Interprofessional Education and Obstetric Ultrasound

Abstract

The transformation of healthcare relies on interprofessional education (IPE). Reviewing the history of the movement to prevent medical errors through the call for collaborative high functioning team practice, an assessment of the need to recognize the importance of interprofessional collaboration among sonographers, various medical specialties and nursing is addressed. A brief discussion of model programs in IPE is included."We have good evidence that healthcare delivered in teams is more efficient and more effective, yet we continue to educate our health professionals in silos. To meet the public's needs, health professions educators must teach and model collaborative practice and team-based models of care. While some health professions schools are making these changes, it's not happening fast enough or broadly enough.

Sonographers’ level of autonomy in communication in Australian obstetric settings: Does it affect their professional identity?

“…The three case studies reinforce the idea that for sonographers, professional identity is difficult to define, 33 and is clearly shaped by others, especially sonologists. 34 All three sonographers' roles in communication were dependent on the sonologist's practice policy, presence and support in the clinical setting.…”