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CAAHP offers an organizational membership that grants exclusive access to our resources, events, and networking opportunities for all individuals within your organization. This means that every member of your team can take advantage of the benefits. Sign up NOW for the 2024/25 membership year and experience the perks of belonging to our vibrant community.

 

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Members of CAAHP enjoy exclusive benefits throughout the year

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The Canadian Association of Allied Health Programs (CAAHP) is an affiliated group of Colleges and Institutions across Canada that represents unique professions in allied health and facilitates meaningful dialogue between programs to propel educations forwards. CAAHP supports members by providing valuable industry insights, news, learning, networking opportunities, and forums for sharing best practices.

Being a CAAHP member has its advantages:

• Participate in continuing education via Lunch & Learn events
• Get exclusive access to the CAAHP Annual Education Conference
• Develop strong working relationships with like-minded industry professionals
• Unlock new funding opportunities
• Receive letters of support to validate project in research and innovation
• Stay closely connected with professional associations in the field

Complete or renew your membership today! Form and payment due by September 30th, 2023

Questions? Please contact wendy.lawson@mohawkcollege.ca

CAAHP Annual Conference

May 17-18, 2023

” Accelerating Change in Healthcare Education “

Thank you to all the participants of the 2023 Annual CAAHP Conference!

We appreciate your presence and contribution to making this year’s edition a resounding success. The conference was filled with inspiration and valuable insights from our esteemed speakers.

Under the theme of “Accelerating Change in Healthcare Education,” the conference focused on addressing the “7 challenges healthcare educators want to solve right now.” We aimed to tackle the pressing issues in healthcare education and foster meaningful discussions to drive positive change in the field.

Throughout the event, our lineup of dynamic speakers shared their expertise and perspectives, sparking engaging conversations and offering innovative solutions. Their contributions provided valuable insights into improving health outcomes through advancements in academia and education.

We would like to extend our gratitude to all the speakers for their enlightening presentations and thought-provoking discussions. Each speaker brought unique perspectives, enriching the conference experience for all attendees. We believe that these interactions will lead to positive transformations in healthcare education.

For those who missed any sessions or would like to revisit the keynote address, we have made the recording of the Keynote Speaker available. You can access the recording through the link provided below. CAAHP Education Conference for your support and your active engagement and commitment to advancing healthcare education.  We look forward to your continued support and participation in future endeavours.

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Reshaping the Educational Framework

Keynote Speaker – Wendy Lawson, Associate Vice President Academic & Dean, Mohawk College

6^thCAAHP
Lunch and Learn
November 30, 2022

Are you still wondering how to integrate Patient and Family Engagement in an innovative way?

CAAHP, in partnership with EQual Canada, organized a Lunch and Learn for you to hear, learn, and discuss how other institutions with accredited programs have tackled this criterion effectively.

Two panelists from our college network have shared with us an overview of their strategies toward the integration of patient partners into their programs.

Panelist

Laura Thomas, Med Ultrasound, CRGS, DMS – Associate Dean Allied Health, Mohawk College

Kelly Lindberg, BA, RTR – Curriculum coordinator, Medica Diagnostic, Saskatchewan Polytechnic

We have used a padlet. The padlet provides an opportunity to share ideas and questions that address the scaffolded nature of the patients as partners journey. Please consult and contribute to this ongoing discussion.

You can access the Saskatchewan Polytech Presentation and Mohawk College Presentation in PDF format and the video recording of the event.

Virtual Simulations :
Examples and Strategies for Integration and Implementation

CAAHP 5th Virtual Lunch and Learn
November 2, 2022

Over the past year, as part of the national “Virtu-WIL” project, Canadian educators have created 137 free and open virtual simulations in medical laboratory technology, paramedicine, and nursing.

The three panelists presented an overview of the resources available, how to access them, and how they can be integrated into curricula.

Panelists:
Joelle Deschambault, Manager, Projects & Programs, Colleges & Institutes Canada (CICAN)
Lisa Selvey, MA, RRT, Associate Dean at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Timothy Willett, MD MMED, CEO, Simulation Canada

You can access the presentation in PDF format and the video recording of the event.

Quality Health Professional Education (HPE) – Patient Partnering

CAAHP Event
Lunch and Learn
May 4, 2022

For over 100 years, patients have been engaged in the education of health professionals. Furthermore, research has shown the need for enhanced engagements given the many benefits derived from early learnings and the many positive impacts that such a philosophy has on learners, educators, patients, and overall health systems.

CAAHP hosted this Lunch and Learn in partnership with EQual Canada. This session has explored the status of patient engagement in health professional education (HPE), from an education accreditation point of view and provide a collaborative platform for education stakeholders to discuss the next evolutionary step of this philosophy.

View the document:
Quality Health Professional Education (HPE) – Patient Partnership., Carl Damour, Director – EQual and International Health Systems

Survival
Solutions

CAAHP Event
Lunch and Learn
March 2, 2022

 

As we are gradually moving out of a pandemic, the shortage of health professionals is significant and the challenges before us are equally so! At CAAHP, we believe it is paramount to bring forward a very important message to the academic community and hope it helps finding solutions to address the Healthcare Human Resources challenges in Canada.

Christine Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer at CSMLS, discussed how much medical laboratory scientists were thrust into the spotlight – holding the information everyone needs – Do I have COVID-19? How does an association accelerate a certification program, when in person testing is near impossible? How do you maintain standards, when systems are falling apart – students are pulled from clinical practicums and the labour supply is drying up?

Brian Witschen presented NAIT’ strategies, in the Respiratory Therapy program, to maintain on-time graduation for each cohort while still achieving all required competencies without an over-reliance on simulation sign-offs. Modifications to clinical rotations, use of virtual patient scenarios, and an increased emphasis on simulating transferrable skills will all be discussed.

View the documents:
Pandemic and a Profession, Christine Nielsen, CSMLS CEO
Coping With Covid: How NAIT’s Respiratory Therapy Program Has Adapted To This New Reality, Brian Witschen, RRT

Mental
Health
in COVID
Times

CAAHP Last Event
Lunch and Learn
November 17, 2021

The three organizations, CSMLS, CAMRT and Sonography Canada have shared their data on mental health and its impacts on Health practitioners.

This reality is slowly making its way within PSE curriculum, at program level. Thanks to the three organizations for their great presentation and their effort to raise awareness on this matter.

View the documents:
Mental Health in COVID Times: Three Allied Health Professions Compare and Contrast Experiences
Mental Health Status Survey- Educators
MLP Mental Health Status Survey – Students

Are you an educator in
nursing or health programs?

We are seeking allied health faculty to participate in a study examining the impact of transitioning their teaching to online/remote delivery following the emergence of Covid-19 in Canada.

Please follow this link to participate in the survey

For more information about this study, or to book an interview, please contact: Natasha Hubbard Murdoch Natasha.hubbardmurdoch@saskpolytech.ca

The Canadian Association of Allied Health Programs (CAAHP) is an affiliated group of Colleges and Institutions across Canada offering programs of study in the field of “allied health”.  These programs include disciplines that are diagnostic and therapeutic and do not address nursing and physician education.

MISSION

To be an effective national network of high-quality allied health and life sciences academic institutions and a forum for collaboration and information exchange promoting and profiling best practices.

VISION

To shape the future of health sciences education within the college and institute system.

GOALS

To be a forum for collaboration and information exchange among institutions involved in health sciences education;

To profile and promote best practices and innovation within the college and institute system;

To be an advocate on-key issues and trends with government, professional associations and other stakeholders.

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