Abstract
Background: Effective interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) are vital for consistent delivery of safe high quality integrated health and social care. Although increasingly recognised internationally, fragmentation between different career stages and governing bodies with different powers, influence and responsibilities across diverse international settings limits moving IPECP from the periphery to the core of integrated care workforce planning.
Even where flexibility is provided within regulatory and other frameworks, individual professionals, and the bodies to which they look for guidance, have limited understanding of the systemic implications and restrictions to integrated interprofessional care they create. More effective clarification and communication will be essential to identify areas of improvement and relevant competencies.
Achievement of this objective requires a new level of common interest, understanding, prioritisation and collaboration across these traditional divides. Experience and enforced changes during the COVID pandemic have demonstrated that change is possible, in concepts associated with scope of practice, entrustment, “task shifting”, “task sharing” and credentialling of professional activities.
Intended Outcome: This workshop is intended to foster active reflexion on integrated care workforce planning through better use of interprofessional competencies and
strength / weaknesses / threats / opportunities identification.
Who Should Participate: Anyone interested in accreditation, regulation, system-level changes related to integrated care workforce planning and/or IPECP.
Structure Of The Workshop
Plenary
Presentation of foundational notions on IPECP, integrated care workforce and of a systemic analysis grid for strength, weaknesses, and opportunities identification (©Marie-Andree Girard MD LLD) (15 min)
Small group discussion:
Analysis of each participant own healthcare system (5 min)
Identification of each small group’s two major elements of each: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (20 min)
Plenary: Based on each small group strengths and opportunities, formulation of a common agenda to be taken forward subsequently, taking account of different international structures and processes. (20 min)
Learning Objectives: To develop a “nucleus” of understanding and effective international collaboration between individuals and organisations, including in the spheres of education & training, accreditation & regulation, and workforce planning at policy, commissioning, and service delivery levels.
To allow networking between individuals with relevant responsibilities, powers, and influence.
Room Requirements: Adequate space and layout to facilitate discussion in plenary and in breakout groups working around tables, computer, and projector to allow presenting of PowerPoint.