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CAIPE: RCN to host a Commission into Nurse Education (published 25 April 2012)

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:39:28 BST

A UK-wide commission looking at the pre-registration education of nurses is to be independently chaired by Lord Willis of Knaresborough, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), announced today (25 April). The Commission will be hosted by the RCN and will look at the form and content of education and preparation needed to provide a nursing workforce that is fit for future health and social care services in the UK.

The work of the Commission comes as the RCN considers how the profession can meet future healthcare challenges. Alongside Lord Willis, there will be a panel of independent commissioners.

For further information click here or go to http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/press_releases/uk/lord_willis_of_knaresborough_to_chair_education_commission

CAIPE: CAIPES response to the Joint Law Commissions' consultation on the Regulaton of Health & Social Care Professions

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:19:09 BST

CAIPE has responded to a consultation paper on changing legislation for the regulation of health and social care professions which has recently been produced by the Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In the response CAIPE makes an important contribution with a strong case for IPE across all professions. Click here for details

CAIPE: The CAIPE Guide for commissioners and regulators: Interprofessional education in pre registration courses.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:33:33 BST

The CAIPE Guide for commissioners and regulators: Interprofessional education in pre registration courses was successfully launched at King’s College London last month. Elizabeth Howkins, Hugh Barr and Helena Low hosted the invited audience of representatives from the regulatory and professional bodies, education and practice – including students, who attended the launch, held in the Council Room at the Strand Campus. The Guide was well received and enthusiastic discussions took place over wine and light refreshments.

CAIPE: Global release of the Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:15:41 BST

The Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide released by WHO Patient Safety in October 2011 promotes the need for patient safety education to improve the safety of care. The comprehensive guide assists universities and schools in the fields of dentistry, medicine, midwifery, nursing and pharmacy to teach patient safety. It also supports the training of all health-care professionals on a number of priority patient safety concepts to improve learning about patient safety. For details click here.

CAIPE: Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:15:31 BST

Taking inspiration from the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, The Future of Nursing and the 2010 Lancet Commission report on interdependent health professional education for the 21st century, the IOM Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education aims to apply an ongoing, multi-national, multi-disciplinary approach to exploring promising innovations in health education. The Forum brings together stakeholders from a variety of disciplines and sectors to engage in dialogue and discussion to illuminate contemporary issues in health professional education. Further, the Forum will provide an ongoing, innovative mechanism to cultivate new ideas through global, multi-disciplinary collaboratives, which represent formal partnerships between university-based health institutions that are undertaking recommendations put forward in either the 2010 Lancet Commission report or the Future of Nursing report. The four innovation collaboratives are located in Canada, India, South Africa, and Uganda.

The link is. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/InnovationHealthProfEducation.aspx

CAIPE: Prime Minister sets out challenges to new nursing forum

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:46:37 BST

The Prime Minister today issued a call to action for frontline nurses across the country to search out best practice and share it across the NHS.

Speaking at the first meeting of the Nursing and Care Quality Forum, the Prime Minister and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley outlined the push to free up nurses to provide the care patients and relatives expect. A range of measures were discussed by the forum. For full details click here

CAIPE: Press Release - Interprofessional Care Teams Improve Clinical Outcomes, Help Address Chronic Health Issues

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:45:33 BST

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With so much discussion about what's not working in healthcare today, experts are increasingly pointing to a model of care that is working to improve outcomes for patients. A growing body of research is showing that the concept of "team work" or interprofessional collaboration can fill service gaps, enhance communication and ease the demands on the healthcare system – all of which translates into better care for patients.

Click here for article.

CAIPE: ATBH V1 Deadline for abstract submissions has been extended

Fri, 6 Apr 2012 08:55:49 BST

The Organising Committee for the ATBH V1 conference has announced that the deadline of abstract submission has been extended. The renewed deadline is 1st May 2012. Early bird registration closes on July 1.

The Organizing Committee states that it “hopes that many participants will attend our meeting (5-8 October 2012 in Kobe, Japan) to discuss mutually exploring new horizons in terms of diversity and quality in interprofessional learning and collaborative practice.
Detailed information can be obtained from our website: http://www.k-con.co.jp/atbh6_abstracts.html Upcoming information will be about Keynote speakers and their subject of speech. We hope you to submit your abstracts and to join us.

Also please check our facebook page in which we will provide up-to-date information about ATBH VI: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Atbh6/228243570605057
ATBH VI website: http://www.k-con.co.jp/atbh6.html

Contact us at: atbh6@k-con.co.jp
(In case you have any question about ATBH VI, do not hesitate to contact the secretariat.)

Deadline abstract submission: May 1, 2012, 23:59 (JST; UTC+9)
Early bird registration close: July 1, 2012, 23:59 (JST; UCT+9)

CAIPE: An e Petition for District Nursing

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:14:51 GMT

District nurses have long provided expert nursing care for people at home, working collaboratively with and most often acting as the key coordinator for, other professions involved in that care. There is increasing concern that the district nursing services are in decline whilst policies aim to move 80% of care into the community resulting in many more very sick people being cared for at home.

There is now an ePetition on http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/30029 This petition requires the Department of Health to ensure that the appropriate infrastructure, including the education and preparation of District Nurses is put in place to ensure that people who are cared for at home are nursed by adequately resourced District Nursing teams. When an ePetition reaches at least 100,000 signatures, it will be eligible for debate in the House of Commons.

CAIPE: Bournemouth University: PhD opportunties in the area of Interprofessional Education and / or Collaborative Practice

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:58:32 GMT

Bournemouth University are delighted to announce the launch of the 2012 Vice-Chancellor Doctoral (Fee Waive Scholarships) which will offer support to up to 60 outstanding postgraduate research students. The Scholarships will provide a full fee waive for up to 36 months in the case of full-time students and exceptionally 48 months in the case of part-time students. Stipends (to cover living expenses) are not included in the scholarships and these must be provided by the student themselves or by a sponsor.

We are particularly interested to hear from students interested in interprofessional education and or collaborative practice.

Changes in service organisation in health, social care, education and criminal justice systems has led to increased requirements for collaborative working between a range of different professionals and agencies. This has often led to a blurring and overlapping of traditional professional role boundaries. Poor collaborative working is associated with serious threat to patient, client and public safety. Interprofessional education and training is one way of improving collaborative practice across professional and agency boundaries. Interprofessional education and its role in enhancing interprofessional collaboration in practice, extends beyond national boundaries. These are global issues highlighted by the WHO Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (WHO, 2010).

We are very interested in hearing from potential students who wish to study for a PHD in this field. Those with an interest in either collaborative practice or interprofessional education from a range of disciplines are encouraged to apply and projects could explore:

Interagency working between the criminal justice system and mental health services
Interagency working and achieving continuous care pathways for older people
Interagency working between the third, private and public sector agencies
International comparisons of interprofessional education and/or collaborative practice
Cross boundary working of any kind
The application of sociology, education or psychological theory to the field of interprofessional education and collaboration.

This is not an exhaustive list and all project ideas that relate to this area would be welcome.

For more information, please contact Dr Sarah Hean shean@bbournemouth.ac.uk for informal discussion before 30 April 2012

CAIPE: Regulating health care professionals

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:08:09 GMT

The Law Commissions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are seeking views on the regulation of health care professionals in the UK and social workers in England. In their first joint consultation, the Commissions are asking how a new legal framework would: give the regulators increased flexibility in the use of their powers while ensuring public accountability; enable them to ensure proper standards of professional education, conduct and practice; and have at its heart a duty on the regulators to protect the public.

The consultation paper makes provisional proposals which seek to simplify and modernise the law and establish a streamlined, transparent and responsive system of regulation of health care professionals, and in England only, the regulation of social workers.
The paper makes proposals and asks questions on the following areas:

The registration and renewal of registration of professionals, student registers, registration appeals, protected titles and protected functions.

How the regulators oversee the quality of pre-registration and post-registration education and training.
How the regulators set standards for professional conduct and practice, and ensure ongoing practice standards (for example, through revalidation).
The investigation and adjudication of fitness to practise case.
The role of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
The regulation of business premises and activities
The governance arrangements of the regulators, including the size and composition of Councils
The systems through which the regulators can be held to account, including the roles of the Privy Council, Government and Parliament, and duties to consult the public.

This is a tripartite project between the Law Commission, the Scottish Law Commission and the Northern Ireland Law Commission.
Closing date: 31 May 2012

For full details go to: www.lawcom.gov.uk, www.scotlawcom.gov.uk and www.nilawcommission.gov.uk

CAIPE: Interprofessional Education in Pre-Registration Courses: A CAIPE guide for Commissioners and Regulators of Education

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:47:14 GMT

Announcing CAIPE’s new publication:

The authors Hugh Barr and Helena Low provide a comprehensive and well argued account of why and how interprofessional education (IPE) must be an integral part of all health and social care courses. This succinct guide invites readers to review how their organisations commission and regulate IPE. Download the PDF or request a hard copy: apply admin@caipe.org.uk.

Click here for PDF of the guide.

CAIPE: Liberating the NHS: Developing the Healthcare Workforce - From Design to Delivery

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:07:31 GMT

The policy framework for a new approach to workforce planning and the education and training of the health workforce was published on 10th January. It puts employers and professionals in the driving seat and gives them the national support they need to identify and anticipate the key workforce challenges, and to be flexible and responsive in planning and developing their workforce. The Department of Health believes these provider-led.

There are two central planks to the new system – Health Education England (HEE) and the Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs).

HEE will provide national leadership and oversight on strategic planning and development of the health and public health workforce, and allocate education and training resources. The LETBs will be the vehicle for providers and professionals to work with HEE to improve the quality of education and training outcomes so that they meet the needs of service providers, patients and the public. The Department will set the education and training outcomes for the system as a whole, securing the resources necessary and continuing to set the regulatory, policy and legal framework. It will hold the HEE Board to account for delivery of its strategic objectives.

Read the full report click here

CAIPE: News from Ireland: Prestigious award for Kinsale Primary Care Team Ireland

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:51:17 GMT

MEMBERS of the Kinsale Primary Care Team (PCT) are the proud winners of the Irish Medical Times Irish Healthcare award for inter-professional educational meetings.

Last year Dr Tony Foley wrote to CAIPE describing the work of the thriving multidisciplinary Primary Care Team (PCT) in Kinsale, County Cork. Weekly meetings held since February 2011 have been well attended with enthusiastic participation by many team-members. Speakers from three different disciplines contribute to each meeting. Content to-date has included the primary care management of dementia, motor neurone disease and adolescent mental health. Following a year or so of weekly meetings Kinsale’s PCT decided to embrace the opportunity of designing and implementing on-going interprofessional education for the team.

In December the Kinsale PCT won an Irish Medical Times Irish Healthcare Award for its IPE project, a first for a PCT. The delighted team received their award at a ceremony held in Dublin. The team won in the category “Best education project; general practice/pharmacy” for a novel educational initiative that has promoted integrated patient care and enhanced teamwork.

The Irish Healthcare Awards recognise originality, excellence and innovation in healthcare in such areas as patient education, pharmaceutical innovation, healthcare collaboration and patient support. The award and the initiative are a first, nationally, for a PCT.

Gabrielle O’Keeffe, General Manager, HSE Cork said “Collaborative practice, focusing on patient-centred care, is flourishing in Kinsale as their primary care team strengthens and grows together. I congratulate the team on receiving this award, it is well deserved”. The award-winning Kinsale primary care team were Gretta Crowley, HSE; Dr Micheal Hynes; Dr Deirdre Long; Joanne Foley; Mary Sammon; Deirdre Cullen; Eileen Cronin HSE; Kay Lynch; Mags Creedon O'Shea; Marie Lovell; Kate Dunn; Dr Tony Foley and Jacqueline Tierney of Abbott.

The team has also hosted a conference with nurses and care-assistants from Kinsale Community Hospital and staff from local nursing homes to promote best primary care practice in dementia care. More than 100 people attended including students from Kinsale College of Further Education and UCC. For conference information click here

CAIPE: CAIPE's Response to the General Medical Council's Consultation On Continuing Professional Development. December 2011

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:20:38 GMT

CAIPE has responded to the GMC's consultation on continuing professional development. The response point's out that the consultation document makes little reference to the importance of interprofessional education and how this can inform effective interprofessional working. Click here for the full response.

CAIPE: Report of the Association of Simulation Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) Conference November 2011

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:46:15 GMT

Last month Clair Merriman and Liz Westcottt from Oxford Brookes University attended the ASPiH conference in Cardiff on behalf of CAIPE. The conference theme was The Quality and Impact of Simulated Practice in Healthcare. Clair and Liz have provided feedback on the event and also some useful tips and questions for those involved in planning and delivering simulated practice.

There were a number of keynote addresses that challenged the audience to really think about quality, safety and leadership within the clinical setting. The themes were how and if simulation could be used to support HCP education and training.

Dr Kevin Lachappelle is Associate Professor of Surgery at McGill University, Canada. He focused on the errors that are made within clinical practice and argued how simulation based healthcare education will greatly enhance patient safety by reducing errors.

Professor Rhona Finn, a psychologist at the University of Aberdeen gave a very inspiring talk and really challenged the audience about developing an organisation safety culture, and how this requires very strong leaders, who lead by example.

Professor Alan Bleakley is a psychologist specialising in psychotherapy and cultural psychology and Professor of Medical Education at Peninsula Medical School. He gave a very controversial talk relating to ‘communication hypo-competence’ and how health care needs to face up to an iatrogenic problem of this epidemic problem based around miscommunication.

There were also workshops, oral presentation of work in progress and research.
To read the full report click here

CAIPE: Could you be a TIGER champion?

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:15:37 GMT

The TIGER (Transforming Interprofessional Groups through Educational Resources) project developed a Repository to provide open educational resources for interprofessional education.

Now that the Repository is live the Project team is keen to ensure that health care staff in practice are made aware of the Repository. Materials are accessed and repurposed so that the Repository expands and is not static. Resources are now being regularly released so practitioners will have a lot of high quality materials to choose from whether they are looking for a whole course to adapt or a single handout or image. http://tiger.library.dmu.ac.uk

By becoming a TIGER champion you will be supported in the use of the interprofessional repository with your own students and staff. You will be supported to download, repurpose and upload IPE learning materials to the Repository.

Jacqui Williams a SCORE* Fellow and one of the TIGER academic leads will offer support and advice using a variety of means such as email, Skype, telephone or even face to face meetings if required at the champion’s home site.

If you are interested in the TIGER Repository and would like to discuss its use for your practice and possibly becoming a TIGER champion please contact:

Jacqui Williams, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, TIGER Academic Lead, De Montfort University JWilli13@dmu.ac.uk 0116 2577888.

For more information about the Tiger Project click here

Key: *Support Centre for Open Resources for Education at the Open University

CAIPE: Transforming Interprofessional Groups through Educational Resources The TIGER project

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:23:15 GMT

The TIGER (Transforming Interprofessional Groups through Educational Resources) Repository is now live. Resources are being regularly released so practitioners have access to high quality IPE materials to choose from, whether they are looking for a whole course to adapt and use or a single handout or image. http://tiger.library.dmu.ac.uk

For more information about the Tiger Project click here

CAIPE: Oxford Brookes University: Reader in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (December 2011)

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:24:08 GMT

Oxford Brookes University has a post for a Reader in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice.

The Department of Clinical Health Care wishes to appoint a successful researcher with recognised expertise in the field of interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Applications are sought from outstanding academics committed to delivering high quality learning, teaching and research.

For more information click here.

CAIPE: CAIPE produces the first issue of its new style e Bulletin

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:21:49 GMT

We welcome the new CAIPE electronic Bulletin edited by Lesley Hughes and Richard Pitt. The aim is to produce a monthly News e-Bulletin providing concise information and links to more in depth information, predominately on the CAIPE website.

Members will receive the e Bulletin by email. We would welcome your views on this new style e Bulletin. Click here to read Issue 1 December 2011

CAIPE: STUDENTS - WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO JAPAN IN 2012?

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:26:56 GMT

CAIPE Student Scholarship awards 2012

Two awards will be made in the form of a Scholarship that will cover expenses* for the winners to attend the All Together Better Health Conference 5-8 October 2012 at the Kobe Gakuin University, Japan, and to share your work with conference delegates both formally and informally. The conference will focus on ‘Exploring New Horizons: Diversity and Quality in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice’.
*Expenses covered (to a maximum of £2000 to be supported by receipts): Return flights to Japan from the UK (economy), Conference fee, 4 days accommodation in Kobe.

