Submissions now are being accepted for the fifth annual Heartland Interprofessional Education Conference, which will be hosted by UNMC on July 27-28.
Conference participants will share knowledge, build skills, experience professional development and form collaborative relationships among learners, scholars and practitioners in health care and interprofessional education. This year’s conference will focus on collaborating for competency – in learning, research and practice.
“It’s wonderful to see UNMC colleagues, including students, taking advantage of this opportunity to share the work they are doing in interprofessional education and collaborative practice,” said conference director Devin Nickol, MD, and associate dean for interprofessional education at UNMC. “UNMC has a strong national reputation in IPE, and the HIPE conference is a chance to showcase everything that’s happening statewide to make that possible.”
UNMC faculty and students are encouraged to attend and submit abstracts of presentations, workshops and posters that complement the overall theme, “Collaborating for Competency: Promoting Interprofessional Education and Practice.” Abstracts must be submitted by May 31.
The two-day conference will be available online on July 27 and in-person only on July 28 in the Truhlsen Events Center inside UNMC’s Sorrell Center. Attendees will hear from national speakers, as well as take part in workshops and both oral and poster presentations. The accredited continuing education activity is designed for practitioners, educators, clinicians, researchers, learners, policymakers and others interested in interprofessional education and practice.
Participants may attend the full conference or a portion of it; student registration rates are available. Anyone interested in attending should register by July 19.
For more details on the conference, abstract submissions and registration, visit the conference website.