7th Annual Interprofessional Symposium
Elevating Patient Safety Through Interprofessional Innovation
July 25, 2025 Ι UAB School of Nursing
Registration
($20 students, $30 faculty and staff)
($20 students, $30 faculty and staff)
Neil Mehta, MD
Keynote Speaker
Cleveland Clinic, Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs - Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Join keynote speaker, Neil Mehta, MD, for an interactive session utilizing AI to develop interprofessional cases. Participants will have the opportunity to work on creating their own case during a breakout session.
The Symposium will highlight current and future Interprofessional (IP) programs at UAB and in the community. Presentations and activities will show how innovation is used to improve the safety and well being of patients in the healthcare system.
Schedule
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM - Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:45 AM - Keynote Address - Neil Mehta
9:45 AM - Networking Break
10:00 AM - Breakout Session with Dr. Mehta
11:30 AM - Networking lunch and Poster Presentations
12:45 PM - Introduction of 2025 IPL Fellows, Presentation to 2024 IPL Fellows
1:00 PM - Arts in Medicince Breakout Sessions
2:45 PM - Networking Break
3:00 PM - Interactive Innovation: Games as Tools for Interprofessional Education
3:45 PM - Poster Winners/Closing Announcements/Door Prizes
4:00 PM - Adjourn
Contact Shelly Camp for more information scamp6@uab.edu
The Center for Interprofessional Education and Simulation would like to thank the organizing committee members:
Michelle Brown - School of Health Professions
Shelly Camp - Office of Interprofessional Curriculum
Kala Dixon - Heersink School of Medicine
Brian Mezzell - Center for Interprofessional Education and Simulation
Steve Mitchell - School of Dentistry
F. Shawn Galin - Office of Standardized Patient Education
Allison Shorten - Office of Interprofessional Curriculum
Emily Simmons - Department of Interprofessional Practice
Dawn Taylor Peterson - Office of Interprofessional Simulation
Penni Watts - School of Nursing
Christian Ketel - School of Nursing
Candice Turner - School of Optometry
Amy Broeseker - Samford, McWhorter School of Pharmacy