Application

There are two parts to your application:

Part 1

Please submit an abstract directly to the All Together Better Health VI Conference, Kobe, between 1st December 2011 and 31st March 2012 as per the conference submission process. See details of this process at www.k-con.co.jp/atbh6.html. Please check the criteria regarding submissions carefully. For example, paper and poster submissions should be about complete research / initiatives which have been implemented and evaluated whereas work in progress should be submitted for round table discussions. For your convenience the various opportunities are listed in more detail in an attachment to these details but please do check the conference website too.

At the same time please send a copy of your submission to CAIPE admin@caipe.org.uk along with Part two of your scholarship application as detailed below.

There is a choice of
1. Oral presentation
2. Oral poster presentation
3. Poster
4. Round table forum
5. Symposium
6. Workshop

Themes are

1. Futuristic horizons
2. Engaging policy makers and clients
3. Reaching out to under-served communities
4. Diversity in Collaborative Practice and Interprofessional Education
5. Disaster preparedness and management
6. Developments, evaluation and evidence in interprofessional education
7. Developments, evaluation and evidence in collaborative practice
8. Student events

Your work should be in line with one of the above themes. This could be a piece of scholarly work, research, or the development of e.g. a learning resource carried out in / with a practice setting or in / with the University / college setting across two or more professions.

Part 2

About you:
• Reflect on your personal experience of interprofessional education and / or collaborative working and highlight how and why you have developed as a result of your interprofessional experiences (500-750 words)
• A statement about why you would like to go the All Together Better Health (ATBH VI) conference in Japan and why you think you should be selected and are the right person to be an ambassador for CAIPE at this conference. (250 – 500 words)

Deadline for submission of application: 31st March 2012
All scholarship applications that are accepted by the Kobe conference committee (Notifications due by end of May 2012) will then be reviewed by the CAIPE committee and the two Scholarship awards made in time for the early bird registration deadline of 30th June 2012.

If you would like to submit a draft abstract to CAIPE for constructive feedback prior to final submission please send your draft as a Microsoft Word document to admin@caipe.org.uk by 31st January 2012.

Responsibilities
• Attend and contribute to the All Together Better Health (ATBH VI) Conference 5-8 October 2012 in Kobe, Japan.
• Present and facilitate a discussion about your work as well as present a poster at a CAIPE event prior to leaving for Japan e.g. The CAIPE AGM and event on Thursday 21st June 2012
• Write up your experience at the conference for the CAIPE website and other dissemination methods such as newsletters and articles.
• Act as a student ambassador for CAIPE

Eligibility
At the point of application you must be a student studying for a qualification (undergraduate or postgraduate) that is awarded by a UK Higher Education Institution. Part of your study must include elements of interprofessional education and the development of collaborative practice

Criteria for selection
Your application will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Abstract accepted by the ATBHVI Kobe conference committee, thus being of sufficient quality to be exposed to an international audience
• demonstrate breadth and depth in your understanding of interprofessional working
• critical reflection, an individual and honest account
• well structured, accurate use of grammar, spelling, punctuation and style
• comply with the Part 2 word limit
• be a current CAIPE student member
• Parts 1 and 2 submitted by email in Microsoft Word format to admin@caipe.org.uk by midnight on 31st March 2012

Details on eligibility and how to apply as well as FAQs can be found at:
http://www.caipe.org.uk

ATBH VI Abstract submission: See also conference website www.k-con.co.jp/atbh6.html

Abstracts for oral presentations, oral posters, posters, round table presentations, symposia and workshops must be submitted under any of the conference sub-themes. Detailed instructions for authors of abstracts and the submission procedures will be announced as soon as possible.

Abstract Information

Oral presentations
Oral presentations are meant to report complete scientific research or innovative initiatives that have been implemented and evaluated. Presentation time will be 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes for questions.

Oral Poster presentations
Oral poster presentations are meant to report complete research or innovative initiatives that have been implemented and evaluated. Posters should require minimal explanation and a presentation time of less than 10 minutes. An oral poster presentation will be followed by 5 minutes for Q & A.
English-Japanese bilingual chairpersons will be appointed to assist with Q & A.

Poster presentations
Poster presentations are meant to report complete research or innovative initiatives that have been implemented and evaluated. Posters should be self-explanatory, thus not require additional explanation. However, authors are encouraged to be present at their poster during break times and to provide a contact-address for interested persons.
Volunteers with Japanese and English skills will be on site to assist in communication.

Round table forum
Round tables provide a forum for discussing and/or learning with and from each other. Contents may be topical issues or innovative initiatives that are in the planning or implementing stages.

Three presenters or a team of presenters will be allocated to a table. Each speaker will have maximum of 10 minutes for his/her initial presentation. The presentation should clearly state the issue for discussion. Presenters may wish to bring handouts or other means to facilitate discussion as AV equipment will not be available. Following the presentations all presenters and the audience will engage in a discussion until the session finishing time. A moderator/chair-person will facilitate the discussion and keep time.

Symposium
A symposium provides presenters an opportunity to group abstracts. The organizers will be responsible for allocating a moderator/chair-person and time-keeping. In order to allow for enough time for questioning and discussion a symposium may not have more than 3 presentations (of max 20 minutes each). Total time will be 90-minutes.

Workshops
Workshops will be 90 minutes in length. Workshops may have different purposes and formats. In all cases the workshops organizers will adhere to principles of interprofessional teaching/learning and keep teaching to an absolute minimum to provide for participants’ active participation. Workshops can be pedagogical or require exchange of ideas and discussion.

The size of the workshop rooms limits the number of participants to 24.

FAQs

1. What if I have graduated before the conference? As long as you are a student when you submit your application that is fine

2. Can I join CAIPE as a student member in order to apply for the scholarship? Yes, as long as you are a paid up member of CAIPE when you submit your application

3. Does my work have to have been finished and evaluated? Paper and poster submissions do have to be finished and evaluated. Work in progress should be submitted for round table discussions, seminar or workshop. All work must be rigorous and evaluated as appropriate whether finished or in progress.

4. Will I have to present in Japanese? No, there will be translation provided. Do try and learn a few words and phrases if you can!

5. Will I get feedback on my application if I don’t succeed? We will provide as much feedback as we can although this will depend on the number of applications.

6. Can I get help in the final preparations of my contribution? Yes, if you like. You will get feedback from your pre conference session at a CAIPE event and CAIPE members will support you

7. Is there one award for Undergraduates and one for postgraduates? No. There are two awards for the two most appropriate submissions, regardless of qualification in progress

8. Will there be an opportunity for support / mentor whilst at the conference. Yes, there will be a number of CAIPE members at the conference who will be very happy to help should you wish to ask. They will make themselves known to you anyway and are very friendly!

9. Who else from CAIPE will be at the conference? There will be many delegates at ATBHVI and many will be CAIPE individual, corporate or student members.

10. What does being an Ambassador mean? Participating fully in the conference. Being familiar with CAIPE, its aims and objectives, way of operating, the CAIPE website, activities etc so that you can explain what CAIPE is about to other students from different countries. Using your common sense and not letting yourself or the organisation down in any way..

CAIPE: Common Learning 'Revisioning' Champion - Job Advertisement

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:46:08 GMT

Common Learning ‘Revisioning’ Champion- job advertisement

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton

Please click on the following link to view

https://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=062611KE

Within the advertisement the job description and person specification is also available to view .

CAIPE: CAIPE CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:40:13 BST

CAIPE has a new postal address. Please direct any future written correspondence to the following address:

CAIPE
PO Box 680
FAREHAM
PO14 9NH

Many thanks.

CAIPE: Report of the CAIPE National student conference on collaborative working which was launched in Southampton in July .

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 15:06:22 BST

Dozens of students from across the UK descended on the University of Southampton for the first national student conference aimed at promoting awareness of interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice.

About 40 health and social care students from nine universities attended the launch of the pioneering event supported by the Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE).

Chair of CAIPE Elizabeth Howkins opened the conference at Southampton’s Health Sciences’ Nightingale Building. She said: “The future of IPE and CAIPE depends on encouraging the next generation to take on the mantle of inspiring the values of interprofessional education.

“You students are the next generation, so I hope you enjoy the day and start working on your new role as champions of IPE.”

Delegates then heard keynote presentations from national and international leading experts in IPE.

Dr Alan Borthwick, Programme Leader for Podiatry at the University of Southampton, opened the speeches by explaining how students and health care professionals can learn to work together for better health.

“There is a huge demanding need for IPE and collaborative practice. This isn’t happening exclusively in the UK but is a global situation and across the world changes are being made to how we work,” he said.

Dr Edgar Meyer, Senior Lecturer and Director of BSc Management at the University of Southampton, then revealed some interesting insights into the science of teaching IPE; while general practitioner and CAIPE board member Dr Richard Gray examined how IPE can help improve patient safety.

Simon Messer, Director of Technology-enhanced Learning at the University of the West of England, gave an eye-opening talk about the possibilities of learning IPE through the creation of a virtual community, Greenbank, that students can access online.

Dr Sarah Hean, Associate Professor for the Centre for Well-being and Quality of Life, at the University of Bournemouth, provided an overview of useful IPE networks and resources.

Presentations also included talks by current students about their exciting and inspiring experiences of IPE.

Charles Iwegbu, from the University of East Anglia, gave an enthusiastic presentation on the benefits of IPE from a medical student’s perspective.

Clara Harris, from the University of Southampton, shared her fantastic experiences during an exchange programme with the Tokyo Metropolitan University, in Japan.

“IPE is a worldwide issue and we in the UK should be proud to be at the forefront of it,” she said.

“It was great to see interprofessional learning from its birth in Japan and to put my experiences into practice back here,” added Clara.

Amanda King, from the University of Nottingham, talked about an interprofessional teaching package that has been created by students in Nottingham; and Kelly Terrell, from the University of Edinburgh, looked at whether the skills required to play online games could be transferred to IPE learning.

Special group tasks gave delegates the chance to explore the issue of IPE and patient safety.

The groups looked at incidents where patients had been at risk and suggested ways that collaborative working could prevent it happening again.

Education Consultant and former chair of CAIPE Professor Marilyn Hammick closed the conference by warmly congratulating the delegates and speakers on their exceptional and insightful input.

Conference organisers Dr Deborah Craddock, from the University of Southampton, and Dr Susanne Lindqvist, from the University of East Anglia, were delighted with the success of the conference.

Deborah said: “We launched this conference because we wanted to build on the World Health Organisation’s statement that IPE is a necessary step in preparing a collaborative practice-ready workforce that is responsive to local health issues.

“We hope it has encouraged students to become motivated and engaged with IPE early on in their careers so that when they are qualified they can really build on this.

“This was an excellent opportunity for the delegates to interact with students from other universities across the UK and share their experiences, views and opinions.

“Today’s employers want people who can work in an interprofessional team. By attending this conference the students have shown their commitment and enthusiasm for collaborative practice in health and social care.”

The conference is just one of many CAIPE initiatives that show its commitment to promoting and developing IPE between professions to improve the care and quality of life for individuals, families and communities.

It is hoped that the national student conference will become a regular event based at different universities around the UK.

The photographs will be posted shortly.

CAIPE: CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Interprofessional Education & Practice in Health

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:41:18 BST

University of New Brunswick Saint John

CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in
Interprofessional Education and Practice in Health

The University of New Brunswick invites applications for a Tier II Chair in Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPE&P) in health under the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program. Applicants for this tenure-track faculty position should have demonstrated research accomplishments as well as an excellent publication record in a relevant discipline in the area of interprofessional education and practice in the field of health care. Depending of his/her area of expertise, the successful applicant will be appointed to a position on the Saint John campus in either the Faculty of Science, Applied Science & Engineering (http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/sase/) or the Faculty of Arts (http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/arts/).

The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program was established by the Government of Canada to enable Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence in the global, knowledge-based economy (http://www.chairs.gc.ca/). Tier II Chairs are for emerging researchers (less than 10 years from completion of their Ph.D.) that hold or are eligible to receive CIHR funding. Applicants should demonstrate potential as leaders in their field, a strong (or emerging) national and international scholarly presence, an excellent teaching and graduate supervision record, the potential for attaining significant external funding, and a commitment to collaborative research. Recipients are eligible for infrastructure support through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The Chair will participate, with a reduced teaching load for the duration of the CRC, in graduate and undergraduate teaching within the Faculty.

This Tier II Canada Research Chair in IPE&P is intended to focus on the evaluation of education and practice programs that involve multiple health care disciplines. The infrastructure and resources are in place to support this initiative. The four partners in education and practice (Horizon Health Network regional health authority, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, New Brunswick Community College allied health programs, and University of New Brunswick) are co-located at the Tucker Park campus of UNB Saint John. The organizations are linked through an increasingly complex web of formal and informal relationships known as the Tucker Park Collaborative. The health professional education programs in Medicine, Nursing, Health Sciences and Allied Health are all well established. Interprofessional health care practice teams are actively working in the region with patients who are receiving team-based care. Each partner organization is committing human and other resources to increasing the amount of health research that is being done in the local area. The timing is exceptional to add the evaluation process to this work to confirm that interprofessional practice and education are indeed of benefit to patients, families and health care professionals locally, provincially, nationally and internationally.

While the successful candidate will be appointed to a department within the Faculty of SASE or the Faculty of Arts, she/he will be expected to promote interdisciplinary research and teaching, show leadership in the future development of Interprofessional partnerships at the university, and work with the Tucker Park Collaborative to strengthen relationships between the University and the health care community in the province.

This tenure-track appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, depending on qualifications, and will be conditional on the successful candidate being approved as a Tier II Canada Research Chair. Candidates will have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline, demonstrated expertise in an area of program evaluation in interprofessional education and practice in health or related area, an outstanding record of research accomplishments, and a strong potential to become an international leader in his/her disciplinary area. The initial appointment will be for five years with the possibility of renewal for a second five-year term.

Candidates should send a curriculum vitae and a statement outlining their past research and future research plans, and the contact information (including email address and telephone number) for three referees to:

Roberta Clark, Assistant Dean of Health Research & Partnerships
University of New Brunswick Saint John
P.O. Box 5050, Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L5
fax 506-648-5821
email Roberta.Clark@unb.ca

Review of applications will begin September 1, 2011. The selected candidate will be required to work with the Faculty of SASE or the Faculty of Arts in Saint John and with the Office of Research Services to prepare a competitive nomination package for submission to the CRC by April 2012. If the application is successful, the anticipated start date is January 1, 2013.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Applicants should indicate current citizenship status.

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CAIPE: News Alert.! CAIPE Annual General Meeting 23 June 2011

Sun, 29 May 2011 16:31:11 BST

The CAIPE Board has pleasure in inviting you to the 2010 - 2011 Annual General Meeting to be held at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), Room 9, Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL, from 11 am to 4pm.

The keynote address is by Scott Reeves, Professor & Scientist, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Editor in Chief, Journal of Interprofessional Care on 'Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: employing a sociological imagination’.

Rob Parkinson, Chief Executive of Action Homeless and Steve Malcherczyk, Lecturer in Medical Ethics and Law, University of Leicester Medical School will deliver a presentation entitled 'Destroying the myth of homelessness'

Following the success of this event in the past 2 years, there will once again be a Student Poster competition. All students who participate will receive free membership of CAIPE for the duration of their course and 50 % of travel costs to attend the AGM.

A buffet lunch will be available.

The AGM is an open meeting. CAIPE members are invited to bring guests but please note that only paid up members are allowed to vote. If you wish to attend,

For full details including response form, programme, student poster competition and travel directions click here.

CAIPE: Survey of current provision of undergraduate interprofessional education in health and social care

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:31:20 GMT

Warwick Medical School and St George’s, University of London with the UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE) have launched a UK wide survey of the provision of interprofessional education (IPE) during 2010/2011 within and between two or more UK-based, approved, pre-registration courses for medicine, health, social care or related professions.

Invitations to complete an online survey have been sent to universities and colleges teaching qualifying higher education courses in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland during the week beginning 14 March 2011. The survey is one of the strands of a research project to investigate developments in the IPE in the UK since 1997. Other strands include exploration of key themes and trends which will be published later in 2011 and case study research of selected sites.

