1. 1
Right Start Forum
Team Health: Right Start
Inter-professional Learning in Broken Hill
Presenter(s): Paul Bennett & Debra Jones
Far West Local Health District, University of Sydney
27 February 2012
Team Health Right Start Program Showcase
27 February 2012

2. 2
Introduction & Background
The BHUDRH places approximately 430 students from
across multiple universities and multiple disciplines into
multiple host sites in Far West and Western NSW
Rationale: To provide a structured IPL opportunity for
students undertaking their clinical fieldwork
experience in Far Western NSW
Target Group: Undergraduate students from the
disciplines of medicine, nursing, social work,
physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
Team Health Right Start Program Showcase
27 February 2012

3. 3
Aim & Methods
Aims
 Develop, deliver and evaluate IPL workshops
 Provide a supportive learning environment
 Enhance undergraduate knowledge on team care and IPL care planning
 Explore quality person centred care as part of IPL
Methods
 3 Stage program – Generic Case Scenario
 Stage 1 – Wk 1 Discipline Specific Groups – Care Planning
 Stage 2 – Wk 2 Report care plan – Create IPL groups and revisit Care Plan
 Stage 3 – Wk 3 Presentations of integrated care plans
Team Health Right Start Program Showcase
27 February 2012

4. 4
Results
 Participants – Medicine n=4, Nursing n=4, Social Work n= 4,
Physiotherapy n=4, Occupational Therapy n= 4 (Total n=20)
 Positive change in attitude of participants and roles of others ‘Is that
what Social Workers do!’’
 Silo approaches already exist (Undergraduate level)
 Emergent themes (Concept Maps)
Pre Post
Communication Understanding own profession
Respect Client focused care
Team building Routine IP meetings
Team Health Right Start Program Showcase
27 February 2012

5. 5
Conclusions & Lessons Learned
 Capacity to condense program to 3 days
 Develop
individual team case scenarios – enhance
engagement
 Divide groups into IPL teams at completion of Stage
1
 2nd workshop scheduled for March 2012
 Currently analysing data - RIPLs
Team Health Right Start Program Showcase
27 February 2012

6. 6
Where to from here?
 2nd workshop – March 2012
 Adapt and redeliver case scenarios
 Develop additional case scenarios
 Explore interactive non-acute case scenarios that
involve health and community agencies (Juvenile
Justice, DoCs, Mission Australia, DEC)
Team Health Right Start Program Showcase
27 February 2012