The International Practice Education Forum (IntPE) was developed in 2008 and focuses on issues and possible areas for collaboration and knowledge exchange surrounding international practice experiences.  IntPE’s top priorities are to identify all resources related to International Placement that are available from as many sources and bodies as possible and to strengthen current and emerging networks.

An IntPE facilitator is currently undergoing a process of interviews with five key organizations in the province that deal with International Practice Education and are interested in collaborating on global international health.  From these interviews, a report and a proposal will be developed on how to address the information that arises.  The interviews are based on leveraging and awareness around BC’s involvement in global international health initiatives.

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Key Initiatives

• Infrastructure and supports
• Information sharing and promotion of international practice experiences
• Knowledge development and transfer
• Addressing issues and opportunities of reciprocity and social responsibility

 

Members

Levels of Participation:

In order to be inclusive and yet have clear expectations of participants, IntPE has several levels of participation:

• Core Participant: Active members and persons who are actively engaged in IntPE and can be effective representatives of & liaison to their organization/discipline
• Corresponding Participant: Party to IntPE communications and activities and may not be active currently in an IntPE activity or role. These members will self-identify to the group.

CORE MEMBERS

BJ Gdanski	BC Academic Health Council
Cathy Ellis	UBC
Diana Campbell	VIHA	Vancouver Island Health Authority
George Eisler
Karen Palmer	SFU	Simon Fraser University
Lida Blizard	Kwantlen University College
Manshinder Madani	Douglas College
Maureen Maloney	Langara College
Nancy Pike	UVic
Pat Woods	Langara College
Paul Anderson	Provincial Health Services Authority
Rosemin Kassam	UBC
Sue Murphy	UBC
Tamara Baldwin	UBC

 

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS:

Candy Garossino		Providence Health Care
Charles Larson		Centre for International Child Health, BC Children's Hospital
Elaine Butler		Nurse Practitioner Coordinator, BC Academic Health Council
Grace Mickelson		Provincial Health Services Authority
Lesley Bainbridge		UBC, College of Health Disciplines
Margot Parkes		CIHR Fellowship
Penny Heaslip		Thompson Rivers University
Sharon Ronaldson		Langara College
Sheila Edwards		University College of the Fraser Valley
Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham		Trinity Western University
Stuart MacLeod		Provincial Health Services Authority

 

Meeting Dates

2010 Meeting Dates TBA

 

 

International Links and Information:

Report and Recommended Approach - January, 2009:  LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARENESS-RAISING AROUND B.C.’S INVOLVEMENT IN GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL HEALTH INITIATIVES

Report of in-depth interviews and a recommended approach for a collaborative multi-phase project.

BC Academic Health Council Newsletter - August, 2009

Beyond Education: Clinical practice in International Settings. Read about the adventures of 19 nursing students from Trinity Western University as they face the challenges of providing health care in Chikankata, Zambia.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Fact Sheet on the global shortage of health workers and its impact.

Skills Connect – Health supports internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) to obtain health care occupations by assisting them to assess their qualifications, to understand BC’s health care sector, and to identify and fund required skills upgrading. Since its inception in September 2007, the program has assisted hundreds of IEHPs.  Skills Connect – Health is made possible through funding from the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development and the Ministry of Health Services.