Collaboration a la Carte
The Collaboration à la Carte includes presentations – some live and some pre-recorded – on interprofessional collaborative practice, education, and emerging research areas.
Upcoming Presentations
Layered Realities: Interprofessional Multi-Modal Simultion to Foster Psychological Safety in Difficult Scenarios
Presentation Date: February 11, 2026, at 1 pm ET
Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/R8mLZpzJQ6uIUiJzZINZXA
Session description:
Children and youth often experience significant stress during healthcare encounters, and rising behavioural escalations highlight the need for trauma-informed, neuro-affirming, and team-based approaches. This session showcases how the Hospital for Sick Children’s Caring Safely for Children and Youth in Crisis interprofessional workshop uses virtual reality, AI-guided conversation, and standardized-patient role-play to strengthen collaborative skills in recognizing and managing escalation. Through brief demonstrations and shared lessons learned, presenters will explore how multi-modal simulation supports psychological safety, enhances interprofessional communication, and can be adapted across diverse educational and clinical contexts.
Speaker Bios:
Adelina Morra
An Advanced Practice Nurse with a Master of Nursing, Adelina brings extensive expertise in pediatric nursing, interprofessional education, and system-level leadership within tertiary care. With a strong background in designing competency-based education and leading initiatives that strengthen collaboration across disciplines, her work centers on building integrated, team-based approaches that enhance patient- and family-centered care and support the adoption of evidence-based practice. As an Interprofessional Education Specialist, she develops and facilitates innovative learning experiences, ranging from simulation-based team trainings to shared clinical decision-making workshops and interprofessional clinical pathway development. Her programs intentionally bring together nursing, medicine, allied health, and operational teams to build shared competencies, enhance communication, and strengthen patient and family centered care. She has led quality improvement initiatives, supported research advancing pediatric nutrition and co-developed clinical pathways, and contributed to organizational strategies that embed interprofessional learning into practice. Adelina is dedicated to advancing excellence through collaborative, evidence-informed care that empowers teams and improves outcomes for children and families.
Laila Strazds
Laila Strazds is the Education Project Manager for the Mental Health Strategy at the Hospital for Sick Children, where she leads the development and implementation of the organization-wide mental health literacy initiative. Her work integrates trauma-informed and neuro-affirming principles into the learning architecture of the hospital, strengthening interprofessional capacity to support children, youth, and families. Laila contributes to several committees, including the EDI Committee and the ThrivingMinds Education Working Group, and collaborates closely with clinical, educational, and lived-experience partners to advance psychologically safe and inclusive care.
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