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COVID-19: A Gender Lens

“The need for access to skilled birth attendants, protection from gender-based violence, contraception, and safe abortion often becomes more acute during outbreaks. COVID-19 is no different in the respect. Domestic violence reportedly rose in Wuhan, China, during the city’s two-month lockdown. And people still have sex, experience puberty, menstruate, become pregnant, and give birth during public-health emergencies, so meeting these needs must remain a high priority.

That requires promoting women to leadership roles. Women are skilled service providers, epidemiologists, caregivers, community leaders, and more. Above all, they are the best experts on their own lives and must be meaningfully engaged in all preparedness and response efforts. That means ensuring the participation of girls and women in all local, national, regional, and global task forces on COVID-19. Women must serve on local community councils and in legislative bodies where important decisions are made. At the international level, gender imbalances in global health leadership, where men hold 72% of the top positions, must urgently be addressed.”

More on “A Gender Lens for COVID-19” via Project Syndicate here.

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Snagit & Camtasia Platforms Available

Via our UBC Information Technology: UBC has secured a license for the popular software Snagit and Camtasia now available UBC-wide at no cost. Both software packages are available for download through the Convas Learning Management System.

Snagit is a powerful screen capture tool that allows you to easily capture, modify and share screenshots and basic video captures of your computer screen. This tool is invaluable for instructional and support purposes.

Camtasia complements the functionality of Snagit and includes comprehensive video and audio recording of your screen. This software has all the editing tools to create great video content and allows for easy sharing of your videos to anyone, anywhere.

Learn more on “Snagit and Camtasia Now Available for all UBC Staff, Faculty and Students” here.

*Image courtesy of TechSmith.

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Learning Opportunities

Greetings Residents,

Hope you are well! If you’re looking for additional learning opportunities including modules and certificate programs, Dr. Jennifer Ross and I have been assembling a series of resources and links that we’d encourage you to explore. These links are also located under the COVID Resources tab above. For those transitioning your teaching to an online environment, check out our Preceptor Resources AHD Preparation for ideas on how to engage learners.

Learning Opportunities

Also, you may want to take this opportunity to revisit your exam preparation. Learn more here about spaced learning and repetition and maintaining your focus during this period of change.

~ Jacqueline
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CFPC: Tips for Supervising Learners

In response to the emerging needs of our family medicine teachers, we are pleased to release Tips for Supervising Family Medicine Learners Providing Virtual Care. This timely resource is intended to help family medicine teachers and learners adjust to the new learning environment required of us during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Join your teaching colleagues on Thursday, April 9th, for a series of virtual peer discussion sessions to talk about your challenges, potential solutions and best practices for teaching in the current setting. We have set up a series of Zoom sessions throughout the day to accommodate various time zones and schedules. Please note that the session at noon is being offered in French only. Help us continue to build our supportive community of practice among family medicine teachers across Canada during this challenging time.
 
There’s no need to register for the session; just go to one of the links below at the time you would like to join. If you have any questions or technical issues, please email academicfm@cfpc.ca. Our moderators will introduce the new resource and then the session will largely take on a Q & A and discussion format to draw on the expertise of participants. Everyone is encouraged to turn on their cameras. Virtual meeting etiquette will be reviewed at the start of the session.
 
8:00 a.m. (ET) – Moderators: Dr. Ivy Oandasan (CFPC) and Dr. Brent Wolfrom (Queen’s University)
 
12:00 p.m. (ET) – Moderators: Dr. Lyne Ménard (University of Montreal) and Dr. Miriam Boillat (McGill University); French language session
 
3:00 p.m. (ET) – Moderators: Dr. Aaron Johnston (University of Calgary) and Dr. Alex Singer (University of Manitoba)
 
6:00 p.m. (ET) – Moderators: Dr. Ivy Oandasan (CFPC) and Dr. Teresa Cavett (University of Manitoba)
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Teaching Online Resources: Engaging Participants

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Hello!

Hope you are all well. I’ve received several questions over the past couple of weeks on how to engage participants while teaching online. Under our Preceptor Resources tab at the top, you’ll find Academic Half Day: Preparation. This page includes a series of exercises that encourage the full participation of learners. Many of these ideas can be adapted to a webinar style format. I’ve also assembled a few articles and additional resources on the topic:

Please feel free to reach out with any questions, comments, and concerns as we quickly transition to a virtual space.

And keep up the great work! I’m so proud of you all in your ability to channel that inner surfer and ride this learning curve with grace and confidence.

We got this.

~ Jacqueline
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