Theme Description: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts – this is the goal of interprofessional teams. Interprofessional collaboration is the process of communication and decision making that enables the separate and shared knowledge and skills of care providers – and the patient – to create synergy in patient care. It involves the concepts of mutual respect, maximum use of collective resources, and awareness of individual accountabilities, and competence and capabilities within respective scopes of practice. Presentations in this stream will focus on innovative methods to develop evolving, dynamic teams focused on the value of collaboration and inclusiveness. A7-A – Unhealthy FHOs Equals an Underperforming FHT: Common Problems in FHO’s and How they can be Corrected to Improve FHT Performance A major factor in the success of every Family Health Team is how well the Family Health Organization (FHO) is performing. Cirrus Consulting Group has learned the common problems that exist between FHOs and FHTs and best practices to improve both, the relationship between the two parties and overall FHT performance. A7-B – A focus of health care reform: managing physical disabilities/complex patients in primary care The Centre for Family Medicine in Kitchener has operated an inter-professional clinic for the past 3 years that has broken down the barriers to improve access and quality of care to persons with disabilities. This presentation will review the set up and organization of the clinic and strengths and challenges encountered. A7-C – Collaborating With Physicians Into Mental Health Treatment This presentation will be aimed at demonstrating examples whereby family physicians and their Interdisciplinary Health professionals have collaborated mental health practice. The overview provides ideas on how to motivate physicians to participate in individual or group sessions including viewpoints by a psychometrist/mental health program lead and two physicians to ensure a collaborative approach. B7 – The Obesity Story: Using the Obesity Services Planning Framework to Improve Team Practice This session aims to familiarize participants with the key features and possible uses of a flexible population-based planning framework for managing obesity in team-based primary care. C7 – Nurturing Collaboration in a Large, Geographically Dispersed FHT Strategies look to respect and respond to local differences, while also capitalizing on the advantages of a larger organization to develop FHT-wide policies and programs. This presentation will share some of those strategies and note the successes and challenges. D7 – The System Navigator – the new role in the McMaster Family Health Team At McMaster FHT, the Case Manager/System Navigator was developed in recognition of the many issues, medical and non-medical, a patient faces that affect their health and well-being. This presentation will introduce this new position in the health care team, explore strategies for describing and applying for this role within the inter-professional family health team setting and discuss case scenarios /patient experiences. E7 – A Unique Interprofessional Approach to Delivering Ongoing Care to Patients with Celiac Disease in a Primary Care Setting : A Dietitian, Physician and Chaplain Collaboration A unique team including a dietitian, family physician and chaplain began to look closer at how to better identify and accommodate a vulnerable population with celiac disease, often lost to care in family practice, with the intention to enhance knowledge translation and earlier intervention by clinicians. F7 – Developing Resilience in our FHT’s through Innovative Program in Mindfulness Training Mindfulness based programs have been shown to enhance provider resilience, team functioning and quality of care. This workshop with begin with a definition of mindfulness and review some of the burgeoning evidence of the effectiveness of mindfulness programs for health care providers and teams.
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