Interdisciplinary Teams: Defining & Functioning

Bereavement Directors Nursing Professional Development Social Workers & Spiritual Caregivers Volunteer Managers

On-Demand Webinar

StreamedMar 11, 2025Duration90 minutes

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Take-away toolkit
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Multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary? What’s the difference? What does your hospice provide?

Which is preferred? Which way does your team lean? This insightful program is designed for all team members and will focus on the “heart of hospice” – providing interdisciplinary care throughout. You’ll learn the concepts, challenges, and ways to improve care and team meetings.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

Differentiate between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary
Distinguish between “medical model” care and holistic/interdisciplinary care
Explain how the concept “we are all responsible for all of the goals” lies at the heart of interdisciplinary care
Identify five common challenges that block providing true interdisciplinary care
Explore how better team meetings can elevate team functioning
Create a three-phase plan to develop high functioning IDG meetings

WEBINAR DETAILS

Multidisciplinary care refers to utilizing multiple disciplines. Interdisciplinary care is something quite different, and the distinction is the only pathway to providing true excellence in end-of-life care. Are you clear about the difference? Are your team meetings interdisciplinary or are they primarily focused on the patient’s medical needs? This webinar will take an in-depth, comprehensive look at the actual heart of hospice – interdisciplinary team functioning across the board. It will also explore ways to improve team meetings without making them longer!

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

Hospice

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This informative session is designed for all members of the interdisciplinary team, management, and senior leadership.

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

Assessment exercise
IDG team meeting leadership techniques and guide
Guide for keeping meetings on track
Training materials for current and future team members
Planning exercise
Handout with additional lecture notes
List of references and additional learning opportunities
Training log
PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
Attendance certificate provided, however there are no pre-approved CEs associated with this webinar

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TESTIMONIALS

"Appreciate learning from a pioneer. Very informative. Presented clearly and touched on the very real issues and challenges of IDG. Offered solutions. Appreciate the availability of handouts and ease of saving and printing them."

- Florence, East End Hospice