STUDENTS - WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO JAPAN IN 2012?
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.
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..