9th G-I-N conference overview
Allied Health Community
The G-I-N Board of Trustees agreed to the development of such a community of interest following two successful workshops held at the G-I-N conference in Lisbon in 2009. The Allied Health Community is G-I-N’s second after the establishment of the Emergency Care Community in 2007.
Definition
Our definition of Allied Health is broad and includes clinical healthcare professionals that work in a healthcare team and liaise with physicians to deliver quality patient care and improve the system of care. For the purpose of the community we aim to include a wide range of allied health professionals in our group: nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, dieticians, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, etcetera.
Objectives of the Community
Objectives of the community are to promote and stimulate multidisciplinary collaboration in clinical guidelines, and to further facilitate and increase interactions between medical and allied health professionals.
Activities
To initiate the community we have formulated four activities to be achieved in the coming year:
- To establish a steering group for the Allied Health Community.
- To open a dedicated section on the G-I-N website.
- To provide a toolkit that supports Allied Health Professionals in their participation in guideline activities.
- To develop a white paper that addresses the importance of patient functioning and quality of life within clinical guidelines.
How to get involved?
For more information about the Allied Health Community and to join the steering group, please contact the G-I-N Allied Health Community coordinator: Philip van der Wees
For more information on the work plan of the AHP community for the on-going please visit our page on activities.
