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Effective Collaboration Through Activity Theory and Knotworking in Clinical Settings
Healthcare professionals must be able to work in multidisciplinary teams (MDTs). The purpose of this editorial is to explain how healthcare professionals (can) contribute to the effectiveness of MDT, through the use of activity theory (collective work activity shared by others who are motivated by a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8712195/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34976487 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19860 |
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author | Mnaymneh, Marvin van Oostveen, Roland Kapralos, Bill Dubrowski, Adam |
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description | Healthcare professionals must be able to work in multidisciplinary teams (MDTs). The purpose of this editorial is to explain how healthcare professionals (can) contribute to the effectiveness of MDT, through the use of activity theory (collective work activity shared by others who are motivated by a purpose mediated by tools in order to achieve a specific goal) and the associated idea of knotworking (method of tying, untying, and retying together seemingly separate threads of activity). The leading thesis here is that MDTs benefit from health professionals with well-established leadership skills, and also strong collaborative skills that enable them to transition fluidly between leadership roles as needed to advance patient care. Within activity theory, knotworking is the process of tying and untying various threads of activity and knowledge from across the MDT in order to accomplish specific objectives over time. Knotworking exemplifies the dynamic nature of MDT collaboration, which requires professionals to be productive in their environment. The viewpoints offered in this editorial contribute to a new perspective on MDTs, one that acknowledges distributed leadership and the importance of co-producing a successful partnership in a clinical setting. |
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spelling | pubmed-87121952021-12-30 Effective Collaboration Through Activity Theory and Knotworking in Clinical Settings Mnaymneh, Marvin van Oostveen, Roland Kapralos, Bill Dubrowski, Adam Cureus Medical Education Healthcare professionals must be able to work in multidisciplinary teams (MDTs). The purpose of this editorial is to explain how healthcare professionals (can) contribute to the effectiveness of MDT, through the use of activity theory (collective work activity shared by others who are motivated by a purpose mediated by tools in order to achieve a specific goal) and the associated idea of knotworking (method of tying, untying, and retying together seemingly separate threads of activity). The leading thesis here is that MDTs benefit from health professionals with well-established leadership skills, and also strong collaborative skills that enable them to transition fluidly between leadership roles as needed to advance patient care. Within activity theory, knotworking is the process of tying and untying various threads of activity and knowledge from across the MDT in order to accomplish specific objectives over time. Knotworking exemplifies the dynamic nature of MDT collaboration, which requires professionals to be productive in their environment. The viewpoints offered in this editorial contribute to a new perspective on MDTs, one that acknowledges distributed leadership and the importance of co-producing a successful partnership in a clinical setting. Cureus 2021-11-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8712195/ /pubmed/34976487 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19860 Text en Copyright © 2021, Mnaymneh et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Medical Education Mnaymneh, Marvin van Oostveen, Roland Kapralos, Bill Dubrowski, Adam Effective Collaboration Through Activity Theory and Knotworking in Clinical Settings |
title | Effective Collaboration Through Activity Theory and Knotworking in Clinical Settings |
title_full | Effective Collaboration Through Activity Theory and Knotworking in Clinical Settings |
title_fullStr | Effective Collaboration Through Activity Theory and Knotworking in Clinical Settings |
title_full_unstemmed | Effective Collaboration Through Activity Theory and Knotworking in Clinical Settings |
title_short | Effective Collaboration Through Activity Theory and Knotworking in Clinical Settings |
title_sort | effective collaboration through activity theory and knotworking in clinical settings |
topic | Medical Education |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8712195/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34976487 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19860 |
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