Health Care Team Challenge
Student team based clinical case study
Health Care Team Challenge – an interprofessional student team based clinical case study
2017 : 1 public member for adjudication panel
2018: 2 public members for adjudication panel
Students Reached: 24
“[She] brought a unique perspective to the Health Care Team Challenge, and was able to provide the students with insight into cultural gaps in the interactions of Aboriginal communities from home reserves and Aboriginal communities off reserve.”
– Program Coordinator, Office of UBC Health
Dietetics Professional Practice Course
On nutritional counselling skills
Dietetics professional practice course on nutritional counselling skills
2018: 40 patient volunteers
Students reached: 40
“Being involved with clients who have health challenges was hugely valuable and welcome after working with generally healthy community volunteers in last year’s course.
– Karol Travis, Senior Instructor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
“It showed me I don’t always have to be the expert. Sometimes my role is to support and help clients problem solve.
– Shadi Balanji, 4th year Dietetics student
Physical Therapy 516
Course session on patient interviewing
Physical Therapy 516 course session on patient interviewing
2016: 12 patient volunteers
2017: 13 patient volunteers
Students reached: 160
“The volunteers enable us to simulate an actual clinical encounter and add a depth of realism which is simply not possible with role play or other student led activities. They speak from the heart and tell students how it feels to be on the receiving end of treatment”
– Sue Murphy, Head, Department of Physical Therapy
University Committees
Integrated Interprofessional Clinical Placement Curriculum Model (i-IPCPC) Project
2017 – 2 public members for the working group to develop a framework for teaching health care team work in practice sites for health care students. Providing feedback on different curriculum models for teaching and assessing collaboration skills.
UBC Health Awards Committee
2016 – 2 patient/public representatives
2017 – 2 patient/public representatives
The mandate of the committee is to adjudicate all applications and nominations for scholarships and awards managed by the Office of the Vice-Provost Health and make decisions on the most appropriate candidate for each scholarship and award.
UBC HEALTH COUNCIL – 2017 – 1 new public member
UBC HEALTH PATIENT & COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE –2017 – 8 patient/community representatives
The committee is to advise the UBC Health Council, work in partnership to include diverse, autonomous and authentic voices of patients in the education of health and social care professionals, and to advocate for patients as active collaborators in the role of teachers, assessors, curriculum developers and educational decision makers.
Opportunities for PIE Members to Influence Health Professional Education at UBC
Program/Project/Course |
Roles(s) |
Time Period |
# of people needed |
|---|---|---|---|
Health Mentors Program |
Mentor groups of students from different disciplines and/or help with mentor recruitment |
Sept 2019 - Dec 2020 (Recruit Apr - Aug) |
20+ |
Health Advocacy project with physical therapy, medicine, occupational therapy, pharmacy |
Working Groups, resource and case development, workshop facilitation |
Apr 2019 - Mar 2019 |
4-6 |
Patient Engagement Gallery Walk |
Help faculty engage patients in educational programs (see spectrum of involvement) |
June annually |
6 |
VP Health - strategic planning, awards committee, Health Council, etc. |
Patient Partner / Advisor |
Over the next 5 years (2-3 year term) |
6+ |
Patient Advisory Committee (PAC) |
Committee member |
3 year term |
2-4 |
Patient & Community Voices workshops |
Workshop development and facilitation |
2 workshops / year |
3-4 |
Living Library |
Video vignettes |
On-going |
|
Pharmacy 141 Patient-Centred Care activity |
Group facilitation |
Oct annually |
15 |
Physical Therapy 516 Clinical skills |
Volunteer patient for students to practice interviewing |
Sept annually |
15 |
Medicine 419 & 429 (FLEX student projects) |
Help with student-initiated projects to involve patients in student learning |
Sept-June annually |
6-12 |
Philosophy 333 Bioethics |
End-Of-Life Care Panelist |
October |
3-4 |
Denistry, Audiology & Speech Sciences Professional Practice |
Role play for students to practice communication skills and coaching |
October |
10-15 |
UBC Continuing Professional Development - curriculum development |
Focus groups / interviews / working groups about: End-of-Life Care; Healthy Aging; New ICBC Procedures |
On-going |
6-7 |
Doctorate of Nursing Capstone project (Vancouver Island) |
Patient input to develop a module on person-centered handover/bedside report |
Early 2020 |
5 |