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Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Strategy - Ongoing Projects in 2006/07

Health Canada
2007
ISBN: 978-0-662-69874-6
Cat. No.: H1-9/19-2007E-PDF

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Introduction
Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Planning Projects Continued In 2006/07
- Health Human Resources Databases Development Project (Canadian Institute for Health Information)
- Health Cross-Jurisdictional Labour Relations Database (Government of British Columbia)
Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice (IECPCP) Projects Continued in 2006/07
Recruitment and Retention Projects Continued in 2006/07
Internationally Educated Health Professionals Projects Continued in 2006/07
- Professional Development Program for Educators of Internationally Educated Nurses (Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing)
Internationally Educated Health Professionals Provincial/ Territorial/ Regional Projects Continued 2006/07
Aboriginal HHR Projects Continued in 2006/07

Introduction

This report details all projects funded in 2005/06 that are still ongoing in the 2006/07 fiscal year, as well as project amendments that were made during the 2006/07 fiscal year, under the Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Strategy and Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative.

For information on new 2006/07 projects, including a background and accomplishments section, refer to Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Strategy 2006/07 Report Accomplishments and New Projects.

Copies of previous Annual Reports and HHR Connection, an electronic newsletter produced by the Health Human Resource Strategy (HHRS).

Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Planning Projects Continued in 2006/07

Health Human Resources Databases Development Project (HHR-DDP)

Amount/ Duration

$8,250,000 2004/05 to 2009/10

Recipient

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

Objectives

Develop national, supply-based database and reporting systems for five regulated health professions: Pharmacists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Medical Laboratory Technologists, and Medical Radiation Technologists.

Enhance health information systems.

Activities

Assess information needs with stakeholders from each of the five groups to identify the level and type of information to be collected in the database.

Develop necessary documentation to support this process, to be followed by the development of a system to capture the information (database development).

Collect, process, analyze and publish data from professions during the production cycle.

Anticipated Results

Output

Improved information (quantity, scope and quality) to support HHR management for the five professions at the F/P/T levels.

A national, supply-based database, and reporting systems for the five professions, which will enhance the capacity for evidence based HHR research and planning activities.

Production and dissemination of five new annual reports, summarizing the data collected (in line with CIHI communications policies).

Contact Information

Deborah Cohen, Manager, Health Human Resources |
Canadian Institute for Health Information
495 Richmond Road, Suite 600 |
Ottawa, ON | K2A 4H6 |
Telephone: (613) 241-7860 ext 4064

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Health Cross-Jurisdictional Labour Relations Database (HCJDB)

Amount/ Duration

$150,000 2004/05 to 2005/06

Recipient

Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Finance

Objectives

Permit partnering jurisdictions access to nationwide information regarding health sector labour relations information.

Activities

Define parameters for data to be included in the database.

Create a more effective, less costly and easily adaptable system of information collection and sharing by enhancing communication through the Internet.

Modify the database so that it allows for faster and more accurate data entry.

Increase the amount of historical data in the database in order to compare old labour agreements with new agreements.

Add web interface and automation function for adding/changing information to the administration module.

Update the existing administrative interface to speed up administration.

Select reporting groups for reports generated by the reporting module.

Define parameters for data to be included in the database.

Anticipated Results

Output

Enhanced functionality and accuracy of the database as described above.

Contact Information

John Davison, Director, Labour Relations Research and Policy
P.O. Box 9400 Stn Prov Govt, | Victoria, BC | V8W 9V1 |
Telephone: 250-356-5978

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$138,167 2006/07

Rationale

The additional Health Canada support will improve cross-jurisdictional information on health sector workforce compensation to strengthen all governments' labour agreement negotiations. F/P/T governments have identified the Health Cross-Jurisdictional Labour Relations Database (HCJDB) as a common pan-Canadian objective through the Framework for Collaborative Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Planning. There has been much progress made on the HCJDB update including the completion of a collective agreement search engine, comparisons of agreement terms and conditions, and calculations of total compensation for fifteen health sector workforce positions.

Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice (IECPCP) Projects Continued in 2006/07

Educating Future Physicians in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EFPPEC)

Amount/ Duration

$1,250,000 2003/04 to 2007/08

Recipient

Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)

Objectives

Ensure that all undergraduate medical students and clinical postgraduate trainees at Canada's medical schools receive education in palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care and graduate with competencies in these areas.

Activities

Establish a national project team.

Develop consensus-based palliative and EOL care core competencies for undergraduate trainees in medicine and for postgraduate trainees in each of the key clinical specialty areas.

Develop an interdisciplinary team at each university to identify gaps/opportunities related to palliative and EOL care and strategies to address these gaps.

Establish mentors and support local interdisciplinary curriculum change teams.

Develop and implement faculty development programs for palliative and EOL care faculty and educators.

Develop and conduct annual palliative and EOL care education symposia.

Encourage the integration of palliative and EOL questions in licensing and certification examinations.

Establish communication mechanisms to provide ongoing support to local teams, mentors and champions.

Anticipated Results

Output

By 2008, all undergraduate medical students and clinical postgraduate Output trainees at Canada's medical schools will receive education in palliative and EOL care and graduate with competencies in these areas.

A model for incorporating palliative and EOL competen cies in the training of other disciplines.

Contact Information

Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
774 Echo Drive |
Ottawa, ON | K1S 5P2 | Telephone: 613-730-0687

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Proposal to Advance Nursing Education within the Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Strategy

Amount/ Duration

$200,000 2005/06 to 2006/07

Recipient

Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN)

Objectives

Identify strategies to deliver nursing and interprofessional clinical placements in Canada.

Estimate the costs incurred for nursing clinical placements.

Investigate the use of simulated clinical learning experiences for nursing and other health professions.

Activities

Research background material and document reviews; develop questionnaires; survey the schools of nursing and sampling of other health professions, clinical agencies, preceptors and students; design a database to capture input data; analyse data; and report findings.

Anticipated Results

Output

A strengthened understanding of current best practices in clinical placement education in schools of nursing in Canada, within an interprofessional environment.

An inventory of strategies to deliver interprofessional and nursing clinical placements in Canada.

Identified costs incurred for nursing clinical placements by educational facilities, clinical agencies, preceptors and students.

An inventory of strategies to use simulated clinical learning experiences for nursing and a sampling of other health professionals.

Results disseminated to key nursing stakeholders and key policy and decision makers.

Contact Information

Legislation and Regulation Issues for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice

Amount/ Duration

$237,100 2005/06 to 2006/07

Recipient

Conference Board of Canada

Objectives

Support interdisciplinary collaboration.

Identify specific legislative and regulatory barriers that prevent health care professionals from working together.

Investigate the use of simulated clinical learning experiences for nursing and other health professions.

Activities

Develop a Strategic Advisory Committee to ensure broad representation and feedback throughout the project.

Conduct a literature review of legislative and regulative issues for health professionals in interdisciplinary environments.

Host a meeting of regulatory colleges and other key stakeholders from across the country to discuss and develop a vision for regulation of health professionals that enables collaboration.

Conduct an extensive national regulatory practice and legislative review describing provincial similarities, differences, and the unique barriers and facilitators of each model.

Validate the findings.

Analyze the findings to form a potential framework for legislative and regulatory change that would stimulate and support interdisciplinary collaboration in patient-centred care.

Develop and validate proposed recommendations.

Anticipated Results

Output

Enhanced understanding of the regulatory and legislative changes and reforms required to stimulate and support interdisciplinary collaboration in patient-centred practice.

Research findings disseminated among professionals and policymakers.

Contact Information

Conference Board of Canada | 255 Smyth Road |
Ottawa, ON | K1A 5K4 |
Telephone: 613-526-3090 ext. 220

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Understanding Liability Issues for Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice

Amount/ Duration

$150,000 2005/06 to 2006/07

Recipient

Conference Board of Canada

Objectives

Support interdisciplinary collaboration through the identification of specific liability (e.g. vague accountability) barriers, which prevent health care professionals from working together.

