InterEd: http://www.interedhealth.org/
The All Together Better Health conferences are supported by InterEd, the international association for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice - a not for profit association. InterEd is a response to the expressed need of exponents of interprofessional education and collaborative practice worldwide for a collective voice and a forum for mutual exchange.
The Australasian Interprofessional Practice and Education Network (AIPPEN) and InterEd hosted the 5th All Together Better Health Conference 6 - 9 April 2010 at the Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific, Australia. Some presentation and posters as well as videos of the keynote speeches can still be accessed: http://www.aippen.net/resources Read more on the Sydney Interprofessional Declaration by clicking its link on http://www.aippen.net
JAIPE: http://www.jaipe.jp/index.html (sorry Japanese only)
JAIPE is the Japanese Association for Interprofessional Education. Information (again, sorry Japanese only) on the JAIPE‚Tcongress (organized parallel to and partly jointly with ATBHVI on Sunday October 7 and Monday October 8)
JIPWEN: http://jipwen.dept.showa.gunma-u.ac.jp. The Japanese Interprofessional Working and Education Network was established in June 28, 2008 by ten Japanese universities who are engaged in health professions education. These universities have been implementing interprofessional education programs, and mostly been awarded Good Practices funding by the Japanese Government.
Council for the Promotion of Team-Treatment: http://www.team-med.jp/ (sorry Japanese only)
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare, the professional bodies of the main health care professions gather in this council to develop and promote team-treatment based solutions. So far, their main attention is on skill-mix between medicine and nursing to deal with the shortage of medical doctors.
The Japan Academy for Comprehensive Rehabilitation
http://www.reha-renkei.org/ (sorry Japanese only)
Organization dedicated to the development of comprehensive rehabilitation with an emphasis on collaboration and team work between all involved professions, practice, research and education, health and welfare, etcetera.
The WHO report (2010) “Framework for Action” can be downloaded, among other websites, form the WHO website at: http://www.who.int/hrh/resources/framework_action/en/
The Lancet Commission published a report titled “Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world.” The Lancet, Vol 376, Issue 9756, pp 1923-1958, 4 December 2010. Interprofessional Education is listed as the second recommendation. Short reviews can be found at various websites such as: http://www.who.int/pmnch/topics/health_systems/201012_lancet
/en/index.html and the full version can be viewed after a free registration at: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)61854-5/fulltext?_eventId=login&rss=yes
The Center for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE) http://www.caipe.org.uk/
Caipe has been particularly important to many who champion Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in Japan. CAIPE also offers two student scholarships awards for students to attend ATBHVI!! Application deadline March 31, 2012
http://www.caipe.org.uk/students/
For Kobe visitors’ information:
Kobe Convention & Visitors Association:
http://www.kobe-convention.jp/english/index.html
Official Kobe Tourism Site: http://www.feel-kobe.jp/_en/
Hyogo-prefecture tourist information:
http://www.hyogo-tourism.jp/english/area/kobe.html
We also recommend you explore Kyoto-city, Osaka-city, and Nara-city. Hiroshima is an 1,5 hour by high-speed bullet train from Kobe, so the Atomic Bomb Memorial site (and nearby World Heritage Site Miyagi-island) are also be recommended |
