Healthcare Teamwork: Interprofessional Practice and Education, 2nd Edition

Interprofessional Practice and Education

Both comprehensive and accessible, this is an ideal resource for anyone who plans to teach or practice integrated, cost-effective healthcare in the 21st century.

• Explores the complexities of interprofessional teamwork and education, addressing both practice and teaching

• Discusses how patients are affected by healthcare providers who do not function as a cohesive team and looks at the patient's role in teamwork

• Offers a detailed model of interprofessional teamwork based on the authors' experience with a long-term, well-functioning interprofessional healthcare team

• Uses illustrative narratives and case studies to provide examples of the concepts and principles presented

• Includes a chapter based on interviews with patients and their caregivers to highlight experiences with functional and dysfunctional teams

• Presents new topics, such as critical areas of practice (primary care, long-term care, and transitions of care); ethical issues in teamwork; educational theory; the use of narrative; and challenges in sustaining interprofessional education