Advanced Practice in Person-Centred Integrated Care
Description
This module will situate advanced practice in an integrated care context reflecting contemporary national (HSE 2015; DoH 2016, 2017; Government of Ireland 2019) and international (WHO 2005; 2007; 2010; 2017) health and social care policy. An integrated care approach is recognised by the WHO as fundamental to addressing Goal 3 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN 2015). Advanced practice with integrated care recognises the changing nature of population needs. This seeks to move away from managing acute, episodic care to a more holistic, person-centred, longitudinal approach to care and case management. This in turn requires advanced practitioners to re-examine their philosophy and practice. In doing so practitioners will reconsider the nature and focus of their work within and outside traditional institutional relationships. Consequently, this module will prepare advanced practitioners to understand the shift in service models and
associated implications for advanced practice. In doing so, the module will draw on national and international policy on integrated care, explore the fundamentals of integrated care (philosophy, values) and enable practitioners to embrace and implement the critical enablers of integrated care (care process/service redesign). Students will be supported to develop e-learning skills and use of technology though extensive online resources via the IFIC website.
Aim:
The aim of the module will be to empower practitioners work at advanced level in leading and developing integrated person-centred care in order to deliver better outcomes for people, professionals and organisations.
Learning Outcomes
Promote the values of integrated care through professional conduct underpinned by strategic leadership and excellence in communication skills.
Utilise advanced competencies (professional scholarship, skills and abilities) to develop person-centered, evidence-based, integrated care processes.
Work as an empowered key strategic leadership resource within immediate team and the local health economy to improve discrete population outcomes.
Promote an innovative environment to support person-centred, integrated care that harnesses technology.
Apply competencies in planning, designing, implementing and evaluating person-centred integrated care.
Critically examine the core tenets of integrated care to ensure ethically responsive practice in dynamic environments.