Think outside the box – Interprofessional collaboration starts in the mind of teachers / Querdenken erlaubt – Interdisziplinarität beginnt in den Köpfen von Lehrenden

Abstract

Studies indicate positive effects of interprofessional collaboration on the quality of health care. Interprofessional academic education of health care professionals is crucial for successful cooperation, although Terizakis & Gehring (2014, p. 24) state «a genuine understanding of interprofessional teaching […] hasn't developed yet.» The undefined usage of terminology and coexisting interprofessional study programs are only one part of the problem. Further consented interprofessional learning concepts and systematic knowledge regarding competencies and teaching experiences are lacking. The WHO (2010, pp. 27 f) recommends lecturers to generate a common understanding of interprofessionality. At Hamburg University of Applied Sciences a part-time study program in interprofessional health care and management started in September 2015. It was designed as a continuing education program for occupational-, physio-, and speech therapists, nurses and midwives. As a preparation for the program focus group discussions with staff members of the department „Pfege & Management» were conducted. The aim was to investigate their understanding of interprofessionality, learning and teaching. The results indicated a contextual understanding of interprofessionality, although the usage of the terminology remains blurred. The tension of a congruent interprofessional learning concept is to enhance scientific reflection of disciplines, as well as strengthening interprofessional aspects. Regarding the change in demands of the health care system, interprofessional collaboration is seen as a major resource. The research gap on disciplinary orientations in terms of enhancing professional identity on the one and interprofessionality as innovative construct on the other hand has to be filled.

Digital unterstützte interprofessionelle Zusammenarbeit im ambulanten Setting: Bedarfe, Erwartungen und Barrieren in der Ergotherapie, Logopädie und Physiotherapie – eine qualitative Studie / Digitally supported interprofessional cooperation in the outpatient setting: needs, expectations and barriers in occupational therapy, speech therapy and physiotherapy – a qualitative study

“…Hieraus entstand unter anderem das Projekt "Zukunftslabor Gesundheit" unter Leitung der Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, 2019). Zum Thema Interdisziplinarität fanden im Rahmen des Bund-Länder-Wettbewerbs des BMBF, Projektförderungen mit dem Thema "Offene Hochschulen -Aufstieg durch Bildung" statt (Boettcher et al, 2016;Hollweg et al, 2016). Der Hintergrund dieser Ausschreibungen und Projekte ist, dass eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Berufsgruppen eine holistische Betrachtung der Patienten/-innen fördern kann.…”