Table 1 Inter-Professional Education Events in the 9^th SMEC 2013

Distinguished members of the medical and nursing fraternities in Singapore were invited to share their insights with conference participants. The speakers included:

• Vice Dean (Education), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

• Co-Chairperson, Inter-Professional Education Steering Committee, National University of Singapore

• Emeritus Consultant, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

• Vice President, 64^th Medical Society, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

• Vice President, 6^th Nursing Subclub, Alice Lee Center for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

(Of note, the Vice-Presidents of the Medical Society and Nursing Sub-Club presented a joint address, personifying the practice of building good inter-professional relationships even during undergraduate education.)

Participants were given the opportunity to select the workshop that interested them the most out of a choice of 15. Each workshop was co-facilitated by at least one doctor and one nurse; with some facilitators inviting additional colleagues to share at the session. Facilitators were given the freedom to conduct each workshop in any preferred format, but with the guideline that focus should be on the teamwork and cooperation between various healthcare professionals in daily practice. Activities chosen by the facilitators ranged widely from video presentations to role-playing and group discussions. Many also chose to use examples from key events in the history of healthcare in Singapore, such as the 2003 epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). It was encouraging that all facilitators displayed a great keenness to share their thoughts on IPE with the conference participants. The 15 workshop topics were as follows: