About the SRPC Global Health Committee

Current Chair: Dr. Steve Ferracuti,  Haliburton, Ontario

How long with the SRPC :  I have been a member of the SRPC since 2001

Committee:
Dr. Alessandra Benigno
Dr. Ronak Brahmbhatt
Dr. Aimee Kernick
Dr. Ben Langer
Dr. Ray Markham
Dr. Onuora Odoh
Dr. Karl Stobbe

• Leaders of projects consistent with the purpose (currently Ray Markham, Karl Stobbe and Steve Ferracuti)
• A student
• A resident
• Up to 2 SRPC members interested in participating in a global health project

Activities/functions/areas of interest:

• Develop and maintain a list of projects for docs, students, residents.
  
• Develop and maintain links between appropriate partners.  Examples: SRPC with CPAR, with AWB (Academics Without Borders) and others.
  
• Create venues for cross-pollination and support of this work across provincial boundaries e.g. sessions at the Rural and Remote medicine course.
  
• Describe the various types/categories of global health work, the ethical and economic issues involved with various types of GH work, and the skill required to make a meaningful contribution.

Health System Strengthening work through Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief.

•     https://www.cpar.ca/Our-Programs/Where-We-Work/Ethiopia/Our-Projects/Health-System-Strengthening-at-Fitche-Hospital
•     https://www.cpar.ca/Our-Programs/Projects/Primary-Health-Care

Oasis Rural Health project (Dr. Odoh)

•     http://www.ruralhealth.ca/
•     https://globalhealth.med.ubc.ca/service/student-groups/global-health-initiative/nigeria-malaria-control-project/

SRPC Global Health Committee Slack group page:

•     https://app.slack.com/client/T011HV0V0RL/G011C8DPFPH

African federation of Emergency Medicine:

•     https://afem.africa/

CAEP Global EM:

•     https://caep.ca/em-community/get-involved/globalem/

Other Links:

• Zimbabwe 
• The volunteer page for CPAR
• Nepal rural hospital project 2019