(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar University (QU) will host the 11th International Conference on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP), All Together Better Health (ATBH) XI, on November 6, bringing this biennial event to the Middle East for the first time.
The conference provides a collaborative forum for transnational champions to promote IPECP towards improving global health through consensus-based partnership, sharing ideas and addressing emerging healthcare challenges.
The ATBH XI Conference Committee welcomes submissions from health professionals, practitioners, educators, researchers, students, academics, administrators, policy makers and service users of health and social care from around the world. The conference, which is held every two years, is expected to attract more than 500 participants from health and social care professionals, medical education professors, policy makers and students from across the globe.
The theme for this year's conference is“Cultivating a Collaborative Culture: Sharing Pearls of Wisdom” with the following sub-themes related to interprofessional education and collaborative practice: sharing models of best practice, informing national, regional and global policies and standards, advocating for health and wellbeing, embracing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and promoting safety in and beyond health services.
Abstract submissions are now open until February 13, followed by an announcement of decisions by April. Registration for the conference can be done either individually or by groups.
Abstracts can be submitted in various categories. The first category is workshops; the duration of the workshops is 90 minutes. The second category is oral presentations with a duration of 10-minutes followed by 5-minutes assigned for questions and answers. The third category is posters. The fourth category is Pearls of Wisdom Talks which includes sharing experiences in a 5-minute presentation.
Finally, the fifth category is the Discovery Majlis: which is a 30-minute peer-assisted learning session using a 5-minute story, and a brainstorming session to help answer any question or solve any IPE or IPP problem.
ATBH Conference 2023 is also seeking proposals for pre-conference workshops that explore current and emerging topics related to interprofessional education and/or collaborative practice. The deadline for submissions for pre-conference workshops is today and decisions will be announced by February 2023.
Prof. Asmaa Al Thani, Vice President of Health and Medical Sciences, praised the devoted efforts towards hosting the ATBH conference and remarked its foreseen significance to advance the interprofessional health education in Qatar and the region.
Dr. Al Thani indicated that ATBH conference is being held for the first time in the Middle East and in Qatar, adding,“This is an exclusive opportunity to connect the interprofessional health education to structured training models within a collaborative scheme. We look forward to meeting pioneers and experts in health care education and facilitate augmenting strategies that improve the interprofessional education in scopes of; skills acquisition, fields collaboration and patient health services.”
Director of Clinical Operations and Engagement in QU Health and Chairperson of the Conference Dr. Alla El-Awaisi commented,“It's a tremendous honour to host the 11th edition of the ATBH conference here in Doha to provide the opportunity for participants to come from around the globe to share their pearls of wisdom about best practices in interprofessional education and collaborative practice to set the interprofessional agenda forward and build upon the past conferences' success. We are excited and look forward to welcoming you to Doha and are working on providing our global community of colleagues with a unique and memorable experience.”
Dr. Champion Nyoni
Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors of Interprofessional Global and Associate Professor from the School of Nursing at the University of the Free State in the Republic of South Africa Dr. Champion Nyoni, said,“Health is everyone's business and working together towards positive health outcomes is the best way to make it work. The All Together Better Health (ATBH) conference is the pinnacle of all things interprofessional education and collaborative practice within the global landscape.
'In this first ever ATBH conference held in the Middle East, we will share pearls of wisdom with each other through partnership, engagement, and interaction. Students, educators, health and social care practitioners, policy makers and health system executives will gather and engage towards advancing interprofessionalism worldwide.
'The ATBH conference will allow us to look at our past journey, celebrating our achievements and re-imagine our approaches towards equitable, inclusive and diverse healthcare and practice. Interprofessional.Global, a global confederation of interprofessional education networks, is thrilled to have QU host this conference.”