In Nova Scotia, a dedicated team of health professionals work hard to provide the best treatment and care possible to patients with cancer and their families. But with over 200 kinds of cancer, increasingly complex care, many choices of treatments and new research findings, it is a challenge for our health professionals to keep current.

We are facing this challenge head on by training cancer health professionals to provide cancer education to their peers in an interprofessional setting. This team approach to learning and working is resulting in improved interprofessional collaborative patient-centered care.

Our facilitators received training on interprofessional education, collaborative patient-centred practice, adult education theory, facilitation skills and conflict management. They also receive an opportunity to practice facilitating a portion of an Interprofessional Core Curriculum module and to receive feedback from their peers.

Cancer Care Nova Scotia (CCNS) is planning an Interprofessional Facilitator Development training session for the Fall of 2010. Details of this training session will be posted when they are finalized. Add this page to your favorites and check back for further information.  

If you have any question please contact Brian Taylor, Project Officer - Education at 902-473-5106 or e-mail ccns.nshealth.ca