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Project Summary
Project
Strengthening Collaborative Education Using E-Learning Technologies: Creating a Knowledge Exchange Community of Learners and Educators to Improve the Mental Health of Canadians
Project Lead
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Funding
Canadian Council on Learning
Purpose
To bring together a range of health care providers, consumers, family members, caregivers and educators, to learn from, with and about each other, in order to enhance collaboration, for the purpose of enhancing the quality of care provided to people seeking mental health services in primary health care settings in Canada.
- Interprofessional education (IPE) occurs when health professionals learn from, with and about each other to enhance collaboration and improve the quality of care delivered to consumers
- Evidence suggests that IPE and collaborative patient-centred practice can positively impact current health issues such as: wait times, health workplaces, HHR planning, patient safety, accessibility to services, chronic disease management, and population health and wellness.
Who is involved?
The development of the Education Toolkit united the efforts of 12 national organizations, representing consumers, families and caregivers, and a range of primary and mental health care providers.
In additional to the Education Toolkit, CCMHI has created a bilingual website, a national Collaborative Mental Health Charter, a series of provider and consumer toolkits, and a research paper series. Please visit: www.ccmhi.ca.
What is the CCMHI Education Toolkit?
It is a toolkit developed by the Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative (CCMHI). It provides easy-to-use activities and guidelines for the implementation of an education program aimed at fostering collaborative mental health care practices in primary health care settings. This FREE toolkit is available at www.ccmhi.ca and will serve as the basis of several interactive tele- and web-based seminars that will be delivered across Canada from August though October of 2007.
Our goal is to have the seminars accredited for continuing education credits for family physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and pharmacists. Other health professional associations and consumer, family and caregiver groups, who do not offer accreditation, have endorsed the seminars on behalf of their membership, including: dietitians, nursing, social work, occupational therapists, Canadian Mental Health Association, Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health, and the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation.
Why share the toolkit?
Sharing the evidence-based toolkit will foster knowledge generation, acquisition and discussion, creating a community of learning across Canada. By bringing together various health professionals, consumers, family members, and caregivers through shared learning experiences, an integrated model of care is strengthened to improve the mental health of Canadians.
How will the toolkit be shared?
E-learning technologies have shaped new educational opportunities free from geographical boundaries. Strategies such as teleseminar, webinar and vodcasting can transport information to major health centers and rural regions alike. Through a series of seminars, it is anticipated that several hundred learners and educators will be reached from across Canada.
For more information, or to register for an upcoming seminar contact browse this website or contact
Ms Enette Pauzé, Project Manager
College of Family Physicians of Canada – CCL Project
Tel: (416) 809-4270; E-mail: [email protected]
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