Students from Qatar University and Saint Louis University hold Interprofessional Debate on International Travel in Pandemic

As a part of Interprofessional Health Care Month, Qatar University Health Interprofessional Education along with the Interprofessional Students' Association in Qatar in collaboration with Saint Louis University in the United States of America cordially invite you to attend the international virtual debate on the following motion:

This house believes that countries should temporarily restrict international tourism in response to the second wave of COVID-19 transmission.

Thursday, 8 April, 2021

• 7:00 - 9:00 pm (Doha time)
• 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (St. Louis/CDT time)

Via WebEx and YouTube

WebEx Link:

• Event Number: 121 255 7490
• Event Password: IPEdebate

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To join this online event

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1. Go to https://qu-edu.webex.com/qu-edu/j.php?MTID=efc126687742ae4bfbbbd5a67d6c16068
2. Enter the event password: IPEdebate
3. Click "Join Now".
4. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen to join the teleconference.

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 YouTube Link:

Live URL: https://youtu.be/4zAWAMMPvxo

For more information contact:

• Dr. Alla El-Awaisi (QU): elawaisi@qu.edu.qa
• Dr. Anthony Breitbach (SLU): anthony.breitbach@health.slu.edu

University of Western Cape Develops IPE Postgraduate Diploma in South Africa

The Postgraduate Diploma Interprofessional Education in Health has been approved and accredited to be implemented in 2021 at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. The development of the Interprofessional Education Unit (IPEU) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) aimed to address the challenges experienced in the fragmented healthcare system whereby professionals are working in their silos and thereby affecting the health outcomes of the population. At UWC, a focus was placed on preparing the undergraduate students to work interprofessionally and collaboratively and hence an interprofessional education core curriculum was implemented since 2000. 

The development of this Postgraduate Diploma Interprofessional Education (PGDipIPE) further strengthens this project and aims to enable practitioners to collaborate across and within professions (eg. doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, etc.) and sectors (education, agriculture, etc.) to provide high-quality health and social care. Internationally and nationally, the emerging need for interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPCP) is emphasized through current practices. 

This programme is unique in its offering as it is the only qualification of its kind on the continent of Africa. The implementation of this programme could facilitate IPCP core competencies (roles and responsibilities, leadership, communication, ethics and values) between different healthcare professionals from various health and social sectors. The following modules will be offered: IPE Theory, Models & Concepts; Shared Decision-Making; Leadership & Research. 

For more information contact Dr Gerard Filies (Senior Lecturer), University of the Western Cape, Interprofessional Education Unit: gfilies@uwc.ac.za 

(Photo: Original planning meeting of the Postgraduate Diploma in collaboration between South Africa and Norway)

CIHC Collaboration à la Carte Discusses Online IPE Workshops with Patients as Co-facilitators

Join the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) for Collaboration à la Carte on March 11, 2021, 1:00 PM EST, for a presentation and Q&A with Marie-Claude Vanier and Annie Descôteaux on the challenges and opportunities of moving online IPE workshops co-facilitated with patients. 

Read more about the presentation here: 

REGISTRATION LINK

Please note you need to be a CIHC member to register for this event; you can read more about CIHC membership here: 

MEMBERSHIP LINK

For more information contact Laura O'Connor at oconnor.design@gmail.com.