Training and Education

Building a Better Tomorrow

Engaging Current Providers in a renewed PHC System for Atlantic Canada. - This initiative has developed training modules for health care providers as they move through the PHC change process. Modules are now being used across the four Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia is the lead for this initiative) Sharon Samland, Project Manager, (904) 424-2496, samlansh@gov.ns.ca

Nov. 10, 2005 Revised Module Description

Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education

The mission of this Newfoundland located centre is to initiate, facilitate and coordinate activities to enhance the education of health professionals - social workers, pharmacists, nurses, and physicians. The primary goals of the Interprofessional Education Programs (I and II) are to foster positive attitudes towards interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork between students from different health disciplines, and to enhance skills related to effective participation on teams. The design of the programs is based on principles of collaborative, small group learning. http://www.med.mun.ca/testopd/cchpe2/activities/courses.htm

Centre for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education (USA)

The Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education is dedicated to creating an atmosphere of openness and commitment to interprofessional practice for the next century. Offers courses on interprofessional competencies, issues in interdisciplinary health care, interprofessional collaborative teams, etc. http://interprofessional.washington.edu/about.asp

Centre for Interprofessional Practice (UK)

The centre is part of the Institute of Health at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, which is a joint initiative across the Schools of Health to deliver teaching and research on interprofessional learning. The Centre has team-based education packages that have been developed to support active health/social care teams in enhancing their team working skills and improving their understanding of the different professional roles involved in patient/client care. http://www.uea.ac.uk/cipp/

Health Sciences Council

The mission of the Health Sciences Council (HSC) is to champion interdisciplinary health sciences research, education and community service at the University of Alberta. All Health Science students at the University of Alberta are required to take a core interdisciplinary course. This intensive course provides health science students with an overview of the theory and application of working in teams. Also do clinical placements of teams. http://www.healthscience.ualberta.ca/

Interdisciplinary Health Care Team Practice

This is a learning module for students (and others) from the District of Columbia AHEC (Area Health Education Centre). It is a resource linked to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services site. The module contains learning on:

• Interdisciplinary Team Case
• Historical Background
• Models Of Team Practice
• The Interdisciplinary Teamwork System Model
• Interdisciplinary Team Building
• Members of the Health Care Team

http://dcahec.gwumc.edu/education/session3/

Interprofessional Network of British Columbia

This is a partnership between health and post-secondary educational organizations. Its goal is to improve healthcare through interprofessional education and patient-centred practice. Openly accessible, online interprofessional learning modules are currently being developed. Close to 40 topics are being considered for development. http://www.in-bc.ca/about/aboutus.php

Pilot Project in PHC Team Development

Saskatchewan Health through a partnership with Med-Emerg International and the Centre for Strategic Management (CSM) developed a pilot project on interdisciplinary primary health care teams. It contains team effectiveness tools, team charter templates, and team facilitator workshops. As a result of team development project also funded team facilitators in each of RHAs. The team focus developed in Saskatchewan was based on systems thinking. CSM uses a five step approach "ABCDE" model to lead organizations through change and team development. http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/ps_phs_teamdev.pdf

The College of Health Disciplines, University of British Columbia

The college is currently being restructured. Various courses are available including a population health approach, health care team development, health care ethics, etc. http://www.health-disciplines.ubc.ca/index.php

The United Kingdom Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE)

CAIPE's focus is on ways of enabling professions, in the university and the workplace, to learn from and about each other, foster mutual respect, overcome barriers to collaboration and engender action. It promotes interprofessional learning which actively involves service users and local communities as essential partners http://www.caipe.org.uk