2025-06-30 Leading from Within: How PTs & PTAs Can Strengthen Interprofessional Teams in Acute Cares

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS WEBINAR WILL NOT BE RECORDED. THIS WILL BE A LIVE EVENT ONLY.

Interprofessional collaboration is essential for optimizing patient outcomes, particularly in acute care settings where teamwork is critical. But how can you intentionally strengthen interprofessional collaboration in your daily practice? This session will provide a foundation for understanding different team structures, guide you in recognizing interprofessional practices you may already be engaging in, and help you build from there. Through interactive discussions, self-assessment, and real-world examples, participants will explore ways to enhance their interprofessional identity and apply key competencies to improve teamwork and patient care. Whether you’re new to interprofessional collaboration or looking to refine your approach, this session will provide practical strategies to optimize team-based care in your setting.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to: Differentiate between multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional teams. Assess one’s interprofessional identity using the Extended Professional Identity Scale (EPIS) and reflect on strategies to strengthen interprofessional collaboration. Explore the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies and provide examples of how they are integrated into practice.

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS, is a nationally recognized leader in interprofessional education and collaborative practice. She currently supports health equity and interprofessional collaboration at North Oaks Health System and is the founder of Collaborate for Health, an organization advancing the integration of team science into practice and education. Dr. Gunaldo directed interprofessional education for over a decade at an academic health sciences center, leading initiatives that shaped statewide and national collaboration. She has authored over 40 publications and delivered over 150 presentations at local, national and international conferences. Dr. Gunaldo serves as Co-President of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative, Founder of the Louisiana Interprofessional Consortium, and Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice. She is also a co-editor of the textbook Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: An Evidence-Based Approach to Optimizing Health Care.