KoPAL 2026

Conference of Practice Instructors

The KoPAL – Conference of Practice Educators – has established itself as an important event in Vorarlberg for all practice educators working in healthcare institutions. It provides information on current developments in the Health and Nursing degree programme, addresses professional topics related to practice education, and enables the visibility and networking of practice education in Vorarlberg.

Wednesday, 30 September 2026

01:00 PM - 05:30 PM  

FHV, Building A, Aula

 

Approbation with 9 ÖGKV-Points

Programme

12:30 PM Check-In
01:00 PM

Welcome
Diana Brodda, Head of the Department of Social Work & Health (Joint Leadership) and the Health and Nursing Competence Field, FHV

Review and Updates
Arno Geiger, Programme Director Health Care and Nursing BSc, FHV

01:30 PM

Keynote Lecture: The Tightrope of Learning ? Why Safety and Discomfort Belong Together in Clinical Placements
Peter Johannes Jäger, Lecturer Health Care and Nursing, FHV

02:15 PM

Panel Discussion: Framework Conditions for Psychological Safety
Moderation:
Rebecca Lirussi, Lecturer Health Care and Nursing, FHV
Elke Kovatsch, Director of Nursing, LKH Rankweil
Andrea Winder, Central Practice Educator, Pflege & Sozialdienste Dornbirn GmbH
Sabrina Rabatscher, Director of Nursing, Sozialsprengel Hinterwald
Frieder Noske, Student Health Care and Nursing, FHV
Peter Johannes Jäger, Lecturer Health Care and Nursing, FHV

03:00 PM

Break

03:30 PM

Introduction: 3rd FHV/connexia Good Practice PAL Award
Diana Brodda, Head of the Department of Social Work & Health (Joint Leadership) and the Health and Nursing Competence Field, FHV

  • Project presentation: Special prize 1
  • Project presentation: Special prize 2
  • Project presentation: Main prize
05:00 PM Closing
Arno Geiger, Programme Director Health Care and Nursing BSc, FHV
05:15 PM

Meet & Enjoy


Moderation:
Petra Lichtenwallner, Degree Programme Administration Health Care and Nursing, FHV

Event language

German

 

Audience

Healthcare and nursing staff with continuing education in practical instruction or those persons who are involved in a leading or coordinating role in work-based learning in the nursing professions.

 

Participation

Participation in the event is free of charge; however, registration is required – please register here.

Details about the event series

Our event series Blickpunkt Wirtschaft (Focus on Business) is aimed at members of the public with an interest in economics. Our goal is to raise awareness of the FHV's activities in the field of economics, its cooperation with companies in the region and its business studies programmes. We offer free lectures on current economic and socially relevant topics approximately four times a year. After the lectures, there is an opportunity for discussion and exchange.

The FHV is committed to sustainable event culture. This event is organised in accordance with the criteria of ‘ghörig feschta’ and takes appropriate measures and practices into account.

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