Community Colleagues Collaboration Commitment

Join IPA

These four words capture the spirit, passion and dedication of the professional society known as the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA). IPA is unique in its commitment to making its programs relevant and accessible to all of the disciplines working in all areas of geriatric mental health and wherever they live. This commitment is most evident in our membership benefits and dues structure – we want to provide the best quality information, resources and education as well as ensure that our colleagues, whether in a developed country or a developing country, can all afford to participate.

IPA Member Benefits – unique, valuable, relevant and accessible

• An opportunity to interact with colleagues around the world who share an interest in advancing research, education, and theory about mental health in older people.
• Education and meetings reflecting the many disciplines in Psychogeriatrics and the collective expertise of the world; IPA members receive special “members only” rates for all our meetings and activities – IPA holds an International Congress every two years (even years) and an International Meeting is conducted approximately 1 to 2 times per year.
• A subscription to International Psychogeriatrics, IPA’s peer-reviewed journal, which includes eight issues per year and any additional special-focus supplements.
• The IPA Bulletin, an informative quarterly newsletter.
• IPA Online – the IPA website – including member area with special features including access to fellow members, and the IPA Learning Portal.
• Participate in the development of the field through IPA groundbreaking task forces. Examples include:
  

  - Task Force on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) - Task Force on Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence - Task Force on Residential Care Facilities - Task Force on Service Delivery

•  Collaborate with colleagues in special IPA communities such as:
  

  Shared Interest Groups	Regional Initiatives
  Nurses	Africa
  Occupational Therapists	Asia-Pacific
  Primary Care Physicians	Eastern Europe
  Psychologists	Ibero-Latin America
  Social Workers

• Support the growth of Psychogeriatrics around the world, including contributing to the Sponsored Member Program to help associations in developing countries pass knowledge to their members.

IPA Membership Dues

In an effort to make IPA accessible to each Psychogeriatric healthcare professional, IPA dues are based on discipline and location as determined by the World Bank Country by Economy list. Therefore, member options are defined as either:

Full Benefits – Full member benefits mean that publications are provided in paper copies.

Electronic Benefits – Full member benefits but dues are reduced and therefore publications are distributed electronically only. In an effort to make IPA accessible to each Psychogeriatric healthcare professional, IPA dues are based on discipline and location as determined by the World Bank Country by Economy list. Therefore, member options are defined as either:
 

It is easy to join IPA and there are three ways you can do it (please use only one way):

Online

I already have an IPA Visitor Login
Click here to log in and pay your Membership Dues online – – it is fast and secure.

I do not have an IPA Visitor Login
Use the online process to create your profile and then pay your membership dues. Click here to create your profile and then pay your Membership Dues online – – it is fast and secure.

Mail

Download the PDF application and mail the completed application to:

International Psychogeriatric Association
550 Frontage Road, Suite 3759> Northfield , IL (Illinois) 60093
United States

Fax

Download the PDF application and fax the completed application to:

Fax: +1.847.501.3317