Interprofessional Collaboration Notes

Interprofessional Collaboration

Key Concepts

  • Interprofessional Collaboration: Multiple health workers from different backgrounds providing comprehensive services by working with patients, families, carers, and communities.

  • Interprofessional Education: Two or more professions learning about, from, and with each other.

  • Interprofessional Patient-Centred Collaborative Practice: Partnership between health professionals and a patient where the patient retains control and has access to knowledge and skills for a shared care plan.

Core Elements

  • Interprofessional education

  • Interprofessional teamwork

  • Interprofessional communication

  • Understanding roles and responsibilities

  • Person-centered approach

  • Leadership

  • Conflict management

Transition to Active Role

  • Patients transition from a passive to an active role in collaborative health teams.

Conflict Management

  • Sources of Conflict: Role, goal, treatment, interpersonal, and professional differences.

  • Team Strategies:

    • Openness to different views.

    • Considering biases.

    • Shared agreement.

  • Conflict Resolution: Aim for win-win solutions through collaboration, not just compromise.