Merrett Angela, Thomas Patricia, Stephens Anne, Moghabghab Rola, Gruneir Marilyn
Toronto Public Health, Toronto, Ont.
Can Nurse. 2011 Oct;107(8):24-9.
Collaboration among health-care providers has emerged as a key factor in improving client care. The authors describe the Geriatric Emergency Management-Falls Intervention Team (GEM-FIT) project, a nurse-led research initiative to improve fall prevention in older adults through interdisciplinary collaboration. Public health nurses and occupational therapists assessed participants before and after fall-prevention interventions and fou modest improvements in participant outcomes and reductions in modifiable risk factors. The project resulted in successful collaboration, interdisciplinary teamwork and improved service delivery to participants. Among the challenges were delayed timelines, complex issues outside the project protocol and communication difficulties. The authors, who served on the project team, make recommendations for health-care professionals interested in initiating similar projects.
医疗服务提供者之间的合作已成为改善患者护理的关键因素。作者描述了老年急诊管理-跌倒干预团队（GEM-FIT）项目，这是一项由护士主导的研究计划，旨在通过跨学科合作改善老年人的跌倒预防。公共卫生护士和职业治疗师在预防跌倒干预前后对参与者进行了评估，发现参与者的结果有适度改善，可改变的风险因素有所减少。该项目实现了成功的合作、跨学科团队合作，并改善了对参与者的服务提供。其中的挑战包括时间线延迟、项目协议之外的复杂问题以及沟通困难。在项目团队任职的作者为有兴趣启动类似项目的医疗保健专业人员提出了建议。
