Angela Patterson, OTD, OTR/L, FNAP
Associate Professor Occupational Therapy
Creighton University
Angela Patterson, OTD, OTR/L, FNAP is an associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Creighton University. She practiced as an occupational therapist specializing in neuro rehabilitation, outpatient, seating and positioning, acute care, and ergonomics for 15 years. At Creighton, her role is focused on global health care education and interprofessional education. Dr. Patterson completes scholarship and service focused on global rehabilitation workforce development and interprofessional collaboration. Dr. Patterson works with Physiopedia and the ReLAB-HS Toolkit team representing occupational therapy on an interprofessional team focused on curriculum development and clinical skills training.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

The psychiatric-mental health crisis requires an innovative approach for early identification and timely access to services. The demand for services is especially high for populations experiencing multiple stressors and disproportionate challenges related to social determinants of health. This presentation outlines how an academic-community partnership was leveraged to develop a community participatory research study to create an interprofessional approach for assessing and managing the psychiatric-mental health needs of community members receiving services at an urban community healthcare…