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Chapters 2, 3 , 7 ,
8 ,
Health of the
Homeless
-1 st Prize winner
In English
tutor guide
- Individual or group exercise.
-MCC Objectives:
78-1 , 78-7
-Languages:
English
En français
guide de tuteur
-Authors: Golden Gao,
Alyssa Kim, Alisha
Zacharias, Faculty of
Medicine Students,
University of British
Web-based chapters consisting of reading material, videos, and discussion questions on the health of the homeless population.
Includes a tutor guide.
Estimated time of completion: 30 minutes per chapter.
To become familiar with issues pertinent to marginalized populations, including the homeless.
To appreciate the complexity of health problems among the homeless population.
To broaden one’s understanding of the different formats of patient advocacy.
Chapter 1
To be familiar with the epidemiology of homelessness in Metro Vancouver.
Chapter 2
To understand the health status of the homeless population in Metro Vancouver.
To understand the social determinants of health among marginalized populations, and the relationship between homelessness and health.
Chapter 3
To identify factors influencing the access and provision of health care among marginalized
Health &
Homelessness
Reference Guide for
Healthcare Providers
The health of children living in disadvantaged areas
Digital Story Telling
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Columbia.
Author contact: afmcubc@gmail.com
populations.
To appreciate the roles individuals and collaboration play in the provision of care to marginalized populations.
To describe the impact of community-level interventions on health promotion, disease prevention, and harm reduction.
Case Competitions for Public Health
Learning
-2nd Prize winner
Student guide
tutor guide
-Individual or group exercise.
More appropriate for group.
-MCC Objectives:
78-1 , 78-3 ,
78-4 , 78-7
-Languages:
English
En français
guide de tuteur
Series of public health cases where the participant is asked to summarize and present the case with respect to its key problem, determinants of health, policies and stakeholders, and plan of action for policy change.
Tutor guide and marking scheme included.
Comments from one of the authors on estimated time of completion: Educators can use their discretion, but 2 months is an ideal amount of time to give students. When we designed the tool we
To appreciate the impact of determinants of health
To understand the roles of different governments on the provision of health services
To critically appraise policies on population health outcomes
To identify and plan for supports and barriers when advocating for health service changes
To identify health service stakeholders and their influence on the assessment and provision of services
Making the
Government Work for
You: A Case Study in
Physician Advocacy
Chapters 2 , 3 , 8 ,
14
2

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-Authors: Ryhana
Dawood, Shreya Roy,
Tinya Lin, Schulich
School of Medicine &
Dentistry Students,
Western University.
Author contacts: rdawood2016@meds.uw
o.ca
tlin2016@meds.uwo.ca
sroy2016@meds.uwo.ca
Income and Social
Status - Using TED
Talks to Teach the
Social Determinants of health
-2 nd Prize winner
-Individual or group. More appropriate for group.
-MCC Objectives:
78-1 , 78-3 , 78-6 ,
78-7 were thinking of introducing the assignment during the first week and giving students
3-4 weeks to do the first problem summary assignment which would be returned to them with corrections to be made and resubmitted within 1-2 weeks. The case presentations would ideally take place soon after the second submission.
Series of online presentations and videos regarding social determinants of health in the context of primary care.
Includes embedded TED talks relevant to each determinant of health.
Estimated time of completion: An hour and a half would probably allow for completion of the presentation and discussion.
To understand determinants of health, apply these determinants of health into local and global contexts, and be able to relate these determinants into primary care practice.
Videos of Public
Health Cases
Virtual Patient Case –
Voice of the North
Hypertension
Management &
Advocacy
Chapters 2 , 3 , 8,
3

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Languages:
English.
-Authors: Dr. Pierre-
Marc Robichaud
(Family Medicine
Resident, University of
Ottawa); Dr.
Emmanuelle Britton,
Dr. Praseedha
Janakiram, Dr. Eileen
Nicolle (Faculty
Supervisors, Dept. of
Family and Community
Medicine, University of
Toronto).
Author contact: eileen.nicolle@utoront o.ca
-3 rd Prize Winner
-Exercise for groups (2-3 people) or individuals.
That being said, presenters should take things where they want to - meaning if the talk generates good discussion, there is no reason they have to go through the whole presentation.
Online virtual case regarding social determinants of health, provision of culturally appropriate care, populationlevel health promotion policies, and interprofessional collaboration in a rural/remote setting.
To identify relevant social determinants of health when assessing patients.
To provide culturally safe and sensitive care to patients in the context of metabolic syndrome.
To identify and initiate strategies to improve policies relating to population-level health promotion for rural and newly immigrant patients.
Hypertension
Management &
Advocacy
Chapters 2 , 3 , 8
4

Tool Description Learning Objectives
-MCC Objectives:
78-1 , 78-3 , 78-7
-Languages:
English
-Authors: Dr. Meghan
Ho, Dr. Calvin Ke, Dr.
Terence Yung, Internal
Medicine Residents,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of British
Columbia.
Digital Story Telling: thinking differently.
Develop a reflection on the social determinants of health through videos.
-Honorable mention award
-Individual or group exercise.
MCC Objectives:
78-1 , 78-7
Languages:
Estimated time of completion: 90-120 minutes.
To collaborate with interprofessional team members to improve the health of patients.
Website that provides a framework on how to create digital story telling (DST).
Provides examples of completed digital story telling.
-Recommends how students can use DST to learn about social determinants by expressing their views through short videos.
Estimated time of completion will depend on the
To develop reflection skills.
To understand the determinants of health among marginalized populations.
Tools With Similar
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Health of the
Homeless
Health &
Homelessness
Reference Guide for
Healthcare Providers
The health of children living in disadvantaged areas
Chapters 2
5