Address how liability will actually affect interdisciplinary education and collaborative patient-centered practice, and make recommendations for legal and educational remedies that assuage the fears of providers.

Activities

Develop a reference group comprised of malpractice carriers for health professions and institutions.

Conduct a literature review to enhance understanding of liability issues; an extensive legal review of case law, and cases settled out of court, to develop an understanding of the liability that health care professionals face.

Validate and analyze findings with the Reference Group to consolidate the information and form a potential framework for liability reform that would stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration for patient-centered care.

Develop recommendations to be used by all stakeholders in increasing their understanding of the issues.

Anticipated Results

Output

Increased knowledge related to real and perceived liability issues within interprofessional collaborative practice.

Contact Information

Conference Board of Canada | 255 Smyth Road |
Ottawa, ON | K1A 5K4 |
Telephone: 613-526-3090 ext. 220

Patient-Centred Care: Better Training for Better Collaboration

Amount/ Duration

$1,162,562 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

Laval University, Faculty of Medicine

Objectives

Develop a collaborative patient-centred practice by establishing, conducting and assessing an integrated interprofessional education program, from university courses up to and including on-the-job skills training. This program will place strong emphasis on increasing the number of, and networking with, faculty who can provide training from an interprofessional perspective.

Activities

The project consists of four components in which the following activities will be developed, experimented with and assessed:

University level initial training on the theoretical and practical foundations required for patient-centred collaborative practice;

Establish an interprofessional training program for developing the practices that support collaborative work;

Workshops to help practitioners develop and refine the skills required for collaborative practice;

Develop technological support and educational information reference tools in support of the other three components, as well as a virtual learning community, so that participants can learn independently.

Anticipated Results

Output

Valid learning indicators to evaluate the training program's short- and medium-term impact for students in the three programs concerned (i.e. medicine, nursing and social work), as well as professionals who work in these disciplines. An integrated training program that develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes conducive to patient-centred practice.

Contact Information

The McGill Educational Initiative on Interprofessional Collaboration: Partnerships for Patient-Family Centred Care

Amount/ Duration

$1,300,000 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

McGill University

Objectives

Faculty development.

Create resources and tools that facilitate the teaching of interprofessional education.

Develop a comprehensive interprofessional education program that is delivered within and across the student groups.

Develop clinical learning environments that enhance and enable interprofessional education.

Activities

The activities of this project are divided into two phases: laying the groundwork and planning, and implementation.

Anticipated Results

Output

Increase in the number of individuals aware and involved in interprofessional education.

An interprofessional education program that builds interprofessional collaborative patient and family centred practice to bring together practising clinicians, educators, and students from four professional groups, with educators and clinicians from their respective disciplines, in a program that is delivered in both academic and clinical environments.

Dissemination of project results via local, provincial and international target groups through mechanisms such as conferences and publications.

Contact Information

McGill University | 1110 Pine Avenue West |
Montreal, QC | H3A 1A3 |
Telephone: 514-398-3996

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Institute of Interprofessional Health Sciences Education

Amount/ Duration

$1,192,958 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

Council of Ontario Universities. The partners working on this project are four educational institutions (McMaster University, University of Western Ontario, University of Ottawa, and Laurentian University) and five health care practice settings: (Hamilton Health Sciences, Middlesex-London Health Unit, Hôpital Monfort, Sisters of Charity of Ottawa Health Service and North Shore Tribal Council (an Aboriginal Health Access Care Centre providing primary health care and traditional health to eight locations spread out from Sudbury to Sault Ste Marie).

Objectives

Promote, implement and evaluate interactive web-based learning modules focusing on interprofessional knowledge, attitudes and skills.

Develop and evaluate a process of team development that uses on-site facilitators and targets patient outcomes for patient-centred care.

Pilot and evaluate an educational process for health professional students that is based on a continuum of learning from academic to practice settings.

Create a sustainable collaborative consortium of educational institutions to support the Institute.

Stimulate networking and sharing of best practice approaches to disseminate products.

Activities

Develop a virtual network of expertise.

Anticipated Results

Output

A virtual network of expertise established consisting of knowledge, skills, and attitudes to promote cultural change in health science students and clinicians.

Contact Information

Interprofessional Education for Geriatric Care

Amount/ Duration

$1,131,675 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

University of Manitoba, Faculty of Pharmacy

Objectives

Develop a sustainable interprofessional education for collaborative patient centred-practice opportunity in the area of community-based geriatric care.

Promote interprofessional education for geriatric care within the University of Manitoba.

Identify champions within each faculty with expertise/interest in interprofessional education, geriatrics and/or collaborative patient-centred care who are willing to participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of interprofessional education for geriatric care.

Increase the knowledge, skills and attitudes of students, faculty and clinical preceptors in geriatric care, interprofessional collaboration, and effective teaming.

Activities

Hold biweekly meetings to create, deliver, and implement the training program and liaise with faculties, clinical sites and preceptors.

Implement four week experiential block times at three geriatric sites involving students from medicine, nursing, and at least one other health discipline.

Evaluate and disseminate information about the progress of the project to academics, health care organizations, governments, students, and seniors through published journals, conference and meeting presentations.

Anticipated Results

Output

An IECPCP project involving five health care disciplines which can serve as a model for adoption by other medical specialties.

The project has the potential to improve the health outcomes of patients by building effective team practices.

Contact Information

Building Capacity and Fostering System Change

Amount/ Duration

$1,196,000 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

University of British Columbia. This is a multi-project initiative of the Interprofessional Network of British Columbia and includes health authorities, the provincial government, many post-secondary institutions, and the British Columbia Academic Health Council.

Objectives

Promote and demonstrate the benefits of interprofessional education for collaborative patient-centred care in British Columbia.

Foster changes (e.g. organizational culture, curricula, structures, champions) within health and education systems to promote interprofessional collaborative patient-centred care in British Columbia.

Promote knowledge exchange across health and education relating to interprofessional education for collaborative patient-centred practice.

Increase the number of health professionals trained in a collaborative patient-centred care, pre and post licensure and increase the number of educators teaching from an interprofessional collaborative patient-centred perspective.

Activities

Conduct a range of regional projects to foster and advance collaborative patient-centred practice and provide interprofessional practice education for students in a range of clinical settings including rural, urban and speciality.

Implement curricular development for students, preceptors and health professionals.

Anticipated Results

Output

A foundation for advancing interprofessional education for collaborative patient-centred practice.

Online curricula for students and health professionals and practice sites for students.

Results disseminated through provincial planning sessions, workshops, web sites, posters, conference presentations, and newsletters.

Contact Information

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Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$16,700 2006/07

Rationale

UBC sponsored a workshop by the Interprofessional Network of British Columbia (In-BC).

The workshop brought together approximately 35 representatives from In-BC projects, Steering Committee and related initiatives. The purpose of the workshop was to profile the In-BC projects and network activities while focusing on key lessons, sustainability, applying cluster evaluations to evaluate In-BC and discussing next steps related to knowledge transfer and sustainability.

Creating an Interprofessional Learning Environment through Communities of Practice: An Alternative to Traditional Preceptorship

Amount/ Duration

$1,191,614 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

Calgary Health Region, Research Initiatives in Nursing & Health

Objectives

Determine the requirements including contextual and cultural components to create effective interprofessional Communities of Practice.

Based on the findings of the research, develop and implement interprofessional Communities of Practice.

Pilot test the Communities of Practice model in six pilot teams and evaluate the impact on students, health practitioners, faculty, patients and organizations.

Activities

Create a conceptual model of interprofessional lateral mentorship including multicultural and contextual considerations in Communities of Practice.

Develop interprofessional learning environment within Communities of Practice.

Develop evaluation tools.

Recruit three facilitators to support Communities of Practices, recruit members for the first three pilots for six Communities of Practice.

Pilot test six Communities of Practice between September 2006 and March 2007.

Analyze short and long term impacts of Communities of Practice and revise learning program based on participant feedback.

Anticipated Results

Output

A comprehensive conceptual framework for interprofessional lateral mentorship within Communities of Practice that includes contextual and multicultural considerations.

