Interprofessional learning and family-centred care

Constructing the ‘ideal’ family for family‐centred practice: challenges for delivery

“…A collaborative, co-ordinated or case-managed approach to children is also very important, as this father relates: A range of international literature has shown that where key workers assume the role of co-ordinating services to meet the individual needs of families, this is associated with families experiencing fewer unmet needs, being more satisfied and becoming more involved (Sloper et al, 2006;King & Meyer, 2006). This co-ordination needs to work on a number of levels: at an interpersonal level between the different allied health and other professionals within the same agency, at an inter-agency level and at a wider sector level (Bradshaw et al, 2003;King et al, 2001;King & Meyer, 2006).…”

Building Interprofessional Frameworks Through Educational Reform

“…6 These authors celebrate the ability for this approach to education to enhance nurses' ability to provide care that meets the preferences, priorities, and needs of families at the center of the health care encounter. 6 It is important that the research that is being presented here in this literature review comes from diverse sources. It seems that there is an agreement among health care providers that interprofessional education is something that contributes to the provision of enhanced services for the client of the health care industry.…”

“…5 Bradshaw et al state that while there is a tendency for pediatric clients and their families to receive care from multidisciplinary caregivers, in the past this has been experienced as ineffective and even somewhat harmful, since the caregivers from various disciplines are not aware of each others' interventions or care plans, and the care is experienced in a way that is disjointed and confusing. 6 Education for interprofessional health care trains professionals to harmonize their care delivery and allows everyone to be on the same page, including the parents and families, which enhances their satisfaction with care. 6 As such, this is clear evidence that education for interprofessional health care is an essential tool for improving quality of care by allowing clients to experience care in a streamlined way.…”

“…6 Education for interprofessional health care trains professionals to harmonize their care delivery and allows everyone to be on the same page, including the parents and families, which enhances their satisfaction with care. 6 As such, this is clear evidence that education for interprofessional health care is an essential tool for improving quality of care by allowing clients to experience care in a streamlined way. 6 Fitzpatrick et al further support collaborative and interprofessional educational programming as a means of creating communities of care reflecting strong interpersonal dimensions, which they identify as relationship-centered care.…”

“…6 As such, this is clear evidence that education for interprofessional health care is an essential tool for improving quality of care by allowing clients to experience care in a streamlined way. 6 Fitzpatrick et al further support collaborative and interprofessional educational programming as a means of creating communities of care reflecting strong interpersonal dimensions, which they identify as relationship-centered care. 7 Like family-centered care as presented by Bradshaw et al, this approach to care emphasizes health from a social as well as medical perspective.…”