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Conference Materials
Video casts available December 13th.
The main advantage of a team is that it consists of people with different abilities and skill-sets. The main disadvantage of a team is that it consists of people with different abilities and skill-sets – who might not share the same vision of the project. In this presentation, you will see that the element that is most frequently ignored in team-building is the emotional one. In all ventures, it is important that emotions are
acknowledged – and you will see that this does not mean that you have to agree with the other person's viewpoint, but you do have to identify and acknowledge their feelings. Fortunately, the communication techniques for
doing this are relatively simple and easy to learn –as you shall see in the course of this presentation.
» Dr.Robert
Buckman Powerpoint | Video
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Interprofessional collaborative practice, while frequently cited as an ideal, may be difficult to implement in the real world. A key barrier that has been identified is the notion of professional cultures, the different ways in which professionals with different disciplinary backgrounds may approach people, problems, processes and practice. Understanding the role of cultural differences in practice, and developing mechanisms to manage these differences in a collaborative, respectful manner is an important part of team building within a health context. This presentation will explore concepts of culture and practice from the perspective of pharmacy education.
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Effective teamwork includes a combination of leadership and “followership”. Dr. Tomas Mayer, MD, MBA coined the term “followership” in contrasting the way effective teams take and relinquish the leadership role depending on what skill set is most required at a specific time. This ability to lead at times as well as follow when required can result in highly effective teams. As we learn how to structure teams in health care to provide more comprehensive and better continuity of care, we must work on the dynamics of teamwork to ensure that teams are given the best chance of success. Key to achieving success are issues of communication methods, styles and the ability to share timely and accurate information.
» Dr. Renee Arnold
» Antony Gagnon: Part 1, Part 2
» Susan Shea: Part 1, Part 2
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While adequate numbers of trained health professionals are important, finding new ways of using the health human resources we have to deliver care is also critical to successfully meeting the challenges of the 21st century. Interprofessional collaboration is one of the new ways of working and is a cornerstone to transforming Ontario’s health system. But how do we implement change that will lead to sustainable improvements for patients? Dr. Tepper will discuss how we need to “hard wire” the day-to day practices of physicians, pharmacists and nurse practitioners so that the potential and benefits of collaborative practice are fully realized in Ontario.
» Dr. Joshua Tepper presentation not available
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entire speech | Welcome:
Setting the scene | Interprofessionalism
as an opportunity | Challenges
in the health system | The
transformation curve | A
mobile global workforce | The
specifics of HHR | Community-based
and technology models | Second
stage evolution | Let's
think about change | Those
traditional voices | Where
are things working? | Differences
in practice patterns |
Accelerating
resources | Focusing
on interprofessionalism | Good
evidence | What
we're learning | The
Ontario blueprint | Key
recommendations | Key
take home messages | What interprofessionalism really is
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Different approaches to collaborative care for cardiac patients are examined. One integrates a collaborative cardiovascular chronic disease management protocol and focuses on timely medication information transference between the physician, pharmacist and patient. This program extends the reach of the family physician, utilizes the clinical skills of the community pharmacist and empowers the patient to engage more in their treatment plan. Another has initiated an inter-professional Heart Function Clinic for its patients with congestive heart failure. Patients are seen comprehensively and collaboratively by a physician-nurse team followed later by a pharmacist-nurse-dietitian team. A third team offers a combination of evidence-based management and healthy lifestyle programming, with a focus on modifiable cardiovascular risk factors.
» Iris Krawchenko
» Dr. Joseph Lee
» Jason Moores
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Providing care to the patient who is admitted to hospital with an acute exacerbation of COPD may be very challenging. Various healthcare providers including the physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, pharmacists as well as other members have a role to play. Each of these disciplines brings a unique skill set and perspective to the bedside and programs which facilitate this interdisciplinary care need to be actively supported. After diagnosing the condition, prescription of specific therapies and adjunctive measures need to be initiated. While practice guidelines may be helpful in directing care, these guidelines may either be lacking or may be somewhat limited especially in patients with very advanced disease or those with substantial co-morbidities. In order to achieve optimal outcomes for patients admitted with COPD exacerbation a consistent message needs to be delivered by the team.
» Elizabeth Hill
» Dr. Sushmita Pamidi
» Charlie Bayliff
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Representatives from the three healthcare professional (physician, pharmacist and nurse practitioner) will review some creative and collaborative care strategies used with palliative patients to make care better, more comprehensive and more efficient. The impact and evolution of collaborative practice in a palliative care team will be discussed, including elements of collaborative person-centred practice (social/cultural, physical, psychological/ emotional, spiritual and environmental influences), evolving roles of the healthcare professionals involved, and awareness of each team member’s scope of practice.
» Pamela West
» Dr.Pippa Hall
» Sally Tierney
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Non-adherence is a major healthcare problem, beyond simple solutions. It costs the healthcare system about $10 billion annually in Canada. There is a lot of evidence that the pharmaceutical industry and the health professionals, especially pharmacists, could make a small or even a large difference. The presentation will review which interventions impact the most. Yet the reality is that little is being done routinely. No one is taking responsibility to change the grim picture. Health care professionals have a tendency to ignore the problem; physicians, nurse practitioners and pharmacists each have different reasons for not dealing with the problem. Clearly one of the solutions would be better collaboration, using the concordance model; this will be illustrated with some practical case examples.
» William McLean
» Dr. Richard Tytus
» Susan Whyte
» Dr. Kathleen MacMillan
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The complexity of treating patients with comorbidities has increased dramatically over the years. The evolution of collaborative practice models capitalizes on the strengths of an interprofessional team to meet the increasing healthcare demands of our patients. This presentation will focus on the function of these teams, using real life examples of how teams have been able to achieve improvements in patient outcomes, safety and bed utilization through a collaborative approach. In addition, screening, clinical pearls and resources will be shared to provide an assessment framework and a red flag approach to managing patients with comorbidities; polypharmacy and drug interactions and improving patient safety will be reviewed.
» Michelle Acorn
» Dr. Peter Lin presentation not available
» Carmine Stumpo
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