Start Date
10-29-2016 2:00 PM
End Date
10-29-2016 3:00 PM
Description
Purpose: To evaluate the attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in Jefferson intensive care units (ICUs) following a workshop to facilitate a new protocol, the ABCDE (Awakening and Breathing Coordination, Delirium Monitoring and Management, and Early Mobility) bundle. Examining the effects of this workshop on the success of ABCDE bundle implementation, as well as ICU staff’s attitudes about teamwork, will help us better understand the role of interprofessionalism in healthcare delivery and effective strategies for enhancing IPC.
Background: An urban academic medical center introduced the ABCDE bundle in its ICUs and an interprofessional team training workshop was held in spring 2014. Team members from various ICUs and health professions worked together to identify potential barriers to bundle implementation and create strategies for overcoming them.
Description of Program/Intervention: A survey asking respondents to reflect on the role interprofessionalism has played in their unit’s implementation and maintenance of the ABDCE bundle was administered. The survey link was distributed to ICU staff via email and collected for one month following IRB exemption.
Preliminary Results: The top three barriers perceived were: coordinating team members and activities, fear/resistance to culture change, and timing activities appropriately. The top three strategies utilized were: focused huddle rounds, ongoing education and reinforcement, and clearly defining and documenting goals of care for each patient. Minor differences between professions were noted.
Relevance to Interprofessional Practice:
Balas, MC, et al. (2013) noted that IPC was a significant factor in the implementation of the ABCDE bundle in several ICUs. Understanding barriers and strategies for success by profession will further support implementation of the ABCDE bundle by characterizing the interprofessional communication and coordination needed.
Recommendations for Future Investigation:
Although this study primarily focuses on staff perceptions of interprofessional collaboration, it would be prudent to analyze patient outcomes and perceptions of interprofessional practice related to the protocol.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify three overall barriers and strategies perceived by ICU staff in the implementation and maintenance of the ABCDE bundle.
- Compare and contrast the barriers and strategies identified by profession.
- Evaluate the role of interprofessional collaboration in the implementation and maintenance of the ABCDE bundle in the ICU setting.
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Examination of the role of interprofessional teamwork in the implementation and maintenance of the ABCDE bundle in Jefferson intensive care units
Purpose: To evaluate the attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in Jefferson intensive care units (ICUs) following a workshop to facilitate a new protocol, the ABCDE (Awakening and Breathing Coordination, Delirium Monitoring and Management, and Early Mobility) bundle. Examining the effects of this workshop on the success of ABCDE bundle implementation, as well as ICU staff’s attitudes about teamwork, will help us better understand the role of interprofessionalism in healthcare delivery and effective strategies for enhancing IPC.
Background: An urban academic medical center introduced the ABCDE bundle in its ICUs and an interprofessional team training workshop was held in spring 2014. Team members from various ICUs and health professions worked together to identify potential barriers to bundle implementation and create strategies for overcoming them.
Description of Program/Intervention: A survey asking respondents to reflect on the role interprofessionalism has played in their unit’s implementation and maintenance of the ABDCE bundle was administered. The survey link was distributed to ICU staff via email and collected for one month following IRB exemption.
Preliminary Results: The top three barriers perceived were: coordinating team members and activities, fear/resistance to culture change, and timing activities appropriately. The top three strategies utilized were: focused huddle rounds, ongoing education and reinforcement, and clearly defining and documenting goals of care for each patient. Minor differences between professions were noted.
Relevance to Interprofessional Practice:
Balas, MC, et al. (2013) noted that IPC was a significant factor in the implementation of the ABCDE bundle in several ICUs. Understanding barriers and strategies for success by profession will further support implementation of the ABCDE bundle by characterizing the interprofessional communication and coordination needed.
Recommendations for Future Investigation:
Although this study primarily focuses on staff perceptions of interprofessional collaboration, it would be prudent to analyze patient outcomes and perceptions of interprofessional practice related to the protocol.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify three overall barriers and strategies perceived by ICU staff in the implementation and maintenance of the ABCDE bundle.
- Compare and contrast the barriers and strategies identified by profession.
- Evaluate the role of interprofessional collaboration in the implementation and maintenance of the ABCDE bundle in the ICU setting.