Six interprofessional Communities of Practices will be implemented, pilot tested, and documented as producing positive changes in satisfaction and learning.

Results disseminated to educators, researchers, administrators, policymakers, the public, and other stakeholders interested in interprofessional education and practice.

Contact Information

Calgary Health Region | Calgary, AB | T2W 3N2 |
Telephone: 403-943-0183

Patient-Centred Interprofessional Team Experiences

Amount/ Duration

$1,196,000 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, School of Physical Therapy

Objectives

Foster interprofessional understanding, communication, and exchange of frameworks and skills among health and education profession students and faculty engaged in children and youth health care and education.

Foster interprofessional understanding, communication and exchange of frameworks and skills among health profession students and faculty engaged in care for chronic illness and support for self-care in middle age.

Foster interprofessional understanding, communication and exchange of frameworks and skills among health and education professional students and faculty engaged in the transition process of elders' discharge from hospital into community follow-up, such as home care and primary health care.

Foster interprofessional understanding, communication and exchange of frameworks and skills among health profession students and faculty engaged in health services and community development in Aboriginal communities.

Activities

Program coordination, curriculum development, clinical placement development, knowledge exchange, and evaluation and research.

Anticipated Results

Output

Improved health communities, families and individuals across the province through engagement of communities and academic institutions in implementing and evaluating interprofessional teams for patient-centred health care.

Interprofessional course content for health professional students including class based, problem based and clinical experiences.

Deliverables and/or project results disseminated through interprovincial collaboration, presentations, publications, peer-reviewed research, and conferences.

Contact Information

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Collaborating for Education and Practice: An Interprofessional Education Strategy for Newfoundland and Labrador

Amount/ Duration

$1,249,714 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Medicine

Objectives

The overall intent of the project is to develop and promote interprofessional education. More specifically, the goals are to:

Expand and promote pre- and post-licensure interprofessional education activities in both education and practice settings;

Enhance the collaborative patient-centred practice competencies of an increased number of learners and practitioners in Newfoundland and Labrador;

Conduct a systematic evaluation of the curriculum framework and project activities;

Organize and deliver faculty development initiatives to foster positive attitudinal changes, increased understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other health care professionals, and skill acquisition in the areas being taught to students.

Activities

Preparation Phase (May to August 2005);

Implementation Phase (September 2005 to August 2006);

Phase II Implementation (Sept 2006 - August 2007); and

Phase III Implementation (Sept 2007 - Dec 31 2007).

Anticipated Results

Output

Creation of a set of modules, a curriculum, and instructional resources for future use.

Contact Information

QUIPPED - Queen's University Interprofessional Patient-Centred Education Direction

Amount/ Duration

$1,195,000 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

Queen's University. The QUIPPED project is a partnership between the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Rehabilitation Therapy and the Bachelor of Science (Life Sciences) programme.

Objectives

Create an Interprofessional Education (IEP) environment at Queen's University that enhances the ability of learners and faculty to provide patient-centred care, while recognizing the contribution of the health care team within a respectful and collaborative framework.

Specifically this projects aims to:

Demonstrate and promote the benefits of IEP for collaborative patient-centred practice;

Increase the number of faculty prepared to teach from an interprofessional patient-centred prespective; and

Expand the number of health professionals trained for collaborative practice, with a view to forming an academy of interprofessionalism.

Activities

IPE activities will be divided into pre-licensure, post-licensure and faculty development levels. Examples include the implementation and evaluation of:

Pre-licensure: Family Violence Workshops; Professionals in Rural Canada course; Bioethics course, and the interprofessional curriculum of lectures, workshops, and clinical placements.

Post-licensure: Core academic days for medical residents.

Faculty development: Loss and Bereavement workshop, Certificate Program in interprofessional teaching and learning.

Anticipated Results

Output

Best practice guidelines for IPE disseminated through workshops, courses, faculty and learner meetings, and publications.

Increase the number of educators and health professionals trained in an interprofessional approach to patient-centered care.

Contact Information

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The SCRIPT Programme: Structuring Communication Relationships for Interprofessional Teamwork (SCRIPT)

Amount/ Duration

$1,195,999 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

University of Toronto. Project partners include: University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy; Mount Sinai Hospital; St Michael's Hospital; Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre; St. Joseph's Health Centre; The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute; University Health Network; Centre for Faculty Development; Knowledge Translation Program and the Centre for Research in Education. The project involves three clinical domains (General Internal Medicine, Primary Care, and Rehabilitation Care) representing key paths along which patients travel while receiving care in the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN), a partnership between the University of Toronto and other health services institutions.

Objectives

Transform culture, assess needs, develop intervention elements (create tools, train staff), implement innovations and sustain change.

Activities

Create a Professional Development program that will aid in the implementation and adaptation of the SCRIPT communication tools for each of the Clinical Teaching Units involved in SCRIPT.

Anticipated Results

Output

Transform clinical teaching units across the affiliated hospitals of the University of Toronto into interprofessional, collaborative patient-centred practice settings that provide constructive environments for teaching students at the pre-licensure level, model best practices at the post-licensure level, and evaluate the impact on patients, providers, and learners.

Contact Information

Seamless Care: An Interprofessional Education Project for Innovative Team-Based Transition Care

Amount/ Duration

$1,058,747 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

Dalhousie University. The partners on this project are Faculty of Medicine, School of Nursing, Faculty of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, School of Dental Hygiene, Capital District Health Authority, Centre for Health Care for the Elderly, The Endocrinology Clinic, The Diabetes Management Centre, The Heart Function Clinic, The Capital Health Integrated Palliative Care Service, The Acute Stroke Program, patients and students.

Objectives

Develop an innovative approach to interprofessional education that prepare pre-licensure health professionals for collaborative practice.

Demonstrate the benefits of the educational projects to learners in terms of collaborative care competencies.

Demonstrate positive patient outcomes for the collaborative transition care model.

Prepare both educators and health care delivery settings to support a sustainable IPL program for collaborative transition care.

Activities

Conduct a three part planning and development phase and two pilot tests of the teaching intervention.

Anticipated Results

Output

Preparation of pre-licensure health professional learners from Dalhousie University to become collaborative practitioners by creating an innovative model of care for patients with key health conditions who are transitioning from acute care to the community.

Contact Information

Dalhousie University | 5869 University Avenue |
Halifax, NS | B3H 4H7 |
Telephone: 902-494-3004

Recruitment and Retention Projects Continued in 2006/07

Enhancement of Physician Health Human Resources in Rural Canada

Amount/ Duration

$153,895 2004/05 to 2006/07

Recipient

Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC)

Objectives

Enhance strategies to recruit and retain rural physicians through the development of appropriate educational programs and new models of access to rural surgical care.

Activities

The SRPC's education committee will meet to discuss education program structure, levels of funding for programs, staffing and administration, and how to best work with medical schools.

Update instructional material, and translate material to expand programs to include French-speaking physicians.

The SRPC's endoscopy committee will meet to discuss national curriculum and competency maintenance.

The SRPC will host a pre-publication meeting for researchers and policy analysts involved in the "Access to Surgical Care for Rural Canadians" project.

Anticipated Results

Output

Release a report on ideas and strategies that will enhance recruitment and retention of rural physicians.

Enhance existing rural medical education programs and develop a flexible national approach to rural medical training.

National dissemination of a pilot bilingual "Rural Critical Care Manual" featuring updated workshops.

A position paper on rural endoscopy.

A national curriculum and maintenance of competence programs for rural endoscopy.

Success of the "Access to Surgical Care for R ural Canadians" project will be evaluated and conclusions presented to academics and public policy forums.

Contact Information

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Increasing Support for Family Physicians in Primary Care and Promotional Strategies to Enhance the Image of Family Medicine to all Canadians

Amount/ Duration

$1,031,575 2004/05 to 2006/07

Recipient

College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)

Objectives

Increase support for family physicians in primary care.

