Teaching interprofessional collaboration among future healthcare professionals

Mathias Kauff; Thorsten Bührmann; Friederike Gölz; Liane Simon; Georg Lüers; Simone van Kampen; Olaf Kraus de Camargo; Stefanus Snyman; Britta Wulfhorst

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1185730

Teaching interprofessional collaboration among future healthcare professionals

Front Psychol. 2023 May 26:14:1185730. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1185730. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Mathias Kauff¹, Thorsten Bührmann¹, Friederike Gölz¹, Liane Simon¹, Georg Lüers¹, Simone van Kampen¹, Olaf Kraus de Camargo², Stefanus Snyman³, Britta Wulfhorst¹

Affiliations

¹ Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
² CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
³ Centre for Community Technologies, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa.

Abstract

Healthcare has become more complex in recent years. Such complexity can best be addressed by interprofessional teams. We argue that to ensure successful communication and cooperation in interprofessional teams, it is important to establish interprofessional education in health-related study programs. More precisely, we argue that students in health-related programs need to develop interprofessional competencies and a common language, experience interprofessional contact, build inclusive identities and establish beliefs in the benefit of interprofessional diversity. We give examples how these goals can be implemented in interprofessional education. We also discuss challenges and future avenues for respective research healthcare professionals.

Keywords: healthcare professionals; intergroup contact; interprofessional competencies; interprofessional education; medical education; social identity.