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Teresa Cochran, PT, DPT, MA, FNAP
University of Nebraska Medical Center
NE, United States
Teresa M. Cochran is the CQuence Professor for Innovation in Healthcare and Associate Dean in the College of Allied Health Professions (CAHP) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She earned a DPT degree from Creighton University, MA degree in psychology from the University of Nebraska and holds national board certification in geriatrics from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, specializing in vestibular and balance rehabilitation. Dr. Cochran’s scholarship includes several IPE-focused grants and publications, and over 45 of her presentations at national/ international venues involve IPE. Dr. Cochran is a charter member of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative and was inducted as a Fellow of the National Academies of Practice in 2016. She is past president of the Nebraska Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association and has chaired its Ethics Committee since 2019.

Presenting at CAB 2025:

A mixed-methods design studied nine interprofessional “tele-teams” of health science students and stroke survivors that met across six sessions to improve mastery of a desired goal. Stroke survivors demonstrated relative mastery; student measures of team function and Relational Coordination also improved, indicating that team development occurred in the tele-team environment.
This workshop uses the moral commons framework along with application of a Dialogic Engagement Model as a structure for interprofessional team clinical reasoning analysis of current complex ethical dilemmas. Group discussion will include identification of key strategies to support teamwork, such as relational coordination, and opportunities for future research.