Values-Based Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Working Together in Health Care

The provision of care within the context of the modern health service environment involves a wide range of professionals. The health care team might include general practitioners, nurses, midwives, hospital doctors, physiotherapists, other allied health professionals, as well as receptionists and practice managers. To optimise delivery of care at both individual and population levels, team members must work collaboratively with colleagues in their own profession and others. This book, in the Values-Based Practice series, adds the dimension of values to the more usual discussions of teamwork, considering interactions between health care professionals and how these might be affected by differences in professional and personal values. Examples of scenarios based on real-life experience promote learning and reflection. Anybody working or training in health care and who aspires to collaborate successfully with their colleagues in other specialties will find this book extremely valuable, as will educators who facilitate learners in teamwork.

Author: Jill E. Thistlethwaite
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/13/2012
Pages: 190
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781107636163

About the Author
Thistlethwaite, Jill E.: - Jill E. Thistlethwaite is Professor of Medical Education and Director of the Centre for Medical Education Research and Scholarship, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia. She is a practising general practitioner.