Annual MIPERC conference set for DeVos Center

Presentations from four national experts on using interprofessional teams in health care delivery will highlight a two-day conference at Grand Valley.

The Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center's annual conference is set for September 22-23 at the DeVos Center. MIPERC is a consortium housed at Grand Valley and composed of health care professionals throughout the Midwest.

Speakers are Nancy Schlichting, CEO of Henry Ford Health System; Stephen Schoenbaum, special advisor to the president, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation; Barbara Brandt, director of the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education; and Gerri Lamb, chair of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative.

Registration for both conference days is $100, one day is $50. Deadline to register is September 17; visit www.gvsu.edu/miperc for more information or to register. Continuing education credits are available for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists.

A pre-conference workshop from 9-11 a.m. on September 22 in the L. William Seidman Center, also on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus, will engage participants in roundtable discussions on a number of topics including student clinical learning experiences, interprofessional education and faculty development, overcoming IPE obstacles, and IPE simulation.

Conference sponsors are Grand Valley's Office of the Vice Provost for Health, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy, Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners, Michigan Area Health Education Center and Central Michigan University's College of Health Professions.