Develop and implement promotional strategies to enhance the image of family medicine to all Canadians in order to:

Increase the professional pride of family physicians (current and future); and

Enhance the value of the role of family physicians in the eyes of the public.

Increase undergraduate medical student interest in family medicine.

Activities

Develop bilingual promotional posters, and a declaration of commitment to emphasize the dedication of Canada's family doctors to their patients.

Launch Family Doctor Week in Canada, celebrate CFPC's 50th Anniversary, and celebrate the history of family medicine in Canada.

Establish a Primary Care Advisory Committee to oversee the project, develop a Primary Health Care Renewal Change Management Tool Kit, develop a network of primary care leaders, and evaluate the initiative.

Create and support Family Medicine interest groups at each medical school across Canada to stimulate and support interest in family practice careers.

Anticipated Results

Output

Enhance the image of family medicine to all Canadians, increase support for family physicians in Primary Care and production of a toolkit to increase undergraduate medical student interest in family medicine.

Contact Information

College of Family Physicians of Canada |
2630 Skymark Avenue | Mississauga, ON | L4W 5A4 |
Telephone: 1 (800) 387-6197 ext. 237

Enhancing the Role of Family Medicine in the Undergraduate Medical School Curriculum and Strengthening Links between Primary and Specialty Care

Amount/ Duration

$353,300 2004/05 to 2006/07

Recipient

College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)

Objectives

Enhance the role of family medicine in undergraduate medical school curriculum.

Strengthen links between primary and specialty care.

Activities

Review and discuss the roles and responsibilities of family medicine in the undergraduate curriculum of each medical school in Canada.

Develop strategic recommendations and guidelines for medical schools to ensure optimal roles and responsibilities for the discipline of family medicine.

Develop evaluation tools to monitor the effectiveness of strategies at each school throughout the undergraduate curriculum.

Examine the referral/consultation process between family physicians and specialists, and produce guidelines for enhanced communication, and shared care models.

Explore strategies to present the Four Principles of Family Medicine and the CanMeds Roles for Specialists as cohesive and linked guides to the education and practices of both family physicians and other specialists.

Anticipated Results

Output

Increase the visibility, credibility, and importance of the discipline of family medicine.

Increase enrolment into the family medicine program.

Improve understanding and respect between family physicians and specialists of one another's roles and responsibilities.

Contact Information

College of Family Physicians of Canada |
2630 Skymark Avenue | Mississauga, ON | L4W 5A4 |
Telephone: (800) 387-6197 ext. 237

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$500 2006/07

Rationale

Project duration was extended in order to disseminate the conjoint report and develop an endorsement process to be implemented by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to move forward on proposed recommendations related to the enhancement of professional relationships between family physicians.

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Quality Worklife - Quality Healthcare Collaborative: Linking Quality of Work Life, Human Resource Practices, and Health System Results

Amount/ Duration

$349,000 2004/05 to 2006/07

Recipient

Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA). The Quality Worklife - Quality Healthcare Collaborative (QWQHC) will meet a significant need for an integrated approach that links quality of work life, human resource practices, and health system results including the quality of patient care and client services. The Collaborative will comprise of national health system organizations representing diverse stakeholders, from governance levels to patient care and client service providers.

Objectives

Create and maintain healthy, safe, supportive, and positive work environments within Canada's health care organizations.

Build leadership commitment for action on excellence in people practices within Canada's health care organizations.

Develop employees and professional staff who are highly skilled, engaged, and satisfied within Canada's health care organizations.

Make a strategic link between work environments and organizational effectiveness including high-quality patient care and client services within Canada's health care organizations.

Activities

Will include work of the Coordinating Secretariat (through CCHSA), Steering Committee and Working Groups as follows:

Hire a full-time coordinator, develop web site and provide ongoing communication, create a virtual clearinghouse for innovative human resource practices, organize and coordinate Steering Committee and Working Group meetings and provide overall administration responsibilities.

Anticipated Results

Output

Establish link between high quality, healthy work environments and the people practices th at support these environments.

Contact Information

Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation |
1730 St. Laurent Boulevard, Suite 100 |
Ottawa, ON | K1G 5L1 |
Telephone: 613-738-3800 ext. 242

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$65,000 2006/07

Rationale

Allocate additional funds for the coordination of the Healthy Workplace Initiative (HWI) Knowledge Exchange and Knowledge Utilization Days from November 28 to 29, 2006. The two days allowed each recipient of HWI funds to provide a progress update on their respective HWI projects, to continue to build a national network of HWI champions, and to learn from the latest research on the topic of Knowledge Utilization in relation to improving quality of worklife (QWL) in health care. QWQHC identifies leading practices to develop and apply to QWL.

Evaluative Action Research to Create Healthy Workplaces

Amount/ Duration

$40,000 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

University of Montreal, FERASI Centre

Objectives

Describe optimal processes to enhance health care working environments.

Describe factors that influence a health care organization's ability to carry out organizational changes.

Identify best/leading practices to promote positive results for patients, health care workers, and organizations.

Evaluate healthy workplace practices.

Activities

Conduct interviews, site visits and administer evaluation questionnaires to collect qualitative and quantitative data.

Conduct a literature/documentation review and data analysis.

Anticipated Results

Output

An in-depth knowledge and understanding will be gained regarding which healthy workplace initiative worked, which initiative did not work, and the factors that may have influenced the success or failure of a particular initiative.

Dissemination of information on key processes/factors influencing optimal and innovative workplaces to key stakeholders in order to raise awareness and impact policy development.

Contact Information

FERASI Centre | P.O. Box 6128 Station Centre-ville |
Montréal, QC | H3C 3J7 |
Telephone: 514-343-6111 ext. 13975

Healthy Workplaces Related to Home and Community Nursing and the Impact on Recruitment and Retention

Amount/ Duration

$299,949 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

Victorian Order of Nurses (VON Canada)

Objectives

Engage relevant and community nursing organizations to identify the issues and concerns related to healthy work environments.

Examine the roles and responsibilities of the volunteer.

Identify strategies that will support the implementation of a healthy workplace environment, and communicate and implement these strategies within home and community nursing settings.

Activities

Develop a work plan and establish a national advisory panel.

Conduct a literature review and a consultation with a national advisory panel.

Create case study profiles, co-ordinate volunteer/nurse focus groups, summarize findings and draft report.

Disseminate initial findings, the follow-up in Year 3, and the final report.

Anticipated Results

Output

Increase knowledge among stakeholders of:

Current workplace environment for home and community care nurses.

Impact volunteers make to a healthy work environment for home and community care nurses and the subsequent impact on the recruitment and retention of nurses.

The barriers to establishing a healthy workplace.

Strategies to implement a healthy workplace setting, and skill sets and conditions necessary to implement new strategies based on best practices.

Contact Information

VON Canada | 110 Argyle Avenue |
Ottawa, ON | K2P 1B4 |
Telephone: 613-233-5694 ext. 2252

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Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$10,000 2006/07

Rationale

VON Canada hosted a one-day session with its five case study sites to discuss the recommendations coming out of the research report. The session facilitated knowledge exchange. It offered an opportunity to start the dialogue on taking a coordinated approach to dealing with some of the issues within the home care sector. Dialogue drew attention to the issues of recruitment and retention in the home and community nursing sector.

Organizational Health: Integration of Quality and Healthy Workplace

Amount/ Duration

$290,033 2005/06 to 2006/07

Recipient

Annapolis Valley District Health Authority

Objectives

Integrate the quality and healthy workplace frameworks as tools to help achieve organizational health.

Attain Level 4 certification for National Quality Institute (NQI) Health Care Organizational Wellness Criteria.

Activities

Establish an Organizational Health Team, develop an evaluation plan, and coordinate and launch a communication strategy.

Survey to collect baseline data, facilitate focus groups, create and implement a leadership development/training plan, develop a train the trainer program and develop action plans to respond to feedback.

Identify baseline organizational health indicators, develop tools for managers, and identify gaps and interventions to close gaps.

Create staff councils and other work teams, define and analyze key drivers of client/customer satisfaction, and document the progressive journey to share learnings.

