Interprofessional care defined: IPP definition

The provision of comprehensive health services to patients by multiple health caregivers who work collaboratively to deliver quality of care within and across settings. Ministry of Health & Long-terms Care, Province of Ontario, 2007

IPP in a paediatric setting refers to the continuous interaction of two or more professions, organized into a common effort to solve or explore common issueswith the best possible participation of the child and family. Designed to promote active participation of each profession in patient-care planning and delivery while remaining focused on child and family-centred goals and values. Ministry of Health & Long-term Care, Province of Ontario, 2007

Occasions when two or more professions learn with, from and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of care. Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education, 1997

Educational Documentaries on family centred care and interprofessional practise

The educational video effort organized by the IPP team is now in day 16 of filming and I was invited to talk about family centred care. For a few hours the director's focus changed from hand held camera to a fixed setup in the Atrium boardroom. I entered the room to find it taken over by crew and gear and was ushered to the makeup chair where Ava turned by ruddy complexion skin shade and I practiced some talking points with Marc. It was my first full make up and professional filming and I found the preparation fascinating in its adjustment of light tones, hairs and incredible concern about skin shine. I had only seen husband and wife director team Marc and Marcy Stone at the IPP retreat where they were continually lobbed pointed questions about the challenge of separating IPP and FCC into two movies so it was good to see them in their element, relaxed, focused and professional. It's a tall order to answer questions and present heart felt bullet points about family centred care in 20 minutes but I was very happy for the opportunity (though tight time slots are great practice for focusing on essentials). Unsure if anything I said was crisp enough to make two 30 minute videos I was relieved to hear that social worker David Nicholas has arranged for all footage to be used for further research.

Interprofessional Practise and Family-centred Care : the McDonald Family

Thanks to Valerie McDonald for sharing her presentation on Interprofessional Practise and family-centred care at the first SickKids Hospital IPP Week on November 12 2007. The McDonald family exemplifies a deep expertise and connection to SickKids as over eight years Valerie helped care for three of her children at SickKids and then served on the Patient Safety Committee and the Family Advisory Committee. I connected with her in December and she was generous with her time just as the presentation is generous and constructive with their family experience.

CCCU IPP educations days

The Sasha Bella Fund has a half hour early morning slot at mandatory Interprofessional Practise education days in the Cardiac Critical Care Unit. There are seven days in January, February and March and we are very much looking forward to the opportunity to ask questions together that continue to improve communication between families and staff. Thanks again to nurse educator Cecilia Hyslop for the invitation.