GOT! Care: Preparing the Emerging Healthcare Workforce for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: A Pilot Study

A concept analysis of interprofessional collaborative practice for community‐dwelling older adults

“…The team works interprofessionally towards a shared goal of improving health outcomes for the community-dwelling older adult. Home modifications, reconciled medication lists, increased role awareness, and decreased emergency department use were all observed with this case 13,36.…”

“…As demonstrated by the model case, the importance of interprofessionality comes into play when linking pre-licensure IPE and practice, micro level, to IPE at the healthcare organization level, meso level, and then influencing socioeconomic, political and cultural systems at the macro level. 13 Systemic change will occur at the macro level, but it is through the application and examination of this concept at the micro and meso level that will support policy change.…”

“…(GOT Care!). 13 The mission of GOT Care! was to increase the interprofessional and geriatric-specific skills of the fu-…”

“…Creating community partnerships and the importance of support in the home for the older adult are concepts that are not always highlighted in the traditional pre-licensure clinical experience, but are essential within the IPCP model. By engaging faculty and students in the coordination and delivery of care within the community and linking older adults to community services, a culture of health is being created in which the older adult resides within a community of care 13. 5 | LIMITATIONSLimitations of this concept analysis reside in the lack of rigor of the literature review as Walker and Avant do not outline specific search guidelines 12.…”

“…Malcolm et al, 2017 13 ; Stijnen et al, 201414 ; Gustafsson et al, 201215 ; Kropf et al, 201516 ; Gould et al, 201517 ; Mathews et al, 201218 ; Szanton et al, 201419 ; Fairhall et al, 2012 20 ; Foley et al, 2009 21 ; Pesut et al, 2015 22 ; Wilhelmson et al, 2011 23 ; Stall et al, 2014 24 ; Di Pollina et al, 2017 25 ; Johansson et al, 2010 26 ; Metzelthin et al, 2013 27 ; Tracy et al, 2013 28 ; Ploeg et al, 2017 29 ; Gougeon et al, 2017 30 ; Smith-Carrier & Neysmith, 2014 31 ; Moe et al, 2010. 32 Comprehensive geriatric assessment Malcolm et al, 2017 13 ; Stijnen et al, 2014 14 ; Gould et al, 2015 17 ; Fairhall et al, 2012 20 ; Wilhelmson et al, 2011 23 ; Stall et al, 2014 24 ; Di Pollina et al, 2017 25 ; Johansson et al, 2010 26 ; Metzelthin et al, 2013 27 ; Tracy et al, 2013.…”