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Interprofessional pain learning and working: different perspectives
After suffering a stroke Mr Martin Stephen1 decided to write about his experience, narrating a moving yet entertaining story towards recovery. Interestingly, to achieve this very recovery he felt he needed to get out of hospital and cure himself. Reading about his hospital experience
I thought that the care he received did not place him at its centre and was fragmented. It consisted of healthcare providers working in parallel yet not with each other, and thus lacking any clear direction. During pain management, patients sometimes describe a similar journey in care and I often wonder if their experience would have been different if interprofessional working (IPW)
principles were better implemented. In current pain management practice it is accepted that IPW provides optimum care, but what is our actual understanding of it? What is the evidence to support
it and does everyone think IPW is useful? A British Pain Society (BPS) workshop about IPW and interprofessional learning (IPL) recently offered the opportunity to be part of a dialogue about the topic with clinicians, academics and service users. I extended the discussion with clinical colleagues and in this article I explore some of the key issues arising, comparing comments from both environments.
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