Anticipated Results

Output

Leadership that is committed to a progressive journey toward organizational health.

Safe, healthy and supportive environments for both clients and the health care team.

Healthy health care teams that produce quality health care, and a culture that supports continuous improvement, excellence through people, process management that aligns with principles of excellence.

Improved organizational performance indicators.

Contact Information

Annapolis Valley District Health Authority |
150 Exhibition Street | Kentville, NS | B4N 5E3 |
Telephone: 902-679-2657 ext. 3049

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$10,000 2006/07

Rationale

Update the project's Occupational Health and Safety program by developing a program plan for the 2007/08 fiscal year to integrate and align the principles of organizational health and safety. This activity will improve the project's sustainability and extend its reach beyond the terms of the contribution agreement.

Creating a Culture of Safety

Amount/ Duration

$249,013 2005/06 to 2006/07

Recipient

Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Authority

Objectives

Create awareness and recognition of the value of the culture of safety; support and enhance existing initiatives.

Develop, disseminate and share an innovative approach to ensure the implementation of safety strategies and principles at the front line level.

Maximize employee/union participation.

Balance mental, emotional, and physical health needs of employees with corporate Vision, Mission and Goals regarding safety.

Reduce injuries in the workplace.

Increase the supply of health care providers and support workers and make their work environments healthier and more productive.

Build upon and enhance executive and management support for the culture of safety.

Activities

Establish a steering committee, conduct an inventory of existing health and safety programs and outcomes, and conduct a literature review, focus groups, and individual discussions.

Analyze and disseminate findings, develop alternatives, and formulate program and recommendations.

Anticipated Results

Output

Evidence and information on the current "state of the art."

Increased awareness of the utility of safety strategies and techniques.

Contact Information

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Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$11,666 2006/07

Rationale

Assist in the organization and delivery of the first Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Conference for the health care sector in Newfoundland and Labrador. This conference serves as a forum for informing health care employees and managers on the outcomes of the Creating a Culture of Safety project. It also provides a single event forum to promote collaboration and interaction among workers, managers and OH&S committee members from within the health care sector in the province. The goal is to provide audiences with updates on OH&S best practices in health care, opportunities to share success stories and learn from peers and professionals while gathering tools and information to assist in their occupational health and safety programming efforts.

Provincial Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Strategy for Health Care Workers: An Expansion and Enhancement Project

Amount/ Duration

$269,568 2005/06 to 2006/07

Recipient

Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Social Services

Objectives

Enable the health care regions to progress and expand their musculoskeletal injury programs (MSIPs).

Develop provincial strategies, standards and resources that will ensure continued commitment to safe and healthy workplaces.

Activities

Train instructors, establish a baseline of existing programs, determine regional priorities, select equipment, support implementation of regional plans, develop or affirm standards based on evidence, develop guidelines, explore legislative models regarding occupational health and safety, and develop a framework across health regions.

Anticipated Results

Output

Increased organizational and provincial operational excellence in MSIPs.

Improved health, well-being, satisfaction, and quality of work life of health care staff.

Improved quality of patient care.

Improved recruitment and retention of health care workers.

Cost-effective provincial MSIP model.

Five year sustainability plan.

Contact Information

PEI Department of Health and Social Services |
P.O. Box 2000 | 16 Garfield Street | Charlottetown, PEI |
Telephone: 902-368-6142

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$10,000 2006/07

Rationale

These additional funds allowed for the purchase of additional lift equipment to reduce the total number of "moves" during care and treatment of patients. The purchased stretcher chair will be used for multiple positions and treatments such as diagnostic imaging, physiotherapy and wound care. The stretcher chair also will reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injury of staff caring for patients, reduce the physical forces on staff when to trying to move and lift patients during early stages of treatment and increase the probability of earlier mobilization of patients who have suffered devastating trauma and injury.

Quality of Worklife Project

Amount/ Duration

$323,442 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

East Central Health

Objectives

Reduce absenteeism and increase staff morale.

Improve information flow.

Improve retention of staff.

Increase the capacity of staff to deal with stress and conflict and empower individuals to make decisions in their work area.

Activities

Establish Quality Worklife Teams and assess needs through interviews and questionnaires.

Develop an action plan for each team.

Provide regular updates on workplace indicators via monthly meetings and progress reports.

Anticipated Results

Output

Improved indicators of quality of worklife (e.g. reduced usage of sick benefits, increased morale, improved communication, and reduced turnover rates).

Contact Information

East Central Health | 4703 53 Street |
Camrose, AB | T4V 1Y8 |
Telephone: 780-608-8845

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Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$20,000 2006/07

Rationale

Expand the success of previous 'Lunch and Learn' sessions conducted within the scope of this project by funding additional 'Lunch and Learn' sessions at each of its team sites throughout the entire region.

Each session is facilitated by a Healthy Workplace advocate with the goal of promoting, disseminating and obtaining input from staff at all levels. The additional 'Lunch and Learn' sessions will add extra value to the project.

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Healthy Workplace Program

Amount/ Duration

$295,246 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Objectives

Promote and enhance the mental, emotional and physical health and wellness of health care employees within the Winnipeg region through education/awareness, skill building, and changes in the work environment.

Activities

Conduct an electronic health risk appraisal with employees to identify the top individual and organizational health risks.

Provide healthy workplace activities/initiatives to address the identified health risks.

Anticipated Results

Output

A healthy work environment in which employees are aware of and have the opportunity to participate in activities that promote health and well-being.

Increased morale, job satisfaction, and productivity.

Fewer accidents and reduced absenteeism.

Creation of a healthier workplace culture.

Enhanced ability for the organization to recruit and retain health care employees.

Contact Information

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$10,000 2006/07

Rationale

These additional funds allowed for the further development of the Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) to enable automated aggregate reports that could be broken down in a variety of ways. For example, automated reports that can be broken down by site, program, department, job classification, etc... and combined with more than one site (e.g. looking at all nurses across the region).

In addition, the added funding will advance the reporting capability of the HRA, making the tool far more cost-effective in terms of producing current reports quickly.

Kailo Workplace Wellness Program

Amount/ Duration

$286,938 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

Halton Healthcare Services

Objectives

Create an awareness of health as a function of well-being in seven dimensions - life and health attitudes; social connectedness; emotional well-being; physical well-being; rest, pleasure and play; purpose and meaning; and self-care.

Build trust and improve relationships among employees.

Demonstrate respect and value, and promote humour and fun in the workplace.

Connect with 'hard-to-reach' employees, address individual health and wellness needs, and integrate employee health and wellness with other organizational initiatives.

Activities

Train an advisory team and Kailo Coordinator in the holistic approach to health promotion.

Evaluate the current Employee Assistance Program.

Develop a program logic model and on-going Kailo program (e.g., Kailo breaks, Kailo to Go, Kailo for One, mini-massage, wellness library) and implement Kailo services.

Anticipated Results

Output

Increased enrolment in the Kailo program.

Improved perceived health and wellness, reduced percentage of "high risk" employees, increased utilization of employee assistance programs, reduced absenteeism, and higher levels of employee satisfaction resulting in improved patient satisfaction.

Contact Information

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Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$9,420 2006/07

Rationale

Extend the Kailo - Workplace Wellness Program to its sister site in Georgetown. Georgetown amalgamated with Halton Healthcare after approval of this project.

This project will have the same goals as per the original proposal: to bolster the physical, psychosocial and spiritual factors for health and well-being. Specifically, the additional funding will provide some of the features of the original Kailo program to Georgetown, such as team-building events and 'Lunch and Learn' sessions.

A Healthy Workplace Best Practice Initiative

Amount/ Duration

$286,938 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

West Park Health Centre, in partnership with Niagara Health System, Saint Elizabeth Health Care and VON Canada.

Objectives

Pilot the implementation of selected healthy workplace best practices.

Identify relationships between healthy workplace interventions and outcomes.

Provide opportunities for knowledge uptake and transfer.

Demonstrate the effectiveness of voluntary collaborative partnerships.

