Welcome to IP-future annual conference 2026
The 2nd conference in the the IP-future project, will be organised by TVEPS at Solstrand, Norway, on 16th-17th April 2026. Purpose: build a better, more inclusive, and sustainable future through education, research and interprofessional collaboration
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With the research project «A circular educational framework to help solve healthcare challenges: interprofessional education and collaborative practice for the future» (IP-future), the project group with members from University of Bergen, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, University of Tromsø and Hanze (Groningen), aim to launch a workplace-based IPE model with mutual benefits for all stakeholders involved: students, healthcare personnel, patients and educational institutions.
In 2025, the first annual IP-future conference gathered approximately 30 Norwegian and International collaboration partners and project members. The conference was packed with inspiring presentations and valuable and enthusiastic plenary discussions, and project PI, Ane Johannessen, expressed after the meeting that “The interprofessional future looks bright, and we are super-excited to have started our efforts to move the research frontier in this field in a direction that will hopefully benefit both academia, students, health and social services and the everyday lives of patients and service users.” (see news piece here).
We are now looking forward to the second annual conference, 16th-17th April at Solstrand near Bergen.
Program for the 2nd IP-future conference