If you would like to complete the survey, or wish for further information please contact
Georgia Leith <G.Leith@warwick.ac.uk> or Marion Helme <marion.helme@gmail.com>

CAIPE: Teamwork training to save lives in tomorrow's hospitals: University of Leicester Press Release March 2011

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:25:15 GMT

Teamwork training to save lives in tomorrow's hospitals

The University of Leicester, De Montfort University and University of Northampton are celebrating a major milestone in innovative interprofessional training for health and social care students, which will lead to improved healthcare for patients.

Cases of fatalities in our hospitals, fortunately extremely rare, receive major headlines in the national press. Some of these cases may be attributed to a breakdown in communication or lack of understanding between the different healthcare professionals involved.

However, the incorporation of interprofessional education into the training of students in all areas of health and social care will mean a better understanding of the roles each of them play in caring for patients, better communications between them, greater awareness of patient needs and less room for error.

Through the project more than 10,000 health and social care students have been brought together during their professional training over the past five years, to prepare to work in teams.

The three universities have worked together to design joined up learning for trainee nurses, doctors, pharmacists, social workers, speech and language therapists, and other related professionals, ensuring that newly qualified health and social care professionals understand how to work effectively together, sharing information and skills.

Dr Elizabeth Anderson, Project Leader, who is Senior Lecturer in Shared Learning and a National Teaching Fellow in the University of Leicester, commented: “The vast majority of the general public access health and social care services infrequently. However, these encounters normally involve meeting more than one person. Medical teams can consist of receptionists, doctors, nurses, therapists and social workers, either in the community or in hospital.

“With the expansion of knowledge we have seen an expansion in new team members, often making effective team-working difficult. All too often vital information fails to be shared, possibly influencing our care and causing, for example, delays in referrals.”

The Interprofessional Education programme developed by Leicester, De Montfort and Northampton Universities has helped to improve the knowledge and communication between health and social care professionals and emphasise the need for acquiring the right skills and attitude for care centred on clients and service-users.

This is expected to improve, not just lack of understanding between health care workers, but also lack of collaboration and lack of recognition between the professions of what contribution each healthcare professional can make to patient care.

Developing this new learning across ten programmes started in 2005, setting targets for 2010. It has been complex to organise and resource-intensive but today the three universities celebrate reaching their first strategic milestone.

This now means that in some local hospitals, as well as university classrooms, students learn together in preparation for future practice.

In many hospital wards students are already working together in small teams and clients might be asked to support their learning.

Many patients have come forward to help with the development of these programmes, accepting home visits by health and social care students. Others have shared their stories to help minimise poor practice. In some teaching units patients have run teaching sessions with academics.

Now the universities plan to develop more interprofessional learning with health and social care organisations, and clients may just find themselves surrounded by a trainee interprofessional student team next time they visit their local NHS.

Any patient who would like to help should contact Dr Elizabeth Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Shared Learning and a National Teaching Fellow in the University of Leicester, direct tel: 0116 252 3767, department tel: 0116 252 2946.

CAIPE: CAIPE response to GMC draft supplementary documents to the report Tomorrow's Doctors (2009)

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:48:29 GMT

CAIPE has responded to the GMC draft supplementary documents 'Developing teachers and trainers' and 'Patient and public involvement in undergraduate medical education' 2011. The supplementary papers are welcomed, but CAIPE would also welcome a future supplementary document on ensuring that medical schools provide relevant, appropriate and effective opportunities for their students to learn interprofessionally. Read the response

CAIPE: CAIPE Response to the Governnment consultation document: Healthy Lives, Healthy People, Our Strategy for Public Health in England

Sat, 5 Mar 2011 12:41:31 GMT

CAIPE Response to the Government’s consultation document: Healthy Lives, Healthy People, Our Strategy for Public Health in England

CAIPE welcomes the Government’s commitment to protecting and enhancing the health of the population in England. CAIPE notes that this strategy will require the collaboration of an eclectic mix of organisations, agencies communities and individuals and that it is proposed within the context of the detailed workforce strategy to be published in the Autumn. Consistent with CAIPE's remit, this response places an emphasis on the education and training implications of the Government’s proposals with particular reference to collaborative practice. It is also appreciated that this document provides an intention which will be legislated for within the forthcoming Health and Social Care Bill. Read the response

CAIPE: Advance notice of the 3rd European Conference on Interprofessional Education and Practice hosted by EIPEN 14th - 16th September 2011 in Gent, Belgium

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:06:24 BST

The third European Conference on Interprofessional Practice & Education is organized
from Wednesday 14 to Friday 16 September 2011 in Gent (Belgium) under the theme
Quality of life in health and social care: An interprofessional matter.

Gent is one of the most authentic places to visit in Europe, with a rich cultural heritage. Artevelde University College, the conference venue, is situated in the heart of the old city and in modern buildings.

The programme, call for abstracts/papers can be found at www.eipen.eu .

CAIPE: A qualitative study of an interprofessional narrative-based course in palliative care

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 19:37:58 GMT

A paper by Board member Charles Campion-Smith and colleagues in Dorset describing the qualitative evaluation of an interprofessional narrative-based course in palliative care is published in the March issue of the Journal of Interprofessional Care. The course, which was run over six months involved doctors - mainly from primary care, nurses, social workers and an ambulance service Emergenccy Care Practitioner. It was largely based on small group discussion of participants' experience from their everyday practice with additional specialist input. The evaluation, by telephone interview heard reports of improved confidence, better knowledge of fellow professionals' skills and roles, changed behaviours and better outcomes for patients.

To read the full article click here and for summary poster click here

CAIPE: News Alert! Call for Papers for the CAIPE Bulletin

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:47:09 GMT

Call for Papers on: IPE through Simulation;
News Items; Forthcoming Events & Conferences
For the March CAIPE Bulletin

Papers should be no more than 700 words and referenced, we welcome any news items and any publications members have had accepted for 2011.

PLEASE FORWARD TO Richard.Pitt@nottingham.ac.uk by Friday 4th March 2011

The next CAIPE bulletin will focus on e-learning and we are looking for someone to review a book on e-learning.......more details on request and receive any papers, experiences on e-learning

Best wishesRichard & Lesley
CAIPE Bulletin Editors

CAIPE: 5th Annual John Horder Lecture

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:31:17 GMT

An invitation from Hugh Barr.

You are invited to join John Horder his wife Elizabeth and many of his admirers, friends, colleagues and well-wishers on the evening of Wednesday 22 June at St George’s University of London in Tooting for the 5th Annual Lecture in his honour. Following a distinguished career in general practice, John brought energy, inspiration, conviction, determination and leadership to interprofessional education in the UK during its formative years, serving as CAIPE’s first Chairman then first President and, concurrently, as a founder member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Interprofessional Care.

The speaker will be Lord Crisp, better known as Nigel Crisp, on the magnitude of the global health challenge for the professions. Peter McCrorie, from St George’s, and Scott Reeves, the Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, will open the following discussion as we probe not only for the professional but also the interprofessional implications.
We shall be meeting in the Medical School in St George’s Hospital seven minute’s walk from Tooting Broadway underground station on the Northern Line half an hour from central London.

The lecture will be followed by a wine reception

The evening will be free of charge, but it is essential that you register your attendance.
Hugh Barr
President, CAIPE

For full details

CAIPE: Learning and Teaching Innovation Grants Offered by JISC

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:08:03 GMT

Learning and teaching innovation grants offered by JISC

The Learning and Teaching Innovation Grants programme supports one year projects of up to £50,000 each dealing with any aspect of e-learning. It is an open rolling call, with multiple submission deadlines available.

The next submission date is 21 March 2011.

Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via SFC, DCELLS Wales and DEL Northern Ireland. FE institutions in England that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs are also eligible to bid provided proposals demonstrate how the work supports the HE in FE agenda.
Proposals may be from single institutions or consortia. Partnership arrangements may be developed outside the sector (for example with research council sites, publishers, commercial suppliers), but the lead partner must meet the criteria outlined above. Funds can only be allocated through the lead partner. Only one submission per institution is permitted for each submission date.

For more information http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/ltig.aspx

CAIPE: A Summary of the latest Health Professionals Global Network discussion on Community Based Education and Interprofessional Education

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:16:25 GMT

Here's a taste of the latest digest of the Health Professionals Global Network discussion on Community Based Education and Interprofessional Education. The fourth digest of the Community Based Education Virtual Global Discussion Forum covers the contributions from both Day 4 and Day 5.

The valuable discussions during the two days covered several perspectives related to CBE and Interprofessional Education where participants shared their experiences and views. During the two days participants covered several perspectives related to CBE and Interprofessional Education, sharing their experiences and views. These discussions were enriched by twelve contributions from Egypt, USA, Canada, South Africa, Ukraine, Netherlands and Philippines.

Lamia Fiala (from FOM/SCU - Egypt) highlighted a new aspect of CBE which is project-based learning activity that is conducted in community. From the first academic year, students start working on high priority health problems in their field projects. These projects help students to learn and apply the principles and steps of scientific research. Students come in contact with people (sick and healthy) in different settings within the community, such as: homes (household survey), primary care units, geriatric nursery home, schools and universities. Along the six years of the medical school the projects range from descriptive and analytic studies conducted by the whole batch in the first three years, to intervention studies in small groups and finally individual mini-projects in the sixth year. Another indirect educational outcome from working in field projects and more widely in all CBE activities is building students’ interpersonal skills through working in teams and practicing leadership in the different community settings.

Another similar inspiring experience was posted on day (2) of discussions by Diane R. Bridges (from USA) who attached a paper about community based service learning project in which all first-year students are grouped into interprofessional teams representing the allied health profession taught at the university. Each team is expected to perform a service-learning project (SLP) with required elements. Community partnerships were formed and continue to be strengthened each year through the service-learning projects.

Shimaa El-Araby (from Egypt) described a different CBE activity which is conducting family visits to pregnant women and chronic patients, which provide an opportunity to students to learn more – outside campus - about urban and rural communities, cultures, believes and the concept of follow-up as well as preventive aspects. She also values
early patient contact by students which enables them to encounter a wide spectrum of health problems, improve their communication and clinical skills.

In her contribution, Noha Salah (a recent FOM/SCU graduate from Egypt) stressed on an important outcome of CBE which helped her to be able to communicate with Bedwin Patients who have a different accent and terms. She becomes capable of understanding not just the words or the terms but the medical habits that might have been the cause of their medical problems.

A wider view by Tess Panizales (From USA) adopts the idea that education should integrate awareness to the socio-cultural, political, economic condition of the community. Most new 'transplanted' community health care workers or volunteers coming from developed nations gets 'culture shock' once they are on their assigned areas. Providing a
pre-exposure briefing and post exposure de-briefing covering specifics about the area helps both the community and the care worker/trainee. In Tess’s opinion, interprofessional education and collaboration does exist only if the trainee welcomes such experience.

On the other hand, Ronald Paguirigan from the Philippines said that; sadly, in the Philippines, only a few doctors eventually end up practicing community medicine and wondering about how other countries encourage their graduates to go into community practice.

Nomtuse Mbere displays an inspiring experience from South Africa to deal with such problems; he stated that South Africa started a program in which newly qualified medical doctors were allocated to rural areas with very little resources. While some resented the '' waste of their time'' others were grateful for the exposure. With telemedicine and other means of electronic communication, such doctors, who have no experience can be supported. It is important to have some form of a coordinating committee for all extension workers in a village/district so that holistic health care can be provided to the community.

Luc Besancon (from Netherlands) has many examples of national pharmacists associations been involved in educating the public through health promotion campaign relayed by community pharmacies throughout the world. Moreover, national associations of pharmacists have also been involved in educating the local population through conferences, or lectures given in several countries. He posted only a few examples
out of hundreds: - in Spain: on lice, on health food habit for children- in Japan: on rational use of medicines for children- in Czech Republic: on rational medicines for elderly patients.

Amruta D. Parekh from USA has an impressive experience at the Health Science Center in San Antonio where students from 5 schools participate in an elective which comprises of a didactic part, clinic visit where students interact with the interprofessional team at the clinic, and a community based learning service project where they work as a team in doing a needs based assessment, and develop educational media for educating the patients at the clinic and so at the end the self reflective exercises, the students had a better understanding of not only their own role responsibilities, but also that of others in
the team. Amruta concluded that it is a winwin situation for optimal patient care.

Victor Biryukov from Ukraine wrote that there is a difference between our traditional thinking due to the peculiarities of national mentality, so he suggested to structure the discussion’ CBE topic and break it up into four sectors. First, efforts to preserve life;
second, interventions to preserve health (vaccination, hygiene, etc.); third, improving the quality of life; fourth, the struggle for an active longevity. He added that according to WHO, CBE should be a harmonic component in primary health care and that at the secondary and tertiary levels CBE is less in demand. About his experience, the
practical CBE skills are performed during the summer internship, where students are in rural areas far from the center, they visit farms, groups of rural residents, rural hospitals, where there is a talk with people on certain planning topics. He also said that practice shows that a live chat with a health worker gives a greater effect than the distribution of booklets, posters, Internet communications, radio and television broadcasts.

Hani Salem from Egypt said that Field training in Community-Based Medical Education (CBME) is a great medium for applying the principles of interprofessional education and collaboration, it is an opportunity to learn in a safe environment and it is a way of exchanging knowledge and experiences.

Kathleen Harris from Canada agrees to Hani’s point of view as she mentioned that stronger CBE experiences facilitate inter-professional collaboration opportunities for students. In her University; student members of many health care disciplines work together in a rural community in education or a health promotion activity giving a very
positive feedback. She stresses that for success of IPE and IPC we need to improve the ability to walk in with an open mind, without an inflexible pre-determined agenda and to truly appreciate the perspective of the community. Building the trust of the community is
needed to be privileged to true collaborative communications in a CBE experience.
She thinks that the gap between the knowledge on the value of inter-professional education and the long-standing need for improvement. Quality, holistic care of communities and individuals of those communities, takes strong inter-professional team work and respect. This will only come with stronger CBE experiences that make this a priority and facilitate inter-professional collaboration opportunities.

Gissele Damiani-Taraba from Canada presents another experience where the government has supported the development of Family Health Teams (FHTs) who work together in the community. They focus on chronic disease management, disease prevention and health promotion. FHTs offer placements for student of various health professions to interact with other students and learn, with, from and about each other. Gissele demands for more training for staff, students and community stakeholders and providing more placements for students in the community that focus on interprofessional education. Gissele also
suggests that there is a need for more resources/tools/strategies to offer to organizations so that in turn, they can offer more IPE opportunities for students and staff.

Hani Salem (from Egypt) suggestions for improvement were: to accurately stating the mission and objectives of field training and communicating such mission and objectives to the academic and administrative staff members as well as students in the schools, to
make the necessary reform in the curriculum, to raise the awareness of the students and field training tutors about the importance of CBME, to coordinate with the officials of the Ministry of Health and finally to allocate more scores on the field training activities with
follow-up of its activities.

Educational psychologists claimed that learning is a collaborative and interactive process. Learning in homogenousheterogeneous groups will result in deeper learning. Egypt team agrees to what many of the contributors mentioned, IPE fits best in the primary care setting where students have the opportunity to tailor their projects and activities to the specific needs of a certain community. More important is to adopt the positive attitude about the value of learning with different professionals, the role of each professional
and the benefits for the patients and health care system from good interprofessional collaboration.

Barriers to IPE will not disappear by simply being ignored, but they can be managed and overcome. IPE strategies may well contribute to the development of the knowledge and skill required by learners and practitioners, but only if (a) the goals of IPE are agreed among stakeholders; (b) the desired outcomes are clearly specified; (c) the most effective methods of delivery at different stages of professional training are determined; (d) robust evaluation is incorporated using both qualitative and quantitative approaches.

IPE must not only foster good communication skills and awareness of the roles of team members, but it must enable students to recognize, value, and engage with the difference arising from the range of health professional knowledge and practice. In your discussions you suggested innovative and important ideas for improvement of CBE and IPE.
Suggestions for future improvements might include:
(1) Identify curriculum gaps and work with stakeholders to modify it in-favor of IPE
(2) locate champions: someone with authority and influence in each participating profession to support the initiative;
(3) Future cooperation with other schools within the same university to conduct several joined sessions at training sites
(4) Start a future project where the mixed model can be used in sites and topics such as: geriatric care institutions, diabetic foot care societies
(5) Train faculties and clinicians first: teachers must be able to incorporate team principles and skills into their work and model them for learners;
(6) Another idea is to add the dimension of quality improvement of health services to CBE with help of interprofessional teams.

