1. 1.05 Effective Healthcare Teams
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2. 1.05 Understand concepts of teamwork
Healthcare Teams
Individuals from different healthcare disciplines come together to provide patient care.
No single professional can deliver a complete plan of care to meet patient needs.
The leader of the healthcare team may vary depending on the task.
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3. Healthcare Team Members
Healthcare team member differences:
backgrounds
education levels
interests
skills
careers
All team members work together to provide quality patient care.
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4. Roles and Responsibilities of Healthcare Team Members
Assessment
Treatment / management
Education / advocacy
Referrals / collaboration
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5. Roles and Responsibilities of Healthcare Team Members
Assessment
Evaluation of the patient’s condition
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6. Roles and Responsibilities of Healthcare Team Members
Treatment / management
Treatment
therapy
remediation of a health problem
Management
develop a plan
define goals of therapy
educate and counsel the patient
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7. Roles and Responsibilities of Healthcare Team Members
Education / advocacy
Education
Provide information or training to the patient and family members to effect the mind, skills and values
Advocacy
Support for the patient
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8. Roles and Responsibilities of Healthcare Team Members
Referrals / collaboration
Referrals
Direct patient to another healthcare provider
Collaboration
Healthcare team members working together to achieve a goal
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9. Characteristics of Effective Healthcare Teams
Set clear patient goals with measureable outcomes
Composed of clinical and administrative systems
Relies on multi-discipline expertise
Provides training for all team members
Practices effective communication
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10. Impact of Effective Healthcare Teams
Benefits to Patients:
Improved patient care and outcomes
Better patient access to healthcare
Satisfaction among patients
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11. Impact of Effective Healthcare Teams
Benefits to Healthcare Agencies:
Improved recruitment and retention of healthcare providers
Satisfaction among healthcare providers
Better communications among healthcare providers
Efficient and effective use of resources
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12. 1.05 Understand concepts of teamwork
Go Team ! (The End!)
1.05 Understand concepts of teamwork