The NIPNET conference
The Nordic Interprofessional Network Conference 2026
The 18th Nordic Conference on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the 18th Nordic Conference on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in Tromsø, 4th and 5th of June 2026. The conference is organized by the Nordic Network for Interprofessional Education (NIPNET) and hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
The conference invites educators, practitioners, researchers, and students with an interest in interprofessional education and collaborative practice. The conference language is English.
MD/PhD candidate, Maastricht University
Matthijs Bosveld is a medical doctor and PhD candidate at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. His research focuses on collaboration with patients and caregivers in both education and care.
Senior Lecturer, Linköping University
Annika Lindh Falk, Senior lecturer, MSc in Occupational Therapy and PhD in Medical Education, Program Director for Interprofessional Education. She is involved in Health professions education and supervisor for master and doctoral students in medical education. Her research interest is interprofessional learning and collaboration in Health and Social Care.
HR specialist, Linköping Municipality
Anna Jonson serves as an HR Specialist in Strategic Talent Management at the Department of Social Care in the Municipality of Linköping. Furthermore, she is the Project Manager for KUNO, a collaborative interprofessional initiative between the Municipality of Linköping and Linköping University.
Operation Manager, Linköping Municipality
Eva Ånell DeVecchio is the operations manager for rehabilitation within permanent care and short term care facilities at the Department of Social Care in the Municipality of Linköping. She is also part of the steering commiteé in the KUNO project, a collaborative interprofessional initiative between the Municipality of Linköping and Linköping University.
University Lecturer, Linköping University
Michaela Munkholm, lecturer in occupational therapy at Linköping University, Department of health, medicine and care. Michaela is also the teacher responsible for one of three IPE activities in the medical faculty's interprofessional curriculum - Professional perspectives in collaboration.
Rector, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Dag Rune Olsen is the rector at UiT and crucial to ensure possibilities for Interprofessional Education for students enrolled at UiT.