title: Interprofessional learning, impression management, and spontaneity in the acute healthcare setting.
abstract: Spontaneous learning is integral to definitions of interprofessional learning (IPL) because it has been suggested that spontaneous learning can be deeply connected with the work that people do in collaboration with colleagues via their professional networks. However, its nature and the processes involved are not well understood. Goffman's theory of impression management offers a useful theoretical framework to consider the way in which interaction in the workplace connects to spontaneous learning. This article explores the current literature to investigate the usefulness of this framework to better understand and identify spontaneous learning in the workplace. Aspects such as the connections between spontaneous learning occurring in formal and informal work activities, the spaces in which it occurs, and the influence of professional networking are considered. It is proposed that research directed to developing a better understanding of the nature of spontaneous learning in IPL will assist in connecting this learning to formal IPL curricula, enhancing IPL and patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences , Flinders University of South Australia , Bedford Park , South Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: a Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences , Flinders University of South Australia , Bedford Park , South Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McAllister
authors.affiliation: b Discipline of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences , Flinders University of South Australia , Bedford Park , South Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.affiliation: a Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences , Flinders University of South Australia , Bedford Park , South Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007858:Learning; D011582:Psychological Theory
keywords: Acute care; health; impression management; interprofessional learning; spontaneity