15th International Health
Workforce Collaborative
Conference 2015
12 - 15 May 2015
London and Cambridge
England, United Kingdom
Programme of events
Hosted by:
The 15th International Health Workforce Collaborative
(IHWC) conference, hosted by Health Education England,
is a unique opportunity to discuss, key global/local health
workforce issues facing our respective countries. It provides
opportunities for networking and collaboration and time to
explore the four themes of the conference, outlined below.
2015 IHWC conference themes:
Re-tooling: Is today’s workforce fit for purpose?
The Future Primary Health and Social Care Workforce: Building the capability of the system to support an Integrated Primary Health
and Social Care Workforce
Optimising the health workforce through interprofessional,
collaborative models of care
Workforce innovations supporting patient-directed health care
This is an invite only event. Delegates from the UK and Europe, United
States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be in
attendance.
London:
Royal College of Physicians
1 St Andrews Place,
1
London, NW1 4LE
Date: 12 - 13 May 2015
Cityscape of London: Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament to the left and the
London Eye to the right
Cambridge:
Cambridge City Hotel
Downing Street,
Cambridge, CB2 3DT
Date: 14 - 15 May 2015
View of King’s College, Cambridge, from the River Cam
Conference timetable
Day one: Technical Skills Workshop
Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Location: The Royal College of Physicians, London
TimeActivity
08:30 Registration
09:00
Welcome, Rob Smith, Interim Director of Strategy and Planning, HEE
09:05 Overview of the Technical Day Andy Knapton, Director, Strategic Modelling Analysis and Planning (SMAP)
09:15
World Café Round One
Participants start a world tour to learn about and discuss
health workforce planning innovation, technology and
translating evidence into policy. Featured countries:
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia
10:15 World Café Round Two
11:15 Refreshment break including poster display
11:35 World Café Round Three
12:35 Lunch, networking and poster display
13:15 World Café Round Four
14:15 Refreshment break including poster display
14:35 Country Correspondents Panel Session
Synthesis of World Café conversations by four panelists
15:15 Plenary Discussion
What did we learn? What can we take home
from the World Café rounds? Final comments…
16:00 Closing remarks, Andy Knapton
Day two: Opening of IHWC conference
Date: Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Location: The Royal College of Physicians, London
Time
Activity
08:30 Welcome breakfast and registration
09:45 Conference opens Sir Keith Pearson, HEE Chair
10:00 Roundtable – the four countries introduce themselves
and explore their differences and similarities
11:00 Refreshment break including poster display
11:20 Keynote speaker inc. Q&A: Professor Ian Cumming,
HEE Chief Executive
12:00 The Future Primary Health and Social Care Workforce: Building the capability of the system to support an integrated Primary Health & Social Care Workforce
13:30
Lunch, networking and poster display
14:30
Optimising the health workforce through
interprofessional, collaborative models of care
16:00 History of Royal College of Physicians
(with optional tour of building)
16:30Close
Day three: IHWC day two
Date: Thursday, 14 May 2015
Location: The Cambridge City Hotel, Cambridge
TimeActivity
08:30
Coach departs for Cambridge
(journey approx. 1hr 35 mins)
10:45
Arrival and check-in at Cambridge City Hotel
11:15 Workforce innovations supporting patient directed
healthcare
12:45 Lunch, networking and poster display
13:30 Re-tooling: is today’s workforce fit for purpose?
15:00 Top three abstract poster presentations:
• Swimming Upstream: A workforce model that
does not project a physician shortage in the
United States
• Competency development to meet rural and
remote mental health needs: A case study of child
and youth mental health policy in Yukon, Canada
• Clinically enhanced ‘fast track’ non-medical
prescribing for pharmacists - 2014/15 pilot (UK)
16:00 Networking and competitive sightseeing
including punt along the River Cam
18:00
Competitive sightseeing ends
Day four: IHWC final day
Date: Friday, 15 May 2015
Location: The Cambridge City Hotel, Cambridge
Time
Activity
08.30 Coach departs for Melbourn
09:00 Learning experience: The Evelyn Cambridge Surgical Training Centre, Melbourn - Welcome and Introduction
09:15 The Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP) Education Strategy:
•Technology Enhanced Learning
•Centre for Healthcare Education
•The University Technical College
09:45 Leadership Initiatives
10:00 Alternative Practitioners
10:15 Optional tour of the Surgical Training Centre
10:45 Coach departs for Cambridge City Hotel
11:15 The impact of multilateral agreements on health
workforce supply and governance: EU, NAFTA and
ASEAN perspectives
13:00 Conference summary including best poster and close.
Sir Keith Pearson, HEE Chair
13:30
Networking, last chance to review posters and afternoon tea or lunch
14:45 Conference Close
15:00
Coach departs and returns to London Heathrow and central London
Entertainment timetable
Welcome BBQ
Date: Tuesday 12 May
Time: 19:00 until late
Location: Platt Room opening out onto the college gardens, Royal
College of Physicians
A welcome BBQ is being held at the Royal College of Physicians. There will
be refreshments on arrival followed by a range of delicious food hot from
the BBQ.
Competitive sight seeing
Date: Thursday 14 May
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Location: Starts and ends at Cambridge City Hotel, Cambridge
A unique way to see the sights of Cambridge. You will work in teams and
follow clues and find your way around one of the UK’s most picturesque
cities, learning about its history. Follow the treasure hunt to win prizes
during the grand finale quiz!
Conference dinner
Date: Thursday 14 May
Time: 19:00 until late
Location: The Long Barn, Childerley Hall, Cambridge
The conference dinner will be held at The Long Barn, Childerley Hall,
a short drive away from the conference hotel. Upon arrival there will
be welcome refreshments and a three course dinner accompanied by
entertainment. Dress code: Business Casual
Afternoon tea
Date: Friday 15 May
Time: 13:30 – 14:45
Location: Cambridge City Hotel, Cambridge
On the final day, we have on offer a traditional English afternoon tea. You
will enjoy a range of classic English sandwiches, cakes and scones with a
selection of teas and coffees.
Acknowledgments
The International Health Workforce Collaborative, along with 2015 UK
hosts, Health Education England, would like to acknowledge and thank
the content contributors, session speakers and abstract authors for their
help and support with making the conference happen.
Colleagues in the US would like to say a special thank you to the US
event sponsors, specifically:
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
(AACOM)
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
• Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)
• American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
Looking forward to the 16th IHWC Conference
HEE will hand over the planning baton for the 16th IHWC conference to
US colleagues on Friday 15 May 2015.
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If you have any questions or would like more
information please contact us by emailing:
[email protected] or by phone 07776 457 471.
Or visit the conference website:
http://rcpsc.medical.org/publicpolicy/conference15.