Transitioning to an Interdisciplinary ApproachA successful transition from multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary begins with a team facilitator who understands the process of team building and fosters each discipline's participation, while each team member must learn to respect and value each other's contributions he ultimate goal. Team members will ultimately experience professional satisfaction in an innovative environment, gaining new skills and knowledge along the way. Staff time and resources will be utilized more proficiently, yielding an efficient delivery of care, and empowering residents and their significant others to become an active partner in their own care. Once the culture is transitioned, it will become an important factor to the continuous quality improvement efforts of the facility.