<div dir="ltr"><div>x-posted</div>Good morning, colleagues:<br><br>I am delighted to announce the third annual Conference on Teaching Writing in the Health Professions (WIHPCon), which will convene on Friday June 7. As always, WIHPCon will be fully online and free of charge, and we invite proposals for 15-minute individual presentations, 45-minute panels, and asynchronous video posters. <div><br></div><div>Submit proposals to <a href="mailto:wihpconference@gmail.com">wihpconference@gmail.com</a> by <u>April 1</u>, using the subject header "Conference paper submission."<br><br>WIHPCon offers a sizable, international venue for sharing your instructional strategies and research in progress. Last year, we had 237 attendees from ~140 organizations and eight countries. WIHPCon is also richly interdisciplinary, attracting folks from tech comm, health humanities, writing center administration, library science and informatics, medical education, nursing, and veterinary science, among other fields. You can check out the 2023 program <a href="https://wihpconference.wordpress.com/">here</a>. <br><br>If you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly: <a href="mailto:Michael.Madson@asu.edu">Michael.Madson@asu.edu</a>. <br><br>Full CFP pasted below. <br><br>**</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(69,129,142)">The
THIRD Annual Conference on Teaching Writing <br>
in the Health Professions</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sponsored
by Arizona State University </span></p>

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and free of charge</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Friday
June 7, 2024</span></p>

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proposals to <a href="mailto:wihpconference@gmail.com">wihpconference@gmail.com</a> by </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(204,0,0)">April 1</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Writing instruction tailored
for the health professions is becoming high demand. Indeed, scholarship on
writing instruction has regularly appeared not only in journals dedicated to
composition and technical communication, but in those dedicated to medicine,
nursing, pharmacy, and allied health, among other fields. An increasing number
of training programs have established writing courses that explore healthcare
themes, foster competencies expected of health workers, and/or are formal part
of licensure programs. There is growing recognition that the success of
healthcare organizations relies largely on the writing done within it [1].</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Supporting these trends,
numerous textbooks have been developed for health professions students [2-6],
who need to “write at times like a sociologist, at others like a philosopher,
yet again like a scientist and finally as a reflective practitioner!” [7(p.
188)]. Unfortunately, there are fewer supports for writing instructors in this
area, including health professions educators who want to improve how they teach
writing, writing specialists who want to better understand health professions
training, and others seeking professional development and a broader community
of colleagues. Surveys of faculty development needs in the health professions
have, time and again, emphasized writing and teaching [8-10], and calls have
sounded for additional knowledge sharing [11-14].</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Building on our previous
two conferences, we again call together presenters across disciplines to share
their instructional insights and research in progress, drawing on the spirit of
interprofessional education. We invite 15 minute individual presentations, 45
minute panels, and asynchronous posters on any aspect of writing in the health
professions – clinical, scholarly, reflective, or public. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Specific topics may
include: </span></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">assignment design </span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">curriculum development </span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">program management </span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">feedback practices </span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">needs assessments </span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">professional identity
     formation </span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">health literacy</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">the health humanities </span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">educational psychology</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">educational research methods or</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">artificial intelligence</span></li>
</ul>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">There will also be
networking opportunities for those interested in research collaborations across
institutions. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">References</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">1. Opel DS, Hart-Davidson
W. The primary care clinic as writing space. Written Communication. 2019
Jul;36(3):348-78.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">2. Arntfield MA &
Johnston JW. Healthcare writing: a practical guide to professional success.
Broadview Press; 2016. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">3. Bonk RJ. Writing for today's
healthcare audiences. Broadview Press; 2015.</span></p>

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in the health professions. Longman; 2005.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">5. Long TL & Beck CT.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">6. Terryberry K. Writing
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">7. Baynham M. Academic
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">8. Behar-Horenstein LS,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">9. Haden NK, Chaddock M,
Hoffsis GF, Lloyd JW, Reed WM, Ranney RR, Weinstein GJ. Preparing faculty for
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">10. Smith A, Hardinger K.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">11. Hawks SJ, Turner KM,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">12. Riley E. Exploring
strategies to enhance scholarly writing for RN-BSN students using an online
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">13. </span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Madson MJ, editor.
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practices. Routledge; 2022.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">14. Madson MJ, editor. Composing
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