Activities

Develop a coordinating committee.

Review current healthy workplace leadership and practice strategies and assess, select, and implement leadership strategies.

Provide leadership development.

Design and implement evaluation plans, analyze results, and review the evaluation feedback.

Anticipated Results

Output

Key healthy workplace evidence-based practices and processes that can be used with confidence in all health care settings.

Results disseminated via written and electronic communications, discussion groups, meetings, and conferences.

Contact Information

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$14,990 2006/07

Rationale

The Niagara Health System will conduct an additional workshop to address recommendations from the Developing and Sustaining Nursing Leadership from the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Best Practice Guidelines. The West Park Health Care Centre will offer an additional educational workshop to facilitate clinical staff with integrating core concepts of leadership and shared governance. Saint Elizabeth Health Care will host a transformational leadership pilot workshop for management staff.

These activities will enhance the knowledge transfer component of this HWI project.

MRHA Workplace Wellness Initiative

Amount/ Duration

$285,238 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

Miramichi Regional Health Authority

Objectives

Formalize a workplace wellness program based on data obtained from the findings of a wellness assessment tool.

Activities

Further develop comprehensive wellness programs (e.g., smoking cessation, back program) and Lunch & Learn sessions on topics such as stress management and caregiver stress.

Anticipated Results

Output

Improved employee health, increased employee morale, increased productivity, and decreased absenteeism.

Contact Information

Miramichi Regional Health Authority |
500 Water Street | Miramichi, NB | E1V 3G5 |
Telephone: 506-623-6239

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$10,000 2006/07

Rationale

An additional investment of $10,000 is being made into the Employee Back Care/Injury Prevention and Ergonomics Program component of this project to further enhance its efforts in the next quarter (April 1-July 31, 2007). The additional activities will address areas for potential action identified during the January 2007 site visit, including increased opportunities for knowledge transfer. This will enhance the project's impact and facilitate sustainability.

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Inter-Hospital Action-Research Program on Work Climate

Amount/ Duration

$399,740 2005/06 to 2007/08

Recipient

McGill University Health Centre

Objectives

Improve perceptions of the work climate within participating institutions to greatly improve workplace health for individuals and help organizations better prepare their workforce to address their own unique internal and external challenges.

Activities

Conduct two scientific surveys (pre-test and post-test) in the ten partner institutions.

Put in evidence "best practices" related to the implementation of change strategies aiming to establish an ongoing work environment improvement process within the partner institutions, taking into account the cultures and traditions of each partner institution.

Assess the work climate's impact on HR results (e.g.: absenteeism, retention rate, etc.) and on patients (e.g.: satisfaction, complaints, etc.)

Anticipated Results

Output

Acquired knowledge disseminated to the ten partner institutions as well as hospitals throughout Quebec and the rest of Canada.

Contact Information

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$10,000 2006/07

Rationale

McGill University is planning a one-day inter-hospital conference on the following theme: "Healthy workplaces and healthy clinical environments for patients: practical perspectives and research". This activity will allow dissemination of information about the current project and will be the first edition of a conference that McGill University plans to organize every two years with its partners.

A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Health in the Workplace

Amount/ Duration

$400,000 2005/06 to 2006/07

Recipient

British Columbia, Ministry of Health. Additional provincial funding ($800,000) will strengthen the project's objectives and outcomes.

Objectives

Address recommendations outlined by the British Columbia Office of the Auditor General in their report In Sickness and In Health: Healthy Workplaces for British Columbia's Health Care Workers.

Activities

Develop a Healthy Workplace Prevention Action Plan through integrated data analysis.

Integrate participatory ergonomics in facility design.

Integrate ability management and wellness programs.

Create a healthy workplace by implementing a patient safety program.

Develop a health promotion strategy for shift workers.

Develop an evidence-based approach to developing, implementing and sustaining wellness in the workplace.

Anticipated Results

Output

Increased knowledge of occupational health and safety wellness to enhance existing and ongoing bodies of work contributing to healthy and safe workplaces and health care workers.

Contact Information

British Columbia, Ministry of Health |
5-1 1515 Blanshard Street | Victoria, BC | V8W 3C8 |
Telephone: 250-952-1286

Electronic Survey Tool (EST)

Amount/ Duration

$291,680 2005/06 to 2006/07

Recipient

Saskatchewan Health, Health Human Resource Planning Branch

Objectives

Provide employees the opportunity to share information regarding their work place experiences.

Develop survey content around the issue of job satisfaction and quality work place outcomes.

Build and maintain a province-wide employee survey tool system.

Provide real-time results via a web portal to managers and human resource planners.

Continue to utilize a multi-disciplinary team approach for the project.

Activities

Develop and pilot-test survey content and develop and test software.

Implement and evaluate the survey tool and conduct focus groups and stakeholder surveys.

Anticipated Results

Output

Employee participation in sharing experiences and inclusion of employee information into human resource action plans and policy.

Broad evidence-based health human resource strategies and policies and incorporation of the employee's voice in human resource planning.

Improved job satisfaction, morale, and absenteeism.

Effective communication regarding best practices.

Contact Information

Saskatchewan Health | 3475 Albert Street |
Regina, SK | S4S 6X6 |
Telephone: 306-787-3070

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Internationally Educated Health Professionals Projects Continued in 2006/07

Professional Development Program for Educators of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs)

Amount/ Duration

$170,800 2005/06 to 2006/07

Recipient

Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN). This work will build upon the work completed in the project for International Medical Graduates with the Association of Faculties of Medicine in Canada (AFMC) funded by Health Canada.

Objectives

Develop a Professional Development Program for a broad range of nurse educators working with IENs, both as faculty in educational institutions and nurse educators in health care agencies.

Activities

Create teaching modules which include key content, key teaching methods, and key professional development strategies.

Develop pertinent audiovisual triggers for teaching and learning, and key references for further reading and reflection.

Distribute materials in both written and electronic format, and demonstration of the program components at national meetings.

Anticipated Results

Output

Create broad-based awareness.

Provide access to Professional Development program on the CASN and AMFC web sites.

Contact Information

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$79,900 extended to 2007/08

Rationale

Project will design and implement a national professional development program for nurses working with IENs. The project has been extended by one year to meet translation requirements and implement a pilot project phase at three sites across Canada. In order to ensure accuracy related to context and content, the Steering Committee of the IMG Professional Development Project has recommended that the program be piloted.

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Provincial/Territorial/Regional Projects Continued in 2006/07

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative - Newfoundland and Labrador Projects

Amount/ Duration

$2,209,801 2005/06 to 2009/10

Recipient

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Objectives

Address the gaps in services to IMGs presently experienced in the recruitment, assessment, orientation and retention process when relocating to Newfoundland and Labrador as well as other provinces in Atlantic Canada.

Activities

Increase the preparedness and integration of applicants through access to information by developing recruitment packages with professional displays and electronic communications.

Support Memorial University Medical School research to develop an assessment tool to provide IMGs with access to appropriate training or licensure in Newfoundland or Atlantic Canada by researching, developing and evaluating an assessment tool.

Establish new training sites and a new group of IMG preceptors.

Develop an IMG orientation package.

Anticipated Results

Output

Increased number of IMGs who choose Newfoundland and Labrador for practice and increased retention.

An assessment tool to increase access of IMGs to appropriate clinical training and assessment.

Contact Information

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative - Nova Scotia Projects

Amount/ Duration

$3,510,038 2005/06 to 2009/10

Recipient

Nova Scotia Department of Health

Objectives

Support the Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative and its broad objective to recruit and retain IEHPs.

Activities

Conduct an environmental scan and gap analysis to identify the needs of IEHPs in NS and PEI and develop a four-year action plan.

Establish a web-portal for welcoming and providing information to internationally educated Registered Nurses (RN).

Develop a process to assess internationally educated RNs who do not meet the criteria for writing the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam (CRNE).

Develop a program that allows Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) to acquire skills and knowledge necessary to practice as an RN in Canada.

