[ATTW-L] #CONF: Teaching writing in the health professions

[Michael Madson]

(x-posted)

Dear colleagues:

Just a reminder about the SECOND annual conference on teaching writing in
the health professions (WIHPconf). The conference will be fully online and
free of charge. Last year, we had about 200 registered attendees from six
countries, and this year, we'd love to have even more!

Proposals are due on *April 1*, this Saturday. Please submit them to
wihpconference at gmail.com.

The conference will be held on *June 2*.

Any questions can be directed to me (michael.madson at asu.edu)

All the best,

Michael

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*CFP: The SECOND Annual Conference on Teaching Writing in the Health
Professions*

Sponsored by Arizona State University

Fully online and free of charge

June 2, 2023 (Friday)



As the burden on healthcare systems grows heavier, countries around the
globe face alarming shortages of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and
allied health professionals, who include physician assistants, occupational
therapists, and emergency medical technicians. On the whole, the world is
facing a shortfall of 18 million health professionals, with rural regions
and low- and middle-income countries hit the hardest [1]. As a partial
response, workforce challenges have been repeatedly highlighted by the
World Health Assembly, which instituted the International Year of the Nurse
and Midwife in 2020 and the International Year of Health and Care Workers
in 2021, calling greater attention to the training of health professionals
[2,3].



What is often unacknowledged in this training is the importance of writing:
health professionals need to learn a variety of written genres while in the
classroom or on the job—and often produce them under tight constraints.
Significantly, writing in these contexts is not just about the *writing*,
meaning the textual artifact and its process of production. It is also
about the *writer*, and the benefits to the writer are legion. Indeed,
writing can foster empathy, reflective practice, critical thinking,
collaborative learning, patient education skills, leadership, cultural
competence, and clinical judgment. Some evidence suggests that writing can
also assuage burnout, a major challenge in the health professions [4].

Responding to these exigencies, the inaugural Conference on Teaching
Writing in the Health Professions, held last year, attracted more than 200
registered attendees from six countries. Building on that success, we will
virtually convene again this June.

We call together presenters from across disciplines to share their
instructional insights and research in progress, drawing on the spirit of
interprofessional education. We invite 15- minute presentations on any
aspect of clinical writing, scholarly writing, reflective writing, or
public writing in the health professions. Specific topics may include
assignment design, curriculum development, program management, feedback
practices, needs assessments, professional identity formation, the health
humanities, educational psychology, or educational research methods. We
especially welcome presentations that address health literacy, and there
will be networking opportunities for those interested in research
collaborations across institutions.

Send 300-word proposals to *WIHPconference at gmail.com
<WIHPconference at gmail.com>* by *April 1*. Please use the subject line
“Conference paper submission.”


*References*1. World Health Organization. *Global Strategy on Human
Resources for Health: Workforce 2030*. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health
Organization; 2016.

2. World Health Organization. *State of the World’s Nursing 2020: Investing
in Education, Jobs and Leadership*. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health
Organization; 2020.

3. World Health Organization. *Year of Health and Care Workers 2021*. World
Health Organization.

4. Madson MJ, ed. *Teaching Writing in the Health Professions*. Routledge;
2021.
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