IAPAE Conference Preliminary Schedule

Updated as of 2025-10-07

28 October to 31 October 2025
at the Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria Hillcrest Campus

Day 0 – 28 October, Tuesday (All events for Day 0 in Future Africa HUB Dining Hall)

Time	Event
05:00 PM	Conference Registration Table, IAPAE Store and Exhibit Hall Open
05:30 PM	Welcome to 16 th Annual IAPAE Conference – IAPAE President Lumbani Tshotetsi
05:40 PM	IAPAE Meet and Greet Reception – Join us for drinks and finger food to meet new friends and greet familiar colleagues (no charge)
07:30 PM	Evening is open for Delegates – Enjoy dinner at Future Africa Campus or many restaurants in Hatfield (need to pre book cost to delegates)

Day 1 – 29 October, Wednesday (All events for Day 1 in Main Auditorium or Future Africa HUB Dining Hall)

Time	Event	Topic/Speaker/Presenter/Country
08:00 AM	Registration Table and IAPAE Store open outside Auditorium and Exhibit Hall open in the Hub
08:00 AM	Welcome Tea, Coffee and Morning snacks on arrival outside Auditorium
09:00 AM	Conference Starts - Welcome	Lumbani Tshotetsi, IAPAE President, South Africa
09:05 AM	Welcome Address Day 1	UP Faculty of Health Sciences Deputy Dean of Research and Postgrad Studies; Prof. Greta Dreyer, South Africa
09:15 AM	Recognition	Celebrating 20 years of Clinical Associates – Recognising the Clinical Associate Pioneer Educators
09:30 AM	Topic Speaker 1	The Global Context of Clinical Practitioners: LOOOP Mapping PA education; Scott Smalley, South Africa
09:45 AM	Keynote Speaker & Discussion	“Act Locally, Dream Global: Clinical Associate Education, Training and Medical Practice, 15 Years of Lessons”
10:45 AM	Tea Break in the HUB	View ePosters, visit Exhibit Hall with Sponsors, Vendors and Networking
11:15 AM	Panel Discussion 1	Panel on Clinical Associates in Community Practice. Moderator: Tesha Pillay, South Africa
12:15 PM	Oral Scientific Presentations 1, Moderator: Scott Smalley, IAPAE Conference Organiser	1- Integration of AI in Physician Associate and Analogue Education: Advancing Equity and Clinical Practice; Susan Salahshor, USA
		2- Evaluation of Clinical Teaching Methods, among Diploma Clinical Students in Kenya; Joseph Choge, Kenya
		3- Transitioning from Specialty-centric learning to community-based training for physician associate students in India; Ebin Abraham, India
		4- From Prompt to Practice: Using generative AI to enhance student-created SBA questions in Problem-Based Learning; Chandran Louis, United Kingdom
		5- Surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone: barriers and enablers from provider and facilitator perspectives; Tairu Fofanah, Sierra Leone
01:15 PM	Lunch in Future Africa HUB	View ePosters, visit Exhibit Hall with Sponsors, Vendors and Networking
02:15 PM	Oral Scientific Presentations 2, Moderator: Laura Juarez, IAPAE Registrar	6- Exploring the influence of professional socialization on the professional identity development of clinical associates using critical theory; Aviwe Mgobozi, South Africa
		7- Patients’ Perceptions of clinical associates at a private sector health facility in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province; Khethiwe Mdluli, South Africa
		8- Analysis of BCMP eLogbooks for learning; Murray Louw, South Africa
		9- Assessing clinical associate students’ views on learning opportunities and involvement during primary health care placements: mixed methods study in Tshwane; Sanele Ngcobo, South Africa
		10- Primary Healthcare Clinics as training platforms: The experience of clinical associate students at Walter Sisulu University; Aloysious Kakia, South Africa
03:15 PM	Panel Discussion 2	Panel on Clinical associates in private practice, Moderator: Tumi Msimang, South Africa
04:15 PM	Topic Speaker 2	Reciprocity, Credentialling and Global Migration of PAs, Prof Mbokazi, South Africa (TBC). Moderator: Moses Habimana, PACASA Executive Committee Treasurer
04:25 PM	Closing Topic Day 1	Clinical Associate Associations-CANC with PACASA, NCAT & SAUCA, Moderator: Scott Smalley, South Africa
04:40 PM	Summary Day 1	Head of Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Prof Mofolo (TBC)
05:00 PM	Closing Ceremony Day 1	Special Guest: President Global Association of Clinical Associates and Physician Associates, Austin Odour, Kenya
05:30 PM		End of Day 1 of 16th Annual IAPAE Conference

