expected outcomes.
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- Jean-Frederic Levesque
- Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia.,Agency for Clinical Innovation, Chatswood, Australia
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- Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA
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- Zone Analytics and Reporting Services, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Canada
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- C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.,Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Southern Academic Primary Care Research Unit, School of Primary Health Care; Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Southern Academic Primary Care Research Unit, School of Primary Health Care; Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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O’Reilly P, Lee SH, O’Sullivan M, Cullen W, Kennedy C, MacFarlane A. Assessing the facilitators and barriers of interdisciplinary team working in primary care using normalisation process theory: An integrative review. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0177026. [PMID: 28545038 PMCID: PMC5436644 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Interdisciplinary team working is of paramount importance in the reform of primary care in order to provide cost-effective and comprehensive care. However, international research shows that it is not routine practice in many healthcare jurisdictions. It is imperative to understand levers and barriers to the implementation process. This review examines interdisciplinary team working in practice, in primary care, from the perspective of service providers and analyses 1 barriers and facilitators to implementation of interdisciplinary teams in primary care and 2 the main research gaps. Methods and findings An integrative review following the PRISMA guidelines was conducted. Following a search of 10 international databases, 8,827 titles were screened for relevance and 49 met the criteria. Quality of evidence was appraised using predetermined criteria. Data were analysed following the principles of framework analysis using Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), which has four constructs: sense making, enrolment, enactment, and appraisal. The literature is dominated by a focus on interdisciplinary working between physicians and nurses. There is a dearth of evidence about all NPT constructs apart from enactment. Physicians play a key role in encouraging the enrolment of others in primary care team working and in enabling effective divisions of labour in the team. The experience of interdisciplinary working emerged as a lever for its implementation, particularly where communication and respect were strong between professionals. Conclusion A key lever for interdisciplinary team working in primary care is to get professionals working together and to learn from each other in practice. However, the evidence base is limited as it does not reflect the experiences of all primary care professionals and it is primarily about the enactment of team working. We need to know much more about the experiences of the full network of primary care professionals regarding all aspects of implementation work. Systematic review registration International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews PROSPERO 2015: CRD42015019362.
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- Pauline O’Reilly
- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS), Faculty of Education and Health Sciences & Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS), Faculty of Education and Health Sciences & Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
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Wranik WD, Haydt SM, Katz A, Levy AR, Korchagina M, Edwards JM, Bower I. Funding and remuneration of interdisciplinary primary care teams in Canada: a conceptual framework and application. BMC Health Serv Res 2017; 17:351. [PMID: 28506224 PMCID: PMC5433058 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2290-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Reliance on interdisciplinary teams in the delivery of primary care is on the rise. Funding bodies strive to design financial environments that support collaboration between providers. At present, the design of financial arrangements has been fragmented and not based on evidence. The root of the problem is a lack of systematic evidence demonstrating the superiority of any particular financial arrangement, or a solid understanding of options. In this study we develop a framework for the conceptualization and analysis of financial arrangements in interdisciplinary primary care teams. Methods We use qualitative data from three sources: (i) interviews with 19 primary care decision makers representing 215 clinics in three Canadian provinces, (ii) a research roundtable with 14 primary care decision makers and/or researchers, and (iii) policy documents. Transcripts from interviews and the roundtable were coded thematically and a framework synthesis approach was applied. Results Our conceptual framework differentiates between team level funding and provider level remuneration, and characterizes the interplay and consonance between them. Particularly the notions of hierarchy, segregation, and dependence of provider incomes, and the link between funding and team activities are introduced as new clarifying concepts, and their implications explored. The framework is applied to the analysis of collaboration incentives, which appear strongest when provider incomes are interdependent, funding is linked to the team as a whole, and accountability does not have multiple lines. Emergent implementation issues discussed by respondents include: (i) centrality of budget negotiations; (ii) approaches to patient rostering; (iii) unclear funding sources for space and equipment; and (iv) challenges with community engagement. The creation of patient rosters is perceived as a surprisingly contentious issue, and the challenges of funding for space and equipment remain unresolved. Conclusions The development and application of a conceptual framework is an important step to the systematic study of the best performing financial models in the context of interdisciplinary primary care. The identification of optimal financial arrangements must be contextualized in terms of feasibility and the implementation environment. In general, financial hierarchy, both overt and covert, is considered a barrier to collaboration. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12913-017-2290-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- W Dominika Wranik
