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GP028: Career Progression with Michèle Goulet

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Michèle describes her progression from working as a registered nurse in Canada, to working for Médicins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) abroad, to now going back to school for a Masters of Public Health degree at the University of British Columbia in Canada. She describes the benefit of consolidating her skills working in Canada first prior to working abroad in both Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Following these two deployments, she decided to return back to Canada to complete her degree in Public Health. She explains why she chose to do this degree and what she’s learned so far. We’re excited to hear where her career will take her next!

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GP012: Deployments with Peter Skelton

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When a country requests their help, the UK Emergency Response Team deploys to an area post-disaster. Pete Skelton is the Rehabilitation Advisor for this team and and Humanitarian Technical Adviser for Handicap International. In this episode we delve into the reason for the emerging role of rehabilitation as part of the sustainable response post-disaster and what it’s like to be on deployment.

Check out these resources mentioned in the episode:
– WHO minimum standards for foreign medical teams
– Role of PT in disaster management
– The Do’s and Dont’s guide for rehabilitation professionals

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Peter.Skelton@hi-uk.org