The Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative – CIHC

The Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative – CIHC

learning to work together, working to learn together

www.cihc.ca

What is the CIHC?

o Since 2006, the CIHC has operated as a Health Canada Contribution Agreement.

o The CIHC’s goal is to be an innovative, interactive, and permanent hub for interprofessional activity.

o The CIHC works with education and health policy makers as well as practitioners, students and researchers to build a more patient-centred approach to healthcare delivery.

o The CIHC is made up of health organizations, health educators, researchers, students and health providers primarily from Canada, but also all over the world

Why is the CIHC Important to Canadian Healthcare?

o Evidence shows that interprofessional education and collaborative patient-centred practice can positively impact not only the health system but the patient experience as well.

o The CIHC has identified interprofessional education and collaborative patient-centred practice as an important strategy for strengthening the health system worldwide.

o The CIHC strives to transform healthcare and improve patient outcomes.

Cross Canada Linkages

o The CIHC is proudly linked with:– The Accreditation of Interprofessional Health Education

(AIPHE): www.cihc.ca/aiphe .

– The Western Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative: www.cihc.ca/wcihc .

– And the National Health Science Students’ Association: www.nahssa.ca .

– To name a few…

Important Resources

o The CIHC has developed numerous important resources since its inception.

o These resources include:– The CIHC National Competency Framework:

http://www.cihc.ca/files/CIHC_IPCompetencies_Feb1210r.pdf – Knowledge Exchange materials:

http://www.cihc.ca/files/CIHC_KE_Feb2010.pdf– And much more!– Visit the Toolkit and Publications page to see more:

http://www.cihc.ca/resources/toolkit and http://www.cihc.ca/resources/publications .

Social Media

o In addition to resource development, the CIHC is an innovator in the use of social media in healthcare.– Visit our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/#!/CanadianInterprofessionalHealthCollaborative

– Follow us on Twitter @CIHC_ca

– Check out and contribute to our blog: www.cihc.ca/blog

– Contribute to the first, CIHC developed, interprofessional Wiki: www.cihc.ca/wiki

Looking to the Future

o The CIHC is in its final year under the Health Canada Contribution Agreement, which ends on March 31, 2012.

o The CIHC will incorporate as a not for profit society by the fall of 2011 and will continue to support interprofessional education and collaborative patient centred practice beyond the end of the Contribution Agreement.

Join us!

o It’s free to become a member. We invite you to join us in ensuring that interprofessional education and collaborative patient-centred practice are firmly embedded into the Canadian healthcare system.

o Visit our website at www.cihc.ca to learn more.

o Or email us at info@cihc.ca for more information.

o We look forward to engaging you in our dialogue!