After the presentation we will break into teams and work through a real case using the PBL process. After teams complete the case we will come together for an evaluation and closing. Multidisciplinary practice involves membership in a clinical group, practicing with an awareness of and toleration for other disciplines. Transdisciplinary teams share knowledge. Here the traditional boundaries between professionals become less rigid allowing members of the team to work on problems not typically encountered by or seen as the responsibility of their discipline.
Interdisciplinary practice implies the existence of a clinical team.
This is an integrated approach in which team providers actively coordinate care and services across disciplines. Become aware of their resources and how best to utilize them. Be open to new and different ideas without becoming immobilized by conflict. Learn from its failures and frustrations as well as from it's successes. A higher level of thinking about complex situations such as geriatric patient care that require interprofessional collaboration, planning, and intervention.