December 17, 2018
NAP 2019 Annual Meeting & Forum - Registration Now Open!
Register for the NAP 2019 Annual Meeting & Forum by February 1st to receive the discounted, early bird registration rates, and don’t forget to follow our official Twitter hashtag #NAPForum2019 ! Tweet @NAPractice with #NAPForum2019 a nd share what you are most looking forward to at our 2019 Forum.

Celebrate and Honor Your NAP Inductee with an Announcement in the Banquet Program
We’re excited to share some exciting news about this year’s induction banquet at the 2019 Forum. For the first time, we are offering an opportunity for organizations and institutions to honor and recognize Fellow inductees and new Professional Members by purchasing space in Saturday evening’s banquet program. If you know someone at the inductee’s organization that would like to honor them in this way or if you would like to personally congratulate your nominee in the program, details on available advertisement (ad) sizes and costs are included in the attached Celebratory Opportunity Fact Sheet . We appreciate you passing the information along to appropriate contacts at the inductee’s institution.

Not only is this a great way to recognize and share stories about our new members’ accomplishments, but it also provides an exceptional opportunity for institutions and organizations to share their brand with healthcare leaders who are passionate about interprofessional care.

The deadline to secure an honoree recognition ad is January 9, 2019 and specs and fees are outlined in the attached fact sheet. Inductee recognition ads and any questions should be submitted to Melanie Bowzer at mbowzer@amrms.com .

We hope everyone is planning on attending Saturday evening’s induction ceremony to celebrate all of our new members at the upcoming NAP Annual Meeting & Forum, which will be held in Pentagon City, Arlington, VA on March 7-9, 2019.  Registration is now open .
NAP 2019 Dues Now Posted: Renew Today!
Thank you for your participation in the National Academies of Practice. 2018 has been another successful year for NAP, and we are gaining momentum for interprofessional policy, year-round continuing education offerings, and a collaborative and educational Annual Forum in March! 
 
Take this opportunity to renew your NAP dues for 2019. You can pay your dues online by logging into the NAP website  or by submitting payment by mail. To view your invoice, select "My Transactions" from the top navigation bar and then "Pay Open Orders."

Your continued support and participation in NAP is vital to achieving our goals!     
Interprofessional Professionalism Assessment
The Interprofessional Professionalism Collaborative (IPC) is pleased to announce the publication of its landmark article – The Intersection of Professionalism and Interprofessional Care: Development and Initial Testing of the Interprofessional Professionalism Assessment (IPA). The final published article is now on Taylor and Francis Online and can be accessed at: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/gmjh4Y4qEU95HUTg8jPQ/full . The printed article is pending assignment to the Journal of Interprofessional Care for 2019.
 
“The ability of healthcare practitioners to demonstrate interprofessional professionalism is essential to the delivery of quality care to patients, families, communities, and society,” said Dr. Jody Frost, Education Consultant and IPC Facilitator. “As profiled in the Journal of Interprofessional Care, the new psychometrically sound assessment instrument developed by IPC can be applied in both academic and practice settings to cultivate environments that promote interprofessional professionalism and collaborative care models.” In addition, this work reflects a sustained interprofessional collaborative research effort, where some of the authors are also distinguished fellows in NAP.
 
The IPA measures observable behaviors of healthcare professionals-in-training that demonstrate professionalism and collaboration, which are essential to person-centered care. The instrument was created and evaluated over several years through a comprehensive, multi-phasic process, which included the development of a construct and observable behaviors; instrument design, expert review, and cognitive interviews; and psychometric testing. The IPA contains 26 items representing six domains of professionalism (altruism and caring, excellence, ethics, respect, communication, accountability), and was tested by 233 preceptors who rated health profession learners in the final year of their practical training. The IPA instrument was created by the IPC, a national group representing 12 entry-level health professions and one medical education assessment organization.
 
In addition to the new journal article, the IPC has created an online tool kit to facilitate interprofessional professionalism, which includes the IPA Instrument, case scenario videos, an on-demand webinar, and related materials. To access these resources, see http://www.interprofessionalprofessionalism.org .
 
NAP is proud to have the following Fellows also serve as members of the IPC:
Dr John Bentley (2019), Dr Jody Frost, Dr Catherine Grus, Dr Neil Harvison (2019), Dr Kathy McGuinn, Dr John Nishimoto, and Dr Loretta Nunez.
AAPCSW 2019 Conference
The American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work (AAPCSW) is having its biennial conference Intrigue, Insight, Inquiry: Through Today's Psychoanalytic Lens, from March 28-31, 2019, in Durham, NC. The program focuses on many topics of interest including diversity, incarceration and rentry, health care, trauma, and more. Please see complete details of the conference on the web at

Hope to see some of you in North Carolina for an intriguing conference.

Sincerely,
Penny Rosen, MSW, LCSW, BCD-P
AAPCSW Past President, 2019 Conference Chair
New Login Process for JIEP Access
As a NAP member, you receive complimentary access to our official journal, the Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice. The JIEP has just moved to ScienceDirect, so there is a new process to access the articles and editions. 

The next time you login, please follow  these step s  . To find your NAP Membership Number, log into the   NAP website  . When your profile information appears, your Membership Number is located just below your name (referred to as the Customer ID). If there are any leading zeros, do not enter them in the Membership Number field. If you need assistance obtaining your Membership Number, please contact  Amy Waller  at NAP headquarters.

Benefits of the new online access through ScienceDirect include:
  • Read and Access Full Text Articles online and on the Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice mobile site.
  • Set customized Email Alerts for updates on New Issues, Articles in Press, Citations, and Saved Searches.
  • Save articles to your personal Reading List.

If you have any problems with activating your new account, please contact the  ScienceDirect support hub  via email, chat, or phone.

Wishing You a Wonderful Holiday Season


The NAP office will be closed for the holidays from December 24 – December 26, beginning at noon ET on December 31, and on January 1. Happy holidays!