They are doing so out of the deep conviction that only with good interdisciplinary cooperation can patients be offered the best possible treatment. In addition, certain recommendations of the medical societies affect other health care professions very directly. A concrete example: In an SGAIM list, it is recommended not to leave elderly people in bed for too long during a hospital stay. Such a recommendation directly interferes with the work of nursing staff and physiotherapists. It is therefore necessary to consider together with the professional groups involved how corresponding recommendations can be put into practice. This requires early treatment planning and the embedding of all measures in an interprofessional treatment chain.

See also the article by André Burki in the speciel issue ‚Primary and Hospital Care‘