Reaching over 1700 people in the community and the university, this newsletter promotes patient and community involvement in health professional education at UBC.
Health Mentors Panel Presents at 34th International Seating Symposium
Mentors Chris Hofley and Hilary Brown shared their experiences as facilitators of student learning with an international audience of about 80 people.
"We are informing the future of health care and I'm so glad to be a part of it," said Hilary.
Elise Cantner shared some examples of what she learned as a nursing student in the program.
"There is something to be said for this opportunity to ask questions that you're not really sure if you can ask and, for me, coming into this program I had very little experience working with anybody with a chronic illness or disability and so I had a lot of questions," said Elise.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 5:30-7:30pm VGH Diamond Centre
Pie will be served!
PIE is an independent organization in the community whose members are representatives of community organizations and individuals who work to advance patient and community involvement in health professional education.
This new interprofessional workshop was presented by Pathways: Serious Mental Illness Society on March 1st at VGH. Workshop facilitators were clients and family members of people living with mental health conditions who understand the challenges and stigma of mental illness.
15 students attended from 6 healthcare disciplines including Audiology, Dentistry, Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, and Social Work.
Students learned about the effects of mental illness on self-esteem, practiced empathic guidelines for communicating with the mentally ill, and explored the role that supportive family plays in recovery.
“Thanks for an insightful workshop that made me think and provided strategies and a perspective on empathy that bridges to patient care for all patients, not just those with a mental illness.” Speech Language Pathology student.
Coming Soon! Trans Health
A working group, led by 2nd year medical student Michelle Ou, met on March 13th at VGH to develop a workshop for students on trans health and gender affirming care. The workshop will feature a panel of trans community educators who will share their stories and lived experience navigating the health care system.
It is a new initiative by students, faculty, and PCPE to increase LGBTQ+ learning resources for UBC healthcare students.
Encore! Talk is Cheap: Living and Communicating with Aphasia
On March 15th the Aphasia Mentors were back by popular demand! The Mentors shared practical advice and community resources available to people living with Aphasia.
18 students attended from 7 disciplines including Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Dentistry, Medicine, Speech Language Pathology, Pharmacy, and Dietetics.
PCPE Invited to Hep C Year of the Peer Conferences
In March, Angela Towle was invited by Darryl Luster, President of the Pacific Hepatitis C Network, to speak at the Hep C Year of the Peer conferences in Chilliwack and Surrey.
Part of the conferences was dedicated to peer engagement. Angela spoke about patient and community involvement in health professional education at UBC. She described the ways in which the lived experiences of patients and community members can enhance the education of future health professionals and gave different examples of how that is happening at UBC.
Audience members were also interested in how they might get involved in the continuing professional development of health care providers, especially to reduce the stigma frequently encountered by Hep C patients.
According to Darryl the audience feedback was very positive: “Amazing; work well done”, “very informative and professional”, “makes great sense - we learn the most from who is directly affected.”
Volunteers Needed for Study on Mentorship and Disability
UBC occupational therapy and Health Mentors students Randall Haime and Martin Middleton are looking for volunteers to take part in a study about the facilitators and barriers of mentoring relationships for persons with physical disabilities.
People who self-identify as having a physical disability and/or have been in a mentorship program are invited to take part in an interview. Read more...
The more patients and providers who express their views, the better understanding we will have of the priorities for different people in different parts of BC. The survey takes 5-10 minutes.
For more information or to complete the survey by phone, please email Louisa Edwards (louisa_edwards@sfu.ca; Research Fellow, Simon Fraser University & Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation) or call (604) 875-4111 (extension 67241).
Save the Date: 7th Annual Health Mentors Symposium
You are invited to check out what students have been learning from people living with chronic conditions or disabilities.
The symposium is a time for participants in the UBC Health Mentors program to synthesize and share their learning. Groups will display their learning on poster boards and in a tweet (140 characters) #UBCHealthMentors.
Thursday, April 26, 2018 5:30-6:30 pm (Closed session) 6:30-7:30 pm (Open House)
West Atrium, UBC Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
