Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Teamwork Report - Healthcare

This report examines the significance of interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork within healthcare environments. It highlights the challenges associated with conflicts among healthcare professionals and proposes strategies for effective resolution. The report references relevant literature, including studies by Manias (2018) and Lancaster et al. (2015), to support its arguments. It emphasizes the need for healthcare facilities to foster a collaborative environment by encouraging open communication, problem-solving, and the use of tools like "solution rooms" to facilitate conflict resolution. The report suggests that by focusing on teamwork and addressing conflicts constructively, healthcare organizations can improve patient care and overall operational efficiency.

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Conflict is one of the facts that are undeniable in any workplace setting and has proved
to have every negative implication. Health facility is a very sensitive area that requires
integrated, proper approaches to prevent, control or avoid conflicts. However, in cases where
conflicts arise, it is important that immediate action that will best promote collaboration and
team work among the members of staff be taken. It is possible to positively use the conflict for
the good.
According to Manias (2018), it is acknowledgeable that the management of the
health facility focus on “conflict resolution in relational to blame”. This would possibly be done
by encouraging the employees to solve their own problems. They should develop a tone that is
characterized by “forward looking”. In doing this, the tendency for finger pointing is reduced and
the employees are hold accountable for finding ways to working in unity and together. Lancaster,
Kolakowsky‐Hayner, Kovacich and Greer‐Williams (2015) note that setting up a “solution
room” can be helpful in using the conflict positively. This can be done by encouraging the health
practitioners to handle their differences in a place where there is no interruption. The room could
be stocked with flip charts and note pads to provide a platform for the employees to map their
differences on paper. Putting the cause of the conflict down on paper could help both conflicting
parties to empathize and acknowledge opposing ways. Lastly, the management team should
make it a habit to bring the staff together rather than addressing them differently. Speaking
separately might wind up acting as a conduit instead of mediation (Lancaster et al., 2015). It is
therefore important during the conflict every member is got in the same playing field of the room
levels.

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References
Lancaster, G., Kolakowsky‐Hayner, S., Kovacich, J., & Greer‐Williams, N. (2015).
Interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among physicians, nurses, and
unlicensed assistive personnel. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 47(3), 275-284.
Manias, E. (2018). Effects of interdisciplinary collaboration in hospitals on medication errors: an
integrative review. Expert opinion on drug safety, 17(3), 259-275.