* Interprofessional Education for Collaborative, Patient-Centred
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CAIPE: Interprofessional Education Online

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:36:21 GMT

Interprofessional Education Online

OnlineIPE.com is a consortium of 4 Canadian universities (McMaster University, University of Western Ontario, University of Ottawa-Elizabeth Bruyere and Laurentian University) that have combined their expertise, knowledge and skills to create an online virtual network of Interprofessional Education (IPE).

Interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice refer to learner outcomes with a focus that IPE occurs not only when health professionals learn with, from and about each other, but also when they interact with each other, with their patients, and with their colleagues towards a common goal of improved collaboration and enhanced care.

The Institute has developed an online IPE curriculum for health professional students and clinicians, and as well, has developed interprofessional facilitator training materials.

The interprofessional courses were developed primarily online to overcome timetabling conflicts of students and clinicians from various health professions. Modules can be completed asynchronously or in real time with other students/clinicians. Eliminating barriers in both the educational sector and in the health care industry leads to improved patient care, enhanced communication skills and allows the working environment to function more efficiently.

To learn more, go to: http://www.onlineipe.com/about_us_ipe.php

CAIPE: CAIPE has updated its Principles of Interprofessional Education

Thu, 3 Feb 2011 00:03:22 GMT

CAIPE first published the Principles of Interprofessional Education to guide the provision and commissioning of IPE and to assist in its development and evaluation.In response to numerous requests, In 2006 CAIPE re – issued the statement relating to the definition and principles of interprofessional education it first published in 2001, together with a revised commentary.

CAIPE's definition of interprofessional education has received national and international recognition and is now used world wide. As interprofessional education continues to develop and become established in a global context, so the Statement of Principles has come under review to ensure that can continue to guide and assist this development.

CAIPE commends the revised Principles of Interprofessional Education, drawn from the experience of its members and the interprofessional literature, for the consideration of all who are engaged in commissioning, designing, delivering and evaluating interprofessional education.

CAIPE: Lord Crisp to deliver the 2011 John Horder Lecture

Wed, 2 Feb 2011 23:22:38 GMT

Lord Crisp, now an independent crossbench member of the House of Lords; was NHS Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health 2000 to 2006. He will deliver this year's .John Horder Lecture on Wednesday 22nd June at St George’s London University. Full details of the programme will follow shortly.

CAIPE: Inter-professional Clinical Skills Education Symposium

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:46:14 GMT

The Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick in collaboration with the School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway co-hosted an Inter-professional Clinical Skills Education Symposium on December 7th 2010 at University of Limerick. The event was transmitted via video conference to National University of Ireland, Galway.

Professor Mary O'Sullivan, Dean of the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences opened the event and Mr Larry O'Connor, Head of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery introduced the speakers. Guest speakers included Professor Maggie Nicol, Professor of Clinical Skills and Director of the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), School of Community and Health Sciences, City University London and Ms. Siobhan Smyth, Lecturer and Programme Director, School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway. For a report of the event click here

CAIPE: PROFESSOR IN IPE AND CLINICAL DIRECTOR - JOB OPPORTUNITY

Wed, 2 Feb 2011 21:42:54 GMT

Professor, IPE & Clinical Director post advertised by Curtin University of Technology

The Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) is seeking an experienced individual to play a key role in the ongoing development of Inter Professional Education (IPE) within the Faculty of Health Sciences. The successful candidate will provide academic and research leadership to embed IPE into curricula and the clinical setting, promoting the Faculty as a leader in IPE locally, in the wider community and internationally. For more infromation click here.

CAIPE: Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world

Wed, 1 Dec 2010 22:01:52 GMT

A Lancet Commission highlights a call from 20 professional and academic leaders from diverse countries, for major reform in the training of doctors and other healthcare professionals for the 21st century. They came together to develop a shared vision and a common strategy for postsecondary education in medicine, nursing, and public health that reaches beyond the confi nes of national borders and the silos of individual
professions. The Commission adopted a global outlook, a multiprofessional perspective, and a systems approach.

Changes are needed because of fragmented, outdated, and static curricula that produce ill-equipped graduates. The Commission argues for major reform across the entire medical education system, in order to produce competency-led curricula for the future.

Among the series of specific recomendations for reform, the Commission includes the adoption of competency-driven approaches to instructional design; the promotion of interprofessional and transprofessional education that breaks down professional silos while enhancing ollaborative and non-hierarchical relationships in effective teams; and the exploitation of the power of information echnology for learning.

The Commission calls for a new professionalism that uses ompetencies as objective criteria for classification of health professionals and that develops a common set of
values around social accountability. To read the full report click here

CAIPE: New appointment at the Centre for IPE University of Toronto

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:10:31 GMT

The Centre for IPE is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Macauley, Faculty Lead, Simulation at the Centre for Interprofessional Education (IPE), effective immediately.

Jennifer is a lecturer at the Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. She joined the faculty in September 2010 after arriving in Toronto from Sydney, Australia. In Australia, Jennifer was a Registered Nurse, her clinical experience ranging from acute medical/surgical nursing to high dependency and intensive care nursing to palliative care. For the past 5 years, Jennifer has lectured at the University of Notre Dame in their undergraduate nursing program. Her specialty was in advanced acute medical/surgical nursing where she utilized high fidelity simulation as a primary teaching modality. Through her use of simulation in the acute medical/surgical course, Jennifer went on to influence the use of many types of simulation strategies being utilized across the nursing curriculum. Her passion is in using simulation in undergraduate programs to develop improved critical thinking and decision-making. In her experience, the benefits of employing simulation as a teaching strategy include enhanced communication, improved teamwork and clinical assessment skills, all of which support the use of simulation in an IPE curriculum.

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Mon, 1 Nov 2010 11:56:24 GMT

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CAIPE: CAIPE's response to the HPC Consultation on proposed changes to generic standards of proficiency

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:47:22 BST

CAIPE has expressed concerns regarding the proposed new standards 8 and 9 intended to replace the current Standards 1b.1, 1b.2 and 1b.3. These 3 current standards focus importantly, on the way in which professions should work together.
CAIPE views with grave concern the removal of direct reference to the way in which professionals relate to each other and work together.

To read CAIPE's full response to the consultation click here.

CAIPE: CAIPE Statement on the World Health Publication 'Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative practice'. Geneva WHO

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:26:03 BST

The statement is CAIPE’s first step towards influencing the wider community. Click here to find out more.

CAIPE: Press Release: The HealthFusion Team Challenge - Interprofessional Student Competition

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 20:57:41 BST

The HealthFusion Team Challenge (HFTC) is an exciting and dynamic competition designed to educate tomorrow’s health care professionals in collaborative client care.

Inspired by a program at the University of British Columbia, the HealthFusion University of Queensland competition prepares students for today’s changing workplace by encouraging greater collaboration between health care professionals.

The National HealthFusion Team Challenge has soared to even greater heights in 2010 with a record ten teams turning out to compete in what has become Australia’s biggest interprofessional student competition. In each competition, teams are made up of outstanding students drawn from across the health sciences. Professions already involved include audiology, dietetics, dentistry, exercise physiology, medicine, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, psychology, social work and speech pathology. Students from other health professions are encouraged to become part of the HFTC.

In each competition, teams are made up of outstanding students drawn from across the health sciences. Professions already involved include audiology, dietetics, dentistry, exercise physiology, medicine, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, psychology, social work and speech pathology. Students from other health professions are encouraged to become part of the HFTC.

Working together over several weeks, the teams must develop a management plan which reflects best practice for a ‘real’ client with complex needs.To read the press release about this year's competition click here.

CAIPE: CAIPE Response to The NHS White Paper July 2010 Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 18:30:41 BST

CAIPE welcomes the NHS White Paper, and looks forward to responding more fully to the related consultation on education and training. Meanwhile, CAIPE recognises the significance of a number of points highlighted within interprofessional education. To read the full response click here.

CAIPE: CAIPE response to GMC Call for evidence in the role of doctors in Child Protection

Fri, 1 Oct 2010 01:04:13 BST

Consultation by the General Medical Council on the doctor’s role in child protection; A group of experts from CAIPE led by Dr Richard Gray have produced a comprehensive response to this important document. To read the response

CAIPE: National Health Sciences Students Association & Journal of Interprofessional Care Presents: 2011 International Essay Contest on Interprofessionalism.

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:30:32 BST

The National Health Sciences Students' Association (NaHSSA) and the Journal of Interprofessional Care (JIC) is pleased to announce the call for the 2011 International Essay Contest on Interprofessionalism. We invite you to share your thoughts with us!

Please note: the contest is open to students on pre qualifying programmes at Advanced Diploma, Degree levels and Post Graduate levels

For more information click here.

CAIPE: The Quality and Impact of Simulated Practice in Healthcare

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:06:10 BST

Call for papers and conference notice: The Association of Simulated Practice in Healthcare; ASPiH is holding a conference on 16-18th November , Newcastle upon Tyne.

For more information visit their website at www.aspih.org.uk/conference .

CAIPE: Call for Abstracts at the 3rd Annual West Michigan IPE Conference

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:58:07 BST

Call for Abstracts at the 3rd Annual West Michigan IPE conference. For more information about this event visit our Events section.

CAIPE: Health Professions Council: Consultation on Proposed Changes to Generic Standards of Proficiency

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 22:32:04 BST

The Health Professions Council (UK) are consulting on proposed changes to the generic standards of proficiency. The standards of proficiency are the standards that it considers necessary for the safe and effective practice of professions it regulates. The changes are being proposed to ensure that the generic standards are applicable to all the professions the HPC regulates. There are consultations on a number of changes to the structure and wording of the generic standards. The HPC is proposing to reduce the number of generic standards to 15. Each of these generic standards would be overarching and applicable to all professions. The deadline for responses to the consultation is 20 October 2010.

Of particular interest to CAIPE is the proposal to reduce the 3 current standards which relate to Professional Relationships (1b1, 1b2 and 1b3) to one single standard.

CAIPE members are asked to send any comments they would wish to contribute to CAIPE's response to the consultation to admin@caipe.org.uk.by September 24th.

Download the consultation document here

CAIPE: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Student guidance now available

Sun, 5 Sep 2010 09:49:13 BST

Members of the public cannot always see the difference between a student nurse or midwife, and someone who is qualified and registered with the NMC . That is why a student's conduct is important in upholding the reputation of the professions, both when studying and in personal life.

The NMC Student Guidance for 2010 has now been published and copies have been sent to universities for distributions to their first year students, staff and mentors.

The guidance sets out the standards of personal and professional conduct for students and is also designed to prepare them for life as a registered nurse or midwife, while also helping mentors and academic staff to support students' learning and assess their fitness to practise.

For more information click here.

CAIPE: Interprofessional Education in Wales

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:36:49 BST

'Interprofessional Education in Wales' (Editors: Clare Kell and Marion Helme, Health Sciences and Practice).

This new publication of case studies in Wales draws together some of the work showcased at a conference held in April 2008, hosted by Cardiff University and funded by HEA Wales, EIPEN and the HSaP, MEDEV and SWAP subject centres. It has been brought up-to-date with a broad range of contemporary case studies from across the Principality.. The intention in this collection is not to provide models of best practice or 'how to do' interprofessional education, but contextualised examples with critical reflection on the planning and implementation to enhance transferability and future development.

For details and to download go to: http://www.health.heacademy.ac.uk/news-events/newsbox/news-2010/ipewalescasestudies2010

It is hoped that the publication will provide a catalyst for future IPE discussion.

CAIPE: American International Health Collaborative Conference Announcement

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:32:02 BST

Advance Notice: The American Interprofessional Health Collaborative is pleased to announce a major conference on Interprofessional Education (IPE) Collaborating Across Borders III in November 2011.

Click here for more information.

CAIPE: Call for Papers on Interprofessional Projects, Practices, & Research For 2011/2012 Special Issue of: WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 20:26:14 BST

Interprofessional practice implies an active relationship between two or more professionals who work together with patients/clients/consumers to optimize health care outcomes. As such, interprofessional education trains students and practitioners to be prepared for interprofessional practice.

This special issue of WORK will explore innovative models for interprofessional collaboration in local, national and international work and health settings, developments in interprofessional curriculum and training for students, faculty, therapists or health practitioners, new programs designed for specific populations (e. g. older adults, veterans, children, people with disabilities, immigrants, rural opulations) that utilize interprofessional practices, and new knowledge coming from the world of research.

Additionally WORK invites the submission of case studies and stories about collaborating with other professionals in the workplace. Finally, articles that examine
prevention, assessment and rehabilitation from varying professional and consumer perspectives are welcome.

Deadline for submission of manuscripts for the special issue is October 2010. Papers accepted for publication, but not in time for the special issue, will be published in subsequent issues of WORK.

Please submit papers in Word format as email attachments to Guest Editor
Shelley Cohen Konrad (scohenkonrad@une.edu) for the first review. Authors wishing to learn more about WORK are invited to view their mission statement at http://www.iospress.nl/flyers_j/10519815.pdf.

Authors wanting to submit abstracts or concept papers to Guest Editor
Shelley Cohen Konrad are welcome to contact Shelley Cohen Konrad at
<scohenkonrad@une.edu> or by phone (207 221-4501).

CAIPE: Nursing and Midwifery Council to require interprofessional learning in preregistration nursing programmes

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:31:49 BST

The Review of pre-registration nursing education by the Nursing, Midwifery Council (NMC) is to be announced in September 2010.

The new standards will require nursing students to learn with, from and about other health and social care professionals.

The guidance category states that programme providers should give students opportunities to learn with, and from other health and social care students in practice and in academic settings where possible.

The advice category states that programme providers are encouraged to find creative ways for inter-professional learning to take place throughout the programme so that students can develop the skills they need to work collaboratively with other health and social care professionals.

CAIPE: The Sydney Interprofessional Declaration

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:04:04 BST

The Sydney Interprofessional Declaration was approved by and issued on behalf of delegates present at the All Together Better Health 5 International Conference April 2010 .

'We the participants of the All Together Better Health 5 International Conference believe that a common global understanding of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Care, brought about through interprofessional education and learning, is of fundamental importance to health care providers and users for the provision of high quality health care and better health outcomes.

The Sydney Interprofessional Declaration is premised on The World Health Organization’s definition of Health, that health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

It underpins the call for action from the WHO Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice'

Click here for more information.

CAIPE: 2011-12 Harkness Fellowships Open to Applicants

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:52:26 BST

The 2011-12 Harkness Fellowships are open to applicants from Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

The deadline for receipt of applications is September 13, 2010

The Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice provide a unique opportunity for mid-career professionals—academic researchers, government policymakers, clinicians, managers, and journalists—to spend up to 12 months in the United States conducting a policy-oriented research study, working with leading U.S. health policy experts and gaining in-depth knowledge of not only the U.S. health care system, but also the health care systems in the fellows' home countries. Fellows also participate in a Commonwealth Fund-organized series of policy and leadership seminars held throughout the year with U.S. health care leaders in government, politics, health care organizations, and academia.

Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest in health policy issues and propose a study that falls within the scope of The Commonwealth Fund's mission to support a high-performing health care system, which includes improving health insurance coverage and access as well as the quality and efficiency of health care services. A peer-reviewed journal article or policy report for health ministers and other high-level policy audiences is the anticipated product of the fellowship. Harkness Fellows have published their findings in leading journals, including: BMJ, Health Affairs, Health Policy, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, New England Journal of Medicine, and Quality and Safety in Health Care.

Each fellowship provides up to $107,000 (U.S.) in support. A supplemental allowance is provided to fellows accompanied by families.

For details and the application form, please visit http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Fellowships/Harkness-Fellowships.aspx. For further questions, please contact Robin Osborn, vice president and director of the International Program in Health Policy and Practice (E-mail: ro@cmwf.org).

CAIPE: News Alert! Take part in the Health Professions Global Network discussion on Health Sciences Online- A new online learning tool

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:41:47 BST

This discussion is organized and moderated by Prof Erica Frank, the Director of Health Sciences Online and Professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

The discussion is hosted by Health Professionals Global Network, WHO and partners and supported by the Knowledge Gateway.

The discussion will run for three weeks, beginning Monday, 21 June, and ending on Friday, 9 July.

The first week of the discussion (Monday 21 June to Friday 25 June) will introduce you to the resources available through Health Sciences Online. During the second week (Monday 28 June to Friday 2 July), we would like to discuss future plans and projects, and how you can guide and participate in the development of this accessible health sciences university. The third week (Monday 5 July to Friday 10 July) will wrap up what was learnt from your contributions and suggest next steps and how you can help to make HSO an online learning tool that best-suits your training needs.