- School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
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- Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Provider Compensation and Strategic Partnership Branch, Alberta Health, Edmonton, Canada
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- Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Primary Care, Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, Halifax, Canada
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Wranik WD, Hayden JA, Price S, Parker RM, Haydt SM, Edwards JM, Suter E, Katz A, Gambold LL, Levy AR. How best to structure interdisciplinary primary care teams: the study protocol for a systematic review with narrative framework synthesis. Syst Rev 2016; 5:170. [PMID: 27716357 PMCID: PMC5050675 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-016-0339-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Western publicly funded health care systems increasingly rely on interdisciplinary teams to support primary care delivery and management of chronic conditions. This knowledge synthesis focuses on what is known in the academic and grey literature about optimal structural characteristics of teams. Its goal is to assess which factors contribute to the effective functioning of interdisciplinary primary care teams and improved health system outcomes, with specific focus on (i) team structure contribution to team process, (ii) team process contribution to primary care goals, and (iii) team structure contribution to primary care goals. METHODS AND DESIGN The systematic search of academic literature focuses on four chronic conditions and co-morbidities. Within this scope, qualitative and quantitative studies that assess the effects of team characteristics (funding, governance, organization) on care process and patient outcomes will be searched. Electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PAIS, Web of Science) will be searched systematically. Online web-based searches will be supported by the Grey Matters Tool. Studies will be included, if they report on interdisciplinary primary care in publicly funded Western health systems, and address the relationships between team structure, process, and/or patient outcomes. Studies will be selected in a three-stage screening process (title/abstract/full text) by two independent reviewers in each stage. Study quality will be assessed using the Mixed Methods Assessment Tool. An a priori framework will be applied to data extraction, and a narrative framework approach is used for the synthesis. DISCUSSION Using an integrated knowledge translation approach, an electronic decision support tool will be developed for decision makers. It will be searchable along two axes of inquiry: (i) what primary care goals are supported by specific team characteristics and (ii) how should teams be structured to support specific primary care goals? The results of this evidence review will contribute directly to the design of interdisciplinary primary care teams. The optimized design will support the goals of primary care, contributing to the improved health of populations. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42016041884.
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- W. Dominika Wranik
- School of Public Administration, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Workforce Research and Evaluation, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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In restructuring the delivery of primary care to improve the wellness of a community, every community must review its own circumstances for factors such as resources and capacities, health concerns, social and political perspectives, and competing priorities. Strengthening the health care team with community health workers to create a patient-centered medical home can enhance health care access and outcomes. Community health workers can serve as critical connectors between health systems and communities; they facilitate access to and improve quality and culturally sensitive medical care, emphasizing preventive and primary care.
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- Sheri L Johnson
- Department of Pediatrics, Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Population Health Management, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, PO Box 1997, C525, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997, USA.
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Chan V, Patounas M, Dornbusch D, Tran H, Watson P. Is there a role for pharmacists in multidisciplinary health-care teams at community outreach events for the homeless? Aust J Prim Health 2015; 21:379-83. [PMID: 25719905 DOI: 10.1071/py14158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Homelessness is a significant public health problem. It is well-documented that people experiencing homelessness exhibit more serious illnesses and have poorer health than the general population. The provision of services and interventions by health-care professionals, including pharmacists, may make a simple yet important contribution to improved health outcomes in those experiencing homelessness, but evidence of roles and interventions is limited and variable. In Australia, the Queensland University of Technology Health Clinic connects with the homeless community by taking part in community outreach events. This paper provides details of one such event, as well as the roles, interventions and experiences of pharmacists. Participation and inclusion of pharmacists in a multidisciplinary health-care team approach at homeless outreach events should be supported and encouraged.
