Humility, in the general sense, involves an accurate assessment of one’s abilities, achievements, as well as gaps in knowledge and limitations, and an acceptance that one is but a part of a vast universe. We argue that healthcare has a humility problem. Not only is there an occupational status hierarchy deeply embedded within healthcare delivery severely hindering interprofessional team-based care, but there is a persistent debilitating socio-emotional distance between healthcare providers and patients. In this sense, there are apparent challenges to acknowledging and accepting the value of each member of the care delivery team. These challenges can negatively impact health outcomes for patients, well-being for providers, and healthcare industry’s bottom-line. A majority of the work on humility in healthcare has been exclusively quantitative and focused on cultural and intellectual humility – leaving much to be known about how healthcare professionals perceive and experience humility as it relates to their practice including their engagement with colleagues and patients. We are currently conducting an innovative, interdisciplinary pilot study to explore practitioners’ views on the concept of humility, potential distinctions between personal and professional humility, and if they feel that humility (and being humble) may/may not affect the delivery of care, especially interprofessional team-based care. In this talk we will: a.) provide a brief background on the concept of humility, focusing specifically on how humility has been discussed thus far in the realm of health care, b.) outline our methodological approach to exploring the role(s) of humility in healthcare delivery, and c.) highlight the preliminary data from our study and offer early insights. Our previous research has led us to believe that cultivating humility among the healthcare workforce is what is needed to actually dismantle the embedded occupational status hierarchy within healthcare delivery and advance interprofessionalism.
In support of improving patient care, this activity is planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (OICPD). The OICPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Provider, the OICPD is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The OICPD maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Physicians: The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurses: Participants will be awarded contact hours of credit for attendance at this workshop.
Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: This activity is approved for contact hours.
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change
