Physician Leadership and Advocacy for Team-Based Care

Abstract

Team-based care is a strong focus and narrative in medical and health education and within health care systems. Yet it is essential to consider that there are vast differences in power, education, compensation, and job security among team members in most health professional teams. How should clinicians of status play a role in advocating for lower status members of their health care teams, and why is that role important in improving equity within clinic walls and equity and better patient care for the communities they serve?The American Medical Association designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ available through the AMA Ed Hub TM . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. medicine as a physician-researcher. Her scholarly interests focus on gender-based care, health advocacy and equity, and medical humanities.

Social workers’ formal and informal leadership in interprofessional primary care teams in Ontario, Canada

“…20 The ability to lead a comprehensive care context, participate in collaborative decision-making, set expectations, clarify roles and responsibilities, facilitate conflict resolution, hold strong ethical frameworks, see a situation from various angles, and build consensus are demonstrative of fundamental leadership needs in interprofessional primary care teams. 21 While reports on leadership in primary care largely focused on family physicians and administrative leadership roles, 19,22,23,24 visibility of leadership from non-medical health professionals in primary care-such as social workers-is limited 7 despite the need for leadership representing interprofessional perspectives to facilitate team functioning. 21 We conducted a cross-sectional on-line survey to describe the leadership roles and activities of social workers in primary care in Ontario, Canada.…”