Events Reports
Corporate Forum meeting 19th October 2012
Edinburgh Napier University and Robert Gordon University co-hosted the Corporate Forum meeting in October at Edinburgh Napier University. Over 20 people attended representing 9 corporate members and the CAIPE Board. 6 presentations from Glasgow Caledonian University, Queen Margaret University, the Universities of Dundee and St Andrews, Edinburgh Napier University and Robert Gordon and Aberdeen Universities showcased IPE development in Scotland.
There was very lively and informative discussion about peer assessment, the role of administrators in IPE and the challenges of delivering courses designed by others, and how to get commitment, research into the relationship between academic confidence and engagement in IPE, different types of clinical attachment and placements, the challenge in providing interprofessional learning for students in single profession HEIs and management issues and interprofessional on-line learning, for example how to allocate time for staff to monitor online discussion, whether the principle of virtual group learning were the same as for face to face groups, and the need to staff to be proactive in forums. The forum concluded with plans for the return of the Scottish Interprofessional Special Interest Group. The full report can be found here
All Together Better Health VI, October 5-8 2012, Kobe, Japan
Thank you, Kobe for a splendid conference in wonderful weather in the new buildings of Kobe Gakuin University, Port Island campus on the shore of the Inland Sea of Japan. Over the 4 days of the conference more than 500 people attended. There was a strong contingent from the UK, many of whom were CAIPE members. It was especially pleasing to note the number of CAIPE student members who attended, many of whom had been supported by their universities.
Click here for the event programme
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CAIPE/JAIPE symposium CAIPE/JAIPE symposium Team
CAIPE Board Members Kobe
Kizuna Helena receiving her honorary membership of JAIPE
HEA Health Sciences Conference 'Innovation Simulation and the Evolution of Technology Enhanced Learning in Healthcare Education 31st May 2012
Over 220 people attended the conference at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham. The packed programme included 27 parallel presentation and a virtual / eGallery showcasing interactive resources such as screencasts, videos, applications and podcasts being used in health science settings. Key note speakers included Dr Stuart Carney from the Foundation Programme, Lars Hyland from Epic (a bespoke e-learning company) and Professor Bryn Baxendale, President of Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH).
Professor Carney spoke about the principles underpinning the NHS Framework for Technology Enhanced Learning (NHS 2011). Interprofessional learning and teamwork is emphasized in increasing benefits of educational interventions and improving patient outcomes. Professor Carney also referred to the development of the NHS e-learning repository (http://www.elearningrepository.nhs.uk/).
Three questions from the audience reflected the concerns of the day and resonated with our CAIPE presentation.
1 How can e-learning be embedded in real time patient care?
2 How can staff be rewarded for finding e-resources outside the institution (digital scholarship) (instead of rewards being solely for the development of new resources)?
3 How can resources be made openly and freely available (the ‘open’ repository can only be accessed by NHS staff)?
The HEA and the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) are recognizing these and other concerns through the creation of eight Simulation Development Officers to help identify and develop simulated learning according to the principles set out in the Framework for Technology enhanced learning (more information here).
The CAIPE presentation was well attended. Marion Helme and Richard Pitt spoke about CAIPE, the research into the last 15 years of preregistration IPE with which Marion, Hugh Barr and Lynda D’Avray are engaged, Richard’s collaboration with Japanese universities concerning IPE and provided some interim conclusions concerning future developments. (Powerpoint presentation).
There was a steady flow of interest in the CAIPE stall during coffee break and lunch, especially in the Commissioning Guide, but also some potential collaborations with new courses being set up. Several people had not previously encountered CAIPE and our conclusion was that involvement in this type of conference was essential.
Report of the Association of Simulation Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) Conference November 2011.
Last month (November 2011) 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
4th Annual John Horder Lecture, Wednesday 18th June 2008, Royal Society of Medicine
'Promoting Collaboration in Public health; The US Experience'
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.
He described the collaborative and integrated approach taken as one of the 'Pathways into Health' to improve the lifestyles and health of both the Amercan Indians and six communities in Chicago. He gave the audience a fascinating insight into the breadth and depth of his work and this was a most interesting and inspiring presentation.
To view the presentation please click the following links:
James' Gollway's presentation Part 1 (1mb)
James' Gollway's presentation Part 2 (8mb)