Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) is an evidence-based set of teamwork tools, aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals. The conference will feature a variety of speakers, discussing topics related to teamwork and health care in a professional setting.
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This conference brings together leading scientists and clinicians from around the world to discuss a breadth of topics, including clarifying terms for person-centered healthcare (PCH), the effectiveness of PCH’s and person-centered teaching in medical education, among others. To register or receive additional information, please contact enrique.martin@pchealthcare.org.uk.
The WFATT is a coalition of health care professionals in the fields of sport, exercise, injury/illness prevention and treatment. The primary objective of the WFATT is to promote the highest quality of health care and functional activity through the collaborative efforts of its members. The theme for this year’s congress is “Overuse Injury in Sport: an Interprofessional Approach.” More...
The symposium brings together local and international practitioners, educators, academics and leaders to share and discuss innovative practices, educational strategies and cutting-edge research that promotes compassionate health care, attention to core values and skilled communication in different health care settings around the world.
The Collaborative Change Leadership (CCL) Program is an accredited, certificate program offered by the University Health Network (UHN) in collaboration with the University of Toronto (UofT) Centre for Interprofessional Education (IPE).
A growing body of work has shown that interprofessional practice and education (IPE) can improve learners’ perceptions of interprofessional practice (IPP) and enhance collaborative knowledge and skills. In contrast, establishing a direct cause-and-effect relationship between IPE and patient, population and system outcomes has proven more difficult – not unlike other health professional...
This two-day conference will allow pharmacists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to join one another in continuing education. Attendees can earn up to 10 collaborative education credits for completing the available educational sessions. Topics include learning the latest about disease prevention, health care screenings, chronic care management and treatment of common acute and chronic...
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) organization engages six national education associations of schools of health professions, including ADEA, in collaborative efforts to, among other goals, prepare future health care professionals for interprofessional collaborative practice. IPEC has identified key challenges in the implementation of core interprofessional competencies which...
The theme of the 2015 European Interprofessional Practice and Education Network for Health and Social Care (EIPEN) conference is “Bridging the gap between education and practice in health and social care.” The conference will include remarks from international experts and decision makers in care and interprofessional education and various interactive workshops.