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Sophia Werden Abrams; Heather MacPhee; Linnea Hodge; Justine Hamilton; Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald – Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 2024
Interprofessional education (IPE) occurs when students are provided the opportunity to learn with and from others of related professions to improve the potential for future collaboration. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of students about working with professionals from different disciplines before and after their engagement in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interprofessional Relationship, Attitude Change, Masters Programs
Rowland, Paula; McMillan, Sarah; Martimianakis, Maria Athina; Hodges, Brian D. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2018
Health services organisations are increasingly incorporating patient engagement strategies as a form of quality improvement. Such strategies take form in programmes where organisations partner with patients in order to learn from their experiences and thereby change how services are designed, delivered, and implemented. In this study, we examined…
Descriptors: Patients, Hospitals, Health Services, Credibility
Ruitenberg, Claudia W.; Towle, Angela – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
This paper reports on a qualitative study of journal entries written by students in six health professions participating in the Interprofessional Health Mentors program at the University of British Columbia, Canada. The study examined (1) what health professions students learn about professional language and communication when given the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Diaries, Health Occupations, Student Attitudes
Ross, Cory; Alexander, Kathleen; Gritsyuk, Renata; Morrin, Arleen; Tan, Jackie – College Quarterly, 2011
George Brown College is among the leaders in the interprofessional health-care education movement in Canada. Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Collaborative Practice occur "when students from two or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes." According to the…
Descriptors: Community Services, Health Needs, Health Personnel, Cooperation
Ploeg, Jenny; de Witt, Lorna; Hutchison, Brian; Hayward, Lynda; Grayson, Kim – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008
This article describes the results of a qualitative case study evaluating a research mentorship program in community care settings in Ontario, Canada. The purpose of the program was to build evaluation and research capacity among staff of community care agencies through a mentorship program. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured…
Descriptors: Mentors, Research Projects, Research Methodology, Focus Groups
Stolee, Paul; McAiney, Carrie A.; Hillier, Loretta M.; Harris, Diane; Hamilton, Pam; Kessler, Linda; Madsen, Victoria; Le Clair, J. Kenneth – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2009
This article explores facilitators and barriers to the impact and sustainability of a learning initiative to increase capacity of long-term care (LTC) homes to manage the mental health needs of older persons, through development of in-house Psychogeriatric Resource Persons (PRPs). Twenty interviews were conducted with LTC staff. Management…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Continuing Education, Barriers, Professional Development

Seguin, Jean J. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1976
Describes a comprehensive Early Childhood Services program recently introduced in the educational system of Canada's Alberta Province. The aims of this program are to foster child development, parent participation, and community involvement. Health and hygiene services are incorporated in the program along with social welfare and educational…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Involvement, Comprehensive Programs, Early Childhood Education

King, Ethel M. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1978
A program was introduced by the provincial government of Alberta to meet the special needs of children from birth to eight years of age and their parents. The program plan was to coordinate the agencies which provide educational, home based health and resource services to young children and their families. (SE)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare, Coordination, Early Childhood Education

Pickard, Lynette; Collins, John B. – Educational Gerontology, 1982
Found that senior citizens in a residential setting with in-house nursing services emphasizing health education had significantly greater health knowledge and behaviors than those in residences receiving traditional nursing services. All study participants reported having obtained health information in an individual (rather than a group) setting.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Health Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
The first of a series of hearings on child health issues was held in an effort to obtain a better understanding of the causes of the United States' low rank among industrial nations on indices of child health and prosperity and of models other nations use to improve children's health care, access to delivery systems, and cost containment. Contents…
Descriptors: Child Health, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Etiology
Hodgson, Susan – 1979
This paper describes a child/parent center for mothers and preschoolers, the Child in the City Programme, which was developed at the University of Toronto. First, the context within which the center was developed is presented: The neighborhood in which the center is located is considered high risk because of the great degree of social isolation;…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Foreign Countries, Health Services, Interviews
Nelson, Geoffrey; Ochocka, Joanna; Janzen, Rich; Trainor, John – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
Mental health consumer-run organizations are alternatives to mainstream mental health services, and they have the dual focus of supporting members and creating systems change. The existing literature suggests that these organizations have beneficial impacts on social support, community integration, personal empowerment, subjective quality of life,…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Health Services, Community Organizations, Self Help Programs
Charron, K. C. – 1975
The document examines the education of health professionals in Ontario within the context of changing patterns for health care. The first of four chapters contains background information on geographic and population characteristics, Federal health legislation requiring a provincial response, and Ontario health legislation. The second chapter deals…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Certification, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. – 2001
This document provides 2001-02 year service plan guidelines for fulfilling the requirements of the Student Health Partnership, a joint endeavor of the provincial government partners of Alberta Learning, Health and Wellness, Children's Services, and the Alberta Mental Health Board, to enhance the provision of a range of integrated health and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
GermAnn, Kathy; Smith, Neale; Littlejohns, Lori Baugh – 2000
Efforts of health professionals are shifting away from programs that "deliver health" toward those that build the capacity of communities to work together to create healthy places. The Healthy Communities Initiative (HCI) is a community development model in central Alberta (Canada) that involves the creation of a widely shared vision of…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Case Studies, Community Action, Community Cooperation
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