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IEHPs Conversation Cafe
Are you an Internationally Trained Physician or Internationally Educated Nurse?
Would you like to network with others who are working towards licensure in Canada? Could you assist N4 in developing tools and resources for professionals like you? Join our IEHPs Conversation Café today!
Featured Member
Dr. Zubin Austin is a professor of Health Services Research and the Murray Koffler Research Chair at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, and at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the professional and personal development of the health workforce, with a focus on the successful integration of internationally educated health professionals (especially internationally trained pharmacists) into the Canadian workforce.
New Members
Some of the cities and provinces our newest members come from, include:
Halifax, NS · Toronto, ON · Ontario Northeast, ON · Regina, SK · Moose Jaw, SK · Ottawa, ON · Kamloops, BC · Calgary, AB · Prince George, BC · Windsor, ON · Saskatoon, SK · Scarborough, ON · St. Catharines, ON · Sudbury, ON · North York, ON · Burnaby, BC · Fredericton, NB · Sydney, NS · Vancouver, BC · Windsor, ON · Winnipeg, MB
Professional Development
N4 supports professional development in meaningful ways. Below are several resources on a variety of cross-sectional topics.
Professional Boundaries for Front-line Staff Working with Refugees and Other Newcomers to Canada
Speaker: Dr. Tanya Lentz, Registered Clinical Psychologist, NeuroSpark Clinic
Watch videoTrauma-Informed Care: Application to Clients, Staff, and Considerations to Organizations and Systems
Speakers: Holly Murphy, RN, BScN, MN, CPMHN(c), Advanced Practice Leader / Laura Callaghan, MN, NP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner / Prasanna Kariyawansa, RSW, Program Educator / IWK Health Mental Health & Addictions Program
Watch videoThinking about ethics in the context of refugee experience
Speaker: Dr. Michelle Mullen, Consultant Bioethicist, CHEO and Associate Professor of Paediatrics, University of Ottawa
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Featured Webinar
Reflective Practice for Bettering the Newcomers’ Experience to Canada
The ultimate goal of N4 is to better the experience of newcomers to Canada. In this webinar we will explore how reflective practice contributes to achieving that goal. Reflective practice involves being self-reflexive about our own actions and practices that are shaped by our assumptions and beliefs about relationships and how we treat others.
Speaker: Dr. Lorraine Ste-Marie, Providence School of Transformative Leadership and Spirituality, Saint Paul University
October 19 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Oct 19 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
A reflective practitioner is an effective practitioner
Speaker: Dr. Lorraine Ste-Marie, Saint Paul University
Register nowNov 2 · 12 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Navigating the IEN Process: The New Brunswick Model
Speaker: Robb Parker
Register now
Evaluation of Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) Program
The Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) program is an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) initiative that assists with the integration of newcomer children and families through school-based supports. N4 has created a summary of the data in their recent evaluation that may be useful to settlement practitioners and others who have contact with the SWIS program.
Newest Navigation Network Members
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada / Government of Canada
- Health Canada, Calgary, AB
- ESDC, NS
- Canadian Council of Practical Nurse Regulators
- Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN), Ottawa, ON
- CaRMS, Ottawa, ON
Apply to become an N4 Navigation Network member
Ask about applying as an organization to become a Navigation Network member.
N4 / SPU IEHPs Online Program has launched!
We are proud to announce the launch of this online program developed to help Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals (IEHPs) overcome barriers to finding healthcare jobs in Canada. The first cohort runs from Sept - Dec 2022.
Professional boundaries for front-line staff working with refugees and other newcomers to Canada
N4 was pleased to host a panel discussion on expanding awareness of boundaries on professional well-being in this sector as well as the generation and implementation of boundaries for professionals in this area of work.
Speaker: Dr. Tanya Lentz, Clinical Psychologist, NeuroSpark Clinic
Resources
- Exploring resilience and mental health in services users and practitioners in Ireland and Canada
- Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care
- When Compassion Hurts: Burnout, Vicarious Trauma and Secondary Trauma in Prenatal and Early Childhood Service Providers
- Join the discussion: Professional boundaries for front-line staff working with refugees and other newcomers to Canada
Removing Barriers to Employment for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals (IEHPs)Removing Barriers to Employment for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals (IEHPs)
Speaker: Dr. Zubin Austin, Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
This webinar provides a historical context from an Ontario perspective of the work that has occurred to assist in IMG and IEN integration as well as the barriers experienced by IEHPs
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IRCC: Strategy to Expand Transitions to Permanent Residency
On May 11, 2022, Private Member’s Motion M-44, introduced by Randeep Sarai, Liberal Member of Parliament for Surrey Centre, was passed in the House of Commons. The Motion calls on the Government to…
What Members Say About N4
"The N4-SPU Program has helped me become more conscious of the social, economic, and political circumstances that influence the health status and access to health care of our newcomers."
Maria Baluyut
Health Liaison Coordinator, Mosaic Primary Care Network, Calgary, AB
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