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Background: Development
of a core competency of inter-professional education is key step in the
implementation of inter professional education and team-based care. The purpose
of this research was to develop a validated set of inter professional
collaborator communication skill core competencies compatible with the Iranian
culture.
Methods: This study was
qualitative, and conducted in two phases. In the first phase, a 28 item
framework of the inter-professional collaborator communication skill core
competencies set was developed and the Delphi round of experts was undertaken
to validate these competencies. In the second phase, the validated competencies
were evaluated for clarity and utility in medical science curriculum.
Results: The finding of the Delphi round led to
the 24 item framework in 4 core themes of inter professional collaborative
communication skill competency. In the second phase, mean of utility competency
themes showed structured communication (4.77±0.22), communication strategies (4.63±0.24), communication with patient and family (4.63±0.20), and communication with colleagues (4.52±0.32). Overall 17 communication competencies had an average
score greater than 4.5.
Conclusions: Development of inter-professional communication competency is the essential step in order to fulfill inter-professional collaboration and patient safety. So, it is necessary to be considered in health care curriculum.
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