How will the discussion work?

Each week you will receive a maximum of two email messages. In the first email, Dr. Frank will give a brief overview of the weekly topic and pose several topic-related questions. The second weekly email will be a digest of the week’s discussion, summarizing commentary received from you and responses by Dr. Frank and her team.

To participate in the discussion, send your message to hpgn@hpgn.org. You can also visit the Health Professionals Global Network Community page online to access related resources and tools, as well as an archive of the discussions, by logging into http://hpgn.org.

Questions for discussion

For this first week, we invite you to visit HSO (www.hso.info) and browse through it.
Let us know what you think:
1. How is it a useful tool?
2. How can it be better?
3. What questions do you have?
4. Do you have materials or topics that you would like to suggest that we add?

Background

Do you know the challenge of finding the right health information at the right time?

Health sciences information and training are vital for health development, but excellent, free learning resources are difficult to find. In recent years, information and communication technologies, particularly the Internet, have been central to remedying this situation. But there are still significant hurdles to accessing online content. There is an enormous need to identify selective, current, accessible online educational and training resources.

Physicians and other health scientist volunteers from around the world have developed an innovative approach to tackle this problem and would like to let you know about it: Health Sciences Online (www.hso.info)

What is HSO ?

For now, HSO is a virtual learning center with browse and search functions. (We’ll tell you more next week about where HSO is heading.)

HSO provides free, online linkages to a comprehensive collection of top-quality courses and references in medicine, public health, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, basic sciences, and other health sciences disciplines. Currently, HSO gives access to more than 50,000 resources, hand-selected by physicians and other HSO experts, from accredited educational sources including universities, governments, and professional societies. It is now freely used by more than 6,000 health professionals in training and practice (and others) around the world every day.

HSO is supported by a number of founding collaborators and funders, including the CDC, NATO Science for Peace, World Bank, WHO, and the World Medical Association.

We look forward to hearing YOUR opinions, experiences, ideas.

If you have any questions or problems, please send an email to hpgn@hpgn.org. We look forward to this discussion and your active participation!

Best wishes,
HPGN Team

CAIPE: WORLD FIRST IN INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION

Fri, 7 May 2010 19:10:30 BST

Australia played host to a world first in interprofessional collaboration in April as delegates from around the world competed in the first ever International Health Care Team Challenge (Inter HCTC).

Hosted as part of the biannual All Together Better Health V (ATBH5) conference in Manly, Sydney, the Inter HCTC saw two multi nationality, interprofessional teams compete in front of an audience in a live demonstration of the cutting edge in interprofessional education (IPE). The challenge was held on the last day of the conference which ran from April 6-9 at the Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific.

The international event was a collaboration between The University of Queensland’s HealthFusion Team Challenge (HFTC), the University of British Columbia’s Health Care Team Challenge (HCTC), the Health Sciences Students’ Association of Canada (HSSA/AÉSS) and the Australian National Rural Health Students’ Network (NRHSN).

The inaugural Inter HCTC was the first time the popular Challenge event had ever been held at an international level and the first event of its kind to bring both mixed profession and multi nationality teams together. Each team was made up of a mix of students and professionals from a range of health backgrounds including nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy, health policy and occupational therapy. Participants came from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the USA.

The Judging Panel consisted of a consumer representative and several international delegates attending the conference.

In keeping with the Health Care Team Challenge model, both teams were presented with the same complex clinical case study and asked to present a complete management plan for a fictional patient under timed conditions. Once each team had presented, they were each given an extension question and asked to devise an adapted plan.

Both teams utilised the full range of health practitioners in each team and even tapped into the audience’s expertise for additional resources, something that has only been trialled at the international event. Audience members and judges were encouraged to observe the teams up close as they worked on their presentations. In addition to their management package, judges were asked to evaluate the teams on a number of other aspects including teamwork dynamics, collaboration and participation.

The competition was held as a demonstration event to showcase the strength and flexibility of the HCTC model in front of some of the world’s leading IPE experts.

Inter HCTC and HFTC Project Director, Dr Monica Moran praised everyone on their efforts, saying both teams provided a wonderful demonstration of the learning opportunities that can be developed from this kind of authentic learning experience.

“The judging panel and audience were transfixed when watching the teams at work. Many people took away ideas of how they can modify the model to suit their own particular practice or educational environment,” she said.

As a student-centred event, the Inter HCTC also attracted a lot of interest from those still forging their IPE careers.

Fellow international student collaborator and event Master of Ceremonies, Luciano Di Loreto, was confident the event would continue to grow and expand in the coming years.

“Going forward, I believe that more students and faculty will look to incorporate the Challenge within their interprofessional curricula as a unique vehicle to socialize, have fun, and learn simultaneously", he said.

The HCTC model was originally pioneered by educators at the University of British Columbia over 20 years ago and was first run at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia in 2007 where it is known as the HealthFusion Team Challenge (HFTC).

For more information on the ATBH5 conference visit their website at www.atbh5.com.au.
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Released 27/04/2010
By Jane Furnas
Project Officer, HealthFusion Team Challenge
hctc@uq.edu.au
+61 7 3365 4517
www.healthfusionteamchallenge.com

CAIPE: Message to all CAIPE members

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:18:19 BST

Message to all CAIPE members from Elizabeth Howkins, Chair of CAIPE re ‘Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice' (WHO 2010). click on title to read the report.

CAIPE would like to collect and collate members’ comments on the recently published WHO document Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (WHO 2010).

The main message of the Framework is to emphasise the essential role of IPE in the preparation of a collaborative ready workforce which can strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes. To all of us working in the field of IPE the Framework offers renewed energy. CAIPE will respond to this important document but as a first step I am seeking your views.

Please read the paper set out below, with questions and send your comments to elizabeth.howkins@ntlworld.com by the 15th May 2010
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Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (WHO 2010) April 2010

CAIPE is delighted to have an opportunity to respond to the long awaited document from the World Health Organisation, Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (WHO 2010). As a first step I intend to seek the views of the CAIPE membership, collate responses and then compile a paper which will be widely disseminated in the UK and as appropriate internationally. The Framework is an important document that deserves the widest possible dissemination which can be used to promote debate on IPE and to influence policy.
To set the Framework in context I offer three brief summaries, the challenge, the overview and UK perspective
The Challenge:
The World Health Report 2006 Working Together for Health (WHO 2006) revealed a worldwide shortage in health workers. One initiative set up to tackle the health workforce shortage was the launch of the World Health Organisation Study Group on Interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice ( Yan, Gilbert and Hoffman,2007). The study group worked in collaboration with the International Association for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (INTERED). Their deliberations followed on from the IPE component identified in the WHO Alma-Ata 1978 Primary Health Care ,Report of the International Conference on Primary Care. Many CAIPE members were part of the larger study group and have made very significant contributions to this Framework.
Overview:
The framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice highlights the current status of interprofessional collaboration around the world, identifies the mechanisms that shape successful collaborative teamwork and outlines a series of actions that policy-makers can apply within their local education and health systems. The goal of the Framework is to provide strategies and ideas that will help policy-makers implement the elements of interprofessional education and collaborative practice that will be most beneficial to health systems in their own jurisdiction. (www.who.int/hrh/resources/framework_action/en)
UK perspective:
The Framework is therefore primarily aimed at policy-makers encouraging them to apply some of the examples and principles of IPE and collaborative practice outlined in the document in order to address the fragmentation and the deficits in the health work force. The argument for the efficiency and effectiveness of collaborative practice that is essentially developed through IPE is the main message from the Framework and one supported by CAIPE. The challenge for the UK is how to sustain IPE in a climate of reducing resources. At present the political message is to ‘do more with less’ as demands for health and social care continue to rise but in association with cuts in public spending. There are a growing number of strategies being encouraged in the UK to address fragmentation and duplication of services and achieve a more rational allocation of resources. Integration is the key message to all organisations providing intervention in health and social care. However, new ways of working are often introduced with little thought given to human relationships and how the workforce will work together in new and different ways. One significant argument for embedding IPE in the workplace is found in the evidence that there are benefits for collaborative practice for patients, service users and health and social care organisations in areas such as: raised staff morale, improved patient safety , better access to services , better communication and thus reduced risk of mistakes etc. ( Mickan 2005 and WHO 2010).

Your Action Now:
I would like you to read the document, make general comments and address these questions:
•   What are your thoughts, views and general comments on the clarity and usefulness of the document?
•   How may the framework help others such as: the patient, service user, the workforce, health and social care organisations, voluntary groups, educators, policy makers etc.?
•   How will this document help CAIPE?
•   What does this document mean for CAIPE?
•   What is the status of the document?
•   Where and to whom should CAIPE disseminate their response?
•   What should be the next step, what is the follow up?
•   What should be the next major global / UK IPE initiative?

Please add any further comments of your own.

I look forward to receiving your response by Saturday May 15th

Elizabeth Howkins
CAIPE CHAIR

CAIPE: Places still available for the Joint HEA / CAIPE Workshop: Quality in Interprofessional education and collaborative practice. The PROSE model: May 7th 2010

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:36:53 BST

Some places are still available for this important workshop.which focuses on quality management in interprofessional education and practice. The venue is King's College London

The workshop is free and open to all Higher Education Institutions and associated partners in practice.

Workshop facilitator is Dr. Andre Vyt.

Dr Andre Vyte is Professor in Behavioural Sciences at the Department of rehabilitation sciences and physiotherapy (Artevelde Institute - Ghent University). He teaches courses in psychology and behavioural development, communication, and quality management in health care. He is founding partner and managing director of PROSE, an expertise network in quality management and the first spin-off of Flemish Institutes of Higher Education.

PROSE is a tool for quality management.

See the events listing for more information

CAIPE: All Together Better Health 5: Student Discussion Board

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:20:38 GMT

The All Together Better Health Conference site now has a specific area called “Student Discussion Board” – bottom tab on the left hand side of the home page at www.ATBH5.com.au.

This site will be the virtual discussion board for the All Together Better Health 5 Student Activities. It is designed to allow students to create and participate in forums, share information and generally mix ideas on the various meetings, groups and discussions they will attend while participating in the conference.

So if you are a student or have colleagues that are students and would be interested in participating, please direct them to the web site.

CAIPE: Professor Mike Pittilo

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:21:45 GMT

Professor Mike Pittilo, the principal and vice chancellor of Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University, died suddenly yesterday 16th February, at the age of 55.

Prof Pittilo, who was appointed to head the university five years ago, had been ill for some time but had continued to work at his post until last week.

Prof John Harper, the acting principal of RGU, said last night: "We've lost an inspirational leader who will be sadly missed not only for the direction he brought to the university but also the warm rapport he had with both staff and students. "Our thoughts are very much with his wife Carol at this time.

Professor Hugh Barr said 'Mike's death is a huge loss to the interprofessional movement to which he contributed so much. I recall especially his lead role in establishing the joint faculty at St George's and Kingston, and the groundbreaking work which he and Jill did on benchmarking at the QAA, quite apart from many personal kindnesses and messages of support'.

CAIPE: WHO: Framework for Action on Interprofesssional Education and Collaborative Practice

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:11:34 GMT

Elizabeth Howkins, Chair of CAIPE said 'We at CAIPE are delighted to have received the long awaited Report to the WHO, Framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice. Many of our members have been actively involved in the working discussions, writing and editing of the report. We look forward to further debate on the report'.

The framework for Action on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice highlights the current status of Interprofessional collaboration around the world, identifies the mechanisms that shape successful collaborative teamwork and outlines a series of action items that policy-makers can apply within their local health system.

The goal of the Framework is to provide strategies and ideas that will help health policy-makers implement the elements of interprofessional education and collaborative practice that will be most beneficial in their own jurisdiction.

Read the full report

or go to:

www.who.int/hrh/nursing_midwifery/en/

Follow the link to Documents and then to Education

CAIPE: University of East Anglia - Education in Health Studentship Projects

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:03:15 GMT

The Education in Health Research Institute currently has the following funded MPhil/PhD studentship available for entry in 2010/11:

'Investigation of the relationship between interprofessional learning, interprofessional attitudes and effective interprofessional practice'

For full project details and entry requirements go to:

http:www.uea.ac.uk/foh/PGR

For this project, please see:

"within the Education in Health (EIH) Research Institute
- selected from listed projects"

Potential suitable applicants for this project should note the following:

Closing date for applications
The deadline for applications is 19 February 2010

Interview dates
Interviews will take place between 15 and 17 March 2010

CAIPE: The National Evaluation of Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPPS)

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:52:51 GMT

The Project was funded by the DOH (2006 to 2009) to develop services for older people, aimed at promoting their health, well-being and independence and preventing or delaying their need for higher intensity or institutional care. The evaluation (2010) found that a wide range of projects resulted in improved quality of life for participants and considerable savings, as well as better local working.

The overwhelming majority of the POPP projects have been sustained with only 3% being closed.

The projects showed improved relationships with health agencies and the voluntary sector; reported as a result of partnership working, although there were some difficulties securing the involvement of GPs.

Summary and full report of the evaluation

PSSRU website : www.pssru.ac.uk/

CAIPE: The Royal Society for Public Health Launches New Commissioning Guide for Promoting Health and Well-Being

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:08:59 GMT

A new commissioning guide for promoting health and well-being has just been launched by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). The launch, which was held in Portland Place London in December, was well attended and delegates enjoyed impassioned and informative speeches from several speakers, including Sir Muir Gray, Director of The National Knowledge Service.

Sir Muir thinks the Guide is essential in helping Primary Care Trusts to commission services to promote health and well-being and reduce inequalities. He comments; “This Guide will help people do good work more efficiently and will prevent a waste of resources, I strongly recommend Primary Care Trusts should not take action without reading the Guide first.”

The Guide, which has been developed by the RSPH in partnership with the National Social Marketing Centre, with funding from the English Department of Health, is now available to download, for free, from the RSPH website (www.rsph.org.uk/commissioning). RSPH will also work to support the Guide with national dissemination and training via its courses.

Practical and accessible, the Guide is based on the many developments that have taken place in the practice of health promotion and social marketing in recent years. It draws on an integrated model of health promotion and social marketing. The value and characteristics of effective health promotion and social marketing are explained, and the Guide includes tools and techniques to help to attain those characteristics, as well as case studies of how to commission to achieve the best outcomes.

The Guide will assist commissioners in choosing and fully utilising the best methods of promoting health, as it is written with the latest understanding of how commissioners can support people to make healthy choices as individuals within the social and environmental contexts in which they live.

Richard Shircore, Programme Manager and Lead Author, comments on the importance of the Guide;

“This exciting ‘toolkit’ is a huge step forward in providing commissioning guidance to the sector to improve population health. Advice and guidance on commissioning for health improvement has been relatively neglected in the past and this Guide has been developed to fill an important gap”.

Download now at www.rsph.org.uk/commissioning

CAIPE: The Social Work Task Force: Final Report

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 18:42:40 GMT

In 2008 the Government established the Social Work Task Force to conduct a ‘nuts and bolts’ review of the profession and to advise on the shape and content of a comprehensive reform programme for social work. The final report of the Social Work Task Force was published on Tuesday 1 December 2009, and makes a challenging set of recommendations to the Government for social work reform. The report emphasises that the practice of social work needs to be raised to a new level.

Recommendations include a call for a reformed system of initial training, together with greater leadership and a strong national voice for the social work profession, led by a college of social work. The report also calls for a single, nationally recognised career structure and a system for forecasting levels of demand for social workers, coupled with clear and binding standards for employers in how frontline social work should be resourced, managed and supported.

The Task Force has also recommended a licence to practise system for social workers to acquire and keep up their professional status. In addition to this, improved understanding among the general public, service users, other professionals and the media about the role and purpose of social work, the demands of the job and the contribution social workers make, will be crucial in raising and securing the status of the profession for the future.

The Task Force has recommended the creation of a single national reform programme for social work. This programme would drive the delivery of the key recommendations over the next five years.

The Government response, also published on 1 December, accepted the recommendations, and undertook to take them forward.

