title: Where is the client/patient voice in interprofessional healthcare team assessments? Findings from a one-day forum.
abstract: There is a growing interest in interprofessional care (IPC) as a way to provide better healthcare. However, it is difficult to evaluate this mode of healthcare delivery because identifying the appropriate measurement tool is a challenge, given the wide diversity in team composition and settings. Adding to this complexity is a key gap in the IPC evaluation research: the client/patient perspective. This perspective has generally not been included in the development of IPC healthcare team evaluations. The authors received a Canadian Institute for Health Research Planning Grant to host a one-day forum with 24 participants from across Canada representing health professions such as social work, medicine, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, in addition to researchers, client/patient advocates, and hospital administrators. The overarching goal of the forum was to create a demonstration project that supports the development of an IPC assessment tool for healthcare teams that includes clients/patients. Using a concept mapping methodology, participants discussed client/patient inclusion in IPC assessments, and through a consensus process, chose a demonstration project for further development.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.|b Centre for Addiction and Mental Health , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soklaridis
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.|c Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.|d North York General Hospital , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Wai Lun Alan
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.affiliation: e Department of Pediatrics , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.|f The Hospital for Sick Children , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Maria Athina Tina
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martimianakis
authors.affiliation: g Division of Medical Education, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology , Dalhousie University , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sargeant
authors.affiliation: b Centre for Addiction and Mental Health , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.|h University Health Network, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wiljer
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychiatry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.|b Centre for Addiction and Mental Health , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Silver
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006126:Group Processes; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards*; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012107:Research Design; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D000068217:Social Workers / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Client/patient; concept mapping; interprofessional collaboration; team assessment