title: Interdisciplinary professional practice leadership within a program model: BC Rehab's experience.
abstract: In restructuring from a departmental to a program management model, BC Rehab successfully developed the role of professional practice leader to address clinical standards of practice and other concerns related to individual disciplines. A review of the role of professional practice leader is presented. Practice leaders are in a unique position to promote interdisciplinary, client-focused service. Because practice leaders' mandates cross program boundaries, they are able to keep the broad scope and goals of rehabilitation in the forefront, offering a balance to the program-specific perspective. It is imperative for practice leaders to maintain connections to operational and clinical issues to avoid isolation.
authors.affiliation: BC Rehab, Vancouver.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Findlay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001955:British Columbia; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007325:Institutional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D007857:Leadership; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011357:Product Line Management; D016730:Program Development; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*