Abstract Body

Background and purpose:
As demands on collaboration is progressively increasing in the primary care setting, effective interprofessional teamwork between GPs and allied health professionals is crucial. The need for more training in interprofessional collaboration competencies is widely recognised. However, existing competency frameworks are not specific enough to guide learning in medical specialty training for GPs. Purpose of this study is a consensus among GPs and allied health professionals on competencies to be learned by GP trainees to fulfil their role in interprofessional collaborative practice.

Methods:
Three nominal group sessions were held with experts of primary care and interprofessional collaboration, each resulting in its own group consensus on interprofessional collaboration competencies. The researchers conducted a content analysis to merge and thematise the three consensuses of prioritised competencies into one list. The merged list was presented to the participants for the final ranking of the competencies. The final ranking was regarded as consensus on core GP competencies regarding interprofessional practice.

Results:
The content analysis resulted in 31 competencies of which fourteen competencies were prioritised by the experts in the final ranking into three main themes: 1. Professional identity and role definition of the GP. (3 competencies); 2. Developing and executing shared care plans for individual patients (6); 3. Setting up and maintaining interprofessional collaborative partnerships (5).

Conclusions:
An interprofessional group of experts reached consensus on 14 competencies within 3 themes. This framework provides a steppingstone for future GPs to focus their interprofessional development.