To read the full report go to: www.dcsf.gov.uk/swtf

CAIPE: Virtual Global Discussion Forum February 1- 12 2010

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:24:49 GMT

Between February 1-12, 2010 a virtual global discussion forum will be held to follow up the WHO Global Consultation on the Contribution of Health Professions to Primary Health Care and the Global Health Agenda, held in Geneva, June 2009. The goal is to build on the recommendations and extend this dialogue on interprofessional collaboration to involve the membership of different organizations, associations and networks across the world.

CAIPE: RSPH to Launch Commissioning Guide for Promoting Health and Well-Being

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:34:57 GMT

NEWS RELEASE

The 9th December 2009 will see the launch of a new commissioning guide for promoting health and well-being by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). The launch will take place in central London and will bring together many noted public health professionals including Sir Muir Gray, Director of The National Knowledge Service who will give the keynote speech.

Sir Muir thinks the Guide is essential in helping Primary Care Trusts to commission services to promote health and well-being and reduce inequalities. He comments; “This Guide will help people do good work more efficiently and will prevent a waste of resources, I strongly recommend Primary Care Trusts should not take action without reading the Guide first.”

The Guide, which has been developed by the RSPH in partnership with the National Social Marketing Centre, with funding from the English Department of Health, will be available to download, for free, from the RSPH website www.rsph.org.uk/commissioning on the day of the launch. RSPH will also work to support the Guide with national dissemination and training via its courses.

Practical and accessible, the Guide is based on the many developments that have taken place in the practice of health promotion and social marketing in recent years. It draws on an integrated model of health promotion and social marketing. The value and characteristics of effective health promotion and social marketing are explained, and the Guide includes tools and techniques to help to attain those characteristics, as well as case studies of how to commission to achieve the best outcomes.

The Guide will assist commissioners in choosing and fully utilising the best methods of promoting health, as it is written with the latest understanding of how commissioners can support people to make healthy choices as individuals within the social and environmental contexts in which they live.

Richard Shircore, Programme Manager and Lead Author, comments on the importance of the Guide;
“This exciting ‘toolkit’ is a huge step forward in providing commissioning guidance to the sector to improve population health. Advice and guidance on commissioning for health improvement has been relatively neglected in the past and this Guide has been developed to fill an important gap”.

CAIPE: All Together Better Health 5 Conference - call for abstracts

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:13:07 BST

On behalf of the Australasian Interprofessional Practice and Education Network (AIPPEN) and InterEd, we invite you to attend and submit abstracts for the:

All Together Better Health 5 Interprofessional education, practice and research conference.

6 - 9 April 2010 at the Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific, Australia

This international conference, to be held for the first time in the southern hemisphere, is particularly relevant to health and social care professionals, practitioners, patients, consumers, administrators, policy makers and students.

Conference abstracts should address the following themes:
•   Innovations in interprofessional education, learning & practice.
•   Issues of power and politics
•   From individuals and teams
•   Building sustainability
•   Collaboration and partnerships
•   Interprofessional models - What Works? What doesn’t?

Methods of presentation:
•   Keynote address (30 minutes)
•   Oral presentation (15 minutes)
•   Round table forum (10 minutes)
•   Interactive workshop (< 2 hours)
•   Electronic poster

Abstracts are due by 6th November 2009.
If you do not wish to present at this conference there are many opportunities to listen to, discuss, debate and interact with educators, practitioners and researchers in this exciting field.
For more information and abstract submission details please visit:

http://www.atbh5.com.au/

CAIPE: Interprofessional Networks in Australia

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:01:04 BST

News from the Health and Social care Interprofessional Network, Victoria, Australia: by Mollie Burley

The Health & Social care Interprofessional Network (HSIN) developed initially as a result of support from the Monash University Department of Rural & Indigenous Health (MUDRIH) and subsequent support from the Department of Human Services Victoria (DHSV). In 2008 our focus was on increasing awareness of Interprofessional Learning (IPL) in the rural regions of Victoria, Australia. Our goal was to address the IPL knowledge gap between practicing health professionals and students/graduates through arranging local discussions and speakers explaining IPL developments around the world and relevant activities. We attracted a wide range of health professionals across medicine, nursing, health and social care and developed the HSIN newsletter ‘VicNews’ as a summary of our activities and our report to the DHSV.

HSIN developed a model for ‘Building Capacity’ in local rural Victorian regional towns that was again funded by DHSV. This new model aims to build ‘Local IPL hubs’ in 10 rural Victorian towns in partnership with local organizations and the development of the Voluntary IPL Facilitator (VIPLF) role.. The VIPLF’s work in collaboration with the HSIN convener is to identify suitable dates, local venues and local speakers on the specific topic being addressed. In mid-May to June we looked at Students Placements and Interprofessional Learning; the July/August focus has been on Chronic Disease Management and the Interprofessional Team. We are arranging the September/October topic focusing on Palliative Care and Interprofessional Collaboration and will complete the year in November/December with a Schizophrenia Case Study – the benefits of Interprofessional Collaboration.:

In February 2009 HSIN and MUDRIH hosted a visit by Helena Low & Dawn Foreman in two regional sites with a special Monash University workshop also being conducted by Helena Low. As a result of these workshops the interest in IPL has grown and we have subsequently formed an Australasian Community of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (ACoICP) which is a peer support network for people new to IPL roles involving placements and practice.

For further information contact Mollie Burley
Senior Lecturer & HSIN Convenor
Monash University Department of Rural & Indigenous Health (MUDRIH

mollie.burleyatmed.monash.edu.au

CAIPE: The Latest Cochrane Review on Interprofessional Collaboration

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:06:43 BST

The latest Cochrane review on interprofessional collaboration was released on 8th July. Five studies now meet the inclusion criteria. For more information, go to

http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD000072/frame.html.

CAIPE: Go Global, Changing Worlds, Changing Lives

Wed, 20 May 2009 22:01:14 BST

'Go Global' is an international and interprofessional initiative within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University Western Australia. the programme has enabled more than 200 students from Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology and Pharmacy to deliver 25,000 hours of health related service to adults and children in partner organisations in India, South Africa, China and Ukraine. More

CAIPE: The Karolinska Instutet, Sweden starts the First Nordic Master Programme in Medical Education

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:34:44 GMT

In September 2009, Karolinska Institutet will start the first Nordic Master Programme in Medical Education, corresponding to 2 years full time . The programme will run half-time, mainly on-line, with a few days on-site at Karolinska Institutet campus each term. The programme welcomes healthcare professionals and/or teachers, leaders and educational developers who work within a medical faculty and who want to develop their educational expertise. The main theme is Teaching and learning for an unknown future with a special focus on work place learning as well as interprofessional learning.

The programme, which is free of charge, starts on-line the 7^th of September, 2009. The first on-campus meeting (Kick-off) will be the 23^rd-25^th of September, 2009, at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.

For more information go to http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=19719&l=en

CAIPE: Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:15:19 GMT

The 8th International Conference on the Care and Treatment of Offenders with a Learning Disability will be held at the University of Central Lanacahire on April 17th and 17th 2009. The deadline for the submission of papers is Monday 5^th January 2009. Go to Events for more information

CAIPE: EIPEN News

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:35:20 GMT

News from the EIPEN Project

EIPEN UK held a workshop on Quality Assurance in Interprofessional Learning on 12 September 2008 at King’s College London.

Invited participants came from Higher Education Institutions across the four UK countries; CAIPE; Skills for Health; the Quality Assurance Agency; the General Medical Council, General Teaching Council, Higher Education Academy, York; Subject Centres for Health Sciences and Practice, Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine and Social Policy and Social Work; NHS Education Scotland.

The workshop built on two previous EIPEN workshops focusing on quality assuring interprofessional learning and had the specific aim of developing an outline document for the UK with the provision title ‘towards quality assuring interprofessional learning in the UK’, and informing the EIPEN Research Project.

For further information please contact Dr. Marion Helme, Project Manager EIPEN at marion.helme@kcl.ac.uk

The EIPEN Steering Group met in Ljubljana, Slovenia on September 25^th and 26^th. The meeting was followed by 2 days of workshops and presentations at the University of Ljubljana on the 29^th and 30^th September. Presenters came from Ljubljana, Sweden, Poland and the UK.

An EIPEN International workshop was held on October 23rd and 24^th. This event was organized by Professor Andre Vyt and hosted by University of Gent, Belgium.

The theme was Good Practices and Challenges in Interprofessional Education and participants came from Finland, Malta, Belgium and the UK. Marion Helme (EIPEN Project Manager) and Helena Low (CAIPE) opened the two day event with an interactive IPL workshop. Marion also delivered a presentation on the EIPEN Project and its future activities, and Helena presented on the Challenges of IPE in the UK in relation to Policy and Practice. Presenters from Malta, Finland and other Belgian Universities described how they were taking forward IPE.

Abstracts of presentations at the workshop include:

'The Growth of Interprofessional Education in the Antwerp Higher Education area'

by Giannoula Tsakitzidis. click here to read the abstract.

CAIPE: Call for Abstracts, Interdisciplinary conference: "Engaging Reflection in Health Professional education and Practice

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:10:39 GMT

You are invited to submit an abstract for an inaugural conference on 'Engaging Reflection in Health Professional Education and Practice', hosted by the University of Western Ontario's Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Education and Schulich School of medicine and Dentistry.

This interdisciplinary conference calls together scholars interested in exchanging knowledge and advancing scholarship about the place of 'reflection' in health professional education and practice.

The Conference will be held in London, Ontario CANADA on May 13th - 15th, 2009.

Detailed information about the conference and a link to submissions can be found on the conference website (http://www.reflectivepractice.ca).

Submissions for the conference will be reviewed for acceptance by members of the Abstract Review Committee. Round Table discussions, poster presentations and oral presentations will be accepted, but space is limited!

Submission Deadline is Decmber 15, 2008

If you have any queries about the conference or the abstract submissions, contact the conference organisors at: admin@reflectivepractice.ca.

CAIPE: CALL for ABSTRACTS: Collaborating Across Borders II

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:53:23 BST

Collaborating Across Borders II (CAB II) is the second Canada—United States joint conference focusing on an exploration of common issues around interprofessional
education and practice. It will build upon the highly successful first meeting (CAB I) held at the University of Minnesota in October 2007.

CAB II will focus n a discussion of interprofessional education, practice and olicy in an international context by featuring best practices, roviding evidence that supports efforts, showcasing utcomes, describing lessons learned, and providing a venue
for scholarly dialogue and productive networking.

The conference theme, Collaborating Across Borders II: Building Bridges Between Interprofessional Education and Practice, reflects the importance of establishing relationships and networks to promote collaboration and the further development of interprofessional health education and practice.

The CAB II Planning Committee invites you to share your ork, ideas, research and challenges by submitting a proposal or a workshop, research paper, discussion group, demonstration r poster related to one or more of the following themes.
- Interprofessional practice
- Interprofessional education
- Policy influencing interprofessional education and/or practice
- Systems influencing interprofessional education nd/or practice
- Linkages amongst these themes r linking two or more of these themes

Please feel free to submit work related to other themes

Submissions to be made in English.

The deadline for submissions is December 8, 2008.

Only abstracts submitted electronically will be accepted.
Please go to the CABII web site www.CABHalifax2009.Dal.ca or instructions and to submit your abstract. We encourage you to keep a copy of your abstract submission

CAIPE: CALL for CHAPTERS: Interprofessional E-Learning and Collaborative Work: Practices and Technologies

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:18:55 BST

The editors invite proposals for chapters to be included in an edited book in this area. See the full call for chapters at the URL below:
http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=513

Inter professionalism, an emerging model and philosophy of
multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, is an important means of
cultivating Âï¿½joined upÂï¿½ working across varied and diverse disciplinary and
institutional settings.

The book will be edited by a cross-university team, Dr. Adrian Bromage, Dr. Lynn Clouder and Professor Frances Gordon, all of whom work in the Centre for Inter Professional e-Learning (CIPeL) http://www.cipel.ac.uk/ , a UK Centre for Excellence in teaching and Learning (CETL) .

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit via e-mail a 2-3 page
chapter proposal for review that clearly explains the mission and concern of
his or her proposed chapter on or before December 12, 2008.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- National Policies and Strategies
- Technological barriers to promoting online inter professional education.
- Approaches to creating reusable inter professional e-learning objects.
- Case studies of creating reusable inter professional e-learning objects.
- Evaluating e-resources (especially reusable e-learning objects) for
diverse users.
- Case studies of inter professional education that incorporates use of
e-resources.
- Emerging technologies for online inter professional education.

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group
Inc.), publisher of the Âï¿½Information Science ReferenceÂï¿½ (formerly Idea Group
Reference) and Âï¿½Medical Information Science ReferenceÂï¿½ imprints. For
additional information regarding the publisher, please visit
http://www.igi-global.com/.

Important Dates
December 12, 2008: Proposal Submission Deadline
January 20, 2009: Notification of Acceptance
April 14, 2009: Full Chapter Submission
June 16, 2009: Review Result Returned
August 11, 2009: Final Chapter Submission
September 30, 2009: Final Deadline

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or
by mail to:
Dr. Adrian Bromage
Centre for Interprofessional e-Learning (CIPeL)
Room JS172, James Starley Building,
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences,
Coventry University,
Coventry, CV1 5FB,
England, UK
Tel.: 024-7688-7579
E-mail: a.bromage@coventry.ac.uk

CAIPE: Learning and Teaching for Interprofessional Practice

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:38:07 BST

Learning and Teaching for Interprofessional Practice, Australia. The latest L-TIPP (Aus) Newsletter is now available. Read about the Project updates and how you can become involved in the Project. Go to www.education.uts.edu.au/research2/projects/ltipp.html

CAIPE: The NHS Centre for Involvement

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:40:15 BST

The latest Newsletter from the NHS Centre for Involvement - Issue 9 is now available. To access the Newsletter please click on the following link. www.nhscentreforinvolvement.nhs.uk/newsletters/

CAIPE: CAIPE's Annual General Meeting July 10th 2008

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:04:46 BST

The AGM held in July was hosted by Birmingham City University. It was well attended and an event which highlighted the achievements of the past year, during which time CAIPE became a virtual organisation; but it also focused on the priorities and actions necessary for taking CAIPE forward.

Report of CAIPE’s Annual General Meeting 10^th July 2008

Hugh Barr (HB) welcomed every one to the meeting and thanked Birmingham City University for hosting the day. He reminded the meeting of the close links that CAIPE had with BCU, particularly the student network, which was a significant development in interprofessional education and in which BCU had the lead.

He announced that Marilyn Hammick, Chair of CAIPE was unfortunately unwell and had sent her apologies that morning. Hugh and Dawn Forman (DF), Vice Chair, would chair the day together, with support from Executive and Board members as necessary.

Professor Ian Blair – Dean of the Faculty of Health
Professor Blair welcomed every one on behalf of the University. He referred to its long history with CAIPE which he hoped would continue and which went far beyond the Faculty of Health. Other departments could benefit from relationships with CAIPE. This was a time of change for BCU. It was in the process of reviewing all provision and building IPE into all programmes throughout the University.

He described the changes in infrastructure resulting from increased investment including the new building for his Faculty. There would be six phases in the Edgbaston regeneration programme and the next few years would see more buildings. The fact that other universities were in Edgbaston gave opportunity for working with medical and dental schools at Birmingham University in relation to interprofessional working.

HB thanked Ian again and commented that one of the benefits of CAIPE no longer having a base was that CAIPE received an insight of IPE at each host university. DF thanked Rebecca Freeman for her help in organising the day.

HB reminded everyone that CAIPE was 21 years old this year and sent greetings to John Horder, who with others had founded CAIPE in 1987.

Chair’s Review of the Year
In Marilyn’s absence her Review of the year was not available (but since received and can be read elsewhere on the website). Instead Dawn Forman provided an overview of CAIPE’s activities and other Board members present contributed details of specific work.

This last year had been one of consolidation and CAIPE had moved on from the financial problems of 2 years ago. CAIPE was now a virtual organisation, with no physical base. CAIPE’s archive had been moved to Oxford Brookes University thanks to Anne Ewens (AE); the postal address was at King’s College London, courtesy of the HEA, Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre thanks to Margaret Sills (MS); and CAIPE’s official address was with Charles Campion Smith’s (CCS) General Practice.

During the past year, the Executive Group was the main driving force of CAIPE’s activities, together with Board members. The Executive Group (Marilyn Hammick, the Chair, Dawn Forman and Bryony Lamb, Vice Chairs, Helena Low, Margaret Sills and Clare Stewart, with Hugh Barr in attendance) met regularly between Board meetings to make the decisions needed to ensure the smooth functioning of CAIPE. Clare Stewart, CAIPE’s volunteer administrator was thanked for her very considerable contribution.

