Sue Bookey-Bassett, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
Sue Bookey-Bassett (RN, PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University. Sue’s research focuses on issues related to nursing and health professions workforce development and the intersection with work environment. Sue teaches IPE in undergraduate and graduate nursing and other health professions programs. In her doctoral research, Sue designed and implemented an interprofessional education intervention to support collaboration among home care providers delivering stroke care to older adults living with stroke and multiple chronic conditions. She has presented her work at local, national, and international IPE conferences.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Background: Longer lifespans and growing chronic conditions are driving necessary change in healthcare systems. There is an increasing shift towards integrated care, to provide person-centred care that is accessible, continuous, and high quality. New models of care require new models of learning �" from a focus on workforce planning for professionals to workforce planning for patients and populations. The World Health Organization acknowledges that preparation of healthcare professionals has not kept pace with these changes. Interprofessional education (IPE) and training that includes…