WELCOME TO THE AFRICA INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION NETWORK’S 1ST SYMPOSIUM FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN AFRICA 21 – 22 September 2017, University of Namibia, Windhoek

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The Africa Interprofessional Education Network (AfrIPEN), the University of Namibia and Stellenbosch
University welcome you to the FirstSymposium for Interprofessional Education in Africa.
This symposium follows the establishment of AfrIPEN in 2015 and the Network’s first strategic planning
workshop in 2016.
AfrIPEN’s aim is to establish interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPE) as integral part in
training the health workforce and in the effective functioning of systems for health in Sub-Saharan Africa by
advocating for, collaborating on, promoting and sharing good practice of IPE.
Collaboration and participation from all stakeholders are important. All participants are expected to share
their experiences (whether they present an abstract or not) and learn from each other. This will not be a
symposium where you can just sit back and listen. Participation is required! Presentations will be posted on
the www.afripen.org website.
SYMPOSIUM THEMES
 IPE: Building partnerships
 IPE: Sharing best practice and educational resources
 IPE: Faculty development
 IPE: Collaborative research
EVENT DETAILS:
Dates: Thursday 21 September 2017 (08:00 – 16:00)
Friday 22 September 2017 (08:00 –15:30)
Venue: CES boardroom, number F10, Second Floor, Old Library, University of Namibia, 340 Mandume
Ndemufayo Avenue, Pionierspark, Windhoek, Namibia (Map)
Cost: NAD 1200 per person (ZAR 1200 / USD 100)
(Namibian health professionals NAD 750 / ZAR 750)
CPD: CPD points will be issues by Stellenbosch University (attendance certificate will also be
provided)
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PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2017
19:30 – 22:00 OPTIONAL: Pre-Symposium dinner to get our conversations going. For everyone’s own
cost (informal)
Please book your place here: https://goo.gl/forms/5JJP1Ayg3M8wYtHc2
Restaurant: Joe's Beer House Restaurant
Cuisine: German, African, European, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Address: 160 Nelson Mandela Avenue, Windhoek Namibia
Phone: +264 61 232 457
info@joesbeerhouse.com
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Menu: http://www.joesbeerhouse.com/media/joe/joes_beerhouse_menu_march_2017.pdf
THURSDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2017
Time Item Speakers / Facilitators
07:30 – 08:30 Registration
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome University of Namibia
IPE in Africa in a nutshell Dr Stefanus Snyman (Chairperson:
AfrIPEN)
09:00 – 9:45 All together better health: Building strong partnerships for IPE
Prof John Gilbert (University of British Columbia & University of Dalhousie, Canada)
09:45 – 10:30 Building relationship: Getting to know each other (Ice
breaker & role clarification exercise)
Stefanus Snyman (South Africa)
Mmoloki Molwantwa (Botswana
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:45 Capacity building for IPE and sharing educational resources
Prof Jill Thistlethwaite (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
11:45 – 12:45 SESSION 1 – ORAL PRESENTATIONS Facilitator: Anthony Amalba
(Ghana)
11:45 – 12:00 Key influences to effective interprofessional collaborative
child protection decision making and practice: social
workers’ perceptions
Nhlanganiso Nyathi (Anglia Ruskin
University, United Kingdom)
12:00 – 12:15 Interprofessional collaboration between speech-language
and occupational therapy students in a low-resourced
community
Maretha Bekker, Renata Mosca (University
of Pretoria, South Africa)
12:15 – 12:30 The value of exposing students to Inter-Professional
collaboration (IPC) activities at a community-based
rehabilitation centre
Juanita Bester, Maatje Kloppers, Faeza
Bardien-Salie, Liesbet Koornhof, Sue
Statham(Stellenbosch University, South
Africa)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