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Sims S, Hewitt G, Harris R. Evidence of a shared purpose, critical reflection, innovation and leadership in interprofessional healthcare teams: a realist synthesis. J Interprof Care 2014; 29:209-15. [PMID: 25051089 DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2014.941459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Realist synthesis is a theory-driven approach for evaluating complex interventions using empirical evidence, which seeks an explanatory analysis of who a complex intervention works for, how, why, and in what circumstances. Interprofessional teamworking in healthcare is one such complex intervention, as teams are influenced by social and organizational factors, which makes them highly variable and context dependent. This article concludes a series of four articles that report on a realist synthesis of interprofessional teamworking. The synthesis identified 13 mechanisms that are reported in the literature to be the underlying processes through which interprofessional teamworking produces its effects. This article explores four of these mechanisms: a shared purpose; critical reflection; innovation; and leadership. These mechanisms together explain how a team sets and maintains its focus and direction. This article highlights that whilst many assumptions are made within the healthcare literature about how these mechanisms operate within teams, these assumptions are not always founded upon strong empirical evidence.
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- Sarah Sims
- Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Kingston University and St George's University of London , Surrey, London , UK and
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Oh H. Hospital consultations and jurisdiction over patients: consequences for the medical profession. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS 2014; 36:580-595. [PMID: 24963531 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Advances in biomedical technologies and the increased specialisation of the medical profession have made collaborations among specialty physicians integral to care delivery. As physicians increasingly must share patients, how does this shape the jurisdiction that physicians hold? The sociological literature has extensively documented inter-professional jurisdictional claims and conflicts to maintain the professional power of physicians in relation to allied occupational groups. However, less is known of intra-professional avoidance and resolution of conflict over jurisdiction. This case study considers how jurisdictions are shared, maintained and challenged in a single profession. Drawing from ethnographic and interview data collected from September 2010 to October 2012 on the internal medicine service of a teaching hospital in the USA, I demonstrate the variation in jurisdictional conflicts that emerge between internal medicine and other specialties during the consultation process. Ignoring shared jurisdictions and refusing to accept jurisdiction of patients generate disputes among the principal medical and specialist teams. These disputes ensue due to blurred boundaries dividing the various specialties. To avoid conflicts, internal medicine physicians adopt strategies behind the scenes to facilitate smooth consultations.
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Sibbald SL, Wathen CN, Kothari A, Day AMB. Knowledge flow and exchange in interdisciplinary primary health care teams (PHCTs): an exploratory study. J Med Libr Assoc 2013; 101:128-37. [PMID: 23646028 DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.101.2.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Improving the process of evidence-based practice in primary health care requires an understanding of information exchange among colleagues. This study explored how clinically oriented research knowledge flows through multidisciplinary primary health care teams (PHCTs) and influences clinical decisions. METHODS This was an exploratory mixed-methods study with members of six PHCTs in Ontario, Canada. Quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed with social network analysis (SNA) using UCINet. Qualitative data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed with content analysis procedures using NVivo8. RESULTS It was found that obtaining research knowledge was perceived to be a shared responsibility among team members, whereas its application in patient care was seen as the responsibility of the team leader, usually the senior physician. PHCT members acknowledged the need for resources for information access, synthesis, interpretation, or management. CONCLUSION Information sharing in interdisciplinary teams is a complex and multifaceted process. Specific interventions need to be improved such as formalizing modes of communication, better organizing knowledge-sharing activities, and improving the active use of allied health professionals. Despite movement toward team-based models, senior physicians are often gatekeepers of uptake of new evidence and changes in practice.
