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Global Health Through an Ethical Lens: Interprofessional Mini‑Course

Posted by GHO Admin on November 3, 2014 in Events

Faculty Lead:  Shawna O'Hearn - shawna.ohearn@dal.ca
Dates:  January 13, 15, 20 & 22, 3:30 - 5:00.
Location:  LINC Room, Killam Library

This mini-course will provide interprofessional teams of students with an in-depth exposure to global health, with an emphasis on ethical decision-making in local and international contexts.  This 9-hour module will be comprised of a combination of lecture, multimedia resources, individual readings and reflection, group work and interactive case studies.  It addresses the CIHC interprofessional competencies of patient/client/family community-focused care, team functioning, role clarification and collaborative leadership.  Through this mini-course, the goal of interprofessional collaboration is explored and how these competencies are enacted by allied health professions within a determinants of health framework in global health contexts.

For more information please visit the Dalhousie Interprofessional Mini-Courses website.