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A Long and Winding Road
The History of IAPAE through a Timeline of IAPAE Conferences
A Good old country song!
I’ve often said the story of IAPAE sounds like the start of an old country song “It started in a bar in Tucson Arizona”. The truth is it did. In 2007 …
2007
August 18
The Beginning 2008
The Founding Board of Dana Sayre-Stanhope, Nick Ross, David Fahringer and I, Phil Begg, launched the organisation in an invitation only meeting, bringing together representatives from 14 countries around a …
2008
August 18
Out of Africa 2009
In 2009 we were honoured and privileged to hold our 2nd conference in Sunyani, Ghana. To say we received a warm welcome in Ghana would be an understatement; from the …
2009
August 18
Bonnie Scotland 2010
The grandeur of the mountains, the beauty of the rivers and valleys, welcomed IAPAE to the stunning Mar Hall, in Renfrewshire Scotland. The ancestral home of the Earl of Mar …
2010
August 18
Oh Canada 2011
In 2011 the conference followed the PAEA conference in the USA on to Montreal Canada at the beginning of a very cold November, the conference moved to the vibrant city …
2011
August 18
South Africa Jo’burg 2012
So, onto our next visit to Africa, and to South Africa, Johannesburg. This conference was hosted by the University of Witwatersrand. The biggest conference yet, with over 70 delegates and speakers …
2012
August 18
Birmingham UK 2013
Europe and the UK’s second city Birmingham was the venue of 2013. With more canals than Venice and the city with the greatest number of tree in Europe, Birmingham was …
2013
October 11
Philly USA 2014
Arcadia University in Philadelphia USA welcomed the Board of IAPAE and the gathered delegates. The Provost said “they were honoured that you have chosen to come to our University for …
2014
April 02
South Africa Pretoria 2015
Conference Theme: “The Maturing of the Physician Associate: Educational Training & Faculty Development” Panel Discussion of a Unifying term for the profession: “Accelerated Medically Trained Clinician”, brought a significant range of …
2015
April 02
‘B2B’ Back 2 Birmingham again!! UK 2016
And so back to Birmingham England, a quick change of venue from the planned country of the Netherlands, who sadly were unable to host on this occasion. The 9th international gathering …
2016
April 02
The big 10 Lexington Kentucky USA 2017
“Celebrating the PAst, Embracing the Future” 10 Years old, what a landmark to reach, and what a journey. We celebrated in the USA, and the beautiful University of Kentucky campus in …
2017
April 02
Zambia 2018
Lusaka, Zambia was the host city for the 11th international conference and the theme was “Universal Primary Health Care Revisited” and marked our 4th visit to the African continent since …
2018
April 02
Winterthur Switzerland 2019
2019 was a milestone year for IAPAE with recognition of Switzerland starting a physician associate education program. The 12th Annual conference in Winterthur, Switzerland highlighted the achievement of a new …
2019
April 18
Virtual Conference 2020
In 2020, the world experienced the COVID-19 Pandemic, an unprecedented change for how we interact and meet. Due to the pandemic, IAPAE moved the 2020 annual conference online for a …
2020
April 18
COVID-19 Pandemic 2021 & 2022
As the COVID-19 Pandemic continued, IAPAE focused on regional and local support for PA and PA Analogue education. We postponed the conference to allow members to continue their important healthcare …
2022
April 18
14th Annual conference of IAPAE – 2023
For the 14th Annual Conference in September 2023, IAPAE was pleased to partner with the Indian Physician Assistant Association (IAPA) to host the conference in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. The Conference …
2023
April 15
The Future
IAPAE has come a very long way since its inception in that bar in Tucson Arizona, we have made lasting friendships, strong partnerships across the globe, we have shared generously, …
2024
April 16
15th Annual conference of IAPAE – 2024
Highlights from the 2024 IAPAE Annual Conference in Lynchburg, Virginia Participants of the 2024 IAPAE Conference standing at the Great Hall of the University of Lynchburg Campus in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. …
2024
December 30
The above articles featured in IAPAE's 2019 Newsletter. Written and published by
Professor Philip A Begg
Founding Trustee, Past President and ChairCurrent Regional Director - Europe and UK