2015 Many Faces of Community Health Conference
The theme of the 2015 conference is Community Centered Care and the People We Serve. The conference will examine new community care innovations and health care delivery models that promote health equity, prevent and manage chronic diseases, and assure access for the people we serve. Registration is now open. Please visit the conference website for additional information.
Call for Abstracts: Many Faces of Community Health Conference
Many Faces of Community Health is accepting abstracts for its 10th Annual Conference. Abstracts should relate to conference goals, address health equity or under-served populations, or have clear implications for primary care. Read the guidelines and learn more about the conference, to be held October 22-23 in Minneapolis, on the conference website.
ICCAS: Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Survey
The Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Survey is a 20 item self-assessment tool. Its items cover aspects of trainee roles on a team and use of interprofessional practice team approaches to patient care.
The ICCAS is intended to measure the self-reported competencies of interprofessional care in interprofessional education programs (Archibald, Trumpower, & MacDonald, 2014)
National Center Journal Club with Emily Leasure
Join Dr. Emily Leasure and Dr. M. Nawal Lutfiyya as they discuss the challenges of building health care teams that operate well in a PCMH environment.
There Is No “I” in Teamwork in the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Defining Teamwork Competencies for Academic Practice
Evidence suggests that teamwork is essential for safe, reliable practice. Creating health care teams able to function effectively in patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs), practices that organize care around the patient and demonstrate achievement of defined quality care standards, remains challenging. Preparing trainees for practice in interprofessional teams is particularly challenging in academic health centers where health professions curricula are largely siloed.
Academy for Healthcare Improvement Annual Meeting
This year’s conference will focus on teaching and disseminating methods to improve health care quality and affordability. Registration opens on May 15 and additional details will be available on the conference website in the coming weeks.
Interprofessional Health, Education and Practice (IHEP) International Conference 2015
This international conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to the interprofessional collaboration community, including best practices, evidence-based outcomes and lessons learned while providing a venue for scholarly dialogue and networking. Early bird registration is now open. Visit the conference website for additional information.
Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center Conference
This year’s conference will focus on “Strategies for the Application of Successful Models and Processes.” Attendees will learn successful practices for IPECP development, essential components of IPECP models and how to operationalize them. Barbara Brandt, director, National Center, will host a pre-conference workshop. Learn more about the event, and register, on the conference website.