Interprofessional Communication and Teamwork

Code: ENF16127O

1 ECTS

Duration: 8 weeks/26 hours

Scientific Area: Nursing

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: B-learning

Sustainable Development Goals

3. Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

1. Understand the fundamentals of interprofessional communication in healthcare and its importance for effective teamwork.
2. Recognize the key relational competencies essential for effective collaboration among professionals.
3. Identify communication barriers and facilitators within healthcare teams and analyze their impact on the quality of care.
4. Apply basic strategies to enhance communication, foster team cohesion, and support shared decision-making.
5. Describe the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in healthcare communication processes.
6. Relate the principles of Habermas?s theory of communicative action to practical situations of communication in interprofessional healthcare teams.

1. Fundamentals of interprofessional communication in healthcare
2. Relational skills and team collaboration
3. Barriers and facilitators of communication among health professionals
4. Communication and patient safety
5. Strategies to improve communication flow within teams
6. Principles of Habermas?s theory of communicative action
7. Role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in organizational communication
8. Interpersonal communication strategies, team cohesion, collaborative work, and shared decision-making in interprofessional contexts

Teaching Methods

This course, supported by the MedTech-Next Project, incorporates the use of advanced technological resources, including digital environments and technology platforms applied to training. The adopted methodologies follow a pedagogical model centered on active, reflective, and collaborative learning.

They combine dialogic lectures for the introduction of key concepts with theoretical-practical activities, such as simulations, role-play, and analysis of cases (both anonymized real cases and fictional ones), which foster the development of communication skills in interprofessional contexts. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is also integrated, encouraging the application of communication and collaboration strategies to solve practical challenges.
Tutorial guidance supports critical reflection on real or simulated situations, while peer work enhances collaborative learning. Through the Moodle platform, participants have access to materials, forums, and activities with continuous support. The methodologies link theory, practice, and digital mediation, promoting critical thinking and the integration of knowledge into professional contexts.

Assessment

The assessment is carried out under a continuous and qualitative evaluation regime. Participants must attend at least 75% of the contact hours. The evaluation is based on active participation in the proposed activities of the course and on the preparation of a final assignment analyzing a real (anonymized) or fictional case of their choice, applying the knowledge acquired. The final grade will be expressed qualitatively, using the Pass/Fail scale.