CACHE Magazine Submission_Volume 4, Issue 2 (Spring 2026)

The University of Toronto's Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE) at the University Health Network is pleased to invite submissions for Volume 4, Issue 2 (Spring 2026) of the magazine, Together: Stories of Collective Impact.

Submit your story/event/announcement/cover art below.

Deadline for submissions: April 21, 2026.

We welcome articles, news, and stories related to collaborative healthcare and education. Together let's celebrate the best of collaboration, interprofessional education, and teamwork in health & social care: innovations, research synopses, profiles, upcoming interprofessional events, conferences, grants and award announcements, and other professional achievements -- all are welcome!

Submissions should:

be approximately 350 words or less in length;
provide details about how it relates to IPE/collaborative practice (for more information please refer to CIHC Competencies);
include Author(s)/Contributor(s)' Full Name(s), Degrees/Credentials, and up to two affiliations for each author;
include pictures and/or visual art pieces (strongly encouraged). Heads shots are acceptable; photos of something happening are even better. Pictures should be high-resolution colour jpegs or pngs;
if applicable, include 5 references (maximum).

Submissions not meeting the above criteria will be asked to revise and resubmit.

As well, we welcome cover art submissions if you would like to have your artwork considered for the next issue. Cover art submissions would need to be high-resolution, high-quality images of your work(s). Please note if your art is selected for the cover, it may be cropped to accommodate text, and text may be superimposed on part of the image (the CACHE logo, and volume and issue number). Cover art should also include artist statements. Photography, paintings, mixed media, and other mediums are acceptable.

Submissions welcome from all who contribute to health and social care, including learners, educators, patients/clients, families, caregivers, clinicians, and others.

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* 1. Contact Information

Name

Organization

City/Town

State/Province

Country

Email Address

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* 2. Submission Title

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* 3. Author(s)/Contributor(s)' Full Name(s), Degrees/Credentials, and up to two affiliations for each author.

Example: Dean Lising PT, BSc, BScPT, MHSc. (Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education, University of Toronto)

Submissions without the above author format will be asked to resubmit.

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* 4. Submission - In 350 words or less give an overview of your story/event/announcement, etc. Please make sure to provide details about how your initiative/event/project/study is related to IPE/collaborative practice (for more information please refer to CIHC Competencies);

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* 5. Within which category do you believe your submission best fits? Please only select one.

1. Staying in Touch: News & Celebrations

This section includes upcoming events, accomplishments of note, and other news/dates that the CACHE community should be aware of. Examples include (but are not limited to) workshops, conferences, grants/awards, recent appointments, etc.

2. Learning in Motion: Education & Practice

This section includes articles relating to interprofessional education, the application of academic or learned concepts in practice, or significant developments in either of the above. Examples include (but are not limited to) IPE curriculum activity development, structured IPE placements, team collaboration in action, etc.

3. Including & Engaging: Community & Partnership

This section includes articles relating to the development of partnerships and interprofessional collaborative networks within the communities. These might be experiences, reflections, or write-ups relating to past, future, or ongoing projects related to community and partnership building. Examples include (but are not limited to) communities of practice, interorganizational, local, regional, and international collaboratives, etc.

4. Integrating Ways of Knowing: Research & Innovation

This section includes articles relating to research, innovation, and knowledge mobilization in the field of collaborative healthcare and education. Examples include (but are not limited to) reflections and/or writeups highlighting recent publications, future or ongoing projects, or anything else research- and knowledge mobilization-related.

5. Inspiring Change: Systems, Policy, & Leadership

This section includes articles relating to leadership in collaborative healthcare and education, including systems and policy changes and updates. Examples include (but are not limited to) reflections, experiences, tips, breakthroughs, or anything else related to this topic.

6. Coming Together: Events & Announcements

This section includes interprofessional events, conferences, awards, grant submissions etc.

7. Cover Art

This section includes an art submission (for the magazine cover) and a writeup describing the artwork.

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* 6. Other information/ links/ references that are related to this submission (maximum 5 references)

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* 7. Do you wish to include a photo(s)? Upload it here.

If you have any trouble uploading your photo(s), please send to Eli: eli.cadavid@uhn.ca

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* 8. By checking this box, the author(s) warrant(s) that:

this article is their original work, not published elsewhere in whole or in part (except in abstract form);

this article is not concurrently under consideration by another publication.

As per best practice, authors should take care to avoid duplicate submission, duplicate publication, or “salami slicing” (i.e., cutting one project into many pieces to increase publication rate), and plagiarism (self- or other-).

If this article appears in whole or in part anywhere else, please notify Eli.Cadavid@uhn.ca, Editor, Together

Please take a moment to review your submission and ensure all necessary information was provided according to the criteria before submitting.

Thank you for submitting your story/event/announcement/cover art to the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE)'s online magazine, Together: Stories of Collective Impact.