Nancy Purdy, RN, PhD has an extensive background in clinical nursing settings, education, research, and leadership roles. She is an Associate Professor teaching in the undergraduate and graduate programs at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University. Dr. Purdy's research interests center on empowering work environments, patient outcomes, leadership and program evaluation in education. The “Better Work, Better Care: Integrating Inter-Professional Perspectives” presentation describes an inter-professional research collaboration between the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Nursing, at Ryerson University. This context-sensitive model for innovation in healthcare work environments is formulated to integrate the three aims of efficiency, quality care and healthy work environments. An overview of studies planned and underway will be discussed including an intervention to test the innovation model and application of simulation modeling to health care. Networking and knowledge translation strategies will also be described.