[Potential Benchmarks for Successful Interdisciplinary Collaboration Projects in Germany: A Systematic Review].

Weißenborn, M; Schulz, M; Kraft, M; Haefeli, WE; Seidling, HM

[Potential Benchmarks for Successful Interdisciplinary Collaboration Projects in Germany: A Systematic Review].

Weißenborn, M Schulz, M

Kraft, M Haefeli, WE Seidling, HM

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)), 2019, 81, (12), pp. 1057-1068
Issue Date:: 2019-12

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dc.contributor.author	Weißenborn, M
dc.contributor.author	Schulz, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5876-7322
dc.contributor.author	Kraft, M
dc.contributor.author	Haefeli, WE
dc.contributor.author	Seidling, HM
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-16T23:13:20Z
dc.date.available	2020-06-16T23:13:20Z
dc.date.issued	2019-12
dc.identifier.citation	Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)), 2019, 81, (12), pp. 1057-1068
dc.identifier.issn	0941-3790
dc.identifier.issn	1439-4421
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/141458
dc.description.abstract	AIM OF THE STUDY:Collaboration between general practitioners and community pharmacists is essential to ensure safe and effective patient care. However, collaboration in primary care is not standardized and varies greatly. This review aims to highlight projects about professional collaboration in ambulatory care in Germany and identifies promising approaches and successful benchmarks that should be considered for future projects. METHODS:A systematic literature search was performed based on the PRISMA guidelines to identify articles focusing on professional collaboration between general practitioners and pharmacists. RESULTS:A total of 542 articles were retrieved. Six potential premises for successful cooperation projects were identified: GP and CP knowing each other (I), involvement of both health care providers in the project planning (II), sharing of experience or concerns during regular joint meetings enabling continuing evaluation and adaption (III), ensuring (technical) feasibility (IV), particularly by providing incentives (V), and by integrating these projects into existing health care structures (VI). CONCLUSION:Only few studies have been published in scientific journals. There was no standardized assessment of how the participants perceived their collaboration and how it facilitates their daily work, even when the study aimed to evaluate GP-CP collaboration. Successful cooperation between GP and CP in daily routine care was often characterized by personal contact and longtime relationships. Therefore, collaborative teaching sessions at university might establish sympathy and mutual understanding right from the beginning. There is a strong need to establish standardized tools to evaluate collaboration in future projects and to enable comparability of different studies.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	ger
dc.publisher	GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
dc.relation.ispartof	Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany))
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1055/a-0592-7184
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	General & Internal Medicine
dc.subject.mesh	Ambulatory Care
dc.subject.mesh	Benchmarking
dc.subject.mesh	Cooperative Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	General Practitioners
dc.subject.mesh	Germany
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Interprofessional Relations
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmacists
dc.subject.mesh	Primary Health Care
dc.title	[Potential Benchmarks for Successful Interdisciplinary Collaboration Projects in Germany: A Systematic Review].
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	81
utslib.location.activity	Germany
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.consider-herdc	false
dc.date.updated	2020-06-16T23:13:16Z
pubs.issue	12
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Abstract:

AIM OF THE STUDY:Collaboration between general practitioners and community pharmacists is essential to ensure safe and effective patient care. However, collaboration in primary care is not standardized and varies greatly. This review aims to highlight projects about professional collaboration in ambulatory care in Germany and identifies promising approaches and successful benchmarks that should be considered for future projects. METHODS:A systematic literature search was performed based on the PRISMA guidelines to identify articles focusing on professional collaboration between general practitioners and pharmacists. RESULTS:A total of 542 articles were retrieved. Six potential premises for successful cooperation projects were identified: GP and CP knowing each other (I), involvement of both health care providers in the project planning (II), sharing of experience or concerns during regular joint meetings enabling continuing evaluation and adaption (III), ensuring (technical) feasibility (IV), particularly by providing incentives (V), and by integrating these projects into existing health care structures (VI). CONCLUSION:Only few studies have been published in scientific journals. There was no standardized assessment of how the participants perceived their collaboration and how it facilitates their daily work, even when the study aimed to evaluate GP-CP collaboration. Successful cooperation between GP and CP in daily routine care was often characterized by personal contact and longtime relationships. Therefore, collaborative teaching sessions at university might establish sympathy and mutual understanding right from the beginning. There is a strong need to establish standardized tools to evaluate collaboration in future projects and to enable comparability of different studies.

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