Date of Award

Spring 4-26-2016

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Abstract

In building a quality accredited continuing professional development program, Sidra Medical and Research Center (Sidra) decided that one hundred percent of educational activities for their healthcare providers would be composed of interprofessional education (IPE). Sidra’s healthcare providers are professional recruited from North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The challenge at Sidra is bringing together healthcare practitioners who trained differently and have experience in different healthcare settings to come together and practice as a team. The great challenge is that even though all speak English, there is a variety for naming conventions and vernacular therefore there is room for misunderstanding. These healthcare professionals need to come together as team that provide a seamless, cohesive units to deliver family and patient centered, high quality medical care to the women and children in Qatar. This study is qualitative research that examines the premise that if one hundred percent of Sidra’s continuing professional development activities are planned and implemented as interprofessional education, would that lead to more effective teamwork in the clinical setting? With key informant interviews and observations, the study shows that planning and implementing continuing professional development as an interprofessional education will lead to more effective teamwork.

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