Establish a bridging program, screen applicants, identify learning gaps, and provide academic support to Internationally Educated Practical Nurses (IEPNs).

Revise and deliver a ten week orientation program to assist IEHPs navigate the system towards community integration and employment in NS and PEI.

Develop welcome packages for ten professionals, and develop and deliver an 18 week English for IEHPs training program twice a year.

Anticipated Results

Output

Strategic plan for Nova Scotia IEHPI investment.

Improved access to information and orientation IENs.

Training and programs to prepare and promote IENs in obtaining licensure and integration into the workforce.

Improved orientation of IEHPs to promote their integration into the health workforce in Nova Scotia.

Contact Information

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Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative - Saskatchewan Projects

Amount/ Duration

$2,188,157 2005/06 to 2009/10

Recipient

Saskatchewan Health

Objectives

Facilitate the development of a comprehensive range of essential tools, products and services for IEHPs, designed to improve their chances for attaining licensure and ultimately employment in health services.

Activities

Undertake strategic planning exercise.

Development of an online portal for facilitating integration of IEHPs.

Develop faculty development programs.

Develop a bridging and career path program.

Undertake research and assessment of potential IMGs assessment capacity in Saskatchewan.

Anticipated Results

Output

Situational analysis of barriers to IEHPs.

An online portal for integration and preparedness of IEHPs.

Faculty development and mentoring modules, a bridging program, and an assessment of the capacity for Saskatchewan to assess IMGs.

Contact Information

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative - B.C. Projects

Amount/ Duration

$5,728,068 2005/06 to 2009/10

Recipient

British Columbia Ministry of Health

Objectives

Identify and assist Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs) to access assessment, education, registration and employment bridging supports to achieve employment in the B.C. health care system commensurate with their prelanding skills and qualifications.

Improve coordination and planning activities for a sustainable strategic approach of integrating IEHPs into the B.C. workforce.

Activities

Identify, assess and employ methods to bridge IEHPs under the B.C. Skills Connect for Immigrants Program.

Build capacity for health sector employers, post-secondary institutions, regulatory bodies, and professional associations to provide services to IEHPs.

Anticipated Results

Output

Increased number of IEHPs working in the health sector in employment that makes maximum use of their skills.

Minimization of the time required to complete licensing assessment and increased access to related education and training.

Contact Information

Government of British Columbia | 5th Floor, 1515 Blanshard Street |
Victoria, BC | V8W 3C8 |
Telephone: 250-952-1286

Internationally Educated Health Professionals - Collaboration Development of Support Services and

Products for Internationally Educated Health Professionals in the Western Provinces and Northern Territories

Amount/ Duration

$4,303,494 2005/06 to 2009/10

Recipient

British Columbia Ministry of Health, on behalf of the Western and Northern Health Human Resources Planning Forum, is receiving the above amount of funding from the Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs) Initiative to undertake selected project activities to accelerate and expand the assessment, training and integration of IEHPs into the health workforce.

Objectives

Activities

Phase 1:

Conduct a literature review and a review of existing jurisdictional infrastructure support capacity.

Develop an IEHP product inventory matrix.

Conduct a gap analysis and enumeration of potential IEHPs per profession per jurisdiction.

Recommend future IEHP products for development.

Hold conferences on a regular basis with key stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration, identification of priority health professions in each jurisdiction, development of IEHP strategic plan for the Western Forum and development and implementation of annual activity plans.

Phase 2:

Once the strategic plan is developed, proposals will be submitted to Health Canada for approval.

Anticipated Results

Output

A situational analysis to explore jurisdictional capacity to support IEHPs.

A communication process and network of key stakeholders.

An IEHP collaborative strategic plan for the Western Forum with annual activity plans.

Contact Information

Western and Northern Health Human Resources Planning Forum |
5-1, 1515 Blanshard Street | Victoria, BC | V8W 3C8 |
Telephone: 250-952-3145

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Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative - Nunavut

Amount/ Duration

$305,859 2005/06 to 2006/07

Recipient

Government of Nunavut Health and Social Services

Objectives

Prepare Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) for success on the Canadian Registered Nursing Exam (CRNE) and employment in the unique environment of Nunavut.

Activities

Conduct a Nunavut focused series of orientation sessions delivering education on nursing, health care, and cultural competency.

Deliver clinical instruction to candidates preparing to write the CRNE.

Provide ongoing support to encourage the integration of candidates into the Nunavut health care system including costs of candidates to travel to Ottawa for the CRNE.

Anticipated Results

Output

Increased support for IENs to successfully pass the CRNE and integrate into Nunavut workforce.

Contact Information

Amendment

Amount/ Duration

$313,300 2007/08

Rationale

Nunavut will continue the IEN Orientation Program preparing candidates for success on the Canadian Registered Nursing Exam and for successful employment in the territory of Nunavut. The amended project has been extended by one year and will now include funding support for the training of an additional primary care provider, an International Medical Graduate (IMG) studying at the University of Ottawa. Upon graduation, the IMG will return to the territory of Nunavut, adding a much-needed primary care provider to the community.

Aboriginal HHR Projects Continued in 2006/07

Inuit HHR Specific Initiative

Amount/ Duration

$150,000 2006/07

Recipient

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK). ITK is the representative organization for Inuit nationally. The Health Secretariat of the ITK is the key link to the Inuit Health Regional authorities.

Objectives

Support the capacity of the ITK in HHR planning and to ensure that Inuit's HHR concerns are represented in the work on HHR and to ensure linkages on HHR work are relevant to the Inuit.

Increase knowledge on the current HHR situation in Inuit regions and to share knowledge with all stakeholders.

Facilitate and support improved communication that will support efforts to improve Inuit HHR and Inuit student enrolment in health careers studies.

Activities

Advocate for the Inuit on HHR issues and initiatives, ensuring strategies address Inuit specific needs and approaches; Inuit student needs to be recognized and addressed in funding programs for Aboriginal students in health sciences and work towards long-term data collection relating to Inuit health care professionals and para-professionals, and participate in short- to medium-term National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)/Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI) data activities.

Provide Inuit with information on financial and educational opportunities related to health field careers and act as a resource for Inuit interested in learning more about the health care field. This includes establishment of a web-based Inuit HHR information network.

Work with Inuit regions to support the development and/or continuation of regional and community-based HHR strategies and programs, including successful programs in HHR such as the Labrador Nursing Access program and the Nunavik Midwifery Program.

Share information about initiatives and research and develop activities to increase the cultural competencies of regional health care workers.

Anticipated Results

Output

Representation and understanding of Inuit issues, concerns and needs in HHR planning and strategies.

Increased capacity for ITK to be actively involved in HHR work.

HHR strategies will include Inuit-specific approaches and programs such as the Health Careers Bursaries and Scholarships Program that aim to recruit Inuit students.

Data collection related to HHR which includes Inuit perspectives.

Development of a web-based Inuit HHR information network.

Contact Information

Health Human Resources

Amount/ Duration

$149,520 2006/07

Recipient

National Indian and Inuit Community Health Representatives Organization (NIICHRO)

Objectives

Achieve higher standards in Aboriginal health care by identifying and promoting core competencies for community Aboriginal health care workers under the concept of Wellness and Primary Health Care Providers.

Activities

Garner support and input from stakeholders on the concept of Wellness and Primary Health Care Providers (WPHCPs) through regional consultations and presentations of the "Road to Competency" and the "Concept of Wellness and Primary Health Care Providers" at various fora.

Develop a final draft report of the Core Competencies for Wellness and Primary Health Care Providers (WPHCP), scopes of practice, and job description templates that will be shared with stakeholders for feedback.

Anticipated Results

Output

Core competencies for CHRs/Wellness and Primary Health Care Providers that will inform the development of occupational standards for the community health para-professional.

Recommendations on next steps towards competency-based standards and certification for community health para-professionals.

