Upcoming events for AY 2026 - 27
IPE Facilitator Training
This AY, the Center for IP Innovation, is offering this professional development opportunity over fall and spring semesters. The learning community will meet 4 times over the 2026-27 academic year through a mix of in person and synchronous zoom sessions.
Sessions will be:
October 19, 2026 5 – 7:30 pm (Campus)
December 2, 2026 5 – 7 pm (Zoom)
January 20, 2027 5 – 7 pm (Zoom)
February 22, 2027 5 – 7:30 pm (Campus)
This professional development course is for faculty, staff, and providers interested in developing and facilitating IP education and collaborative practice (IPECP) experiences in their classrooms, for service learning, practicum opportunities, or in your department. Designed as a learning community, this course builds a shared understanding of IPECP principles and pedagogy and explores practical strategies for engaging learners in meaningful interprofessional learning experiences, If you are interested in joining our AY 2026-27 learning community complete the registration form here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/djgcpJYwp
3rd Annual Symposium
CIPI’s 2026 symposium will explore how to choose or create assessment tools for measuring learning outcomes for IP collaborative education. An overview of some common and validated tools will be provided as well as how to create assessment tools that match the expected learning outcomes from IP experience you have developed. Breakfast foods and beverages will be available.
Participants will have an opportunity to learn about the Center's offerings for faculty, staff, providers, and students. Additionally, CIPI's mini grant recipient teams will be presenting an overview of their projects, programs, and research.
To register for the workshop, please complete the registration form at: Center for Interprofessional Innovation 3rd Annual Symposium 2026 Registration Form
New Opportunity: VIPE Academy
An exciting new global, multi-institution opportunity for students to develop, hone, and practice interprofessional collaborative practice skills. The Virtual Interprofessional Education (VIPE) academy is a learning approach that brings together a global community of students, faculty, and professionals from different disciplines in a virtual environment to collaborate, communicate, and solve problems as a team. It focuses on using online environments for developing skills for interprofessional collaboration, teamwork, and preparing participants for real-world, multidisciplinary practice. Delivered in a virtual format, VIPE provides health care students from multiple universities with an interprofessional orientation and training experience in the care of patients across the continuum of care, with an emphasis in promoting their physical, psychological, social and spiritual well-being through collaborative health care practices. VIPE academy will hold 4 sessions over the 2026-27 academic year.
Details:
October 14 9 am - 11:30 am Mental Health and Young People. For more info about this session visit VIPE academy's website:https://vipeacademy.eu/?mec-events=mental-health-and-young-people
November 18 9 am - 11:30 am Chronic Conditions and Elderly Care
February 10 9 am - 11:30 am Global Health and Climate Change
March 17 9 am - 11:30 am Migration and the Refugee Crisis
Students are welcome to participate in any or all sessions. All teams will have at least 1 trained facilitator. Please forward to your student.
INHWE Conference, Dublin, Ireland - October 2026
4 IP teams from SB invited to present at International Health Workforce Education conference in Dublin
- Evaluating student learning outcomes and facilitator effectiveness in a Virtual IPE elective course: Dr Kelli Star Fox, Dr. Jeanette Lukas, Prof Erik Flynn, Prof Kathleen McGoldrick
- An Innovative Interprofessional Education Session Integrating Policy and Practice for Health-Related Professions: Prof Erik William Flynn, Dr. Bonnie Lipow, Dr. Haylee Hebenstreit, Dr. Gabriella Pandolfelli
- The Gamification of Collaborative Care: Evaluating a gamified Escape Room concept health science IPE study: Prof Kathleen Anne McGoldrick, Dr. Christina Burke, Prof Erik Flynn, Dr. Kelli Star Fox
- Evaluating the impact and effectiveness of an IPE facilitator training program: Dr Brenda Janotha, Dr Kelli Star Fox, Dr. Jeanette Lukas, Dr. Renee Fabus
- For information about the conference: https://inhwe.org/dublin-2026
Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) Conference, Nashville, TN - October 2026
Stony Brook IP team invited to present at ASAHP conference in Nashville
Unlocked: A virtual escape room navigating health, home and help: Prof Ashley Cervino, Dr. Elissa Friedman
For information about the conference: https://www.asahp.org/upcoming-events/2026/4/8/2026-asahp-annual-conference