TY - JOUR
T1 - Legislating interprofessional collaboration
T2 - A policy analysis of health professions regulatory legislation in Ontario, Canada
AU - Regan, Sandra
AU - Orchard, Carole
AU - Khalili, Hossein
AU - Brunton, Laura
AU - Leslie, Kate
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Informa UK Ltd.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Changes to Ontario's health professions regulatory system were initiated through various legislative amendments. These amendments introduced a legislative obligation for health regulatory colleges to support interprofessional collaboration (IPC), collaborate where they share controlled acts, and incorporate IPC into their quality assurance programs. The purpose of this policy analysis was to identify activities, strategies, and collaborations taking place within health professions regulatory colleges pertaining to legislative changes related to IPC. A qualitative content analysis of (1) college documents pertaining to IPC (n=355) and (2) interviews with representatives from 14 colleges. Three themes were identified: ideal versus reality; barriers to the ideal; and legislating IPC. Commitment to the ideal of IPC was evident in college documents and interviews. Colleges expressed concern about the lack of clarity regarding the intent of legislation. In addition, barriers stemming from long-standing issues in practice including scope of practice protection, conflicting legislation, and lack of knowledge about the roles of other health professionals impede IPC. Government legislation and health professional regulation have important roles in supporting IPC; however, broader collaboration may be required to achieve policy objectives.
AB - Changes to Ontario's health professions regulatory system were initiated through various legislative amendments. These amendments introduced a legislative obligation for health regulatory colleges to support interprofessional collaboration (IPC), collaborate where they share controlled acts, and incorporate IPC into their quality assurance programs. The purpose of this policy analysis was to identify activities, strategies, and collaborations taking place within health professions regulatory colleges pertaining to legislative changes related to IPC. A qualitative content analysis of (1) college documents pertaining to IPC (n=355) and (2) interviews with representatives from 14 colleges. Three themes were identified: ideal versus reality; barriers to the ideal; and legislating IPC. Commitment to the ideal of IPC was evident in college documents and interviews. Colleges expressed concern about the lack of clarity regarding the intent of legislation. In addition, barriers stemming from long-standing issues in practice including scope of practice protection, conflicting legislation, and lack of knowledge about the roles of other health professionals impede IPC. Government legislation and health professional regulation have important roles in supporting IPC; however, broader collaboration may be required to achieve policy objectives.
KW - Health professions regulation
KW - Interprofessional collaboration
KW - Legislation
KW - Mixed methods
KW - Policy
KW - Policy analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84945920413&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/13561820.2014.1002907
DO - 10.3109/13561820.2014.1002907
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 25611177
AN - SCOPUS:84945920413
SN - 1356-1820
VL - 29
SP - 359
EP - 364
JO - Journal of Interprofessional Care
JF - Journal of Interprofessional Care
IS - 4
ER -