The successes and challenges of seven multidisciplinary teams.
The teams highlighted in this article represent a diversity of Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) but share similar challenges and successes. These shared experiences provide an opportunity to explore the key issues germane to MDTs. A hallmark of the elder abuse prevention community from its earliest days, the MDT has proven itself as a helpful and effective tool, one that will continue to add value to the field into the foreseeable future. These teams show that MDTs play a valuable role in helping communities increase collaboration, promoting efficiency in handling complex cases of elder abuse, educating the public, and ultimately safeguarding vulnerable adults from abuse.
Twomey
Mary S
MS
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Program in Geriatrics, Orange, California 92868, USA. mtwomey@uci.edu
Jackson
Glenda
G
Li
Heidi
H
Marino
Theresa
T
Melchior
Lisa A
LA
Randolph
John F
JF
Retselli-Deits
Terri
T
Wysong
Julia
J
D000368:Aged; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team