Themes for cab vi

The following broad themes have been chosen for CAB VI in order to encourage a wide range of abstracts with the focus on improving health outcomes.  Abstracts should represent research and/or demonstrations to advance the fields of interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice and be consistent with the overarching conference theme of exploring new heights.  

We welcome submissions from all levels and types of learners and practitioners, researchers and policy makers, patients, family members, and community representatives; and we welcome abstracts relating to work encompassing one or more of those categories.  

When submitting an abstract, choose the theme below that best fits with your proposal. 

EDUCATION

This theme includes all aspects of IPE including but not limited to the following:

• Theory
• Curriculum design
• Evaluation
• Assessment
• Instructional delivery
• Simulation based Education
• Faculty/preceptor work
  
• Learner voice and experiences
  
• Clients/patients/families/caregivers as educators
  
• Learning, at all levels (pre-licensure and continuing professional development)
  

practice

The continuum of interprofessional practice extends from novice to experienced practitioners/learners/patients/families/educators, including but not limited to the following:

• Theory and design
• Examples/models of collaborative practices in all health and social care settings
• Health human resources issues
• Professional development
• Client/patient/family/caregiver voice and examples of collaborative practice or partnership
  
• Community voice and examples of collaborative practice
• Linking education and practice

Leadership

This theme includes leadership and collaborative leadership issues. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Team leadership at any level of the spectrum from patients to practitioners to educators to decision makers  
• Organizational networking
• Building cultures of collaboration
• Global and international collaborative efforts

Policy

Advancing IPE and collaborative practices requires advancement with policy development and direction. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Policy development and implementation (all levels: team, organizational, government)
• Policy analysis (all levels: team, organizational, government)
• Pairing of health and social care practices with operational developments
• Influencing and responding to policy to advance collaborative practices
• Client/patient/family/caregiver input in policies to advance collaborative practices and patient partnership in care