healthcare team and interprofessionalism Flashcards
1
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definition of healthcare team
A
all groups involved in caring for individuals needing health care
individuals working together towards a common purpose
2
Q
who comprises the healthcare team
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- allied health professions
- doctors
-nurses - support staff
3
Q
who are the allied health professionals governed by?
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- HCPC (health and care professions council)
- 16 primary professional groups
4
Q
4 aims of ‘new NHS’
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- patient centered care
- breaking down of professional boundaries
- flexible and adaptable work-force
- increased multi-professional team working
5
Q
what is staging (TNM system)
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- TUMOUR
- NODES
- METASTASES
6
Q
multidisciplinary teams
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- various team members
- need to understand each others role
- government policy
- improved efficiency and staff morale
7
Q
what happens when teams don’t work
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team members do not feel valued
- poor communication
- rigid professional boundaries
- issues of status
- conflict
8
Q
multidisciplinary learning
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- students brought together in one group
- studying in parallel
- may work on/ try to solve specific problems
9
Q
IPE
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interpersonal education
10
Q
when should IPE included?
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- no clear evidence for when best to introduced IPE into undergraduate programmes
- areskog (1988) GMC (1993) - introduce IPE early in programme
- parsell + bligh (1988) - better placed in later education
