The Journey of an Accidental Expert
Identify an interprofessional colleague in the community and prepare to have a conversation with that individual regarding collaborative practice.
Develop a short list of talking points and/or questions you plan to ask this person on the topic of interprofessional collaboration in the one competency domain which you have chosen. You may consider the following examples, and create some additional questions or talking points of your own:
How does the collaborative engagement of healthcare professionals within the community affect the health of the population?
Describe the role of interprofessional collaboration within your specific practice or job responsibilities.
Within the context of disaster preparedness and disaster management for your community, discuss the collaboration that takes place between interdisciplinary colleagues and intersectoral community stakeholders (i.e., advanced practice nurses, educators, etc.)
Have a conversation with the interprofessional colleague you selected.
Prepare to discuss the following prompts:
Briefly identify the four areas of competency for interprofessional collaborative practice as outlined in the Core Competencies publication.
Based upon your conversation with an interdisciplinary colleague, select one of the specific competency statements within one of the four competency domains that was evident in his/her practice and state your choice.
Discuss how this competency was evident in his/her practice. Be sure to provide specific examples to illustrate the competency.
How does this competency affect the health and well-being of the population in your community?
Identify one additional competency that was evident in his/her practice specific to the disaster preparedness/management process and explain its purpose and value to the community.
