Interprofessional communication training: benefits to practicing pharmacists

Luetsch, Karen; Rowett, Debra

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“…Findings from this study indicated that IPC had many professional related gains. Pharmacists may view IPC as an opportunity to improve their working conditions in the hope of reaching a similar status to their medical colleagues [52], increased professional fulfilment, and an improved professional image [22,25,53]. Collaborations are affected when there is role conflict, ambiguity and hierarchical differences between healthcare professionals.…”

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Perspectives of practising pharmacists towards interprofessional education and collaborative practice in Qatar

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Background Healthcare is provided by a variety of different professionals, including pharmacists who are integral members of the team, and all are expected to work collaboratively to provide quality care. Little is known about the perceptions of pharmacists in Qatar towards interprofessional collaboration. Positive attitudes towards interprofessional education are essential to successful implementation of interprofessional collaboration. Therefore, to develop effective collaboration strategies in practice settings, it was essential to survey the attitudes of practising pharmacists towards collaboration. Objective To explore the awareness, views, attitudes and perceptions of practising pharmacists in Qatar towards interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Setting Community, hospital and primary healthcare settings in Qatar. Methods This was a two-staged sequential explanatory mixed method design. It utilised a quantitative survey (Stage 1), based on a modified version of the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale. This was followed by a qualitative stage, utilising focus groups (Stage 2). Main outcome measures (1) Qatar pharmacists' attitudes towards interprofessional education and collaborative practice; (2) Practising pharmacists' perspectives in relation to enablers, barriers and recommendations regarding interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Results 63% of the practising pharmacists (n = 178) responded to the survey. Three focus groups followed (total n = 14). High scores indicating readiness and positive attitudes towards interprofessional education were reported for pharmacists working in hospital, community and primary healthcare settings. Qualitative analysis identified three overarching themes in relation to the enablers, barriers and recommendations for practising pharmacists working collaboratively. The enabling themes were: professional and patient related benefits, and current positive influences in Qatar; the barriers were patients' negative perceptions; the status of the pharmacy profession and current working practices and processes; the recommendations related to improving patients' perceptions about pharmacists and enhancing the status of pharmacy profession in Qatar. The findings from this study highlighted two major observations: the lack of existence of collaborative practice and hierarchy and power play. Conclusion Pharmacists demonstrated willingness and readiness to develop interprofessional learning and collaborative practice with significant steps already taken towards improving collaborative working practices in different care settings.

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“…Only one of the above articles focused on an inpatient medical setting 58 . One was based on a postgraduate clinical pharmacy programme at a university setting 60 . The remaining three focused on the collaboration between community pharmacists and general practitioners 52,56,57 .…”

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“…• interprofessional team process: increased awareness of healthcare professional roles 56,58 , developing trusting interprofessional relationships 58 leading to more collaboration 60 .…”

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“…• benefits to healthcare professionals: enhanced confidence and capabilities 60 , increased professional fulfilment 52 , greater job satisfaction 56,58,60 , improved professional image 52,56,60 • enhanced quality of patient care and outcomes 52,[56][57][58] .…”

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“…Ongoing professional development including interprofessional working and communication has also been endorsed as needed to promote teamwork 56,58,60 . In one study, community with other healthcare professionals, specifically GPs 52 .…”

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Interprofessional communication training: benefits to practicing pharmacists

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