Day 2 – 30 October, Thursday (All events for Day 2 in Main Auditorium,
Classroom 1 or 2, Outside or HUB Dining Hall)

Time	Event	Topic/Speaker/Presenter/Country
08:00 AM	Registration Table and IAPAE Store open outside Auditorium and Exhibit Hall open in the Hub
08:00 AM	Welcome Tea, Coffee and Morning snacks on arrival outside Auditorium
08:30 AM	Welcome Day 2	Joseph Choge, IAPAE President-Elect, Kenya
08:40 AM	Welcome Address	South African Association of Family Physicians CEO; (TBA), South Africa
08:55 AM	Topic Speaker 3	Roadmap for Clinical Associates in South Africa; Dr Luvuyo Bayeni, South Africa (TBC). Moderator: TG Lamola, PACASA Deputy President
09:10 AM	Topic Speaker 4	Clinical associates advancing medical practice: mental health case study; Prof Saiendhra Moodley, South Africa. Followed by Dr Edith Madela-Mntla. Moderator: Aviwe Mgobozi, NCAT Chair
09:30 AM	Parallel Sessions 1A – Oral Scientific Papers: Main Venue. Moderator: Tesha Pillay, PACASA President	1A1- Statistical profile of board certified PAs in the United States by specialty, Dawn Morton, USA
		1A2- Employment landscape and demographic characteristics of clinical associates in South Africa: A cross-sectional study, Aviwe Mgobozi, South Africa
		1A3- Decoding the choice: What contributes to physician assistants/associates' decision to participate in longitudinal vs. traditional assessment for board recertification?, Andrzej Kozikowski & Mirela Bruza, USA
		1A4- Knowledge perceptions attitudes of physician assistant students toward artificial intelligence (AI) integration in their curriculum a cross-sectional study, Abdiqani, India
		1A5- Content analysis of patients’ complaints lodged at Medical Council of Malawi from 2007-2011 and 2023, Richard Mwalwanda Ndovie, Malawi
09:30 AM	Parallel Sessions 1B – Workshop: Conference Room 1	WORKSHOP: Military-Ready: Preparing physician assistant graduates for global military and operational medicine roles, Johnna Yealy, USA
09:30 AM	Parallel Sessions 1C – Palaver: Outside under the Tree in Garden area. Moderator: Lumbani Tshotetsi, IAPAE President	1C1- Beyond the white coat: embracing ‘Doctorhood’ in the Doctoral PA era, Anitha Chandrasekhar, USA
		1C2 Expanding access to medical education through international collaboration: A pilot partnership between IAPAE and Horizon Medical Education, DeShana Collett USA
		1C3- Workforce gaps & PA education: A Puerto Rico case study in policy, training, and health system collapse, Laura Juarez, Puerto Rico
09:30 AM	Parallel Sessions 1D – UP Clinical Educators: School room	Clinical Educators Train the Trainer Workshop for University of Pretoria Clinical Associate Clinical Preceptors – Session 1. Facilitator: Dr Murray Louw, UP Faculty of Health Sciences, Clinical Associate Programme
10:30 AM	Tea Break in the HUB	View ePosters, Network, see Vendors in Exhibit Hall
11:00 AM	IAPAE Annual General Meeting	IAPAE Mission, Vision, Aims. Strategic Plan 2026-2030. Description of IAPAE Elections for Board and Chairs
12:00 PM	Panel Discussion 3	Panel: Global Accreditation and Regulation for Clinical Practitioners. Moderator: Joseph Choge, IAPAE Pres-Elect
01:00 PM	Lunch in Future Africa HUB	View ePosters, visit Exhibit Hall with Sponsors, Vendors and Networking
02:00 PM	Parallel Sessions 2A – PechaKucha: Main Venue. Moderator: DeShana Collet, IAPAE Chair Accreditation and Education Committee	2A1- How to be a smart and ethical AI-Enhanced PA? The do’s and don’ts from classroom to clinic, Anitha Chandrasekhar, USA
		2A2- The Amazing Med-Race: Gamifying clinical education in a low-resource setting, Tesha Pillay, South Africa
		2A3- Breaking the Mold: clinical associates as champions of coordinated care, Moses Habimana, South Africa
		2A4- Beyond the Stethoscope: Lessons from home visits, Fakazi Mbona, South Africa
		2A5- Improving clinical readiness and decision-making in LMICs through Community-Based Telehealth Education and AI-Supported Navigation: Lessons from Keya Health, Oliver Welcome, Rwanda