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- Shannon L Sibbald
- Faculties of Health Sciences and Information and Media Studies, Western University, London ON, N6A 5B9, Canada. ssibbald@ uwo.ca
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Oelke ND, Thurston WE, Arthur N. Intersections between interprofessional practice, cultural competency and primary healthcare. J Interprof Care 2013; 27:367-72. [DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2013.785502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Chamberlain-Salaun J, Mills J, Usher K. Terminology used to describe health care teams: an integrative review of the literature. J Multidiscip Healthc 2013; 6:65-74. [PMID: 23483767 PMCID: PMC3590931 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s40676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Health systems around the world are struggling to meet the needs of aging populations and increasing numbers of clients with complex health conditions. Faced with multiple health system challenges, governments are advocating for team-based approaches to health care. Key descriptors used to describe health care teams include “interprofessional,” “multiprofessional,” “interdisciplinary,” and “multidisciplinary.” Until now there has been no review of the use of terminology relating to health care teams. The purpose of this integrative review is to provide a descriptive analysis of terminology used to describe health care teams. Methods An integrative review of the literature was conducted because it allows for the inclusion of literature related to studies using diverse methodologies. The authors searched the literature using the terms interprofessional, multiprofessional, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary combined with “health teams” and “health care teams.” Refining strategies included a requirement that journal articles define the term used to describe health care teams and include a list of health care team members. The literature selection process resulted in the inclusion of 17 journal articles in this review. Results: Multidisciplinary is more frequently used than other terminology to describe health care teams. The findings in this review relate to frequency of terminology usage, justifications for use of specific terminology, commonalities and patterns related to country of origin of research studies and health care areas, ways in which terminology is used, structure of team membership, and perspectives of definitions used. Conclusion: Stakeholders across the health care continuum share responsibility for developing and consistently using terminology that is both common and meaningful. Notwithstanding some congruence in terminology usage, this review highlights inconsistencies in the literature and suggests that broad debate among policy makers, clinicians, educators, researchers, and consumers is still required to reach useful consensus.
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Chapter 6 The Path to Sustainability in Health Care: Exploring the Role of Learning Microsystems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1108/s2045-0605(2012)0000002010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Farrell B, Ward N, Dore N, Russell G, Geneau R, Evans S. Working in interprofessional primary health care teams: what do pharmacists do? Res Social Adm Pharm 2012; 9:288-301. [PMID: 22835709 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interprofessional teams are forming in primary health care. Little is known about how health care professional roles and routines develop in this environment. OBJECTIVES This article describes the evolving routines of pharmacists working in new interprofessional teams, their perceptions of their roles, and perceptions of other providers toward the pharmacist role. METHODS Ethnographic methods were used. Qualitative data derived from practice documents, field notes from practice activity and provider-patient interaction observations, and transcripts from interviews with patients and practice staff were analyzed in an exploratory manner using a constant comparative approach and immersion/crystallization. For this article, data pertaining to the role of pharmacists comprised a case study subanalysis. RESULTS Two typologies emerged with some pharmacists found to be (1) physician oriented: responding to physician requests for drug information and other projects, and others found to be (2) working at multiple levels of interaction: providing patient-centered care, provider education/information, and initiating system-level interventions to improve drug therapy. CONCLUSIONS Pharmacist routines and their own perception of their roles differed across interprofessional teams. Differences could be attributed to different educational background, philosophy of practice or characteristics of individual pharmacists, and also affected by leadership and communication within family health teams (FHTs). FHT leaders wanting to include a pharmacist to improve medication therapy should demonstrate leadership and vision by articulating needs and hiring a pharmacist with matching knowledge, skills, and qualities. A similar, generic approach may be useful to determine the need for and roles of any health care professional joining the team.
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- Barbara Farrell
- C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, 43 Bruyère Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5C8, Canada.
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Phillips C, Hall S. Nurses and the wise organisation:techneandphronesisin Australian general practice. Nurs Inq 2012; 20:121-32. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2012.00601.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This update reviews the concepts underlying ethical issues in various contexts and countries, highlighting the evolution in the use of the core values underpinning the field and practice of bioethics as applied to healthcare. RECENT FINDINGS It stresses the specific position of the adolescent as being a unique individual searching for autonomy and, most of the time, being competent to make decisions regarding the adolescent's own health. It briefly outlines the principles of a 'deliberative' approach in which the practitioner, while keeping in mind the legal context of the country where the practitioner is working, assesses to what extent the adolescent can be considered as competent, and then discusses with the adolescent the medical and psychosocial aspects of the various actions to be taken in a situation, as well as the basic ethical values linked with each of the various options available. The deliberation can involve relevant stakeholders, provided the issues concerning confidentiality have been fully discussed with the adolescent. SUMMARY This process forces the practitioner, the adolescent patient and those who care for the adolescent patient to look outside their usual frameworks and make a decision that is in the best interest of the young person, and is informed by various ethical values.
