Teamwork

Question 1

What are the three key terms associated with continuity of care?

Answer 1

Informational

Management

Relational

Question 2

What are the informational aspects of continuity of care?

Answer 2

Use of information on past events and personal circumstances to make current care appropriate for each individual.

Question 3

What should management in the continuity of care involve?

Answer 3

Consistent and coherent
responsive to changing needs

Question 4

What is interprofessional teamwork?

Answer 4

ALL members of the health service delivery team participate in activities and rely on each other to improve care and quality of experience.

involves different health and social groups working together

Question 5

How can interprofessional teamwork improve health outcomes?

Answer 5

• values expertise and contributions of others
• allows for a holistic care of the patient

-adresses all aspects of the disease

• higher levels of satisfaction

-better acceptance of care

-appropriate use of specialist services

Question 6

What is multiprofessional practice?

Answer 6

number of professional practioners working in parallel

each has a clear role and specific tasks

Question 7

How does interprofessional teamwork improve health outcomes (what does it decrease?)

Answer 7

total patient complications
mortality rate
length of hospital stay
conflict in health pros
staff turnover
clinical errors

Question 8

What are the overall barriers to effective interprofessional teamwork?

Answer 8

Changing roles
Changing Settings
medical hierarchies
Individualism
Team instability

Question 9

What are the alternative models that aid in overcoming barriers that prevent interprofessional teamwork?

Answer 9

Task substitution: expanding breath of job

Delegated practice – care by teams with expanded tasks under delegation of med pros.

Question 10

What are the two methods used to deal with challenges for interprofessional teamwork?

Answer 10

Alternative models

Evolving and new practioners
-Aboriginal Health Workers
-Physician Assistants

Question 11

Describe how demand and supply impacts the health system

Answer 11

Demand and Supply
-maldistrubtion of doctors
-global shortage of health care workers

• Ageing rural work force- graduates more inclined to work in subspecalisty

Changing scope
-tend to practice in more specialised clinical areas