Pharmacist’s Perception Toward the Concept of Interprofessional Collaboration, Khartoum State, Sudan (2019 -2018)
Hashim ELAtum Ahmed, OzazYagoup Mohamed Ahmed , WalaEldin OsmanElradi
كلية الطب-جامعة الجزيرة · السودان
Interprofessional Practice is a key factor in initiatives designed to increase the effectiveness of health services currently and reduced conflicts among health professionals.collaborative practice in health organizations achieved when healthcare professionals from different specialties provide complete services by working with patients, their families, specialists and communities to deliver the highest quality of care across all settings.Despite the long history and even recent high expansion of medical education in Sudan in the last three decades, few medical faculties implementing Inter Professional Education (IPE) as a learning system. This cross sectional study aims to investigate the perception of medical pharmacist toward interprofessional practice using modified Interprofessional Collaboration Model Questionnaire (PINCOM-Q) 56-item questionnaire was modified to measure perceptions of interprofessional practice. The sample size (n=65) included medical pharmacists who worked in eight governmental hospitals in Khartoum State. Sample size was small and geographically limited due to low number of pharmacist recruited on governmental hospital. Statistical insignificant difference perception towards interprofessional practice according to socio-demographic characteristic of the participants (P. value ≥ 0.05). We recommend for ministry of higher education,ministry of health and associated counsels to implement IPL activities, in health professional schools can give good impact in IPP.