News and announcements

On December 3 and 4, 2018, Uruguay held the First Conference on Interprofessional Health Education. The objective of the event was to sensitize teachers, students and professionals in the field of Interprofessional Health Education (IPE), as well as to identify and value experiences of IPE and interprofessional work carried out by the University of the Republic (Udelar), as well as to elaborate new proposals on IPE.

The 4th International Colloquium of Education and Interprofessional Work in Health (CIETIS) was held from 28 to 30 November 2018 at the Faculty of Ceilandia of the University of Brasilia, in commemoration of the 10 years since its creation.

The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 6 and 7 December 2018, will host the Third Technical Meeting on Interprofessional Professional Education (IPE): Improve the capacity of human resources to achieve universal health.

As part of the activities of the national plan for the implementation of interprofessional education in Guatemala, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance of the country, together with the national office of the Pan American Health Organization, held the 1st National Meeting on Interprofessional Education on 24 and 25 October 2018.