Strength in Diversity Perspectives on Inter Professional Collaboration

Strength in Diversity: Perspectives on Inter. Professional Collaboration Michelle Fritz, Occupational Therapy Monica Gyimah, Social Work Shannon Knights, Medicine Sheryl Mc. Leod, Theology Zoje Hyseni, Practical Nursing Ashley Vanstone, Psychology Karen Weagle, Practical Nursing

Agenda ® Description of QUIPPED placement ® Project : Outcome ® How We Arrived at Final Product ® Group Process ® Team Reflections on Placement ® Questions?

What is the IP Placement? ® Partnership between St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital, Queen's University and QUIPPED ® Queen’s University Inter-Professional Patient. Centred Education Direction (QUIPPED) tutorials ® inter-professional shadowing ® patient-centred learning ® final group project ®

Who are the participants? ® 4 tutorial leaders from Queen’s University ® 7 students social work ® occupational therapy ® practical nursing ® medicine ® theology ® psychology ®

Goals of the Placement ® Increase understanding of scopes of practice of other disciplines ® Learn about the collaborative nature of professional practice ® Use group process in inter-professional decision-making ® Improve critical analysis and communication skills ® Enhance understanding of role and experience of patient/client

Tutorials ® 4 weekly tutorial sessions with reflective journaling ® Tutorials focused on: ® temperaments and teamwork ® client-centred perspective ® ethics and decision-making ® inter-professional collaborative care ® communication and conflict resolution

Inter-Professional Shadowing ® Observe members of the Geriatric Team from different disciplines Wide variety of shadowing experiences: - Recreation therapy - Occupational therapy - Pharmacy - Physical therapy - Nursing - Speech/Language Pathology - Social Work - Spiritual Care - Medicine - Discharge Planning

Patient Involvement ® Shadow current geriatric inpatient on a typical day ® Appreciate health care delivery from patient perspective ® Patient perspective at tutorial

IP Project: Process & Product ® Collaborated on inter-professional project - weekly protected time ® End product: ® resource ® How for Gibson 3 patients and families did we arrive at our decision? ® What did we learn?

Student Reflections ® Thoughts on the current Inter. Professional Placement ® How can the Placement be improved? ® What we might take forward in the future