Assessing Interprofessional Collaboration: Applying the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide (JTOG) to Improve Clinical Practice and Education [Short Course A]
There remains a significant gap in the literature regarding validated tools to assess interprofessional education core competencies (IOM, 2015). Educators and clinicians at Jefferson University sought to address this gap by leveraging the IPEC competencies to create an easy-to-use tool: the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide™ (JTOG). Initially used for the formative assessment of student teams, the application has been enhanced to allow for the 360-degree observations of teamwork behaviors in a multitude of educational and clinical settings.
The JTOG™ is a short, easy-to-use tool that assists learners in recognizing the characteristics of high functioning teams and allows clinicians and educators to provide real-time, formative feedback about individual and holistic performance on a team. A second version of the technology has been expanded to empower patients and family members/support people to provide an additional perspective on the healthcare team’s performance.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the value of assessing students, providers and patient/family members’ understanding of team approaches to care
- Describe a tool to measure interprofessional collaborative practice behaviors in education, simulation, and practice settings
- Explore best practices for debriefing interprofessional collaboration
- Plan for implementing the JTOG with clinical care teams, patients, family members, and learners at home organization
- Discuss challenges/benefits of establishing national benchmarks for interprofessional collaborative practice
Who Will Benefit
Health professions faculty/education coordinators; clinicians/providers; healthcare administrators; payers; patient and family advocates; and students
Suggested Reading (if applicable)
NCIPE Practical Guide Vol. 4 and Practical Guide Vol. 5
Cost: $150
Interprofessional Continuing Education
This activity has been planned and implemented by the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. In support of improving patient care, the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. The intent is to provide accreditation and continuing education credit for this workshop. For questions regarding continuing education, please email ipceapps@umn.edu.
