Day-to-day clinical practice in the health and care professions is filled with challenging situations rooted in interpersonal psychology. Beyond their technical and profession-specific knowledge and skills, clinical practitioners must have extraordinary communication and observation skills to manage the complexities of their daily work. This can be particularly challenging for individuals educated within one profession when they are working within interprofessional teams where collaboration, consensus, and cooperative decision making are expected. Communication in Interprofessional Care: Theory and Applications approaches this important topic with a new perspective, supporting learners and teachers through practical application of psychological and communication theory.
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Zubin Austin, BSc Phm, MBA, MISc, Ph D, FCAHS is Professor and Murray Koffler Chair in Management, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation—Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada. His research focuses on the professional and personal development of the health care workforce. In 2017, in recognition of the societal significance of his research, he was installed as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, one of the highest honors for health researchers in Canada. He is the only University of Toronto professor ever to have received both the President’s Teaching Award for Excellence in Education and the President’s Research Impact Award for the influence of his research. He has also received the Lyman Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. He has been named undergraduate Professor of the Year by students on 20 occasions.