Complex care needs of patients in health services means that multi-disciplinary treatments are re... more Complex care needs of patients in health services means that multi-disciplinary treatments are required. To work productively as a team member in this environment requires education and training. Inter-professional Education (IPE) research shows that health practitioners who are educated and trained to work together promote patient safety (ACQSHC, 2005; Morrissey et al, 2010). However, the literature and observation from practice shows that training is either absent or ad hoc. Thus, practitioners are not adequately prepared for the differences world-views and in practices that may occur as a result of diverse discipline-based theories and skills. Tensions inevitably arise and the very basis for multidisciplinary teams – to embrace diverse views - is undermined because clinicians feel threatened and unhappy. Across the world there are many innovative educators who have embraced the challenge of developing IPE and from which we all can learn. This paper provides snapshots of practice ...
Chronic venous leg ulcers (CVLU) are common, expensive and impact on quality of life (QoL) (Posne... more Chronic venous leg ulcers (CVLU) are common, expensive and impact on quality of life (QoL) (Posnett and Franks, 2007; Guest et al, 2015). They affect 3 per 1,000 of the UK population, with prevalence increasing with age (Nelson and Adderley, 2016). Ulcers are notoriously difficult to heal; many patients have their ulcer for over 12 months and, if healing is achieved, they frequently recur (Nelson et al, 2006). Statistics for healing and recurrence have improved little since the 1990s and for some, their ulcers last for much of their lifetime (Harding et al, 2015). QoL is diminished by the debilitating symptoms and indolent nature of CVLU (Rich and McLachlan, 2003; Persoon et al, 2004; Guest et al, 2015). Life is complicated by pain, limited mobility, odour, depression and social isolation (Franks and Moffatt, 2007; Green et al, 2013a). To date, much of the care for patients is delivered in the community and research evidence is of varying quality with a tendency to focus on wound ca...
Complex care needs of patients in health services means that multi-disciplinary treatments are re... more Complex care needs of patients in health services means that multi-disciplinary treatments are required. To work productively as a team member in this environment requires education and training. Inter-professional Education (IPE) research shows that health practitioners who are educated and trained to work together promote patient safety (ACQSHC, 2005; Morrissey et al, 2010). However, the literature and observation from practice shows that training is either absent or ad hoc. Thus, practitioners are not adequately prepared for the differences world-views and in practices that may occur as a result of diverse discipline-based theories and skills. Tensions inevitably arise and the very basis for multidisciplinary teams – to embrace diverse views - is undermined because clinicians feel threatened and unhappy. Across the world there are many innovative educators who have embraced the challenge of developing IPE and from which we all can learn. This paper provides snapshots of practice ...
Chronic venous leg ulcers (CVLU) are common, expensive and impact on quality of life (QoL) (Posne... more Chronic venous leg ulcers (CVLU) are common, expensive and impact on quality of life (QoL) (Posnett and Franks, 2007; Guest et al, 2015). They affect 3 per 1,000 of the UK population, with prevalence increasing with age (Nelson and Adderley, 2016). Ulcers are notoriously difficult to heal; many patients have their ulcer for over 12 months and, if healing is achieved, they frequently recur (Nelson et al, 2006). Statistics for healing and recurrence have improved little since the 1990s and for some, their ulcers last for much of their lifetime (Harding et al, 2015). QoL is diminished by the debilitating symptoms and indolent nature of CVLU (Rich and McLachlan, 2003; Persoon et al, 2004; Guest et al, 2015). Life is complicated by pain, limited mobility, odour, depression and social isolation (Franks and Moffatt, 2007; Green et al, 2013a). To date, much of the care for patients is delivered in the community and research evidence is of varying quality with a tendency to focus on wound ca...
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