With the postponement of the 10th International Conference on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice - All Together Better Health (ATBH-10) - which was set to take place in Qatar in 2020 and has since been rescheduled to 2023 as ATBH-11, the Interprofessional.Global organised a series of global cafe webinars based on the accepted abstracts submitted to the ATBH X entitled as ATBH-X Reinvented.
Eight sessions were conducted by the regional interprofessional education and collaborative practice networks across the globe. Qatar University (QU) Health held sessions seven and eight virtually for Arab speaking and Indian IPE networks.
During the event, three speakers presented their research findings on each session, followed by an open discussion and forum where attendees could ask presenters some questions and share their thoughts. Interprofessional Education Committee Chair at QU Health and assistant dean for Student Affairs at the College of Pharmacy, Dr Alla El-Awaisi and assistant professor at United Arab Emirates University, UAE, Dr Susan Waller moderated the two sessions.
Speakers joined from Qatar and India to talk about their research in the area of interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Dr Mohamed Arsalan Zamir, deputy physician lead and consultant Family Medicine, Al Wajbah Health Centre, Primary Health Care Corporation in Qatar, presented his topic titled: ‘Team Walk: A Healthy Way to Talk.’
Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) director of research Prof Guillaume Alinier talked about ‘Undertaking Projects as a Multidisciplinary Team-Based Activity to Learn about Quality Improvement Science in Healthcare.’
QU College of Medicine's associate professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Dr Susu Zughaier presented ‘Immunisation Programmes Require Interprofessional Team to Sustain High Vaccine Coverage and Community Protection.’
In addition, HMC deputy chairman Dr Ahmed Alhammadi explained his findings on ‘Effective Communication and Team Collaboration in Multicultural Health Care Environment: Challenges and Solutions.’
Dr Lulu Sherif Mahmood, professor in anaesthesiology and head of department, Healthcare Simulation Education, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, India, introduced the topic ‘Simulation based Interprofessional Education to enhance teamwork & communication skills among medical & nursing students.’
Dr El-Awaisi commented on the webinars saying, “It was really great hearing from the different speakers on their interprofessional collaboration efforts and their passion for working and collaborating with members of the healthcare team. We are very much looking forward to hosting the 11th International Conference on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in Doha in 2023.”
During the event, three speakers presented their research findings on each session, followed by an open discussion and forum where attendees could ask presenters some questions and share their thoughts. Interprofessional Education Committee Chair at QU Health and assistant dean for Student Affairs at the College of Pharmacy, Dr Alla El-Awaisi and assistant professor at United Arab Emirates University, UAE, Dr Susan Waller moderated the two sessions.
Speakers joined from Qatar and India to talk about their research in the area of interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Dr Mohamed Arsalan Zamir, deputy physician lead and consultant Family Medicine, Al Wajbah Health Centre, Primary Health Care Corporation in Qatar, presented his topic titled: ‘Team Walk: A Healthy Way to Talk.’
Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) director of research Prof Guillaume Alinier talked about ‘Undertaking Projects as a Multidisciplinary Team-Based Activity to Learn about Quality Improvement Science in Healthcare.’
QU College of Medicine's associate professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Dr Susu Zughaier presented ‘Immunisation Programmes Require Interprofessional Team to Sustain High Vaccine Coverage and Community Protection.’
In addition, HMC deputy chairman Dr Ahmed Alhammadi explained his findings on ‘Effective Communication and Team Collaboration in Multicultural Health Care Environment: Challenges and Solutions.’
Dr Lulu Sherif Mahmood, professor in anaesthesiology and head of department, Healthcare Simulation Education, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, India, introduced the topic ‘Simulation based Interprofessional Education to enhance teamwork & communication skills among medical & nursing students.’
Dr El-Awaisi commented on the webinars saying, “It was really great hearing from the different speakers on their interprofessional collaboration efforts and their passion for working and collaborating with members of the healthcare team. We are very much looking forward to hosting the 11th International Conference on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in Doha in 2023.”