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Anticonceptivos Femeninos/uso terapéutico , Dispositivos Intrauterinos Medicados , Levonorgestrel/uso terapéutico , Menorragia/terapia , Perimenopausia , Anticonceptivos Orales Combinados/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Terapia de Reemplazo de Hormonas , Humanos , Histerectomía , Acetato de Medroxiprogesterona/uso terapéutico , Menorragia/etiología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Progestinas/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
For community engagement to be successful, the interests of the community must be taken into account and researchers must become facilitators. Patience is required. Meaningful and sustainable relationships that have been developed over time promote mutual learning and capacity building among the partners (Elders, community members, health care providers, and researchers). In addition, community engagement leads to the sharing of available resources (eg, human, time, and financial) and to a sustained commitment by the partners. This mutual commitment makes future projects easier to develop and complete. Thus, authentic transformative health development, informed by participatory health research, becomes an ongoing process.
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Investigación Participativa Basada en la Comunidad/métodos , Promoción de la Salud/métodos , Prevención del Hábito de Fumar , Humanos , SaskatchewanRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this article was to analyze the theory and pedagogical basis of the use of problem-based learning (PBL) for inter-professional education (IPE) in undergraduate health science education and present evidence from a palliative care iPBL (inter-professional PBL) module that confirms the importance of the two methodologies being used together. METHODS: More than 1000 student surveys collected over 4 years were analyzed for components of usefulness, enjoyment and facilitator effectiveness. A retrospective self-assessment of learning was used for both content knowledge of palliative care and knowledge of the other professions participating in the module. RESULTS: Statistically significant gains in knowledge were recorded in both areas assessed. Medical students reported lower gains in knowledge than those in other programs. On a scale of 0 to 6, mean scores were moderately high for usefulness (4.37) and facilitator effectiveness (5.19). Mean scores for enjoyment of the iPBL module were very high at 5.25. CONCLUSION: There is strong theoretical and empirical evidence that PBL is a useful method to deliver IPE for palliative care education. With the evidence presented from the palliative care iPBL it is our contention that PBL inter-professional cases should be utilized more often, incorporated into IPE programs generally, and researched more rigorously.
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Empleos en Salud/educación , Cuidados Paliativos/organización & administración , Grupo de Atención al Paciente/organización & administración , Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas , Humanos , Cuidados Paliativos/métodos , Grupo de Atención al Paciente/normas , Proyectos Piloto , Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud , Saskatchewan , Cuidado Terminal/métodos , Cuidado Terminal/organización & administración , Recursos HumanosRESUMEN
PROBLEM ADDRESSED: Fewer medical students are choosing careers in family medicine across Canada. One way to cultivate student interest is through creation of family medicine interest groups. Students, residents, community-based family physicians, and academic faculty can all contribute to the success of such groups. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM: A family medicine interest group provides information about the challenging and rewarding career of family medicine through medical students' exposure to family physicians and residents. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: A group of faculty and undergraduate students combined forces to form the Family Medicine Club. Development of this group and results of evaluation of its effectiveness to date are discussed. CONCLUSION: One mechanism to increase interest in primary care as a career is to initiate and foster a family medicine interest group that links students with family physicians.