Promoting Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in Rural Health Settings: Learnings from a State-Wide Multi-Methods Study

Priya Martin, Alison Pighills, Vanessa Burge, Geoff Argus and Lynne Sinclair
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Priya Martin: Cunningham Centre, Darling Downs Health, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
Alison Pighills: Mackay Institute of Research and Innovation, Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay, QLD 4740, Australia
Vanessa Burge: Division of Allied Health, Darling Downs Health, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
Geoff Argus: Southern Queensland Rural Health, The University of Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
Lynne Sinclair: Centre for Interprofessional Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: Evidence is mounting regarding the positive effects of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) on healthcare outcomes. Despite this, IPECP is only in its infancy in several Australian rural healthcare settings. Whilst some rural healthcare teams have successfully adopted an interprofessional model of service delivery, information is scarce on the factors that have enabled or hindered such a transition. Using a combination of team surveys and individual semi-structured team member interviews, data were collected on the enablers of and barriers to IPECP implementation in rural health settings in one Australian state. Using thematic analysis, three themes were developed from the interview data: IPECP remains a black box; drivers at the system level; and the power of an individual to make or break IPECP. Several recommendations have been provided to inform teams transitioning from multi-disciplinary to interprofessional models of service delivery.

Keywords: interprofessional education; collaborative practice; rural healthcare teams; rural health; continuing professional development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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