GP018: Canadian Underserved Communities 1 of 2 with Gail Kuo

Listen to Gail describe her experience working in rural Canada and overseas. She emphasizes the importance of working as a generalist while growing a list of specialist contacts. Her experience in rural Canadian communities has served her well abroad. Don’t miss this interesting episode!

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https://jobs.interiorhealth.ca/job/creston/physiotherapist/602/7729251
https://jobs.interiorhealth.ca/job/creston/physiotherapist-community/602/7729253

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GP017: Overseas Development with Hilary Crowley

Hilary developed a long-term working relationship with an organization in India called Samuha. This lead to the start of the Samuha Overseas Development Association (SODA) to provide financial support for the disability programs run by Samuha. You can hear the passion in Hilary’s voice as she describes the life-changing experience of being involved in the management of disability in rural India.

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Creston, BC Job Postings:
https://jobs.interiorhealth.ca/job/creston/physiotherapist/602/7704706
https://jobs.interiorhealth.ca/job/creston/physiotherapist/602/7729251
https://jobs.interiorhealth.ca/job/creston/physiotherapist-community/602/7729253

SODA:  samuha.ca
Samuha: samarthya.org

For those listeners interested in a student placement at Samuha, please contact the Global Health Division for more information or direct your questions to the podcast team (globalphysiopodcast@gmail.com)

 

GP016: Fistula Care with Michelle Pieké

Obstetric fistulas occur in Niger with prolonged deliveries. Many of these women suffer from pelvic pain, leg pain (even weakness) and urinary incontinence. At the Danja Fistula Centre, Michelle is responsible to provide pelvic floor physiotherapy services for these women. Her role as a physiotherapist, as far as she knows, is the only one in all of Niger! Listen in on her talk about her work that is both challenging and inspiring!

Resources:
http://danjafistulacenter.blogspot.ca
globalphysiopodcast@gmail.com
mapieke@gmail.com

GP015: Financial Barriers with Corey Kim

Join Corey Kim and I as we discuss one of the major barriers to professionals starting global health work, finances. Corey recently saved for a teaching role in Nepal and he discusses some resources he accessed to set himself up for success.

Resources:
Course mentioned: http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/continuing-education/courses/past-courses/privilege-101/privilege-101-fall-2017/https://
Blog mentioned: www.millennial-revolution.com/

Corey’s e-mail: kh.corey88(at)gmail.com
Krysta’s e-mail: globalphysiopodcast(at)gmail.com

GP014: Year in Review: Burnout with Phil Sheppard

It’s been a year!! Thank you to all you wonderful listeners that keep me motivated to keep posting. What a wild ride it’s been so far. Both Phil and I experienced some form of burnout over the course of the year and we discuss our strategies to deal with it in this episode. Burnout can easily happen to anyone, especially health care practitioners. Check out this interesting article published by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) written by Leanne Loranger.

Happy New Year everyone!

E-mail me anytime: globalphysiopodcast@gmail.com