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THURSDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2017
Time Item Speakers / Facilitators
13:30 – 14:00 SESSION 2 – POSTER PRESENTATIONS Facilitator: Norbert Boruett
(Kenya)
13:30 – 13:35 The research process followed to assess the IPEP-value of
activities students participate in at a community-based
rehabilitation centre
Maatje Kloppers, Juanita Bester, Faeza
Bardien-Salie, Liesbet Koornhof, Sue
Statham (Stellenbosch University, South
Africa)
13:35 – 13:40 Faculty development: A need for successful implementation
of Interprofessional Education
Anthea Rhoda, Gerard Fielies, José Frantz,
Firdouza Waggie (University of the
Western Cape, South Africa)
13:40 – 13:45 Aligning graduate attributes with the interprofessional core
competencies in an interdisciplinary health science faculty
José Franz, Nondwe Mlenzana, Nicolette
Roman, Gerard Filies, Anthea Rhoda
(University of the Western Cape, South
Africa)
13:45 – 13:50 Exposing students to IPE experiences - thinking out of the box Gerda Reitsma (North-West University)
13:50 – 13:55 How to use community primary care clinical placements as a
medium for Inter-professional Education in Botswana
Mmoloki Molwantwa, Detlef Prozesky,
Mpho Mogodi (University of Botswana)
13:55 – 14:00 The Collaborative Care Project Jana Muller (Stellenbosch University,
South Africa)
14:00 – 15:00 SESSION 3 – ORAL PRESENTATIONS Facilitator: Grace Soko (Malawi)
14:00 – 14:15 A one year review of the impact of a rural Interprofessional
Education collaborative platform on health professions
student learning
René Botha, Annemarie Joubert, Dirk
Hagemeister, Ms Heidi Morgan (University
of the Free State, South Africa)
14:15 – 14:30 Reflections on implementing a community-based learning
activity as part of an Interprofessional Education Programme
at the University of Witwatersrand
Abigail Dreyer, Mpho Molete, Sonti Pilusa,
Juliet Nyasulu, Gaolatlhe Mothoagae
(University of Witswatersrand, South
Africa)
14:30 – 14:45 How prepared are our students for IPE? Gérard Filies, Anthea Rhoda, José Frantz
(University of the Western Cape, South
Africa)
14:45 – 15:00 Health professional students’ readiness for Interprofessional
Education at the University of the Witwatersrand
Gaolatlhe Mothoagae, Patricia McInerney,
Shirra Moch (University of Witswatersrand,
South Africa)
15:00 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:30 IPE WORLD CAFÉ: Sharing resources and case studies to
develop competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative
Practice (Bring along resources)
Yvonne Botma, Firdouza Waggie & Gerard
Filies
16:45 – 17:30 AfrIPEN AGM; election of new committee (Open meeting) Stefanus Snyman
19:30 – 22:00 OPTIONAL: Symposium dinner to continue our conversations at a restaurant. For
everyone’s own cost (informal)
Please book your place here: https://goo.gl/forms/5JJP1Ayg3M8wYtHc2
The Stellenbosch Wine Bar and Bistro Restaurant
Cuisine: European, Wine Bar, International, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
320 Sam Nujoma Drive, Bougain Villas, Windhoek, Namibia
Tel: +264 61 309141
E-mail: info@thestellenboschwinebar.com
Web: www.thestellenboschwinebar.com
Menu: http://www.thestellenboschwinebar.com/pagefiles/menu.pdf

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FRIDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2017
Time Item Speakers / Facilitators
08:00 – 08:30 Reflection on Day 1 Facilitator: Yvonne Botma
08:30 – 09:30 Collaborative research for IPE in Sub-Saharan Africa: global to local (global lessons to
outcomes of Research Workshop)
Prof Jill Thistlethwaite (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) & AfriPEN
representative
09:30 – 10:30 Organisational reform to facilitate IPECP (incl touching on policies)
Prof John Gilbert (University of British Columbia & University of Dalhousie, Canada) &
AfriPEN Policy Work group
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:15 SESSION 4 – ORAL PRESENTATIONS Facilitator: Penehafo Angula
(Namibia)
11:00 – 11:15 Using simulation to promote inter-professional education at
a university in Gauteng province, South Africa
Rebecca Phaladi-Digamela, Mary
Madumo, Jaccobeth Malesela, Dayanithee
Chetty, Tony Zana, Lebo Mpholo (Sefako
Makgatho University, South Africa)
11:15 – 11:30 Designing interprofessional modules for undergraduate
healthcare sciences’ students
Carin Maree, Pippa Bresser, Mable Kekana,
Karien Mostert-Wentzel, Mariatha Yazbek,
Lydia Engelbrecht, Christa Viviers
(University of Pretoria, South Africa)
11:30 – 11:45 Lessons learnt from designing and implementing
undergraduate interprofessional healthcare modules
Philippa Bresser, Carin Maree, Karien
Mostert, Mable Kekana (University of
Pretoria, South Africa)
11:45 – 12:00 Inter-professional clinical teaching framework for
undergraduate studies at a university in Gauteng Province,
South Africa
Mary Madumo, Rebecca Phaladi-Digamela,
Dayanithee Chetty, Jacobeth Malesela,
Tony Zana, Lebo Mpholo (Sefako Makgatho
University, South Africa)
12:00 – 12:15 Facilitators’ experiences regarding inter-professional
education of third year health care science students at
Sefako Makgatho University
Hanlie Pitout (Sefako Makgatho University,
South Africa)
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:15 PARALLEL SESSION: AfrIPEN Task Team planning Task team leaders
14:15 – 15:00 Feedback from Work Group Stefanus Snyman
15:00 – 15:30 Wrap Up & Closure Newly elected chairperson