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Maximizing the use of the intraprofessional team to develop interprofessional pediatric primary care teams
Stephanie L De Sam Lazaro1, Bonnie R W Riley2
1Department of Occupational Therapy, St. Catherine University, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
Insights
Pediatric primary care teams can improve child health by collaborating. Allied health professionals can address gaps between current services and family needs, focusing on daily routines and contexts for better outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric primary care
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Child health promotion
Background:
- Well-child visits are crucial for child development and health promotion.
- Limited time in visits restricts comprehensive service delivery.
- Opportunities exist for enhanced interprofessional collaboration in pediatric primary care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore interprofessional collaboration opportunities within pediatric primary care during well-child visits.
- To identify how allied health professionals can support caregiver preferences and improve health outcomes.
- To investigate the impact of child and family habits on activity participation.
Main Methods:
- Conducted a focus group with occupational therapy practitioners.
- Observed pediatric well-child visits.
- Administered two caregiver surveys.
- Involved faculty and students in an intraprofessional research team.
Main Results:
- Identified opportunities for allied health professionals to align care delivery with caregiver preferences.
- Confirmed that activity participation is generally well-addressed.
- Highlighted the need to understand the influence of child/family habits, routines, and contexts on activity participation.
Conclusions:
- Interprofessional collaboration in pediatric primary care can bridge service gaps and enhance caregiver support.
- Focusing on child and family routines and contexts is key for improving health outcomes.
- Allied health professionals play a vital role in optimizing well-child care and promoting child health.
Abstract:
Pediatric well-child care focuses on growth, development, physical examination, and caregiver education for health prevention and promotion. There is limited time for providing all of these services within typical well-child visits. A series of research activities explored opportunities for interprofessional collaboration within pediatric primary care teams during well-child care. The four research activities included a focus group with occupational therapy practitioners, observations of well-child visits, and two caregiver surveys; two faculties and two students were involved as part of the intraprofessional research team. Results of the research activities identified opportunities for allied health professionals as part of the pediatric primary care team to support incongruence between current care delivery and caregiver preferences for care. While activity participation was found to be well addressed in primary care, an increased focus on understanding the impact of child and family habits, routines, and contexts on activity participation is an opportunity for interprofessional primary care teams to promote health outcomes for children.
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