		2A6- Internationalization of Labour Market for Clinical Officers/Physician Associates, Peterson Wachira, Kenya
02:00 PM	Parallel Sessions 2B – Workshop: Conference Room 1	WORKSHOP: AI-Driven Analytics: Hands-On pattern discovery in student evaluations, Dr Garcia-Alonso, South Africa
02:00 PM	Parallel Sessions 2C – Palaver: Outside under the Tree in Garden Area. Moderator Gladys Biwott	2C1- EMS Ride Along Program we have for physician associates with EMS units, USA, Christopher Taylor, USA
		2C2- Echoes: The reflections we need, Nompumelelo Mahlambi, South Africa
		2C3- Advancing workforce inclusion in UK Integrated Healthcare: Insights from the collaborative, Targeted Outreach Programme (CTOP) Intervention, Nasreen Ali, UK (Presented by Britzer Paul Vincent)
02:00 PM	Parallel Sessions 2D – UP Clinical Educators: School room	Clinical Educators Train the Trainer Workshop for University of Pretoria Clinical Associate Clinical Preceptors – Session 2. Facilitator: Dr Murray Louw, UP Faculty of Health Sciences, Clinical Associate Programme
03:00 PM	Tea Break in the HUB	View ePosters, Network, see Vendors in Exhibit Hall
03:20 PM	Parallel Sessions 3A – Oral Scientific Papers: Main Venue. Moderator: Margaret Maina, IAPAE Secretary	3A1- Factors associated with US PAs engaging in international medical work, Mirela Bruza, USA
		3A2- Chart Smarter, Not Harder: Introducing AI scribes in preclinical PA education, Janelle Bludorn, USA
		3A3- Lived experiences of overseas healthcare professionals: the effect of non-recognition and the need for global standardisation, Rukia Saleem, United Kingdom
		3A4- Bridging education and data for Community-Based HIV Care: Insights from Felege Melese Health Center’s Differentiated Service Delivery Review, Rediet Hussen, Ethiopia
		35- Assessment of barriers and facilitators affecting the integration of research evidence into clinical decision-making among clinical officers/physician assistants in Burundi, Charels Nsanzabera, Burundi
03:20 PM	Parallel Sessions 3B – Workshop: Conference Room 1	WORKSHOP: Understanding Reliability, Validity, and Intended Score Use: A Practical Guide for PA Educators, John Weir, USA
03:20 PM	Parallel Sessions 3C – Palaver: Under the Tree in Garden Area. Moderator: Geoffrey Korir, IAPAE Regional Director Africa	3C1- Enhanced the response activities for newly diagnosed individuals through using HIV case surveillance data in Addis Ababa: Implementation experience across 11 Sub-Cities, Firew Tadesse Kusheno, Ethiopia
		3C2- Final year medical students’ preparedness for the evolving healthcare system: a case study of Meru University in Kenya, Pamela Wamalwa, Kenya
		3C3- Transforming health education: How AI is changing the way we teach and learn, Rediet Hussen, Ethiopia
03:20 PM	Parallel Sessions 3D – UP Clinical Educators: School room	Clinical Educators Train the Trainer Workshop for University of Pretoria Clinical Associate Clinical Preceptors – Session 3. Facilitator: Dr Murray Louw, UP Faculty of Health Sciences, Clinical Associate Programme
04:20 PM	Keynote Speaker 2	David Bunnel, President-Elect, American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) “AI in PA Education”
04:35 PM	Facilitated Discussion 2	Facilitated discussion of Keynote Speaker. Moderator Anitha Chandrasekhar, IAPAE Chair of Communications
04:45 PM	Topic Speaker 5	Sponsor Session
04:55 PM	Closing Topic Day 2	South African Government Official – TBA
05:05 PM	Summary of Day 2	Head of Department Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Witwatersrand, Adjunct Prof Richard Cooke, South Africa
05:15 PM		End of Day 2 of 16th Annual IAPAE Conference
05:15 PM	Tour of Local Sites	Tour of Union Building, Shuttle Bus departs at 17:15 to return at 18:30
06:30 PM	Gala Dinner in Hub	Celebrate the IAPAE Conference with the Gala Dinner in the Future Africa Hub, Wear Traditional Dress

Day 3 – 31 October, Friday (All events for Day 3 in Main Auditorium, Classroom, Outside or HUB Dining Hall)

