Interprofessional Competencies for Effective Interprofessional Collaborative Practices Amongst Intensive Care Unit Teams in the North West Province, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Survey

This study serves as a first step in determining the importance of interprofessional competencies amongst ICU teams in North West Province, South Africa, and highlights the gaps in the execution of interprofessional competencies in ICU teams. The study further provided recommendations on strategies that can be adopted to enhance the interprofessional competencies of the ICU teams. The study could set a platform for other studies that investigate interventions that could be adopted by healthcare regulatory councils, curriculum developers, and healthcare educators in developing interprofessional continuous professional development programmes for ICU teams. Interprofessional continuous professional development programmes will incorporate equity, consideration of building interdependence relations, access, and inclusion.