NAP Forum Details and Registration Now Available!
Successful Interprofessional Practice in a New Health Environment
March 23-24, 2012
NAP's 17th Annual Meeting, Forum and Membership Induction Banquet
Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel, Arlington, VA
 NAP's 17th Annual Forum will feature the theme, "Successful Interprofessional Practice in a New Health Environment," and will include many member favorites like interactive workshops, interprofessional case studies, a poster session, and of course, the NAP Membership Gala Banquet.
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Call for Forum Posters - deadline is February 17, 2012
Share the insights from your work in interprofessional practice, education, or research with a poster during the Friday Academy reception at the 2012 Annual Meeting and Forum, held March 23 in Arlington, VA. Poster submissions may also be considered for publication in NAP's e-journal.
Participants need not be NAP members, so please share this opportunity with your colleagues. When sharing this invitation, please emphasize that the poster must be about some aspect of interprofessional practice, education, or research. It should not be an advertisement.
Click here to learn more and submit your abstract.
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.
NAP Presents the Interdisciplinary Creativity in Practice and Education Award to George Thibault, MD
 On Sunday, November 20, 2011, NAP President Dr. Arthur Hazlewood awarded Dr. George Thibault, President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation (shown at right in photo), with its Interdisciplinary Creativity in Practice and Education Award. The presentation took place during the NAP activities held at the Collaborating Across Borders III interprofessional education conference in Tucson, AZ.
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is dedicated to improving the health of the public by advancing the education and training of health professionals. Through its programs, the Foundation strives to foster innovation in health professional education.
Since becoming the seventh president of the prestigious national foundation in January 2008, Dr. Thibault has tirelessly championed interprofessional education and practice. Under his leadership, the Macy Foundation has taken a primary role in leading interprofessional education projects and sponsoring national conferences to stimulate innovation in the interprofessional arena.
Submit your Member News
NAP Members are among the most distinguished in their fields. We want to hear about your successes. Please submit news of your recent accomplishments by clicking here. Submissions will be included in NAP's weekly e-newsletter, "5 Things You Need to Know This Week."
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