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GP038: Global Health from Home with Emily Eglitis

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In response to a need for wheelchairs identified by a physiotherapy school in Nepal, Emily initiated a project to help them acquire more wheelchairs. She elicited the help of physiotherapists at an Australian physiotherapy school near her and they are currently in the needs analysis stage of the project. Emily has found a creative way to participate in global health work while still being able to stay at home and be with her family. Not only is she helping address a lack of resources in Nepal, but she is also spreading global health knowledge through her work with physiotherapy students. I loved discussing this project with her and it got my mind buzzing with ideas for my own projects. I hope it does the same for you!

Emily’s blog: https://emilyeglitis.com.au/blog/
Krysta’s e-mail: globalphysiopodcast@gmail.com
Global Health Division website: https://physiotherapy.ca/divisions/global-health-division

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GP033: Health Governance with Dr. Raphael Lencucha

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Raphael has done extensive work in the area of health policy and governance including mental health policy in Canada and Tobacco Control Policy across many countries such as Brazil, Philippines, Zambia, Kenya, Malawi, Indonesia and is recently starting a project in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. In this episode you will learn about health governance and how we as rehabilitation professionals can influence policy. We cover the very important topic of mental health and agree that everyone who works with people needs to consider the psychosocial component of the individuals they are working with. He emphasizes the special ability of rehabilitations professionals to understand the environment in which an individual lives and how to optimize their participation in activities of daily living.

His participation in research started through the study of social relationships of individuals living with schizophrenia. He went on to develop an interest in tobacco control and how this impacted public health. He passionately discusses trends in tobacco control and that there is often a pursuit of profits over public health. You absolutely cannot skip this episode! A very informative interview filled with captivating insights.

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To e-mail Krysta: globalphysiopodcast(at)gmail.com

Our amazing and official sponsor: https://physiotherapy.ca/divisions/global-health-division

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GP030: From Field Work to Research with Mathieu Simard

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Mathieu is currently working on a PhD at McGill University in Canada. He has ample experience working in Global Health and his experiences led him to a desire to answer a big question in his research. Join our conversation as he depicts his research and gives incredible nuggets of wisdom for those pursuing a career in Global Health.

Resources mentioned:

Career website: https://reliefweb.int/jobs

It can be searched with specifications (always good to filter physical therapy, physiotherapy and rehabilitation since the search engine does not gather them under a single search tree. It is also possible to search by level of experience, regions or countries, organisation, etc).

Humanity and Inclusion (HI) website, Canada section:  https://hi-canada.org/en/index
International Medical Corps: https://internationalmedicalcorps.org
Rehabilitation International: http://www.riglobal.org
Global Health Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association: https://physiotherapy.ca/divisions/global-health-division
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GP029: Burden of Disease with James Bardy

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James draws on years of experience in Global Health (GH) as an Occupational Therapist to depict to the listener specifics of his GH work with NepalAbility and the burden of disease in Nepal. We go on to discuss how this applies not just to Nepal, but on a global scale.

NepalAbility website: http://www.nepalability.org
Global Health Division website: https://physiotherapy.ca/divisions/global-health-division
To buy Hilary Crowley’s new book, e-mail her here: hcrowley@mag-net.com
To learn more about Samuha: www.samuha.ca

My e-mail: globalphysiopodcast@gmail.com

 

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GP026: Global Physiotherapy with Dr. Emma Stokes

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Join the president of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT), Dr. Emma Stokes, as she discusses the importance of professional associations, global policy change, young physiotherapists as leaders and where she sees physiotherapy in the future. We discuss some of the many initiatives WCPT is working on and mention the Database of Volunteers and Experts (DOVEs). This interview is bound to inspire you! You could run into Emma and many other incredible physiotherapists in Geneva, Switzerland at this year’s WCPT Congress. Thanks for listening!

Resources:
https://www.wcpt.org/doves
https://www.wcpt.org
https://www.wcpt.org/congress
https://physiotherapy.ca/divisions/global-health-division

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GP022: Reverse Culture Shock with Johana Amar

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When returning home from deployments, experiencing reverse culture shock is common. Listen to Johana Amar discuss this important topic with our Podcast Operations Director, Yehia Abdelkader.

Apply for the Global Health Division bursary here:
https://physiotherapy.ca/awards-grants-bursaries-1https://physiotherapy.ca/sites/default/files/ghd_global_physiotherapy_bursary_0.pdf

Contact us: globalphysiopodcast@gmail.com
Global Health Division: https://physiotherapy.ca/divisions/global-health-division

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GP020: Power Dynamics with Shaun Cleaver

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Follow along with Shaun’s description of his journey from field work in Haiti to research in Zambia. Along the way he has gained important insights that he shares with the listeners.

Resources:
Shaun’s blog: https://disabilitykwabulozi.wordpress.com/2018/08/19/sometimes-it-might-be-useful-to-be-long-winded-maybe/
globalphysiopodcast@gmail.com
https://physiotherapy.ca/divisions/global-health-division
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GP014: Year in Review: Burnout with Phil Sheppard

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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

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GP013: Evidence Based Practice with Saurab Sharma

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Saurab is a Nepalese physiotherapist passionate about Evidence Based Practice (EBP) and physiotherapy in Nepal. He is currently pursuing his PhD in New Zealand and is involved in many facets of the profession of physiotherapy. In this episode he shares his insights on barriers to EBP in Nepal, solutions to overcome these barriers, plans for action, and more!

Resources mentioned in this episode:
www.linkphysio.com
http://www.who.int/hinari/en/
Saurab’s e-mail: saurabsharma1 (at) gmail.com
Krysta’s e-mail: globalphysiopodcast (at) gmail.com

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GP009: WCPT Congress with Kayla Hildebrand

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The World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress was in Capetown, South Africa in 2017. Kayla Hildebrand and I sit down to discuss our experiences at our first WCPT Congress! From volunteering, to attending talks, to mingling at socials, we both agree that the connections made were well worth it.

 

Contacts:
kdhildebrand (at) gmail.com
globalphysiopodcast (at) gmail.com