[Interdisciplinary multimodal assessment : Interprofessional interaction in team meetings and final talks]

Area of Science:

• Pain Medicine
• Physiotherapy
• Psychology

Context:

• PAIN2020 introduced an outpatient interdisciplinary multimodal assessment (IMA) early in disease course.
• Central quality feature is close collaboration between pain medicine, physiotherapy, and psychology.
• This requires complex organizational and coordination processes, especially in team meetings and final discussions.

Purpose:

• To bring together diverse professional views into a common consensus within the team process.
• To qualitatively examine the interaction dynamics among professional groups in team meetings and final discussions, as well as with patients.

Summary:

• A workshop was conducted within PAIN2020 to reflect on insights and experiences with IMA.
• Interprofessional groups identified factors influencing interdisciplinary collaboration in team meetings and final discussions using a World Café method.
• A framework model was developed to categorize conducive and obstructive factors.

Impact:

• Identified factors influencing interdisciplinary collaboration in team meetings and final discussions.
• Highlights that interdisciplinary team-based care extends beyond structural parameters.
• Emphasizes the need to incorporate personal and professional competencies for successful IMA implementation.