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Finn R, Learmonth M, Reedy P. Some unintended effects of teamwork in healthcare. Soc Sci Med 2010; 70:1148-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2009] [Revised: 12/07/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bélanger E, Rodríguez C. More than the sum of its parts? A qualitative research synthesis on multi-disciplinary primary care teams. J Interprof Care 2009; 22:587-97. [PMID: 19012139 DOI: 10.1080/13561820802380035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This qualitative research synthesis reviews interpretive scholarly papers on multi-disciplinary primary care teams. A bibliographic search was conducted in electronic databases: Medline, Embase, and the Web of Science Citation Index, and in the references of retrieved papers. The research consists of a taxonomic analysis of 19 qualitative studies about primary care teams published in peer-reviewed journals between 2001 and July 2008 in English and French. Nineteen qualitative studies were synthesized. Two major concerns emerged: (1) strategies for organizational change toward effective co-operative practice, and (2) dimensions of team interactions and work relations. The authors conclude that qualitative results suggest common strategies to improve the development of primary care teams, while identifying dimensions of team interactions that remain problematic. A fundamental aspect of team formation appears to be overlooked, i.e., the construction of a collective identity, which would involve the whole team in a shared ideal of co-operative practice. The adoption of discourse analysis is suggested as a more sophisticated qualitative methodology to explore this issue.
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Multidisciplinary Practice Experience of Nursing Faculty and Their Collaborators for Primary Health Care in Korea. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci) 2008; 2:25-34. [DOI: 10.1016/s1976-1317(08)60026-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sargeant J, Loney E, Murphy G. Effective interprofessional teams: "contact is not enough" to build a team. THE JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2008; 28:228-34. [PMID: 19058243 DOI: 10.1002/chp.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Teamwork and interprofessional practice and learning are becoming integral to health care. It is anticipated that these approaches can maximize professional resources and optimize patient care. Current research, however, suggests that primary health care teams may lack the capacity to function at a level that enhances the individual contributions of their members and team effectiveness. This study explores perceptions of effective primary health care teams to determine the related learning needs of primary health care professionals. METHODS Primary health care team members with a particular interest in teamwork shared perspectives of effective teamwork and educational needs in interprofessional focus groups. Transcripts from nine focus groups with a total of 61 participants were analyzed using content analysis and grounded hermeneutic approaches to identify themes. RESULTS Five themes of primary care team effectiveness emerged: (1) understanding and respecting team members' roles, (2) recognizing that teams require work, (3) understanding primary health care, (4) working together: practical "know-how" for sharing patient care, and (5) communication. Communication was identified as the essential factor in effective primary health care teams. DISCUSSION Several characteristics of effective primary health care teams and the related knowledge and skills that professionals require as effective team members are identified. Effective teamwork requires specific cognitive, technical, and affective competence.
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- Joan Sargeant
- Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Wong G, Bentzen N, Wang L. Is the traditional family doctor an anachronism? LONDON JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE 2008; 1:93-9. [PMID: 25949569 DOI: 10.1080/17571472.2008.11493219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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KEY MESSAGES The polyclinics debate should recognise the need to balance the benefits of long-term personal doctor-patient relationship with the broader improved health outcomes from evidence based inputs from multidisciplinary teams in primary care. There is increasing evidence from the international health literature that a focus on integrated health systems is the key to better health outcomes both at the individual and population levels, in addition to being more cost effective. Although there is some evidence that other healthcare professionals such as nurse practitioners can deliver equally high health outcomes for patients, the GP role is not an anachronism and even seems increasingly more important in the 21st century given the increasing complexity of primary care and long term conditions.
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- GP Principal and Walport Clinical Lecturer, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
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- Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Assistant Research Fellow, Deputy Director of Social Policy Research Division, Development Research Center of the State Council of People's Republic of China, Beijing, China
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