Mission Statement

The mission of Interprofessional Healthcare Association at U.W.O. highlights the importance of unity within healthcare professions. Its goal is to allow health care professional and professional students from a wide variety of fields to understand one others roles when they begin to practice. In the end it hopes to foster patient-centred care through team work amongst all health professions.
The Association shall exist to:

1. To encourage interprofessionalism among all students in health related programs of U.W.O.

2. To promote a closer relationship between all health care students, faculty and staff at the University of Western Ontario (U.W.O.)

3. To provide students with interscholastic and social opportunities that promotes understanding of each others fields.

4. To serve as a contact with the faculty administration promoting interprofessional issues to students.

5. To participate at a national level in order to promote patient-centred practice.

The University of Western Ontario Chapter

January 2007:

Welcome back and happy new years! Come out to the events happening this month!

A Journey towards Inter Professional Collaboration...Discovering the Health Sciences
When: Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Elsie Perrin Williams Estate - 101 Windermere Rd.

For the latest information, please visit the IHA Forum!

Want to get involved?

We have various events throughout the year and we need volunteers!

Come represent your faculty, get some experience and have fun!

    

January

Faculty of the Month:
Medicine & Dentistry

Western's medical and dental experts engage the London community this month for the fourth annual Café Scientifique.

The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry stages the event to offer community members a chance to connect with experts to explore, discuss and debate current issues in medical science. Café Scientifique tackles the issues making headlines today: E. coli outbreak traced to spinach, babies screened for more genetic diseases, and stem cell breakthroughs.

At each session, an expert makes a 30-minute informal presentation followedy by an interactive discussion period, during which participants offer their own opinions, ask questions or just listen.

For more information about Café Scientifique, please visit the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry website.


Interprofessional Healthcare Association: U.W.O. Chapter of NaHSSA