April Newton, PT, DPT, PhD, FNAP
Director of Interprofessional Practice Development,
Interprofessional Practice & Education Center
Indiana University
Dr. April D. Newton, PT, DPT, PhD, FNAP, is the Director of Interprofessional Practice Development at Indiana University's Interprofessioanl Practice & Education Center. She is an assistant professor of clinical family medicine in the IU School of Medicine and the department of physical therapy. In addition to her academic and precepting responsibilities, Dr. Newton’s roles include developing and integrating interprofessional education and collaborative practice curricula. She also provides oversight and direction to collaborative care clinics at the IU Health Central Indianapolis Family Medicine Residency Clinic and is a clinical advisor for the Well Child and Oral Health Clinic and the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Seminar Description: This seminar shares lessons learned, and practical strategies used by teams from diverse institutions who are working to foster collaboration to improve outcomes for individuals and communities dealing with chronic pain and substance use disorder. This seminar shares exemplars from multiple contexts, including the academic setting, clinical learning environments, clinical practice, and community engagement.It directly addresses the conference theme of practice-education partnership to address people and communities impacted by persistent pain and substance use disorder by…