Interprofessional Teamwork for Health and Social Care - Hardcover

The book is divided into nine chapters. The first ‘sets the scene’ by outlining some common issues which underpin interprofessional teamwork, while the second discusses current teamwork developments around the globe. Chapter 3 explores a range of team concepts, and Chapter 4 offers a new framework for understanding interprofessional teamwork. The next three chapters discuss how a range of social science theories, interventions and evaluation approaches can be employed to advance this field. Chapter 8 presents a synthesis of research into teams the authors have undertaken in Canada, South Africa and the UK, while the final chapter draws together key threads and offers ideas for the future of teamwork. The book also provides a range of resources for designing, implementing and evaluating interprofessional teamwork activities.

Merrick Zwarenstein, MB, BCh, MSc is a physician and a health services researcher.
He is the Inaugural Chair of the Centre for Health Services Sciences at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto. He is also a Senior Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute and at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.

Sherry Espin, RN, PhD, MEd is a Registered Nurse and an Associate Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto. She previously held several positions in perioperative clinical practice and education. She currently teaches in the post diploma and graduate programs at Ryerson University, with an emphasis on qualitative research, interprofessional education and collaboration, current issues and nursing practice courses.

Simon Lewin, MBChB, PhD, MSc trained as a physician and now works as a social scientist and health service researcher. He holds research positions in the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services and in the Health Systems Research Unit of Medical Research Council of South Africa, where his work is focused largely on mixed method implementation research in low- and middle-income countries. He is also an editor for the Cochrane Consumers and Communication Review Group and the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Review Group.