Contact Information

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Addressing Curricula and Admissions/Support Policy Changes

Amount/ Duration

$122,718 2006/07

Recipient

Association of Faculties of Medicine (AFMC). The AFMC is the representative organization for Canadian medical schools. Within the AFMC is a Social Accountability Task Group and within this group is a subcommittee The Aboriginal Task Group which focuses on Aboriginal issues such as increasing Aboriginal enrolment in medical schools.

Objectives

Create a medical education curriculum inclusive of Aboriginal health issues that will enhance the cultural competence of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal medical graduates to serve the needs of Canadian Aboriginal people.

Provide tools (a framework of core competencies) to assist the faculties of medicine to develop and teach curriculum that will facilitate cultural competency.

Develop an implementation strategy to help facilitate the adoption of the core competencies by all medical faculties, and support community engagement between faculties and their local First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis communities.

Activities

Work in collaboration with Indigenous Physicians of Canada (IPAC), College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and Aboriginal organizations to develop a framework of core competencies.

Seek feedback, synthesize feedback and hold a workshop to bring together representatives from various Aboriginal and academic stakeholder groups to gain consensus on the draft undergraduate Aboriginal health core competencies.

Draft an implementation strategy to engage the faculties of medicine to work on incorporating the core competencies in their curricula. This will include dissemination plans; recommendations for local and national networking of the appropriate medical educators, faculty and curriculum development experts, First Nations, Inuit and Métis health specialists, Aboriginal community representatives, and other stakeholders to achieve strategy objectives.

Anticipated Results

Output

A framework of core competencies to support faculties of medicine in developing and teaching Aboriginal health curricula in medical schools.

An implementation strategy to facilitate adoption of the core competencies by the faculties of medicine.

Contact Information

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Aboriginal HHR Framework: Aboriginal Indicators in CIHI's National Minimum Data Set (NMDS)

Amount/ Duration

$153,000 2006/07

Recipient

Organization for the Advancement of Aboriginal Peoples' Health

Objectives

Identify key informants necessary to provide a first "snapshot" or environmental scan of the current situation nationally with respect to Aboriginal HHR issues as well as figures related to retention and the number of participants and programs that include components of First Nations, Inuit and Métis culture.

Engage Aboriginal and federal/provincial/territories (F/P/T) partners and the research community to build upon prior support stemming from the roundtable of 2006 and gain additional support for the Aboriginal Health Human Resources (AHHR) inventory database.

Activities

Identify key national groups and information holders for the national environmental scan.

Integrate communications plan for both the AHHR inventory database and environmental scan.

Develop a project working paper on the AHHR inventory database.

Translate and disseminate final report on the AHHR inventory database.

Organize and host meetings (Aboriginal partners, data providers, etc...) on the AHHR inventory database.

Establish an AHHR Working Group for the AHHR inventory database.

Anticipated Results

Output

A final report outlining the issues and recommendations including priorities for action.

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First Nations Health Human Resources Planning

Amount/ Duration

$150,062 2006/07

Recipient

Assembly of First Nations

Objectives

Support and enhance First Nations community-based HHR planning and support the national capacity of the Assembly of First Nations to ensure that First Nations' HHR concerns are represented in the work on HHR while providing linkages on HHR work relevant to First Nations.

Contribute to the database of First Nations health service providers and work to ensure needs and perspectives of First Nations communities are considered in data collection.

Enhance First Nations community knowledge of and participation in regional and national-level HHR programs.

Activities

Promote First Nations' interests and provide input into Regional and F/P/T Aboriginal HHR projects and initiatives to ensure that they are reflective of First Nations' needs and priorities. This includes participating in Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative (AHHRI) committees to provide input into decision making on HHR initiatives where First Nations can benefit.

Liaise with the Pan-Canadian HHR Strategy and other federal departments' related initiatives to ensure appropriate linkages to AHHRI.

Create linkages with regional and national HHR projects to optimize First Nations participation in such projects.

Liaise with government and/or non-government entities involved in the distribution of health careers bursaries and scholarships on maximization of First Nations exposure and access to such programs.

Support the work of the para-professional associations such as the First Nations Health Directors and the National Indian and Inuit Community Health Representatives Organization (NIICHRO) to establish national standards for certification of health service para-professionals.

Provide input, representing the interests and perspectives of First Nations, into the work of the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) and the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) on the HHR inventory.

Provide information to First Nations communities and P/T organizations on HHR initiatives and developments.

Anticipated Results

Output

First Nations perspectives and issues are appropriately reflected in national and regional/provincial/territorial HHR strategies and planning.

Linkages with First Nations communities and P/T organizations in HHR developments and initiatives.

Increase in First Nations students applying for health careers bursaries and scholarships.

First Nations input and advice into NAHO's database development and First Nations communities and organizations are informed about HHR initiatives.

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Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Strategy - Ongoing Projects in 2006/07

Table of Contents

Introduction

Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Planning Projects Continued in 2006/07

Health Human Resources Databases Development Project (HHR-DDP)

Health Cross-Jurisdictional Labour Relations Database (HCJDB)

Amendment

Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice (IECPCP) Projects Continued in 2006/07

Educating Future Physicians in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EFPPEC)

Proposal to Advance Nursing Education within the Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Strategy

Legislation and Regulation Issues for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice

Understanding Liability Issues for Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice

Patient-Centred Care: Better Training for Better Collaboration

The McGill Educational Initiative on Interprofessional Collaboration: Partnerships for Patient-Family Centred Care

Institute of Interprofessional Health Sciences Education

Interprofessional Education for Geriatric Care

Building Capacity and Fostering System Change

Amendment

Creating an Interprofessional Learning Environment through Communities of Practice: An Alternative to Traditional Preceptorship

Patient-Centred Interprofessional Team Experiences

Collaborating for Education and Practice: An Interprofessional Education Strategy for Newfoundland and Labrador

QUIPPED - Queen's University Interprofessional Patient-Centred Education Direction

The SCRIPT Programme: Structuring Communication Relationships for Interprofessional Teamwork (SCRIPT)

Seamless Care: An Interprofessional Education Project for Innovative Team-Based Transition Care

Recruitment and Retention Projects Continued in 2006/07

Enhancement of Physician Health Human Resources in Rural Canada

Increasing Support for Family Physicians in Primary Care and Promotional Strategies to Enhance the Image of Family Medicine to all Canadians

Enhancing the Role of Family Medicine in the Undergraduate Medical School Curriculum and Strengthening Links between Primary and Specialty Care

Amendment

Quality Worklife - Quality Healthcare Collaborative: Linking Quality of Work Life, Human Resource Practices, and Health System Results

Amendment

Evaluative Action Research to Create Healthy Workplaces

Healthy Workplaces Related to Home and Community Nursing and the Impact on Recruitment and Retention

Amendment

Organizational Health: Integration of Quality and Healthy Workplace

Amendment

Creating a Culture of Safety

Amendment

Provincial Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Strategy for Health Care Workers: An Expansion and Enhancement Project

Amendment

Quality of Worklife Project

Amendment

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Healthy Workplace Program

Amendment

Kailo Workplace Wellness Program

Amendment

A Healthy Workplace Best Practice Initiative

Amendment

MRHA Workplace Wellness Initiative

Amendment

Inter-Hospital Action-Research Program on Work Climate

Amendment

A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Health in the Workplace

Electronic Survey Tool (EST)

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Projects Continued in 2006/07

Professional Development Program for Educators of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs)

Amendment

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Provincial/Territorial/Regional Projects Continued in 2006/07

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative - Newfoundland and Labrador Projects

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative - Nova Scotia Projects

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative - Saskatchewan Projects

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative - B.C. Projects

Internationally Educated Health Professionals - Collaboration Development of Support Services and

Products for Internationally Educated Health Professionals in the Western Provinces and Northern Territories

Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative - Nunavut

Amendment

Aboriginal HHR Projects Continued in 2006/07

Inuit HHR Specific Initiative

Health Human Resources

Addressing Curricula and Admissions/Support Policy Changes

Aboriginal HHR Framework: Aboriginal Indicators in CIHI's National Minimum Data Set (NMDS)

First Nations Health Human Resources Planning