title: Promotion of role clarification in the Health Care Team Challenge.
abstract: Interprofessional collaboration has consistently been associated with positive client-care outcomes. Role clarification is one facet of interprofessional collaboration that is thought to be crucial for effective interprofessional team functioning. Given the positive outcomes associated with interprofessional collaboration, educators have begun to integrate formal interprofessional education events into healthcare curricula. The Health Care Team Challenge (HCTC) is a collaborative competition designed to promote interprofessional competencies among students in healthcare fields. The current study empirically investigated whether this event promoted role clarification among participants. Sixteen participants in five healthcare professions (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, clinical psychology, nursing, and medicine) completed two questionnaires to assess role clarification before and after participating in this event. Results indicate that participants' understanding of their own and other professions' roles improved after participating in this team activity. These results suggest that the HCTC is effective in promoting role clarification and collaboration among healthcare students.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gauvin
authors.affiliation: b School of Medicine , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tabanfar
authors.affiliation: c School of Nursing , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Poffenroth
authors.affiliation: d School of Rehabilitation Therapy , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: d School of Rehabilitation Therapy , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada.|e Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: O'Riordan
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006126:Group Processes; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024382:Professional Role
keywords: Interprofessional collaboration; interprofessional education; role clarity; survey; teamwork