Carron, T., Rawlinson, C., Arditi, C., Cohidon, C., Hong, Q. N., Pluye, P., Gilles, I., & Peytremann-Bridevaux, I. (2021). An Overview of Reviews on Interprofessional Collaboration in Primary Care: Effectiveness. International Journal of Integrated Care, 21(2), 31. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5588
In this review of systematic reviews, Carron et al. (2021) assess the effectiveness of IPC in primary care settings. They identify six types of IPC where they assert that IPC in primary care was beneficial for patients with variation between types of IPC. Hence, they suggest that interprofessional collaboration can be effective in primary care. However, this depends on a better understanding of the characteristics of IPC processes, their implementation, and the identification of effective elements that underlie better adoption. This resource is thus useful for nurses as a blueprint to improve teamwork and IPC in acute care settings. Various types of IPC have been identified, including their merits and potential drawbacks. With such crucial insights extensively reviewed, it is recommended that this article be reviewed by acute care stakeholders before any collaboration improvement initiatives are adopted. The insights presented are vital for better initiative planning.
Perron, D., Parent, K., Gaboury, I., & Bergeron, D. A. (2022). Characteristics, barriers, and facilitators of initiatives to develop interprofessional collaboration in rural and remote primary healthcare facilities: a scoping review. Rural and Remote Health, 22(4), 7566. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH7566
In the present article, Perron et al. (2022) map interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice (IPP) initiatives implemented to promote IPC in rural and remote primary healthcare facilities and identify barriers and facilitators to their implementation. They point out that the most common IPE initiatives were workshops, courses, discussion groups, and simulations, while IPP initiatives fell into the two main categories of clinical or technological tools. Barriers to IPC identified include limited human resources, understanding of roles, and knowledge of context as well as traditional roles. On the other hand, the facilitators to developing IPC include team size, past experience and relationships, connection to community, flexibility and openness, and financial support. This resource is then useful to nurses as a blueprint on how IPC can be developed and teamwork encouraged and positively leveraged within acute care settings. It is recommended that this resource be reviewed prior to any IPC improvement initiatives being adopted at the facility.
Rawlinson, C., Carron, T., Cohidon, C., Arditi, C., Hong, Q. N., Pluye, P., Peytremann-Bridevaux, I., & Gilles, I. (2021). An overview of reviews on interprofessional collaboration in primary care: Barriers and facilitators. International Journal of Integrated Care, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5589
In the present article, Rawlinson et al. (2021) aim to identify barriers and facilitators of interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in primary care settings. They found that most barriers and facilitators were reported at the organizational and inter-individual levels. The main barriers referred to lack of time and training, lack of clear roles, fears relating to professional identity, and poor communication. Principal facilitators included tools to improve communication, co-location, and recognition of other professionals’ skills and contributions. This resource is then useful to nurses as a guide to help establish better teamwork and foster IPC in acute for better patient outcomes. It is recommended that this resource be reviewed to enable efficient collaboration between nurses and physicians to curb incidences of delayed response to deteriorating patient conditions in healthcare. The enablers highlighted, specifically the tools, need to be used to ensure efficient outcomes.