NAP Announces Fall Conference
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September 14-16, 2012
Intercontinental Hotel
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Make plans to join NAP for our Fall Conference to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel on the campus of the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH).
Program details to come.
NAP President's Report: March 2011 - March 2012
One year ago, the organization took major steps in new directions. The need for revitalization and ‘rebranding,’ was apparent. The time is now appropriate for taking a look back and reporting on progress over the past year.
Click here to read the full report.
NAP Explores Interprofessional Practice,
Honors New Members at Annual Forum
 On March 23 and 24, 150 distinguished practitioners and scholars gathered in Arlington, VA, to explore ways to achieve successful interprofessional health care. Their insights and conclusions will be shared in a public policy paper that will be sent to members of Congress and other public policy makers. A highlight of the two-day event was induction of 64 newly elected members into NAP.
The 2-day event included a keynote address by Alefiyah Mesiwala, MD, MPH, from the Center for Innovation, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Members also enjoyed interactive workshops, interprofessional case studies, a poster session, and of course, the NAP Membership Induction Banquet honoring new members and award winners.
Click here for more on the event.
NAP's Policy Paper Makes 5 Recommendations for Interdisciplinary Team Development
 Summary:
- There must be a substantial increase in and support for interdisciplinary/interprofessional educational programs in graduate schools as well as in the community with training of current practitioners in team models.
- There must be institutional and environmental support through demonstration projects and funding for interdisciplinary/interprofessional team interactions.
- There must be practice guidelines and protocols to guide the collaboration across professions.
- There must be support and funding to improve the research base for interprofessional practice and education.
- Teams need to be encouraged to develop across a path from the parallel and consultative, through collaborative, coordinative, and multidisciplinary to an interdisciplinary team. Only then will we achieve the promise of true healthcare reform in America and increased healthy functioning for the whole person.
For a look at the full Policy Paper, "Toward Interdisciplinary Team Development," click here.
NAP Announces New Strategic Plan
After months of surveys, interviews, feedback, taskforces and careful analysis, NAP has developed a new strategic plan that aims at:
- Membership goals, objectives and process
- Governance and management
- Services within Academies
- External relationships
- Finance
For a look at the new strategic plan, click here.
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