Virtual Care: A Risk Management Checklist

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020 - 5:00PM PT / 6:00PM MT / 8:00PM ET

To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, health providers have been forced to take unprecedented measures of closing their doors and restricting access to in-person services. This has accelerated innovation and the adoption of virtual care solutions to enable health providers to connect clinical services with those in need. As we begin to come out of COVID lockdown across the country, it is clear that virtual care is here to stay as an alternate or additional model of care.  This webinar will offer an overview of general legal requirements and  privacy and security challenges with virtual care. Participants will leave with a risk management checklist of essential action items for every health provider engaging in virtual care.

The panelists include:

• Ryaz Chagpar - Chairman, Aga Khan Health Board for British Columbia (moderator)

• Karima Kanani - Partner, Miller Thomson LLP

Register for the webinar on the Health & Wellness Events page on The Ismaili Canada website.

AKHBC is looking for a National Evaluation Lead

The Aga Khan Health Board of Canada is looking for a volunteer with professional and/or an institutional background in evaluation (ideally program and/or social services evaluation) to take on the role of National Evaluation Lead.

The National Evaluation Lead works closely with the National and Local Chairmen, Honorary Secretaries, National Portfolio Leads, and Local Evaluation members to:

• Collaboratively develop strategic objectives and key results (OKRs) to guide our work and measure progress
• Build and implement metric collection processes across national portfolios and regional teams
• Develop and implement program evaluations (including analyses) for the purposes of quality improvement and to inform the strategic direction of the board.

With some teams, the National Evaluation Lead will primarily offer coaching and mentorship but other teams may require the Evaluation team to take a more active role. The National Evaluation Lead also directs the development of AKHBC’s contributions to the End of Term Report for Mawlana Hazar Imam.

If you think you are a good fit or know someone who might be, please send us an email indicating your interest.

Ismaili Nurses Alliance Ontario: Upcoming Webinars

The Ismaili Nurses Alliance Ontario is pleased to announce the next webinar for our series for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENS) which will take place on August 20, 2020 from 8-9:30PM EST. The purpose of the webinar is to invite internationally educated nurses to share their journeys, successes, as well as barriers and how they have overcome these challenges. 

This webinar is open to all nurses including those who are internationally educated. 

Please register to confirm your attendance. You will be provided with the webinar link closer to the date. Please note that the webinar will be recorded and available on our website for those who are not able to attend.  Please visit our website to learn more and become a member of our alliance. 

Healthcare Professional Mentors in Ontario Needed

The Economic Planning Board for Ontario's (EPBO) Skills & Employment Program (SEP) is looking for mentors with varying backgrounds in healthcare. Currently, we have 6 murids on our wait-list with varying backgrounds in: nursing, health, fitness, physiotherapy, psychology and disability case mgt./ occupational health & safety. Below is some information about what we do and the responsibilities of coaches:

What we do: 

• Serve to empower individuals and equip them with the skills and knowledge necessary to obtain gainful employment and achieve long-term economic sustainability.
• Provide career guidance, skills development, and employment counseling to unemployed and underemployed members of the Jamat so that they may achieve long-term gainful employment. 
• All inquiries and the entire counseling process are confidential and handled in a culturally sensitive manner.

Responsibilities:

• Review and critique resumes and covers letters
• Share job interview etiquette tips for the Canadian market
• Advise stakeholders on industry-specific job search strategies
• Provide support during the job search process
• For the Health Alliance, coaches are encouraged to leverage their network and make connections (based on their comfort level and relationship with murid)

Interested in joining this great team (permanent or stand-by)?  Please share the following information with Neha Lalani via email:

• Occupation
• Request to Join SEP EPB team as permanent coach (join the team today!)
• Request to Join SEP EPB team as stand-by coach (contact info on file with SEP in case extra couches/specialized fields are required)