Allied health growth: what we do not measure we cannot manage

Solomon, Daniela; Graves, Nicholas; Catherwood, Judith

doi:10.1186/s12960-015-0027-1

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“…Palliative care is provided by generalist and specialist services within primary and community sectors and by a range of health professionals in different settings, individually and as part of multidisciplinary teams. In Australia, allied health professionals comprise around 20% of the health workforce and deliver 200 million services per year, although it is worth noting that rural and remote populations find it difficult to access allied health professionals [2].…”

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The Changing Nature of Palliative Care: Implications for Allied Health Professionals’ Educational and Training Needs

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CareSearch is an Australian Government Department of Health funded repository of evidence-based palliative care information and resources. The CareSearch Allied Health Hub was developed in 2013 to support all allied health professionals working with palliative care clients in all clinical settings. This cross-sectional online survey sought to elicit allied health professionals palliative care experiences and subsequent considerations for educational and clinical practice needs. The survey was disseminated nationally via a range of organisations. Data was collected about palliative care knowledge, experience working with palliative care clients and professional development needs. Data were evaluated by profession, experience and practice setting. In total, 217 respondents answered one or more survey questions (94%). Respondents (65%) reported seeing >15 palliative care clients per month with 84% seen in hospital and community settings. Undergraduate education underprepared or partially prepared allied health professionals to work with these clients (96%) and 67% identified the need for further education. Access to postgraduate professional development was limited by available backfill and funding. Study findings support the importance of free, accessible, relevant educational and professional development resources to support clinical practice. This is particularly relevant for allied health professionals who have limited opportunities to attend formal professional development sessions.

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“…Registration with the Traditional Health Practitioners Council was also mentioned by Solomon, Graves and Catherwood (2015) as a means to provide safeguards and credibility for both groups of health professionals, as well as patients. This registration should have clear and unambiguous criteria and continuous development should be encouraged.…”

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Evidence-based recommendations to facilitate professional collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners

Rooyen¹,

Pretorius²,

Tembani³

et al. 2017

Health SA Gesondheid

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Background: Globally, and in South Africa, there is an increased demand for consulting both traditional and allopathic health practitioners. As both health practitioners are working within the same communities, their respective practices could complement or undermine the health of consumers using both health services. Professional collaboration between traditional and allopathic health practitioners is therefore desirable and requires collaboration between the systems, which is currently legislated by the Traditional Health Practitioners Act 22 of 2007. However, in the Eastern Cape, no evidence-based recommendations were found that facilitated the collaborative relationship between the two health practitioner groups.Purpose of the research: To develop evidence-based recommendations aimed at facilitating professional collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners for the benefit of patients.Methodology: Descriptive evidence-based recommendations to enhance professional collaboration between both groups of health practitioners were developed based on focus group interviews with allopathic practitioners (n = 10) and individual interviews with traditional health practitioners (n = 18) (traditional health practitioners (n = 14) and traditional healers who are also allopathic health practitioners (n = 4)) practising in the Amathole District in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Dickoff et al.'s (1968) Survey List wasused as a conceptual framework.Results: Collaboration was hampered by allopathic practitioners demonstrating negative attitudes by not referring patients to traditional practitioners based on lack of knowledge and mutual understanding of each other's practices. Suggestions for collaboration made by both groups resulted in the development of two distinct sets of evidence-based recommendations.The first set of recommendations aims to enhance professional collaboration between both groups of health practitioners. This is done through facilitating mutual understanding based on respect and acceptance between the different practitioners. The second set of recommendations aims to enhance professional collaboration through facilitating open communication between different practitioners.Conclusion: These evidence-based recommendations can be used to facilitate professional collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners resulting in mutual understanding and open communication, enhancing team work in a multi-professional environment, and ultimately leading to improved patient care.

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“…This paper argues that health professionals training must be reimagined and updated significantly to meet the needs of a changing patient population that has more chronic or complex health problems and to thrive in a health care delivery system that is characterized by ongoing transformation. Development of a coordinated, efficient, and effective multidisciplinary healthcare system requires a combination of evidence-based strategies and reliable workforce data to ensure that health professionals can work together in the interest of improved patient outcomes (Solomon, Graves, & Catherwood, 2015). However, substantive evidence about some health professions is sporadic at best, and thus insufficient to support the development of a multidisciplinary healthcare system (Solomon et al, 2015).…”

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“…Development of a coordinated, efficient, and effective multidisciplinary healthcare system requires a combination of evidence-based strategies and reliable workforce data to ensure that health professionals can work together in the interest of improved patient outcomes (Solomon, Graves, & Catherwood, 2015). However, substantive evidence about some health professions is sporadic at best, and thus insufficient to support the development of a multidisciplinary healthcare system (Solomon et al, 2015). Without coordinated policies there is a risk of health care workforce shortages that may produce unwanted public health consequences (Solomon et al, 2015).…”

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“…However, substantive evidence about some health professions is sporadic at best, and thus insufficient to support the development of a multidisciplinary healthcare system (Solomon et al, 2015). Without coordinated policies there is a risk of health care workforce shortages that may produce unwanted public health consequences (Solomon et al, 2015). While conversations among stakeholders about changing the health system are essential to influence policy, there is a concurrent need to focus on the content and pedagogy of health professions education (HPE; Thibault, 2013).…”

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Teaching Future Dietitians Leadership: A General Needs Assessment

Hermosura

2019

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The needs of the patient population are characterized by more chronic or complex health problems and the health care delivery system is constantly undergoing transformation. While discussions among stakeholders about changing the health system are essential, there is a concurrent need to focus on health professions education. There is a need to understand how entry-to-practice standards are used to develop health professions curricula. Based on recent stakeholder consultations and workforce assessments conducted by Dietitians of Canada and provincial interest groups, an emerging area of dietetic competency appears to be leadership. The purpose of this research project was to gain a better understanding around how competency standards are utilized to develop health professions curriculum, with a focus on dietetic curriculum related to management and leadership. To meet this objective, a general needs assessment was conducted using five databases: CINAHL, PubMed, FSTA, Scopus, and ERIC. The ancestry method was incorporated with purposive sampled articles to find additional research articles. The following key terms were included in the search: health professions, dietetics, nutrition, management, leadership, education, curriculum, competency, entry-level. A review of the literature indicates that developing professional competencies in leadership can strengthen some health professionals' capacity to take on certain roles through competency-based education. In addition, the long-term training effects result in an increase in specific competencies relevant for effective interprofessional collaboration. There is opportunity for pedagogical and practice-based activities to strengthen leadership abilities of future dietetic professionals.

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Allied health growth: what we do not measure we cannot manage

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

The Changing Nature of Palliative Care: Implications for Allied Health Professionals’ Educational and Training Needs

The Changing Nature of Palliative Care: Implications for Allied Health Professionals’ Educational and Training Needs

Evidence-based recommendations to facilitate professional collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners

Teaching Future Dietitians Leadership: A General Needs Assessment

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