Faculty of Health Sciences – University Clinic

Health Sciences Interprofessional University Clinic

March 29, 2007

Congratulations to the proponents of the Faculty of Health Sciences’ Interprofessional University Clinic!

Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities have granted the Faculty of Health Sciences a major and substantial development fund to be used over the next 30 months!

Since 2005, the Government of Ontario, Health Canada and the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) have provided the Interprofessional Health Clinic project with more than $1 million to help plan and implement an interprofessional health training centre focused on providing primary health care rehabilitation services to the Francophone population of the Champlain Region. The project’s clinical, school and community partners from the Ottawa region have been enthusiastic participants in this process.

In its first five months of operation, this university clinic provided interprofessional training to nearly 70 students from six different disciplines (audiology, occupational therapy, medicine, speech-language pathology, physiotherapy and nursing).

While continuing to pursue their training, these students served more than 80 children and adults from the community by providing more than 450 interventions. The services were delivered in clients’ homes, in schools, and in the Faculty of Health Sciences’ training labs, under the supervision of expert clinicians in each discipline.

This training setting provides students with a concrete way of acquiring collaborative know-how, experiencing applied knowledge sharing, and developing a sense of interprofessional respect. In addition, the clinic’s timely and quality services delivered free of charge make for very satisfied clients.

Interprofessional Rehabilitation University Clinic in Primary Health Care
451 Smyth Road, Suite 1109
Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5
Telephone: 613-562-5800 extension 8037
Fax: 613-562-5428
E-mail: jsavard@uottawa.ca

Team of the University Clinic

Photographed, from left to right:

Sitting: Isabelle Landriault, occupational therapist; Paul Gauthier, student in physiotherapy; André Choquette, student in physiotherapy; Claire-Jehanne Dubouloz-Wilner, director of the School of Rehabilitation Sciences; Valérie Dubois-Desroches, physiotherapist; Lynn Metthé, speech therapist.

Standing: Mireille Cholette, student in occupational therapy; Evelyne Paris, student in occupational therapy; Zeina Zayat, student in audiology; Josée Lagacé, speech language pathologist; Kim Génier, student in speech-language pathology; Jacinthe Savard, coordinator of the University Clinic.

Absent: Nicole Gravelle, nurse and Carole Longpré, secretary.