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Interprofessional Practice Guide

Interprofessional collaborative practice is achieved when health disciplines from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families and communities to deliver high-quality care in healthcare setting.

Team Functioning

 

Team Functioning

COMPETENCY STATEMENT: All members of a team understand the nature of interprofessional teams. Team members work interdependently. They bring their shared perspectives to cooperate, coordinate, and collaborate toward shared goals through shared decision-making. Team functioning requires optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of all members’ time, expertise, and contributions. 

 

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Collaboration in Health Care: The Journey of an Accidental Expert? | Joy Doll | TEDxCreightonU 

Interprofessional education is a team-based approach to care drawing upon the shared knowledge of health care professionals to deliver better patient care. Creighton alumna Joy Doll is at the helm of innovative clinical care at Creighton as the executive director of the Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research. Creighton is one of the first in the nation to provide interprofessional education—a team-based approach to care drawing upon the shared knowledge of health care professionals to deliver better patient care.

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