Time	Event	Topic/Speaker/Presenter/Country
08:00 AM	Registration Table and IAPAE Store open outside Auditorium and Exhibit Hall open in the Hub
08:00 AM	Welcome Tea, Coffee and Morning snacks on arrival outside Auditorium
08:30 AM	Welcome Day 3	Scott Smalley, IAPAE Immediate Past President, South Africa
08:35 AM	Welcome Address	Professor Vanessa Steenkamp, Deputy Dean of Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
08:45 AM	Topic Speaker 6	Sponsor Session
09:00 AM	Keynote Speaker 3	Professor Salome Maswime, Head of Department of Global Surgery, University of Cape Town, South Africa
09:20 AM	Facilitated Discussion 3	Facilitated discussion of Keynote Speaker. Moderator Lumbani Tshotetsi, IAPAE President
09:40 AM	Parallel Sessions 4A – Country Updates: Main Venue.	Updates on Education and clinical practice from all Countries represented at the IAPAE Conference. Moderator: Nurhan Noris, IAPAE Regional Director Asia
10:40 AM	Tea Break in the HUB	View ePosters, Network, see Vendors in Exhibit Hall
11:00 AM	Panel Discussion 4	Panel on ‘Integrating AI into PA education: Bots, Brains and Bedside Care’ Moderator: Anitha Chandrasekhar, IAPAE Chair of Communication, Collaboration and Innovation
12:00 PM	IAPAE Election Announcements	Lumbani Tshotetsi, IAPAE President; Dr Joseph Choge, IAPAE President-Elect
12:10 PM	IAPAE Committee Meetings	Join one of four IAPAE Committees to develop yearly objectives and goals for 2026
01:10 PM	IAPAE Conference Awards	Lisa deWolfe, IAPAE Regional Director Oceania
01:15 PM	IAPAE Gift Giving Ceremony	Laura Juarez, IAPAE Conference Registrar, Regional Director North, Central and South America
01:20 PM	Closing Topic Day 2	Ms Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, MEC for Health Gauteng (TBC)
01:30 PM	Summary of Day 3	Head of Department Family Medicine and Rural Health, Walter Sisulu University, Prof Adeleke, South Africa
01:40 PM	End of Conference Ceremony	Scott Smalley, IAPAE Conference Organiser, Immediate Past President
01:45 PM	Lunch in Future Africa HUB	View ePosters, visit Exhibit Hall with Sponsors, Vendors and Networking
02:45 PM		End of Day 3 and Official End of 16th Annual IAPAE Conference
03:00 PM	Tour of Local Sites	Tour of Tshwane District Hospital and University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Science Buildings

We thank all the Vendors and Sponsor for supporting the 16th Annual IAPAE Conference, 29-31 October 2025, Future Africa Campus, Pretoria, South Africa

IAPEA Conference Information at: www.iapae.org/16th-annual-conference-of-iapae

Visit us at: www.iapae.org Please note, this is a preliminary Conference schedule and may change. Some schedule Presentations may need to be confirmed.

Get involved in our mission, collaborate with educators from around the world, join the Academy and take part in our annual conference.

IAPAE Conference Preliminary Schedule

Updated as of 2025-10-07

28 October to 31 October 2025at the Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria Hillcrest Campus

Day 0 – 28 October, Tuesday (All events for Day 0 in Future Africa HUB Dining Hall)

Day 1 – 29 October, Wednesday (All events for Day 1 in Main Auditorium or Future Africa HUB Dining Hall)

Day 2 – 30 October, Thursday (All events for Day 2 in Main Auditorium, Classroom 1 or 2, Outside or HUB Dining Hall)

Day 3 – 31 October, Friday (All events for Day 3 in Main Auditorium, Classroom, Outside or HUB Dining Hall)

We thank all the Vendors and Sponsor for supporting the 16th Annual IAPAE Conference, 29-31 October 2025, Future Africa Campus, Pretoria, South Africa

IAPEA Conference Information at: www.iapae.org/16th-annual-conference-of-iapae

Visit us at: www.iapae.org Please note, this is a preliminary Conference schedule and may change. Some schedule Presentations may need to be confirmed.

Get involved in our mission, collaborate with educators from around the world, join the Academy and take part in our annual conference.

28 October to 31 October 2025
at the Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria Hillcrest Campus

Day 2 – 30 October, Thursday (All events for Day 2 in Main Auditorium,
Classroom 1 or 2, Outside or HUB Dining Hall)