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 year.
• A subscription to International Psychogeriatrics, IPA’s electronic peer-reviewed journal, which includes twelve issues per year and any additional special-focus supplements.
• The IPA Bulletin, the informative 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's groundbreaking Shared Interest Forums. Examples include:
  

  - Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Shared Interest Forum - Late Life Anxiety Shared Interest Forum - Long-Term Care Shared Interest Forum - Service Delivery Shared Interest Forum - Testamentary Capacity Shared Interest Forum - Young Onset Dementia Shared Interest Forum

•  Collaborate with colleagues sharing similar roles in IPA Professional Discipline Forums such as:
  

  - Nurses Professional Discipline Forum - Occupational Therapists Professional Discipline Forum - Primary Care Physicians Professional Discipline Forum - Psychologists Professional Discipline Forum - Social Workers Professional Discipline Forum

• Connect with colleagues in different areas of the world through IPA Regional Initiative Forums including::
  

  - Africa Regional Initiative Forum - Eastern Europe Regional Initiative Forum - Asia/Pacific Regional Initiative Forum - Ibero-Latin America Regional Initiative Forum

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 categories are defined as:

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.

If you are a new member from Hong Kong, please add 999 077 as your postal code to facilitate your online payment. 

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