As such it may be ideally suited for the 21st century, as we move towards wider integration of fields, professions, and disciplines and seek to break down many of the barriers that keep creative professionals trapped in their niches and silos.
The study also highlights the critical role that communication structures, such as formalized meetings and EMR's, have in supporting the integration of new professions.
Its influence has been further strengthened by the integration of the legal professions and legal services across European countries, including mergers between law firms, and by the internationalization of higher education in Europe, including the study and teaching of law.
Nevertheless, we believe that this decision may have negatively affected the results since it may have delayed the integration of the new profession in healthcare, and further research on pharmacist services designed differently from ours may therefore be needed.
An interprofessional collaborative approach would lead to greater engagement of general practice and integration of care provision across professions, groups and sectors.
At the same time, the importance of horizontal integration between different professions, inclusion of stakeholders, communities and researchers is increasingly becoming the central theme in managing the contemporary urban environment.
Secondary aims were to explore the attitudes of individual naturopathic and WHM practitioners from the broader naturopathic and Western herbal medicine professions to integration of naturopaths and WHM practitioners within the pharmacy setting.
The advantages of having the ministry of education as a lead ministry and integrating ECCE services within the education sector include curricular continuity from under-3 years through primary school, and the integration of the early years teaching profession for both under and over three year olds (UNESCO, 2010).
Especially in a modern health care system, which emphasizes the division of professions among specialty carers, the coordination and integration of patient-centered care has become even more important [ 1- 3].
There is also a need to build capacity in the social work profession for the integration of social, economic and environmental dimensions in policy and practice, and to develop curricula to better prepare social workers for the challenges ahead.
