E2 7th AIM Global Deans Forum
Saturday 27 August 2016
09:00-17:30
Hilton Buenos Aires : Pacara A & B, 6 hours
Saturday 27 August 2016, 09:00 – 17:30
Organised by FIPEd
(By invitation — for deans who have FIP academic institutional membership; AIM)
AIM members, Deans and academic leaders from around the world will discuss and debate how pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences educational institutions are transforming their programmes towards achieving better health outcomes. The discussions and debate during this one and half day Forum will focus on areas of critical importance in the role of pharmacy educational institutions, focussing on educating the pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences workforce of the future. The programming for the 2016 AIM Deans Forum is based on input from attendees of the 2015 AIM Deans Forum in Dusseldorf.
Programme
Saturday 27 August 2016, 09:00 – 09:30
FIPEd Present and Future
FIPEd Chair: William Charman (FIPEd Chair, Australia)
Introduction to the Deans Forum
AIM Chair: Wayne Hindmarsh (FIPEd Chair of AIM, Canada)
Saturday 27 August 2016, 09:30 – 12:00
Part I - Leadership – The academic perspective
Leadership development is critical for all levels of the profession, from undergraduate students, early years’ practitioners, to the most advanced practitioners, and it plays an important role in advocating for, and advancing the profession. This session will discuss the dean’s profile in the development of leadership. The context for this discussion will be educational, career development and contain aspects of team building activities. The importance of strong leadership in the pharmacy profession will be explored including how to both develop and attract leaders to the profession, for better outcomes in collaborative practice.
Chair
John Pieper (St Louis College of Pharmacy, USA)
09:30
1) Developing academic leaders
Lucinda Maine (American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, USA)
10:00
2) Leadership according to deans
Pierre Moreau (Kuwait University, Kuwait)
10:30 – 10:50 Coffee/tea break
10:50
3) PharmAcademy – A global community of practice for pharmacy educators
Ian Larson (Monash University, Australia)
11:20
4) Workshop activity and feedback
11:50
5) Wrap up and conclusion
John Pieper (St Louis College of Pharmacy, USA)
Saturday 27 August 2016, 14:30 – 17:30
Part II – Interprofessional education
This session will discuss models of programmes to prepare graduates to practice in team-based care environments. It will also provide an overview of collaborations between pharmacy schools and other healthcare professional schools to address the local and national needs. Emphasis will be on the variety of roles and maximising the use of resources.
Chair
Pierre Moreau (Kuwait University, Kuwait)
14:30
1) Interprofessional education at the University of Toronto (Canada): Reflections on challenges, successes and future directions
Heather Boon (University of Toronto, Canada)
15:00
2) Lessons learned from embedding a mandatory undergraduate IPE curriculum across 13 different health professions at Université de Montréal
Marie-Claude Vanier (Université de Montréal, Canada)
15:30 – 15:50 Coffee/tea break
15:50
3) Key elements of a successful interprofessional education programme
Kari Franson (University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, USA)
16:20
4) Roundtable discussions and feedback
17:20
5) Wrap up and conclusion
Pierre Moreau (Kuwait University, Kuwait)
Saturday 27 August 2016, 17:30 – 19:00
Social event (Invitation for Deans only)