Quelques réflexions à partir d'expériences de psychogériatrie autour de l'interprofessionnalisation

Interprofessionalization is central to the current concerns of the total assumption of responsibility of the patients. That particularly related to psychoageriatrics or gerontopsychiatry, which include several fields. Wouldn't this be however an exchange feeding the self thought of each professional? Indeed, weekly interprofessional meetings offer the opportunity to establish an information base from which each one can draw pertinent items relates to a specific field of intervention; no true common analysis of the patient's biopsychosocial problems is carried out. This can be explained by several educational, ethnical and cultural factors. The attitude of each caregiver towards the patient's autonomy will depend on their understanding of the concept of autonomy and specific elements of their field of intervention (care, rehabiltation, prescription). Ultimately, communication between caregivers and the patient depends on temporal parameters. Improvement will require the full involvement of the caregiver, the nursing team and the patient working together in a common cause. In this light, interprofessionalization reveals its dynamic rather than static nature.