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Submit a “Scholar Spotlight” for the Interprofessional Research.Global blog!

Write a paragraph or two on your interests and current work and share a photo, submitting through the following link: https://slu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_20mcK3xSaIDaHWt 

Feel free to share anything about your work, here are some ideas on what you could include:

• Who are you? Where are you from? And what is your role?

• How did you first get involved in interprofessional education and research?

• What achievement are you most proud of in the area of interprofessional education and research?

• What does IPR.Global mean to you?

• What is your favorite pizza? (does pineapple even belong on pizza?) 

Include a photo and social media handles, so we can share to your network!

IPR.Global Scholar Spotlight - Dr. Vikki Park, Northumbria University (UK)

Hi, my name is Dr. Vikki Park. I’m a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK. It’s great to get the chance to virtually meet you all and I look forward to reading other member profiles in the weeks that follow. My clinical expertise is in critical care and my passion for interprofessional education (IPE) started whilst nursing and has continued into my academic career. So much so that I recently completed my PhD exploring interprofessional learning culture in adult critical care and am looking forward to publishing and further disseminating my findings. If you are intrigued (or perhaps have insomnia and are looking for a cure) you can find my thesis here: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/45621/

I have a leadership role with IPE within my university which supports around 3000 students from 9 professional fields per year. As well as researching, teaching, facilitating, and leading interprofessional activities, I’ve recently become an active member of IPR.Global and have joined the Communication Taskforce. New members are always welcome, so do get it touch and I’m looking forward to working with colleagues across the world to promote interprofessional research. In the UK, the national organisation for IPE is CAIPE (Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education) and I am a research working group member, in addition to being a member of INHWE (International Network for Health Workforce Education) an international organisation bringing healthcare educators and researchers together from all disciplines. 

It’s an exciting time for interprofessional collaboration and the COVID pandemic has emphasised the need for health and social care professionals to work together effectively more than ever on a global scale. I’m looking forward to contributing to international interprofessional research and sharing best practice with the goal of promoting high quality safe holistic patient care! 

Contact Dr. Vikki Park: vikki2.park@northumbria.ac.uk

Interprofessional Research.Global Scholar Spotlight is a regular feature that highlights member research in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice.  

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CIHC Collaboration à la Carte features Q&A on IPE/IPCP Policies and Laws with Marie-Andrée Girard

The Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) hosts a monthly speaker series Collaboration à la Carte which includes presentations – some live and some pre-recorded – on interprofessional collaborative practice, education and emerging areas of research. 

Join CIHC on May 20, 2021, 1:00 PM EST, for a presentation and Q&A with Marie-Andrée Girard on IPE, IPCP, policies and laws... why does it matter? 

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.

University of Western Cape Sponsors "Caring for the Carer" Outreach Programme in South Africa

On 14-15 April 2021, students and staff from the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences (CHS), Faculty of Law, Faculty of Dentistry and Faculty of Science will be providing services to 140 carers in the Mitchells Plain community. The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has been working in the Mitchells Plain community for over 20 years, placing health sciences students at various community organizations and institutions to deliver health and social care programmes that benefit the community members and university students. 

The theme for the upcoming Outreach Programme is “Caring for the Carer” in which UWC will be bringing health screening, wellness talks, therapeutic, dental, and legal counselling services to the women and men who work tirelessly as Community Rehabilitation Workers (CRWs) and Home-based Carers in Mitchells Plain. These carers are often at the frontline and are the first contact for many in the community with the health and social care system. We know that those who provide care to others as a carer, often fail to set aside the time and resources for their own self-care. "This engagement comes out of having identified that the homebased carers and community rehabilitation workers are an essential part of the health workforce in South Africa. They are at the frontline of bringing health and wellness services to the communities and currently are major role players in preventing the spread of the COVID-19 in communities" said Prof Waggie. 

Community engagement and social responsiveness is a fundamental pillar of health sciences education at UWC and the university has shown and demonstrated that it is committed to go an extra mile in serving the communities in Cape Town and surrounding areas. This drive and commitment will continue to grow each year, thereby impacting communities and making health services accessible to the most vulnerable and marginalised. 

The outreach services are pioneered by the team in Interprofessional Education Unit (IPEU) under the leadership of the CHS Deputy Dean for Clinical and Community Engagement, Prof Firdouza Waggie and in partnership with Faculty of Law, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Dentistry. The faculty values the contribution from Melomed Hospitals, Shoprite, Checkers and Foschini Group.

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

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.

QR Code:

 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.