Interprofessional Collaboration
Interprofessional Collaboration
Draft a proposal of 4–5 pages for the development of an interprofessional team to address a problem in delivering safe, high-quality health care.
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Effective interprofessional collaboration is an essential strategy for health care leaders in delivering safe, high-quality health care and reducing costs. The ability to establish effective professional relationships among internal and external resources is the foundation of collaboration (Lawson, 2004).
This assessment provides an opportunity to consider the practical value and implementation of a collaborative strategy in your professional practice or area of interest.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
· Competency 1: Explain the concepts, principles, and characteristics of effective health care leadership.
. Analyze the factors contributing to a problematic health care issue.
· Competency 2: Explain the role of health care leaders in facilitating interprofessional collaboration.
. Explain the need for interprofessional collaboration to improve the quality and safety of health care in specific instances.
. Assess the effectiveness of a particular leadership approach in building and maintaining interprofessional collaborative relationships.
. Develop a collaborative plan for improving the quality and safety of health care in specific instances.
. Determine the leader’s role in implementing collaborative health care improvement projects.
· Competency 4: Determine the influence of the practitioner-scholar role on professional practice and leadership development.
. Determine how the practitioner-scholar model might be applied in resolving a particular health care issue.
· Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
. Develop a strategy for communicating the progress of interprofessional teams to organizational leaders.
. Write coherently to support a central idea, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
Reference
Lawson, H. (2004). The logic of collaboration in education and the human services. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 18(3), 225–237.
CONTEXT
Influential leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and Abraham Lincoln recognized the power of working collaboratively, rather than in isolation, to provide the most effective leadership solutions to the most challenging times in history (Northouse, 2016).
People want to work for individuals who have effective personal and professional leadership qualities, as well as effective communication skills. The ability to communicate with diverse sets of stakeholders about a problem, course of action, or recommendations involves a systemic and continuous process of explaining, listening, and understanding (Manning & Curtis, 2012).
Today, working professionals are challenged to become better communicators. Effective communication reflects a leader’s interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. In addition, it enhances credibility and fosters ethical and transparent approaches to organizational practices (Woodward & More, 2010).