Corporate membership was adding momentum to CAIPE’s work, with 14 fully subscribed members and others whose applications are being processed. The number of individual members was also growing. The link with the Journal of Interprofessional Care had been strengthened as part of the revised membership packages.

Dawn apologised for the absence of a written financial report, but CAIPE’s finances had ‘turned the corner’ in the past year. The debt to Informa remained, but increased corporate membership may provide a basis for negotiations to waive this. Workshops continue to be commissioned.

The new website, hosted by Ichameleon had been launched at the beginning of the year. Ongoing feedback was required in order to make further improvements.

CAIPE Ireland – Siobhan NiMaolrhunigh
Siobhan reported on the launch of CAIPE Ireland in June 2007, with the first ever IPE event in the Republic of Ireland. This was attended by representatives from a range of professions, but particular interest was shown by General Practitioners. The Institute of Technology in Tralee ‘houses’ CAIPE Ireland and provides small grants to hold events for CAIPE. The last such event took place in October 2007 and another workshop is planned for autumn 2008.

Siobhan also reported on the developments in IPE which were moving forward but at a slower pace than in other parts of the UK and also described how CAIPE was influencing community developments through projects in interagency working.

Student Network – Rebecca and Chris Green
Rebecca gave a brief resume of the development of the student network. It began last year resulting from a partnership between CAIPE and the CETL student network at Birmingham City University. There was considerable interest with 70-80 student members and it was anticipated that the network would continue to grow. Chris Green reported on the Research Student Network which was still in its infancy, but had approximately 10 UK and international members.

External Links – Dawn Forman
Dawn referred to the global development of IPE and reported on the number of national and international organisations with which CAIPE was linked. These included the following:

Towards Unity for Health (TUfH): The annual conference will be held in Bogotá in September.

Nordic Interprofessional Network (NIPNET)
European Interprofessional Education Network (EIPEN)
Higher Education Academy (HEA) through its Subject Centres
All Together Better Health (ABTH) led by InterEd.

HEA and Subject Centres – Margaret Sills
Margaret gave an overview of the HEA and its Subject Centres with examples of the link with CAIPE through the first Occasional Paper written by Hugh Barr. Subsequent papers included the development of IPE up to 1997 and Hugh, with Marion Helme is in the process of completing the sequel. CAIPE was also a partner in EIPEN and continued to contribute to Steering Group meetings etc. Following the successful EIPEN international conference in Krakow in September 2007, it is intended to submit a bid for Erasmus thematic network funding to look at quality assurance in IPE. Margaret emphasised that the HEA was committed to IPE, and despite constraints in the budget, looked forward to continuing to work with CAIPE.

All Together Better Health Conference – Elizabeth Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson reported on the very successful conference in Stockholm. She commented on the strong presence of Canadian delegates and the dominance of papers from that country. She described a day at Linkoping where student power was clearly demonstrated. Elizabeth also highlighted the prominence of CAIPE members.

Social Work Degree Project – Helena Low
Helena Low reported that the Final Report of the Social Work Degree Project had been submitted to the Department of Health in April. CAIPE was waiting for the go ahead from the DH before putting the report onto the CAIPE website.

Links with Japan – Helena Low
Helena described the way in which this link with an increasing number of universities delivering IPE in Japan had developed since 2003. CAIPE and Universities in this country had hosted visits of individual and groups of health and social care academics and practitioners from across Japan, seeking to share knowledge and experiences in IPE. CAIPE staff and Board members had visited Japan on many occasions, presenting at conferences and facilitating workshops. Helena explained that a new Japan Interprofessional Education Network was in the process of being established and it was anticipated that this would reinforce the links with CAIPE.

Hugh Barr added that similar links were also being established with the Australasian Interprofessional Practice and Education Network (AIPPEN). CAIPE members were also fully involved in the WHO Study group on IPE and Collaborative Practice.

Journal of Interprofessional Care – Hugh Barr
Hugh summarised the close association which CAIPE had with the Journal of Interprofessional Care, which was of considerable benefit to CAIPE members.

Dawn Forman thanked everyone for their contribution to the review of CAIPE’s activities in the past year.

CAIPE Corporate Forum – Hugh Barr

Hugh referred to the review of CAIPE’s member groups and the reasons for the decision to replace the large and small organisation member groups with the corporate membership. The first annual meeting of the Corporate Network Forum would consider the nature of the relationship between CAIPE and the Network and how they would work together to their mutual benefit. Each corporate member would be invited to send representatives to this meeting on September 30^th at Coventry University.

The AGM Business Meeting

Hugh Barr reported that during the past year CAIPE had traded in the black, with income exceeding outgoings, made possible by work carried out on a voluntary basis by the Executive Group and others, which enabled CAIPE to continue functioning. There remained some debts which had been carried forward and action was being taken to reduce these. It was unanimously agreed that, in the absence of the Chair and Treasurer and the written financial report, that the new Board would sign off the accounts at its next meeting.

The Board and Executive Group were congratulated on CAIPE’s achievements on becoming a virtual organisation and its improved financial position, but concern was expressed at the total reliance on a small group of volunteers for the everyday functioning of the organisation. It was agreed that a priority of the incoming Board would be to review this. Various options were available for consideration, including partnership or other relationships with other organizations. There was a need to find a more realistic way to carry the administrative load.

The result of the elections to the Board was announced. HB reported that Marilyn Hammick had stood down as Chair and Board member after two exceptionally demanding years for her, but she remained committed to CAIPE and the ‘cause’. Her work as a consultant, especially regarding the evaluation of IPE and her role with the WHO Study Group would continue, and she would continue to actively support CAIPE. He thanked her in her absence, to be sent to her in writing together with the gift from everyone.

The appointment of a new Chair was a matter for the new Board. Bryony Lamb had agreed to be acting Chair until December 2008 and this was much appreciated. Other issues raised would be considered by the Board and Chair’s action taken where necessary, or would be taken to the next Board meeting on October 9^th 2008.

Afternoon Presentations

Annual Keynote Address

IPE in Canada: Where have we been and where are we going - Lynne Sinclair: Director of Education at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Faculty Lead in Interprofessional Education (IPE) Preceptorship for the Office of IPE at the University of Toronto.

Lynne Sinclair gave a most interesting presentation on the growth of Interprofessional Education and Collaboration in Canada and highlighted areas of growth and recent Canadian research investments. She then went on to describe an innovative student interprofessional education placement programme that is now being used in seven other teaching hospitals. She shared the successes, evaluation data and lessons learned in the development and implementation of this programme.

click here for presentation

The UK IPE Student Network – Rebecca Freeman CETL Research Assistant and Coordinator of the UK IPE Student network

Rebecca gave a comprehensive overview of the IPE student network, highlighting early challenges and successes.

click here for presentation

Life at the coal face: generic working in the NHS – Julia Rout Occupational Therapist

Julia reflected on the rank dynamics and effective interprofessional team relationships as part of her generic role on an NHS secure mental health ward, taking an interprofessional approach in a complex working environment

Click here for presentation

CAIPE: Bercow review

Mon, 18 May 2009 18:33:30 BST

John Bercow has now published his final report, including recommendations for Government action.

The report and the Government's response welcoming John's findings are available at www.dcsf.gov.uk/bercowreview/index.shtml

CAIPE: CIPeL Newsletter Summer 08

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:05:52 BST

Read the latest news from the Centre for Interprofessional e-Learning in the Summer 08 newsletter. Click here to download the latest newsletter.

Inside this issue:

Solving the Puzzle? Second Annual Conference
New Learning Resource: ResearchProposalWriter
Letter from South Africa
Theoretical Perspectives on Interprofessional Education: Plethora and Priorities
Words matter: A journey from interprofessional to interdisciplinary
Interactive Evaluations: Are our Objects Valuable?

CAIPE: Promoting Collaboration in Public health; The US Experience

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:10:43 BST

Assistant Surgeon General James Galloway. MD, FACP, FACC, Rear Admiral United States Public Health Service presented some of the findings of his work in public health at the 4th Annual John Horder Lecture on Wednesday 18th June 2008 at the Royal Society of Medicine.

Click here to find out more and view the presentation.

CAIPE: Professor Lord Darzi interview.

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:31:34 BST

On 23rd April Professor Lord Darzi was interviewed by Professor Paul Thomas about his vision for primary care in London. Much of what he said espouses CAIPE's message and will be of great interest to all involved in interprofessional learning and working. CAIPE has kindly been given permission to place the full interview on its website.

You can download the interview by clicking here.

CAIPE: Policy Press discount for CAIPE members

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:26:25 BST

Policy Press is offering CAIPE members a 10% discount on the individual tittles in its Better Partnership Working series, (the whole set can be bought for £50). In order to receive this special rate, members must order the books on line on the Policy Press website http://www.policypress.org.uk and add a promotional code at the checkout stage.

Promotional code for CAIPE members only is PCAIBPW

For details of the individual books in the series go to the Resources and Publications pages.

CAIPE: The Journal of Interprofessional Care: Call for papers for inclusion in a special European Issue

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:36:44 BST

The Journal of Interprofessional Care invites offers of papers and reports for inclusion in a special European issue scheduled for publication early in 2009.

Offers especially welcome are those referring to pan-European or cross-national activities or studies, and from countries where the inception of interprofessional learning and working is recent.

Submissions must reach the Editorial Administrator by 1st June 2008. Papers and Reports will be reviewed and considered by Issue Editors.

Click here for Instructions for Authors.

About the Journal of Interprofessional Care:

Since its launch in 1992, the Journal has retained its focus on education, health and social care and encouraged contributions from other fields where closer collaboration is critical to improve the quality of life for individuals, families and communities, and to establish and sustain a healthier environment.

Feel free to contact either of us for a preliminary discussion about potential material and its presentation. Assistance will be available on request for authors writing in English as a second language.

Marion Helme – marion.helme@kcl.ac.uk

Hugh Barr – barrh@wmin.ac.uk

If you would like further information on the Journal of Interprofessional Care click here

CAIPE: NHS Centre for Involvement: Newsletter April Issue no 8

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:13:45 BST

GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF CARE AND SUPPORT

£31 million hi-tech home healthcare scheme begins

Health Secretary Alan Johnson today (May 12th 2008)) launched an intense six month debate about the future shape of care and support services.

A rapidly ageing population means that in 20 years' time a quarter of the entire adult population will be over 65 and the number of people over 85 will have doubled.

The growth in the number of people with care and support needs will put tremendous pressure both on services and on the financial support that they receive through benefits and other funding streams.

Over the next six months, the government will be asking the public and stakeholders at a series of regional events for their views about care and support to create a new system that:

Promotes independence, choice and control for everyone who uses the care and support system
Ensures everyone can receive the high quality care and support they need, and that government support should be targeted at those most in need
Is affordable for government, individuals and families in the long-term.

Millions of people across the country are involved with providing and using care and support services. This reform is about finding a new way to help people stay active, care for family members, retain maximum dignity and respect and have the best possible quality of life.

Alan Johnson said:

"Society is going through huge change - care and support must adapt to meet the challenges this will bring because the current system is simply not sustainable in the long term. There is no option of a quick fix. Radical change is needed to bring together the range of activities, services and relationship that underpin care and support so that people are clear about what they are entitled to and how and where they can get it.

"Funding is a vital part of this debate, but it is not just about money. It is also a question of individual choice, enabling people to live as independently as possible for as long as possible.

"Today we are rolling out a £31million programme to test the potential of innovative technologies like telecare in supporting care for those with complex health and social care needs. Improving care with new scientific advances and innovation is vital if the NHS is to continue to offer the very best services, but this innovation must be at the frontline of the NHS to help people manage their conditions better themselves.”

The public will be able to contribute to the debate through a series of events and through a new national website www.careandsupport.direct.gov.uk

Today also marks the beginning of the £31 million Whole System Demonstrator Programme that will test the potential of innovative technologies like Telecare and Telehealth in supporting care for those with complex health and social care needs.

The pilot is being rolled out across Kent, Cornwall and Newham where people with complex health and social care needs such as diabetes, heart and chest problems and the elderly and the frail will use the technology.

Clients can also trigger requests for help should they fall and automated safety devices will be installed to ensure people are able to live at home for longer.

The programme aims to give people the support necessary to help them retain their independence in the community and greatly improve their quality of life by managing their conditions in their own homes.

Benefits of the scheme are expected to be reduced emergency admissions, reduced use of the acute hospital sector and reduced dependence on care home settings. If successful, then savings generated by reduced admissions could potentially more than offset the cost of the initial investment in the technology.

NOTES

1. The intention to publish a Green Paper on the future of care and support was announced in the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review. A Green Paper is expected in 2009.

2. Care and support

o Care and support describes the activities, services and relationships that help people to be independent, active and healthy, as well as able to participate in and contribute to society, throughout their lives.

It is about helping people to do day-to-day things like:

· living in your own home

· working

· cooking

· shopping

· caring for a family.

o The reasons why people might need care and support include accidents, long term illnesses, being disabled and growing older

o In 20 years time, the cost of disability benefits could increase by almost 50% (Disability Benefits (DLA, AA and CA) long term projections, DWP Forecasting Division, Nov 2007) and we expect a £6 billion 'funding gap' for social care (PSSRU projections, forthcoming 2008)

o If current levels of service provision and patterns of care continued, public expenditure on Personal Social Services for adults is projected to rise from £12.7 billion in 2007, to reach £24.1 billion in 2026 and £40.9 billion in 2041 at 2005 prices (Future demand for social care, 2005 to 2041: projections of demand for social care for older people in England, PSSRU, Forthcoming, Future demand for social care, 2005 to 2041: projections of demand for social care and disability benefits for younger adults in England, PSSRU, Forthcoming)

2. Telecare and Telehealth

· The three Whole System Demonstrators sites (Newham, Kent, Cornwall) where announced in May 2007 following a competition. Since then the sites have been designing the new services and procuring the telecare and telehealth technology they need to go live.

Newsletter from the NHS Centre for Involvement - Issue 8

NHS Centre for Involvement Newsletter

Issue 8, April 2008

Welcome to the latest email newsletter from the NHS Centre for Involvement www.nhscentreforinvolvement.nhs.uk.
Please forward this bulletin to members of your team and people who you think may benefit from receiving this newsletter. You may wish to print and display it on notice boards or have it published on your internal intranet sites. To download a PDF version please click here.

If you would like to contribute to future newsletters or give us any feedback, please fill out a contact form on our website.

In the newsletter this issue:

Government news and policy
Giving more people a say in local spending – Participatory Budgeting: A Draft National Strategy
Achieving best outcomes for health and social care
National Survey of NHS Staff
Centre for Public Scrutiny Conference
Community Power Pack launched
What’s going on in the Centre & opportunities for involvement

Dates for the diary

Government news and policy

Local Involvement Networks

LINks Project Manager, Tim Gilling

The Department of Health has asked the NHS Centre for Involvement to be the lead agency to support the establishment and development of LINks. I'm the Project Manager for our LINk support programme and we've been busy since the start of the year on a programme of work that covers published guides, a promotional programme for Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations and an online resource called the LINks Exchange.

There are already 11 guides on our website and we have more in the pipeline, specifically one which covers governance, a hot topic for everyone at the moment. We have a fieldworker who is able to talk to VCS organisations about what LNks mean for them and how they can get involved with the LINks in their areas. The LINks Exchange will soon be available for all LINk Host organisations and will eventually be open for everyone to use. We have also created a list of all Local Authority LINk Leads who are able to answer questions how LINks are developing on the ground. This is an excellent way for you to find out what is happening in your area.

For more information about the Centre’s involvement in the implementation of LINks visit www.nhscentreforinvolvement.nhs.uk/LINks/.

LINks Bulletin - Issue 11

Click here for the latest LINks bulletin – March 2008 – issued by the NHS Centre for Involvement in partnership with the Department of Health. The bulletin for April 2008 will be available soon.

LINks Guide documents to help you 'get going'>

There are four new additions to this series of guides:
• Guide No. 8 – Making people aware of LINks
• Guide No. 9 – Getting going – the first ten things that LINks should do
• Guide No. 10 – Setting a work programme
• Guide No. 11 – Transparency and Accountability

If you have questions about any of the documents please contact us on info@links.nhs.uk.

To download these documents, visit www.nhscentreforinvolvement.nhs.uk/LINksguides/.

