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When: Oct 21, 2020 01:00 PM EST
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Strong partnerships across sectors and organizations are critical to ensure newcomers settling into Canada have an equitable experience and achieve optimal health outcomes. In this webinar, speakers Tracey Rickards, PhD, Kelly Scott-Storey, PhD, and Joan Kingston, BScN, will tell the story of the Downtown Fredericton Community Health Centre (DFCHC): The result of an embedded partnership between the Regional Health Authority and the University of New Brunswick (UNB). When Fredericton welcomed over 500 refugees in 2017 (five times the amount of refugees welcomed in previous years), this embedded partnership and strong relationships with community partners ensured they were able to efficiently and effectively mobilize to meet the complex social and health needs of refugees.
In this session, learn:
- How this unique embedded partnership improves newcomer health and well-being, and ensures the Downtown Fredericton Community Health Centre is able to pivot to meet the needs of the community efficiently and effectively
- Examples of how the Downtown Fredericton Community Health Centre has served as a living laboratory for student education and provided care to thousands of vulnerable members, including newcomers and other special populations
- Lessons learned and unique considerations for others who wish to replicate a similar model in their communities
Speakers
Tracey Rickards, PhD
Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing/UNB Nurse Manager @University of New Brunswick/Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre
Tracey Rickards is an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of New Brunswick and the UNB Nurse Manager at the Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre. Completing her PhD at Dalhousie University’s School of Nursing, Tracey’s educational career includes a Bachelor of Nursing in 1986 and Masters of Nursing in 2005 from UNB. Dr. Rickards was awarded a CIHR Embedded Clinician Researcher Salary award, releasing her from 50% of her teaching responsibilities in order to engage in transformative research at the Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre. Her research focus is on improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations.
Kelly Scott-Storey, RN, PhD
Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing/Director of Community Research @University of New Brunswick/Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre
Dr. Kelly Scott-Storey is a health researcher and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of New Brunswick and the Director of Community Research, Scholarship and Teaching at the Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre (FDCHC). Her research lies broadly in the intersection of violence, gender and health as well as social inequities. She holds over $4.5 million dollars in research funding and is currently the Principal Investigator (PI) on two large multi-provincial randomized control trials, one CIHR operating grant and two NBHRF bridging grants. Within her role at the FDCHC, she is part of a team working with community partners to prioritize newcomer, refugee and immigrant health and wellness using low barrier and innovative approaches.
Joan Kingston, BScN
Consultant @Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre
Joan Kingston is and has been, an effective advocate for stronger healthcare in New Brunswick. Her community engagement, policy development, and government experience are great assets to all organizations she collaborates with. She received a Bachelor of Nursing degree from the University of New Brunswick and passionately loved her early work as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care and maternal and child health. She is a former president of the Nurses Association of New Brunswick and former Chairperson of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Ms. Kingston was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1995 and held the portfolios of Minister of Environment, Minister of Labour, Minister responsible for the Human Rights Commission and the Minister’s Committee on Multiculturalism. In 2014, she led the establishment the Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre, a partnership between the University of New Brunswick and Horizon Health Network.
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