The Role of Interdisciplinary Teams in Improving Health Outcomes in Canadian Hospitals

The interdisciplinary team is a group of healthcare professionals from diverse disciplines, such as nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, physicians, speech pathologists, and dieticians, who collaborate on patient outcomes. They have a shared objective of providing holistic and comprehensive care to patients. These teams work together with a shared purpose, in decision-making to address all aspects of the patient's health that accommodate their emotional, physical, psychological, and social well-being. The goal of the team is to create a professional environment that promotes communication and improves patient outcomes through coordinated care with an integrated approach to treatment.