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Title suggestion: An Instrument for Interprofessional Teamwork (this is not clever enough!! - need to be more inspired)

The Health Educator Learning Partnership (HELP) is a multidisciplinary group dedicated to interprofessional learning and team building. This project involves the development of a musical video for interprofessional learning. Music strengthens the emotional response to an experience, as evidence by musical accompaniment in movies for example. This scenerio involves a patient with multiple medical and personal issues, and their experience dealing with an interdisciplinary team. Each discipline involved in the scenerio is represented by a different musical instrument with a particular personality. When the team is not functioning as a unit, the music is being played at each discplines own tempo and in their own style without thought for other team members or the patient. Once the team works together, the music begins to flow and is synchronized. Towards the end of the teaching video, the focus becomes the patient and when the patient becomes the director of music beautiful harmonies result. This video will be available for interprofessional teaching and the importance of working as a unit rather than against one another. The importance of patient focused care is emphasized. The background literature and video will be presented and an opportunity for discussion made available.

Do you think we should give more details about the case or keep them guessing?

I was wondering if the title could be a CHORUS for Inter-professionalism? Just a thought, and as far as explaining the scenario, I would keep it as an element of surprise. I enjoy surprise as a learner! Anne 25/02

Here is my first run at it. I think it would be good to find more 'musical' terms or words to insert into the abstract (Judy, March 4). The Orchestral Synchronicity of Interprofessional Teamwork Interprofessional education (IPE) is based on a principle of providing occasions for students in diverse health professional programs to learn with, from and about each other in order to develop the competencies required for collaborative patient-centred practice. Since the foundation for primary health care reform rests on effective interprofessional teamwork, students in health sciences programs need learning opportunities in interprofessional environments. Health educators seek practical ways to integrate IPE into their courses. 

This project involves the development of a musical video for interprofessional learning based on the premise that music strengthens the emotional response to an experience - musical accompaniment in movies is one example. In this video a team of health educators [1] from diverse health disciplines interact with a simulated patient who has multiple medical and other health issues. The patient’s heart beat tracks the musical journey of interprofessional care. Each discipline involved is represented by a different musical instrument with a particular personality. When the team is not functioning as a unit, the music is played at various tempos and style without thought for other ‘instruments' (i.e. team members) or for the patient. Once the team works together, the music begins to flow and is synchronized. Towards the end of the teaching video, the focus becomes the patient and when the patient becomes the musical conductor beautiful harmonies result. Thus the interprofessional team ultimately demonstrates patient-centred practice competencies based upon those found in the key literature on collaboration in health care.

Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the development of the video and the ways in which it may be used in IPE to demonstrate both patient-centred care and the importance of teamwork in health care.

Hi, I like the changes but it is is still 279 words. I took it back to the chopping block and come back for review by all and sundry with 194 words (199 with title) - alas the footnote takes up another 18 words. Do you think a footnote would count/

I do not tihnk the title counts Judy and I thought I coud put part of the info in the footnote in the authors info. I liked your previous idea of saying an orginal composition in the title? What do you all think?

Hi Wendy et al.
Sometime this afternoon, between 2:01 and 2:04 it dawned on me that of course the footnote is not required as HELP is second author on the abstract ( The Health Educator Learning Partnership [HELP] Group is a multidisciplinary group dedicated to interprofessional learning and team building) - duh to me. I agree as well re the 'original composition' - it has a truer ring to it. Now that you've stolen my color (red) Wendy I have to go olivei; you can keep red, but all of you keep your hands off my olive!! Judy (Sunday 7:40-ish)

Hi Judy, you are a crazy woman!! You could keep red you know, I just thought it showed up better! It is coming together. My only other thought was whether we should introduce it and create a WORDLE for the rest of the info. I have emailed John to ask him if he thinks that would go over well or not. ** I played around with a new one as another sample (it is on the homepage) it is unfortunately likely that a wordle would not pass muster for the abstract - however what a unique way to submit if indeed it is possible. Maybe we could use one as the introductory shot on the video (with whatever words we wanted in it) or for promotional purposes, as surely it will get picked up by a major studio! Hi everyone, I think this is looking good. Does anyone have any last minutes suggestions? ** Hey Olive, THanks. I like your idea of using the WORDLE as part of the video and/or presentation - we can think about that at our next meetings and decide on the words we want to include although the second one you did is great. ROb thanks for your comments below. I like the change in the title! I think I will leave the other phrase alone - I know what you are saying, but still think I will leave it. See y'all soon. Please send affiliations ASAP - I would like to get this sent off. Judy do you know everyones affiliations and could tell me? Woo **
 * No last minute suggestions - over and out,Your friend Olive

This project involves the development of a musical video for interprofessional learning based on the premise that music strengthens the emotional response to an experience. In this video a group of educators from diverse health disciplines interact with a simulated patient who has multiple medical and related issues. The patient’s heart beat tracks the musical journey of interprofessional care. The disciplines involved are each represented by a musical instrument that characterizes a prevailing disciplinary stereotype. When the group is not functioning as a team, the music is played at various tempos and styles without thought for other ‘instruments' or for the patient. Once the group comes together as a collaborative team, the music begins to synchronize. Towards the end of the video, the focus becomes the patient; when the patient becomes the musical conductor beautiful harmonies result. This interprofessional orchestra, which includes the conductor, demonstrates patient-centred care based upon requisite competencies found in key research on collaboration in health care. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the development of the video and how it may be used in Interprofessional Education to demonstrate the critical element of teamwork in patient-centred care.
 * Interprofessional Teamwork: An Original Symphony **

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This latest version is real nice, just the right length and level of explanation to get our point across but not so light as to be too fragile. Two comments. 1) In the sentence "Towards the end of the video, the focus becomes the patient; when the patient becomes the musical conductor beautiful harmonies result.", my tongue doesn't roll along quite as smoothly as I expect. Would "Towards the end of the video the focus becomes the patient, assuming the role of musical conductor, leading the group into beautiful harmonies." sound any better? Don't sugar coat this, if it doesn't, leave well enough alone. 2) My second comment is with respect to the title. Would "INterprofessional Teamwork: An Original Symphony" be better? Rob, "The Blues Man" - March 10, 2010 1551hrs.