July 2, 2018
Call for NAP Volunteers: Interprofessional Treatment and Prevention of Obesity 
NAP has been contacted by the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education’s Health and Medicine Division to provide names of potential volunteers who are working in an interprofessional environment for the treatment and prevention of obesity. 

This initiative is in conjunction with Global Forum members from nutrition who are developing a module on obesity for the AHEC Scholar Program in North Carolina. Details are still being developed, however the outcome will likely be a mapping of the different players involved in treating and preventing obesity and their competencies, followed by a discussion on how they work together interprofessionally (or could work together more effectively).

If you are interested in participating, please email Ashley Peter by July 10, 2018. We will then pass our list of volunteers along to the Director of the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education.
Call for Abstracts: Now Open for the NAP 2019 Annual Meeting & Forum
The National Academies of Practice Call for Abstracts is open with opportunities to submit for a variety of interprofessional educational sessions (platform/oral, symposia, workshop, and poster) for the 2019 Annual Forum, March 7-9, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

This year's title is Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Advocacy for Population Health.

The themes are Advocacy for Interprofessional Collaboration, Interprofessional Practice Models for Population Health, and Person-Centered Quality Healthcare.

The deadline for submission is August 29, 2018.
“Sustainable Collaborative Health Care through Education-Practice Partnerships”  - A Summit hosted by ASAHP
A re you going to NEXUS Summit 2018 in Minneapolis, MN?

Do you or colleagues live near the Minneapolis area? 

You will not want to miss this inaugural summit event on July 28 th 12:00 - 5:00 pm at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, MN.

There will be great learning and interactive activities, including:

·          Exploring Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice through a New Lens
·          Developing a Polarity Thinking™ Mindset & Skills
·          Mapping the IPECP Interdependent Realities
·          Global & Local Action on Creating and Sustaining Education-Practice Partnerships

There is NO REGISTRATION FEE for participation in Summit, to register: follow this link .

If you need more information please contact Dr. Anthony Breitbach , ASAHP IP Chairperson.
Announcing the Nexus Summit 2018 Plenaries
Our advisory groups have encouraged us to create the Nexus Summit to introduce “out-of-the-box” thinking about interprofessional practice and education. It’s why three years ago we introduced Conversation Cafés to create forums to identify issues and solutions to the “thorny” issues in IPE. These discussions have guided the National Centers work over two years that is now producing results. In addition to the Cafés, this year’s three plenaries are designed to collectively push our thinking further.
First, on Sunday the National Center team will kick off the summit with an interactive plenary, The Power of Asking the Right Questions: IPE in the Age of Risk and Innovation . It’s been full speed ahead with re-energizing IPE in the U.S. for nearly ten years. We in the National Center are learning with you every day. Yet, new commentaries challenge our conventional thinking about IPE, raise new concerns, and insist that we consider new approaches. Is everyone at the table? Are we focusing on the right things? Are we taking enough risks and being innovative? Together we will take stock of where we are today and ask new questions for the future.

Next, the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation (NEHI) convenes a network of over 100 health care organizations that is a hotbed for consensus solutions cutting across traditional silos to drive policy change. In July, NEHI will release a new report, “Healthcare Without Walls”, capturing current innovations and trends to envision transforming a new health care system that comes to you where you are in your home, workplace and community. But, where is workforce development, education, and training in the mix? Are we all prepared? How can we close the Nexus gap without being connected?

You will experience Healthcare Without Walls: What It Means for Practice, Education and Training  through the eyes of Susan Dentzer, President and Chief Executive Officer of NEHI during Tuesday’s plenary.

Isn’t It Time We Really Engage Patients, Families and Communities in IPE?Really Engage Patients, Families and Communities in IPE? is the question we need to be asking ourselves after all of this time - not just in the health care system but authentically in health professions education, particularly in IPE. After years of attending IPE and other meetings, it’s a question that Ted Meyer, an internationally renowned artist, curator, patient and patient advocate pointedly asked of us. So we have engaged him and other patient advocates who routinely work with clinicians and educators to help us answer this question. Our patient advocate colleagues will be attending workshops and other events with an eye toward how to improve our work in IPE so that the real voices that need to be at the table and heard are.

I look forward to this year’s Summit and continuing to be innovative with you.

Barabra Brandt
Director, National Center for Interprofessonal Practice and Education
ASU CAIPER eLearning Module on Interprofessional Education

Check out this Arizona State University Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CAIPER) eLearning module authored by Dr. Gerri Lamb. Practical ways to optimize teamwork are highlighted through case studies and activities.
Upcoming Conference: The National: APMA Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: July 12 - 15, 2018
Location: Washington, D.C.

“Shaping Tomorrow Together”

The APMA 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting (The National) will be held July 12 – 15 in Washington, D.C. The National is the must-attend meeting for every podiatrist, offering an unbeatable combination of benefits. Attend symposia and specialty tracks; participate in hands-on training workshops; peruse the vast exhibit hall; and more.
Upcoming Conference: AVMA Convention 2018
Date: July 13 - 17, 2018

Location: Denver, Colorado

AVMA Convention 2018 has something for every background and interest. Gain an educational edge through interactive CE opportunities, hands-on labs, panels and lectures taught by the best and brightest in veterinary medicine. Network with your peers, and discover products and services that will enhance your veterinary practice and career. Content areas include tracks in:

  • Companion animal medicine
  • Food animal / equine
  • Interactive labs and workshops
  • Posters
  • Practice management
  • Professional development
  • Public and corporate practice
  • Veterinary technology