Interdisciplinary Teams

We ARE Health Care: Team Focus on Patient

June 21, 2012

Dr. Deb Oliver, Mount Mercy University

doliver@mtmercy.edu

This session….not your typical session

InteractiveContent

Timely

Valuable

Mixed teams

Goals of this session….

To discover how today’s multi-disciplinary professionals within healthcare can become more collaborative in providing excellent patient care.

Agenda

Get to know one another

Brainstorming Activity

Describe Current State

Defining the Ideal State

Research Says….

Scenario Analysis

Most Important Take- A-Way

Moving to the Future

Let’s get started…

1. Self-introductions at tables

2. Answer this question:

Why is cross-disciplinary collaboration key to excellent patient care?

Brainstorming…appoint scribe – no judging…

Current State of Interaction between Disciplines

What do you see? What are the behaviors?

What are the attitudes?

What roles do people play?

What are the issues?

How would you describe the Ideal State

of providing excellent patient care?

Research says….

You will need to attend the conference to gain this content…. Hope to see you there!

See the reference slide for list of sources

Scenario Analysis

Now the fun begins….

What are the issues within this scenario?

What solutions would your team suggest?

Report out

What is your most important take-a-way?

Will you strive to make a difference?

References

Antonucci, D., & Kono, K. (2005). Strength in Numbers. Marketing Health Services, 25(4), 30-33.

Lichtenstein, R., Alexander, J., McCarthy, J., & Wells, R. (2004). Status differences in cross-functional teams: effects on individual member participation, job satisfaction, and intent to quit. Journal Of Health And Social Behavior, 45(3), 322-335

Mitchell, Rebecca J, Parker, Vicki, Giles, Michelle (Oct 2011). When do interprofessional teams succeed? Investigating the moderating roles of team and professional identity in interprofessional effectiveness , Human Relations, Oct 2011; vol. 64: pp. 1321-1343

Human Relations, Oct 2011; vol. 64: pp. 1321-1343Sly, C. (1997). Conquering internal process problems with the use of cross-functional self-directed work teams. Hospital Materiel Management Quarterly, 18(4), 51-60.

Developing Cross-Functional Teams. (2005). Healthcare Executive, 20(4), 31.

Thank you for your attention and participation!!!