Interprofessional Resource Centre: a knowledge translation strategy

Figures & data

Table 1 Challenges to interprofessional practice

Item	Frequency	Percent
Political will and buy-in by those in power positions (n = 354)	210	59.3
Leadership to build interprofessional champions to sustain interprofessional practice in the agency (n = 353)	206	58.4
Knowledge of group dynamics that results in shared leadership and an integrated, comprehensive approach to patient care (n = 353)	167	47.3
Understanding the scope of practice of other health professionals (n = 355)	147	41.4
Developing trust when working alongside other health professions (n = 356)	161	45.2
Understanding the impact of team-based collaboration on patient outcomes (n = 351)	124	35.3
Productive communication among team members (n = 354)	207	48.6
Managing conflicts that may arise between members of interprofessional care teams (n = 353)	148	42.0
Collective decision-making (n = 354)	181	51.1
Understanding of the legal, professional, and regulatory guidelines and standards of different providers (n = 353)	169	47.8
Practice considerations when working with complementary/alternative providers (n = 350)	153	43.7
Planning time for informal and formal interactions (n = 354)	227	64.1
Evaluation indicators to measure success (n = 353)	219	62.0

Table 2 Challenges to care environments

Item	Frequency	Percent
Developing a vision and mission statement that defines interprofessional collaboration (n = 327)	117	35.8
Negotiating shared areas of practice and providers working to their full scope of practice (n = 323)	161	49.9
Leading the change (n = 325)	188	57.8
Conducting an internal environmental scan (n = 312)	109	35.0
Conducting an external environmental scan (n = 315)	133	42.2
Managing resistance to change (n = 325)	202	62.1
Managing errors made when leading change (n = 322)	141	43.7
Developing an environment for formal and informal interaction (n = 321)	169	52.6
Recruiting to identify interprofessional, collaborative experience and expertise (n = 319)	138	43.3
A governance structure that supports interprofessional collaboration (n = 322)	171	53.1
Developing performance indicators (n = 322)	180	40.5
Ensuring patient safety (n = 322)	43	9.7

Table 3 Challenges to interprofessional education

Item	Frequency	Percent
Selecting preceptors to deliver interprofessional educational experiences to students (n = 297)	113	38.0
Developing the strategy for entry of students into the agency (n = 294)	92	31.3
Developing teaching strategies for the interprofessional education competencies (n = 296)	124	41.8
Identifying success indicators for the interprofessional education competencies (n = 295)	139	47.2
Giving feedback to students (n = 295)	51	17.3
Teaching online (n = 283)	99	35.0
Evaluating preceptorship programs (n = 285)	96	33.7

Table 4 Achieving interprofessionality

Item	Frequency	Percent
Commitment to the team	34	97.1
Trust in others	34	97.1
Building and sharing knowledge	32	91.4
Collaboration	34	97.1
Capacity to dialogue	31	88.6
Team dynamics	34	97.1

Table 5 Important information for interprofessional practice

Item	Frequency	Percent
Indicators of success for interprofessional competencies	30	85.7
Organizational conditions that need to be in place for delivering interprofessional education	29	83.0
Teaching strategies to assist preceptors in providing an interprofessional experience	26	74.3
Pitfalls people have faced trying to develop a preceptorship program	24	68.6