Report of the National Patient Choice Survey

This report gives the final results of around 78,000 responses to the tenth national patient choice survey commissioned to assess the implementation of choice at Primary Care Trust level. The series of surveys monitors patient awareness of choice and recall of having been offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment.

For a summary of the results and to download the full report click here.

Choice at referral: guidance and supporting information for 2008/9

Guidance released by the Department of Health in March will help give patients much greater choice of where they wish to be treated. Best practice guidance and information for referrers, providers and commissioners on how the roll-out of free choice in elective care in 2008/9 will operate.

For more information click here.

Giving more people a say in local spending – Participatory Budgeting: A Draft National Strategy

A draft national strategy on participatory budgeting has been launched by the department of Communities and Local Governement for consultation. The consultation closes in June 2008.

For more information click here.

Achieving best outcomes for health and social care

The Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) has launched its high impact changes for health and social care. These are designed to help achieve the seven positive outcomes for people using health and social care service as identified in ‘Our health, our care, our say’.

The report is unique in establishing a collaborative approach between central and local government, the sectors of professional leadership, providers and the regulator. To achieve the transformation required to deliver this agenda will mean working across the boundaries of organisations such as adult social services and health, housing, benefits, leisure and transport. It will also mean working across the sector with partners from independent, voluntary and community organisations.

To download a PDF click here.

National Survey of NHS Staff

The Healthcare Commission conducted this survey to look at the attitudes and experiences of NHS staff both nationally, because of the importance of the NHS, and by individual trust, so that employers can review any issues with their own staff and take action. To enable this, each NHS trust has already been provided with its own detailed report.

This is the fifth annual national survey of NHS staff, which was conducted between October and December 2007. The survey is believed to be the largest annual staff survey in the world. Almost 156,000 employees from all 391 NHS trusts in England (54% of staff) responded to a questionnaire asking about their views and experiences of working for the NHS.

For a summary of the results and to download the full report click here.

Centre for Public Scrutiny Conference

Public Accountability and Empowerment – A New Era for Scrutiny will be the largest conference this year dedicated to issues of scrutiny and public accountability.

As part of the Centre for Public Scrutiny’s ongoing support for the implementation of LINks in partnership with NHS Centre for Involvement, specific workshops will be run for people interested in LINks. To further support this audience, the CfPS is providing a free place to one LINks member every time a LINks Host books a place.

The two workshops for people interested in LINks are:
• Building Relationships for Locally Accountable Health and Social Care
• Strategic Commissioning and Holding Commissioners to Account

For more information visit: www.cfps.org.uk/conference; or to download a flyer for this conference click here.

Community Power Pack launched

Involve is proud to announce the launch of the 'Community Power Pack'; a document that Involve has developed for Communities and Local Government (CLG).

The 'Community Power Pack' contains all the information you need to run a participative event on Empowerment. It follows Communities Secretary Hazel Blears’ announcement of a new Empowerment White Paper. It is aimed at groups who wouldn't normally take part to let their views and experiences be known; and as a result the pack has been made as practical and easy to use as possible.

For more information please visit the CLG website. Alternatively please email unlockingTalent@communities.gsi.gov.uk for more information.

Involve will be updating the pack based on user feedback and we welcome any thoughts you might have on it. Please send your practical thoughts and ideas on the pack to edward@involve.org.uk.

What’s going on in the Centre & opportunities for involvement

Evidence for Practice

Evidence Based Digest

The Spring issue of the Evidence Based Digest from the NHS Centre for Involvement (NCI) is now available on our website. In this issue, the “Focus On” article looks at the developing evidence base surrounding the Local Involvement Networks (LINks). It also takes a look at developments in policy and national research which contribute to the evidence base around involvement and engagement, as well as research news from the NCI.

Click here to download a PDF or text version of this issue.

Annual survey on the state of PPI

Last year the NCI undertook the first Annual Survey on the state of PPI in English NHS Trusts. The report from last year is currently being prepared for release following feedback. Planning for this year’s survey is underway. For more information or to get involved please check the NHS Centre for Involvement website which will be updated regularly.

PPI in Commissioning

The Evidence for Practice Team at the NCI have set up a project that critically examines and explores the involvement of patients and the public in the commissioning process at (currently) two Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) across England. The focus of the involvement is determined locally by each PCT, hence reflecting local priorities. The overall aim is to review the cases and draw out core principles to enable the development of a guidance document for PPI in commissioning. The project is in a preliminary stage and we are looking for other case sites. If you are interested in taking part or want more information about the project please contact sandy.herron-marx@warwick.ac.uk.

PCX network

Paul Emmerson - Patient-Citizen Exchange Project Manager Paul Emmerson is leaving the NHS Centre for Involvement to take up a new role at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. The Centre would like to thank Paul for all his work, creativity and enthusiasm in his work – his contribution to the work of the NCI, and particularly the establishment of the PCX network, has been a great asset to the organisation. We wish Paul very good luck within his new post.

Daisy Hayden has been appointed as the Interim Project Manager for the Patient-Citizen Exchange; she will also be leading work on the LINks Exchange. Daisy was previously a Knowledge Manager at the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health, and prior to that ran the Rehabilitation Development Network at the King’s Fund.

PCX live! Events

Three PCX network live! Events were held in April in Leicester, Exeter and Newmarket. They were very well attended, with representatives from the voluntary sector, former PPI Forums, LINks Host organisations, NHS and Local Authorities. The events focussed on sharing practical advice from the field of Patient and Public Involvement, networking and a strong emphasis on Local Involvement Networks.

There were lively round table discussions at all three events on what were the key elements needed to create a successful Local Involvement Network. More information about the events can be found at www.pcx.nhs.uk.

The PCX team are in the process of planning the next event to be held in the South East region in June.

PCX Network Project

The Evidence for Practice team has recently completed a project assessing the learning needs of patient citizens, using the online Patient-Citizen Exchange Network (PCX network) community as a sample. This project has fed into the development of a ‘Passport to Learning’ document which was piloted at the recent ‘PCX live! Events’. The pilot 'Passport to Learning' document is available on the PCX network. We welcome any comments or feedback on this document.

Dates for the diary

A selection of events and training that you may find useful are listed below. Please note: the NHS Centre for Involvement has not organised any of the below events and this list is for information.

Comprehensive Engagement Strategies (in association with IDeA)

14 May 2008
15 May 2008
3 June 2008
11 June 2008
18 June 2008
19 June 2008

16 May 2008: Just Managing in Health - What Counts as Success?
22 May 2008:

Patient Involvement and Empowerment 2008
5 June 2008:

Evaluating Public Engagement - a joint Involve / Consutlation Institute training course
11 June 2008: Responding to Consultations
12 June 2008: Event – Better Networks for Better Health
18 June 2008: Meeting Diversity in Patient Information
18 June 2008: Consultation – Before & After

Newsletter Editorial Panel

Our newsletter editorial panel helps the Centre think through the issues that need to be explored in the world of PPI.

The panel now includes:

Carol Rawlings, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust;
Andrew Langford, Skin Care Campaign;
Usha Prema, Kensington and Chelsea Primary Care Trust;
Helen Stevens, The Campaign Company;
Marilyn Hammick, Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education;
David Hart, Help the Hospices and Trinity Service User Groups;
Amjad Rahi, LINk steering group member, London Tower Hamlets;
Iona Burchell, Expert Patient Programme Facilitator;
Luke Albarin, Citizens Advice, Worcester;
Mike Llywelyn Cox, Service User Involvement representative; and
Brendan McInerney, Barton and Tredworth Community Trust Centre.

CAIPE: The Bercow Review

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:30:15 BST

This is the first major review in seven years for people with speech, language and communication needs and it provides an excellent opportunity to bolster support for vulnerable children and young people.

The remit of the Review is broad and challenging,

Since the Review was launched in September 2007, evidence from a wide range of sources has been gathered:

in October 2007, a consultation questionnaire was issued and over 2,000 responses were received - including almost 1,000 from families - by the January 2008 deadline;
a series of consultation groups was staged to hear views about, for example, young offenders’ communication difficulties and the plight of those who need Alternative and Augmentative Communication aids to express themselves. In addition, there were further consultation groups which enabled the voices of parents, children and young people to be heard in locations across the country; and
Children’s Centres, nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools were visited, from London to Sussex, from Buckinghamshire to Kent, from Leicester to Manchester, from Oxford to Nottingham, from Essex to Salford and from Newcastle to Norwich to Plymouth. In the process, many children, young people and their parents, teachers, special needs coordinators, classroom assistants, speech and language therapists gave their views, together with other Primary Care Trust and local authority staff.

The Review’s interim report is now published setting out the initial findings and areas for further consideration (download the interim report).

Between now and July, when the Review’s final report will be published, the Review team will consider the key issues raised in the report (see “next steps” at the end of each chapter), how best they can be addressed and the form of the recommendations we will make to Government.

CAIPE: CAIPE Open Workshops

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:22:37 BST

CAIPE currently does not deliver Open Workshops but these workshops can still be commissioned by individual organisations and institutions, and adapted to individual requirements. The 2 day 'bespoke' workshops are also available.

The complete list of CAIPE workshops can be found on the CAIPE Services page.

Anyone interested in commissioning a workshop should email CAIPE at admin@caipe.org.uk.

CAIPE: WHO Survey on inteprofessional education and collaborative practice

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:52:48 GMT

March 2008

Dear CAIPE member ,

The World Health Organization recently launched a WHO Study Group on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice that aims to advance this issue as an innovative approach to help tackle the global health workforce challenge. One goal of this Study Group is to conduct an international environmental scan to determine the current uptake of interprofessional education and collaborative practice, discover examples that illuminate successes, barriers, and enabling factors, and identify the best practices currently known in this area. This is being undertaken by way of a brief web-based survey to gain global information regarding the implementation of educational programs to improve interprofessional collaboration.

We are writing to ask for your help in completing this survey which should only take about 10 to 15 minutes of your time. It can also be accessed at http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB227C8MVND9J . If you know of colleagues in another institution who would also be willing to participate please would you pass this letter on to them. The closing date for completion of the survey is 21 April 2008. Thank you very much for your help in this matter.

With regards

Marilyn

Professor Marilyn Hammick

Chair, CAIPE

CAIPE: Developers of User and Carer Involvement in Education (DUCIE) network

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:18:16 GMT

Notification of future meetings.

DUCIE aims to enhance the involvement of users and carers in learning and teaching through development of a support network for user and carer involvement development workers employed within UK higher education institutions (HEIs).

The network is supported by the Mental Health in Higher Education project, but is open to workers in generic roles (ie not only those with a mental health focus). Meetings are held three times a year, with email and telephone contact maintained in between.

User and carer involvement development workers in Higher Education Institutions (who may be employed under a different title, such as 'consumer academic' 'user coorindator' or 'administrator'), are welcome to join DUCIE. They are also welcome to bring along with them a colleague who supports their role within their institution.

Please pass this information to friends and colleagues who may be interested..

Forthcoming meetings:

Thursday 29 May 2008, 11.00 am to 3.30pm, Birmingham
Wednesday 8 October 2008, 11.00 am to 3.30pm, London
Tuesday 13 January 2009, 11.00amd to 3.30pm, Birmingham

Download more information by clicking here.

To join PEPIN or DUCIE and/or for further information, contact:

Jill Anderson Chris Essen
j.anderson@lancaster.ac.uk c.s.essen@leeds.ac.uk

CAIPE: CAIPE Online Services

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:00:48 GMT

As CAIPE is a virtual organisation our online services play a significant role in all our communication with members: individual, corporate, student and affiliated international members. The site offers ways of supporting the communication and collaboration between our ever widening and diverse membership.

Our aim is to provide an interactive site that provides up-to-date resources and information for the interprofessional community of practice. Please explore the site to find news items, IPE events and activities in the UK and worldwide. There are many excellent links to other IPE organisations and contacts to other relevant websites. Some papers and documents relating to interprofessional education are freely available from CAIPE, others can only be accessed by members.

I would like to encourage members to place a profile of themselves by accessing the Members Area and to take an active part in the Forum discussions. The Forum provides a networking opportunity for members to learn and share their expertise with other members.

Joining CAIPE gives you ready access to our E-Bulletin which is produced three times per year As a CAIPE member you can pay online and receive a discount on any CAIPE workshops and CAIPE events.

We would like to hear your views on the website and if you have any other issues relating to your CAIPE membership. Please contact admin@caipe.org.uk

Enjoy your visit and remember to Bookmark this page.

Elizabeth Howkins

Chair of CAIPE

CAIPE: Research Assistant Post Kobe University Japan

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:48:41 GMT

Kobe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, in Japan URGENTLY requires a Research Assistant to undertake duties at the Centre for the Promotion of Interprofessional Education (temporary name).

This is a short term contract for a negotiable period (6 to 15 months, with possible extension until March 31 2010). This post would suit someone with Master Degree of higher qualification(s) and educational experience. Flexible arrangements for start and finish can be negotiated. Those interested should contact Yumi Tamura at the following email address: ytbontje [at] kobe-u.ac.jp for further information.

CAIPE: AIPPEN Expression of interest survey for All Together Better Health (5th) 2010

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:30:53 GMT

Preliminary discussions are underway between AIPPEN and InterED with a view to hosting the 5th All Together Better Health international meeting in Australia or New Zealand in 2010.

In order to move this plan forward AIPPEN is keen to establish the level of interest for attending this meeting and preferred venue and timing.

AIPPEN would be most grateful if you would complete the survey questionnaire and add any comments or suggestions. It only takes 5 minutes to fill out! The final 2 questions must have some answer so just write 'none' in the boxes if you have no comment.

Click here to access the survey form or paste the following link in to your web browser:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Ej3qzbxNmccM4_2btOaIk9TA_3d_3d

CAIPE: Australasian Interprofessional Practice and Education Network (AIPPEN)

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:06:31 GMT

Background

Health care and health workforce challenges are cross sectoral and involve multiple stakeholders – patients, carers, practitioners, managers, institutions such as universities and the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, companies and governments. The best outcomes and the best quality of care happens when all the players work in a collaborative way. One element of this collaboration is provided by interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice (IPP). The outcome is interprofessional learning (IPL) which evolves from collaboration experienced through interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice (IPE).

Australasian educators and health care practitioners have been working to implement IPE and IPP in their institutions and work places. They have been guided in this work by British, European and North American colleagues, especially by the work of The UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE). CAIPE has defined interprofessional education as occurring ‘when two or more professions learn with, from and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of care’ (CAIPE 2002). IPP is when the results of this learning are put into practice in the health workplace and in the community.

During the ‘All Together Better Health Conference in London’ (April 2006) a group of Australians and New Zealanders interested in the development of IPE and IPP formed an embryonic Australasian network: AIPPEN.

What is AIPPEN

AIPPEN is a network of individuals, groups, institutions and organisations committed to researching, delivering, promoting and supporting IPL (IPE and IPP).

Purpose

The primary aim is to promote better health care outcomes and enhance IPE and IPP through IPL in Australia and New Zealand by developing a network to promote communication and collaboration among members.

Objectives

Promote the development of a network that can link health professional education and care sectors, universities, VET sector, government, practitioners and service users (patients)

Organise a series of seminars and conferences to share information and experiences

Influence workforce policy and practice change in Australia and New Zealand

Encourage research, evaluation and collaboration between different teams that can demonstrate the health care and economic advantages of IPL

Disseminate information on IPL

Action

ACT Health IPL thinktank – 3 November 2006

Sydney University Conference 2007 – Proposed launch of AIPPEN

All Together Better Health 1V in Stockholm 2008 – Proposed International launch of AIPPEN

CAIPE: Chair's Annual Report - CAIPE AGM

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:18:44 GMT

The CAIPE AGM was held on Thursday 7th June at the University of Leicester.

Reports from the keynote speakers can be found on the Event Reports page in the Events section of this website.

To download a copy of the Annual Report from Dr. Marilyn Hammick, Chair of CAIPE, please click here.

CAIPE: CAIPE in the Republic of Ireland

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:49:46 GMT

As part of an initiative in CAIPE to extend and increase membership and partnership working Marilyn Hammick recently visited the Republic of Ireland and participated in a one day event at the Institute of Technology, Tralee. The aim was to introduce education, practice, policy and research staff to CAIPE and interprofessional initiatives in the UK and elsewhere.

Find out more on our new CAIPE in RoI page, and download documents from the event.