University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, British Columbia, Canada.
J Interprof Care. 2013 Sep;27(5):367-72. doi: 10.3109/13561820.2013.785502. Epub 2013 May 17.
The concepts of interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP), cultural competency and primary healthcare (PHC) appear to be linked in theory and practice. This discussion article provides arguments explicating the potential linkages between IPCP and cultural competency. We argue that cultural competency is an important component of IPCP both for relationships with patients and/or communities in which providers work and between team members. Organizational structures also play an important role in facilitating IPCP and cultural competency. The integration of both IPCP and cultural competency has the potential to enhance positive health outcomes. Furthermore, we argue IPCP and cultural competency have important implications for PHC service design, given interprofessional teams are a key component of PHC systems. Linking these concepts in providing PHC services can be essential for impacting outcomes at all levels of primary healthcare, including patient, provider and systems.
跨专业协作实践（IPCP）、文化能力和初级卫生保健（PHC）的概念在理论和实践中似乎是相互关联的。本文讨论了跨专业协作实践与文化能力之间可能存在的联系。我们认为，文化能力是 IPCP 的一个重要组成部分，无论是在提供者工作的患者和/或社区关系中，还是在团队成员之间。组织结构在促进 IPCP 和文化能力方面也起着重要作用。整合 IPCP 和文化能力有可能提高积极的健康结果。此外，我们认为 IPCP 和文化能力对 PHC 服务设计具有重要意义，因为跨专业团队是 PHC 系统的一个关键组成部分。在提供 PHC 服务时将这些概念联系起来，对于影响初级卫生保健各个层面的结果（包括患者、提供者和系统）至关重要。
