Interprofessional Global Health Competencies Development: Example of IPEC Competency Modification: Team and Teamwork
IPEC Competencyi
Pfeifle Adaptationii
IPEC General Competency Statement for
Team and Teamwork Domain (TT): Apply
relationship-building values and the
principles of team dynamics to perform
effectively in different team roles to plan
and deliver patient-/population-centered
care that is safe, timely, efficient,
effective, and equitable.
Roundtable Participant Suggestions
What is the general competency
statement for the team and
teamwork domain in global health
education?
Specific team and teamwork competencies in this domain. A student should be able to . . .
TT1. Describe the process of team
(TT1) Describe the process of team
Develop a shared vision of the project
development and the roles and practices development and the roles and practices of or assignment.
of effective teams.
effective teams.
Empower all group members and
TT2. Develop consensus on the ethical
(Adapted from TT2) Develop consensus on
place importance on team, rather than
principles to guide all aspects of patient
ethical principles to guide all aspects of
individual, success.
care and team work.
teamwork.
Engage other team members in shared
TT3. Engage other health professionals—
(Adapted
from
TT3)
Engage
others
decision making.
appropriate to the specific care
appropriate
to
the
situation
–
in
shared
situation—in shared patient-centered
problem-solving.
Understand process of group
problem-solving.
development (forming, norming,
(Adapted from TT4) Integrate the
storming, performing).
TT4. Integrate the knowledge and
knowledge and experience of other
experience of other professions—
professions – appropriate to the situation – Understand that the cultural
appropriate to the specific care
background of different team
situation—to inform care decisions, while to inform decisions, while respecting
members affects team formation and
respecting patient and community values individual and community values and
priorities/preferences.
dynamics.
and priorities/ preferences for care.
TT5. Apply leadership practices that
support collaborative practice and team
effectiveness.
(TT5) Apply leadership practices that
support collaborative practice and team
effectiveness.
TT6. Engage self and others to
constructively manage disagreements
about values, roles, goals, and actions
that arise among healthcare professionals
(Adapted from TT6) Engage self and others
to constructively manage disagreements
about values, roles, goals, and actions.
Apply concepts of transdisciplinary
collaboration to teamwork.*
Use conflict management skills to
manage disagreements within the
team.
Recommended Core
Competencies/Ranking
Interprofessional Global Health Competencies Development: Example of IPEC Competency Modification: Team and Teamwork
and with patients and families.
TT7. Share accountability with other
professions, patients, and communities
for outcomes relevant to prevention and
health care.
(Adapted from TT7) Share accountability
with team members, other professions,
individuals, and communities for outcomes
relevant to improved health and health
equity.
TT8. Reflect on individual and team
performance for individual, as well as
team, performance improvement.
(TT8) Reflect on individual and team
performance for individual, as well as team,
performance improvement.
TT9. Use process improvement strategies
to increase the effectiveness of
interprofessional teamwork and teambased care.
(Adapted from TT9) Use process
improvement strategies to increase the
effectiveness of interprofessional
teamwork.
TT10. Use available evidence to inform
effective teamwork and team-based
practices.
(TT10) Use available evidence to inform
effective teamwork and team-based
practices.
TT11. Perform effectively on teams and in
different team roles in a variety of
settings
(TT11) Perform effectively on teams and in
different team roles in a variety of settings.
Use basic negotiation techniques
when appropriate to develop and
work toward shared goals.
Identify which global health issues
require or could benefit from an
interprofessional approach.
Subordinate personal interests to the
goals of the team, the needs of the incountry partner, and the requirements
of the partnership.
Understand how individual
characteristics and expectations
influence team dynamics.
Reflect on the influence of
professional cultures or “tribes”
(Becher, 1989) on training and jargon
and minimize barriers this may create
to team development.
*Transdisciplinary collaboration is typically conceived as one step further along the practice continuum from unidisciplinary → multidisciplinary →
interdisciplinary (interprofessional) → transdisciplinary. It has been defined as an integrative process that synthesizes and extends discipline-specific
theories/concepts/methods to create new models/language to address a common problem. (Adapted from Rosenfield, 1992)
i
Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) “Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice,” Report of Expert Panel May 2011 available
at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-resources/ipecreport.pdf
ii
Adapted Competencies courtesy of Andrea L. Pfeifle, Ed D PT, Director, University of Kentucky Center for Interprofessional HealthCare Education, Research &
Practice