Interprofessional collaboration is a cornerstone of effective, person-centered primary care. This interactive webinar will explore how collaborative, community-based teamwork strengthens health systems and improves care outcomes. Participants will exchange experiences and practical insights from diverse contexts across Europe and beyond.
The YoungEFPC members will examine inspiring examples from around the world: Brazil’s Family Health Strategy, a leading model of community-based teamwork; Social Prescribing initiatives in Lisbon and the UK, connecting health care with social wellbeing; Italy’s evolving multidisciplinary midwifery practice, bridging hospital and community care; and Austria’s emerging model of community-oriented primary care teams, linking primary care, community nursing, and social prescribing in Austria.
Together, these experiences demonstrate how interprofessional collaboration and community-based practice can transform health services, strengthen teamwork, and enhance the quality of primary care. The webinar will invite participants to reflect, share, and co-create ideas for advancing collaborative practice within their own contexts.
Rita Abecasis is a Family Medicine resident in Lisbon. She is a member of the Social Prescribing Portugal group and is passionate about community health projects, having developed an international perspective on social prescribing through experiences in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and working with multidisciplinary international teams. She co-leads the Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence group of the European Young Family Doctors’ Movement and is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in Health Information Management.
Cristina Lumia is a midwife and PhD candidate in Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Milano-Bicocca, currently based at CEPED – Université Paris Cité. Her research focuses on women’s health, preventive care, and the implementation of evidence-based interventions to promote equity and access. She combines clinical, academic, and policy perspectives to strengthen midwives’ contribution to public health and maternal-newborn care.
Jacqueline Carvalho is a nurse and public health researcher who coordinates the Residency Program in Family and Community Nursing at the Municipal Health Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She holds academic and institutional experience in developing competencies for advanced nursing practice and leadership in primary health care. Her work focuses on the professional development of nurses, the integration of interprofessional education, and the promotion of inclusive, equitable care within the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS).
Karin Enzlmüller previously worked as a Community Nurse and is currently working as a Registered Nurse and Head of Nursing at the Primary Care Center Linz Süd. After completing her master’s degree in Advanced Nursing Practice at IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, she gained several years of hands-on experience in primary care units. She was also involved in coordinating the Social Prescribing project. Karin is coordinating the PHC nursing networking group within the Austrian PHC platform.