AIPEC formerly known as The Health Fusion Team Challenge (HFTC) is an extracurricular competition for students from the health professions. It provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their expertise in teamwork and collaboration as they develop a management plan for a client with complex health needs.

Pioneered by academics from the University of British Columbia over 25 years ago, the Health Care Team Challenge was brought to Australia and developed by an interprofessional team of Queensland academics under the name of Health Fusion. In 2017, The University of Limerick became the first Irish University to host the HFTC. 

Building on the success the HFTC nationally, The Health Sciences Academy were  delighted to host this event virtually in March 2021. AIPEC has been hosted by the following Universities:

2022 University College Cork  

2023 University of Galway

2024 Queens University Belfast 

The 2025 edition will be hosted by University College Dublin. If you are interested in participating you can CONTACT US