Below is a brief overview of the conference program for the NIPNET Conference 2026.

NIPNET Conference 2026 Full Program

Day 1 – Thursday, June 4

Arrival and Opening

10:30 – Registration
11:00 – Musical welcome
11:10–11:30 – Conference Opening
Dag Rune Olsen, Rector, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Moderator: Anita Iversen

Keynote and Plenary

11:30–12:30 – Keynote
Quality Standards in Interprofessional Education
John Hammonds, Professor of Interprofessional Practice and Board Trustee, CAIPE (UK)

Digital panel discussion with members of the CAIPE IPE Standard Groups
Plenary discussion: Can IPE standards be applied in a Nordic context?
Moderator: Anita Iversen

12:30–13:30 – Networking lunch

Parallel Sessions – Session 1

13:30–14:35

  • Track A: Interprofessional collaboration and workplace learning
  • Track B: Interprofessional education and learning
  • Track C: Students’ perspectives on IPE
  • Track F: Supervision and leadership in IPECP
  • Workshop: Towards a Nordic Framework for IPECP

14:35–14:45 – Short break / transition between sessions

Parallel Sessions – Session 2

14:45–15:50

  • Track A: Interprofessional collaboration and workplace learning
  • Track B: Interprofessional education and learning
  • Track E: Technology drivers for interprofessional learning and collaboration
  • Workshops:
    • Simulation and difficult conversations
    • Co-designing learning for interprofessional team supervision

Afternoon and Plenary

15:50–16:10 – Coffee and tea

16:10–16:50 – Lightning pitches and poster walk

17:00–17:30 – Plenary Fireside Chat
Designing and Implementing an IPE Activity in a Municipal Short-Term Residential Setting
Michaela Munkholm, Anna Jonson, Eva Ånell-Devecchio, Annika Lindh Falk
Moderator: Beate Garcia

19:00 – Conference Dinner
Restaurant Skirri, Tromsø city centre

Day 2 – Friday, June 5

Morning and Keynote

08:30–09:00 – Coffee, tea, and registration

09:00–09:35 – Keynote
Untying the Gordian Knot of Patient and Public Involvement in Interprofessional Education
Matthijs Bosveld, MD, PhD Candidate, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Moderator: Catrine Buck Jensen

09:35–10:15 – Panel Conversation
Panelists with multiple perspectives
Moderator: Catrine Buck Jensen

10:15–10:45 – Break (coffee, tea, and Norwegian waffles)

Parallel Sessions – Session 3

10:45–12:15

  • Track A: Interprofessional collaboration and workplace learning
  • Track B: Interprofessional education and learning
  • Symposium: Interprofessional Clinical Placements with research across the globe
  • Roundtable Discussion: Technological literacy and the interprofessional space

Closing Session

12:30–13:00 – Conference wrap-up, final reflections, and evaluation
Moderator: Catrine Buck Jensen

13:00 – Standing lunch / takeaway lunch and departure

Conference Tracks – Overview

  • Track A: Interprofessional Collaboration and Workplace Learning
  • Track B: Interprofessional Education and Learning
  • Track C: Students’ Perspectives on IPE
  • Track D: Patient and Public Involvement in IPECP
  • Track E: Technology, Simulation, and AI in IPE
  • Track F: Supervision and Leadership in IPECP

NIPNET Conference 2026 Full Program