This May, we mark:
- National Physicians’ Day on 1 May 2021,
- Mental Health Week from 3 to 9 May 2021, and
- National Nursing Week from 10 to 16 May 2021.
For this occasion, thehe SSF will be featuring an interview with a nurse and a physician who have fostered progress not only in their respective professions, but also in French-language training and health care at the provincial, national and even international level!
Discover the careers of Ms. Rachel Maillet Bard and Dr. Aurel Schofield, a former SSF president.
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Webinars seen around the world
Did you know that the webinars delivered in collaboration with SSF are popping up on screens around the world?
A joint effort with the Réseau francophone international en promotion de la santé (REFIPS) has made it possible to deliver two webinars that broke registration and participation records, bringing together several Canadian provinces and territories and Francophones around the world.
The March 31 webinar, entitled Le RÉFIPS, pour améliorer durablement la santé des populations dans l’espace francophone ici et à l’international given by REFIPS coordinator Sarah Chaput had 179 signups with attendees in Benin, Congo, Nigeria, France, Senegal, Haiti¸ Côte d’Ivoire, the United Kingdom and Finland.
The April 14 webinar, on Health in All Policies (HiAP) given by Dr. Lucie Lemieux, Chair of the REFIPS Board of Directors—Americas, hit an all-time high with 249 signups, including from the following countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, France (including Guadeloupe), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti¸ Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Senegal, Switzerland and Togo.
A screenshot here shows the class of students of the Diploma of Higher Specialized Studies (DESS) in Health Services Management with their professor, Dr. Joseph Adrien Emmanuel Demes, Ph.D. (c), of the School of Medicine and Pharmacy, (State University of Haiti), Port-au-Prince, Haiti, who attended the webinar live.
Given how successful it was and the interest shown in the Health in All Policies webinar, a second webinar is scheduled for Wednesday 26 May. The webinar will discuss a concrete example of this policy.
If you were unable to attend those webinars, the recordings are here on the website of the Société Santé en français.
First Symposium national en petite enfance [national early childhood symposium]
The registration period for the first Symposium national en petite enfance, running from 12 to 13 MAY 2021, is now open! The Symposium will be an occasion for early childhood professionals and administrators to meet and share best training practices and discuss intersectoral perspectives on services in Francophone minority communities.
The SSF will take an active part in this symposium. Antoine Désilets, Executive Director of the SSF, is one of the one of the panelists at the workshop “La collaboration intersectorielle” while Nathalie Boivin, our communications and knowledge mobilization officer, will be a panelist at the workshop “De la théorie à l’action : vers une mobilisation des connaissances en petite enfance francophone.”
Information and registration: Symposium national en petite enfance | ACUFC
Feuille de chou: Our Early Childhood Health Newsletter
The Knowledge Mobilization Team of the Société Santé en français (SSF) has prepared a series of newsletters entitled the ECH Feuille de chou for those who work with the munchkins so that everyone involved in the Early Childhood Health (ECH) initiative can stay connected.
Above all, the ECH Feuille de chou aims to keep you informed, share new knowledge, resources and tools, and facilitate exchanges between ECH projects.
You can read the latest April issue of Feuille de chou showcasing Earth Day here.
The FCFA and its network launch a major campaign to raise awareness of the census among Francophones
Activities in French, health services in French, Francophone schools—they are all riding on the answers to the language questions in the census. The Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA) du Canada and its 20 member organizations will be putting out this message until 11 May.
https://mailchi.mp/53b0ce8087b7/la-fcfa-lance-une-vaste-campagne-de-promotion-du-recensement-auprs-des-francophones?e=eb31dbbd5e
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Webinar
Exploration of implementation of the Health in All Policies approach
Come learn more about HiAP, an approach to health promotion based on taking into account the impact of all sectors on the conditions underlying public health and well-being.
26 May 2021 – 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Registration
Training simulated patients to strengthen the skills of medical students
Since 2018, the Réseau Santé en français de la Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine have partnered to develop exercises with simulated patients for language training. In this webinar, you can learn about these exercises to help medical students improve their language skills when interacting with French-speaking patients.
28 May 2021 – 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Registration
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Mental health and substance use
Structural Stigma in Health-Care Contexts for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Issues: A Literature Review. Ottawa, Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2020.
Consult
Greater consideration of caregivers’ health
The French association of caregivers Association française des aidants has put out a booklet for all health professionals to advance the cause of greater consideration and support for caregivers.
Consult (in French only)
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National Physicians’ Day on 1 May 2021
- News Release from the Canadian Medical Association
- Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Health Summit
After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Health Summit is returning with a series of three virtual, interactive sessions exploring what’s needed to rebuild health, the health care system and the medical profession.
The series will provide material for CMA’s bold plan for the future (Impact 2040): the association is more determined than ever to bring about sustainable change.
Dates: 18 May, 17 June and 22 August 2021
Registration
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Mental Health Week – 3 to 9 May 2021
- Mental health webinar recordings:
- The mental health of students in Manitoba
A survey of the state of mental health and high-risk behaviours of students at Université de Saint-Boniface, Manitoba shows waning mental health and a spike in eating disorders since the pandemic began. “Être étudiant.e pendant une pandémie : effets sur la santé mentale et les comportements à risque” [being a student during a pandemic: impact on mental health and high-risk behaviours] is a webinar by Danielle de Moissac, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Physiology of the Université de Saint-Boniface, Manitoba.
View (In French only)
Upcoming webinar
- “Comment fournir des soins de santé mentale antiracistes”
Immigrant And Refugee Mental Health Project will be offering a free webinar entitled: “Comment fournir des soins de santé mentale antiracistes” [how to provide anti-racist mental health care] Register now at the link below:
Date: 13 May 2021 – 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Register
National Nursing Week from 10 to 16 May 2021.
- CNA Campaign
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) encourages one and all to take part in their 2021 #IKnowANurse campaign during National Nursing Week from 10 to 16 May 2021.
The #IKnowANurse campaign
- Articles of interest
Here are some articles of interest from Canadian Nurse, an online nursing magazine:
- Survey of the mental health of Northern Ontario nurses
A research team of the Centre of Research in Occupational Health and Safety at Laurentian University is conducting a study to explore the mental health of nurses in Northern Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are seeking 200 RNs and 200 RPNs to participate in an online survey for data collection purposes.
The survey asks questions on the mental health state of a nurse prior to COVID-19 and throughout the most recent year of the pandemic
- 2021 Virtual Forum — the future of nursing.
The international secretariat of nursing of the French-speaking community (Secrétariat international des infirmières et infirmiers de l’espace francophone, SIDIIEF) will hold its 2021 Virtual Forum — L’avenir des soins infirmiers [the future of nursing] from 7 to 11 June 2021.
You can find out more or register here:
https://sidiief.org/forum2021/
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