title: Introduction to the Special Issue: Invited Papers from the 2015 APAHC Conference.
abstract: The 7th biennial National Conference of APAHC, the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers, was held in Atlanta, Georgia, February 5-7, 2015. Speakers were invited to contribute manuscripts based on their conference presentations, and many submitted manuscripts for this special edition of the Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. Some papers will appear in the December 2015 issue of JCPMS; others will appear in the March 2016 issue. All papers have undergone a rigorous peer review process. The Conference Co-Chairs, Drs. Laura Shaffer and Amit Shahane, are Guest Editors for the special issue. In this article, they provide an overview of the conference's major themes, and also discuss some aspects of conference planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 800828, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA. laura.shaffer@virginia.edu.
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Amit A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shahane
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011586:Psychology, Clinical; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: APAHC; Academic health centers; Interprofessionalism