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French
-Authors: Mélina
Janelle, Laurence
Matteau-Pelletier,
Faculty of Medicine
Students, Université
Laval.
Author contact: digitalstorytelling@hot mail.com
-Honorable mention award
-Individual or group exercise.
-MCC Objectives:
78-1 , 78-7
-Languages:
English assignment and students’ ability to create videos.
Two-part online module, with the first part providing information regarding homelessness as a social determinant of health in
Canada, and the second part applying the concepts learned in part one through three cases.
Case 1: Lower extremity cellulitis.
Case 2: Tuberculosis.
Case 3: Myocardial infarction
& risk factor management.
Estimated time of completion: Two hours if
To understand the connection between health, housing and poverty and the health risk associated with homelessness.
To understand social determinants of health in the context of the homeless population.
To understand different aspects of providing care to the homeless and under-housed including the different service providers, culturally appropriate care, challenges in provision of care, and resources available to health service providers.
Health of the
Homeless
Digital Story Telling
The health of children living in disadvantaged areas
Chapter 2
6

Tool Description
Authors: Dr. Ariella
Zbar, Public Health &
Preventive Medicine
Resident, Queen’s
University; Dr. Alanna
Fitzgerald-Husek,
Public Health &
Preventive Medicine
Resident, University of
Toronto; Dr. Kaitlin
Hayman, Emergency
Medicine Resident,
Western University.
Contact Authors
-Honorable mention award
-Small group exercise.
-MCC Objectives:
78-1 , 78-3
-Languages:
English completed by the individual learner, without group discussion. If in a group setting, or the educator decides to have students prep beforehand by reading the background information, then the time to completion for both prep and discussion is up to four hours.
Module including group discussion, jeopardy game, and videos (website in development) exploring concepts of social determinants of health, health equity, advocacy, and public health policy in the context of hypertension.
Estimated time for completion: 1.5 hours
Learning Objectives
- To understand concepts of social determinants of health, health equity, advocacy, and public health policy in the context of hypertension.
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Virtual Patient Case –
Voice of the North
Chapters 2 , 8 , 14
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Author: Dr Tej K.
Khalsa, Internal
Medicine, University of
Calgary.
Author contact:
40over90@gmail.com
-Honorable mention award
-Individual or group exercise.
-MCC Objectives:
78-3
-Languages:
English
Author: Jake Yorke,
Faculty of Medicine
Student, Dalhousie
University.
Online video that uses three real examples from Kentville,
Nova Scotia to illustrate how physicians act as health advocates and can collaborate with the government to implement public health strategies.
Video duration = 4:48 minutes.
To describe three real examples of how physicians became health advocates in their communities.
To understand collaboration opportunities with local government to initiate public health strategies.
Author contact:
Case Competitions for
Public Health Learning
Chapter 8
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afmcentrant@gmail.co
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Montreal Crossing
– The Hazards of
Intersections
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-Honorable mention award
- Exercise for groups.
-MCC Objectives:
78-3
-Languages:
English
Authors: Xing Jian Liu,
Faculty of Medicine
Student, McGill
Combination of didactic material and a field exercise illustrating concepts of data sources, epidemiological calculations, and prevention in the context of trafficrelated injuries.
Includes detailed instructor manual and presentation slides.
Estimated time of completion: The introduction slides take about 30 min, the field exercise is roughly 3 hours (with the lunch period included) and the debrief 1 hour and 30 minutes.
To describe the epidemiology of trafficrelated injuries and appreciate their public health significance.
To become familiar with current trafficrelated injury data sources and their strengths and limitations.
To understand the concept of risk factor.
To describe and calculate incidence and prevalence.
To understand the stages of prevention, the advantages and disadvantages of difference prevention strategies, and be able to apply them in the context of reducing trafficrelated injuries.
To understand health protection and injury prevention.
Prevention and health promotion
Chapters 2 , 4 , 5 ,
6 , 10 ,
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University; Dr. David
Jeremy Kaiser, Public
Health & Preventive
Medicine Resident,
McGill University.
Author contact: mscph.orientation@g mail.com
Prevention and
Health Promotion
-Honorable mention award.
-Individual or group exercise for clerkship students.
-MCC Objectives:
78-1 , 78-3
Authors: Dr. Geneviève
Bustros-Lussier, Dr.
David-Martin Milot, Dr.
Andréanne Roy, Public
Health & Preventive
- Powerpoint presentation consisting of vignettes and quizzes to illustrate concepts of health promotion and disease prevention.
Estimated time of completion:
Intro & quiz – 20 min.
Vignette #1 – 90 min.
Vignette #2 – 60 min.
Conclusion – 10 min.
To illustrate the concepts of disease prevention and health promotion.
To explain the role of public health and preventive medicine physicians with respect to disease prevention and health promotion.
To identify individual and population-based strategies for disease prevention and health promotion.
To identify clinical preventive practice including a review of current guidelines.
Montreal Crossing –
The Hazards of
Intersections
Virtual Patient Case –
Voice of the North
Hypertension
Management &
Advocacy
Chapters 2 , 4 , 8 , 9
10

Tool
Medicine Residents,
Université de
Sherbrooke.
Author contact: preventionpromotion
@gmail.com
-Honorable mention award.
-
-Individual exercise, then group discussion.
Languages:
French
-MCC Objectives:
78-1 , 78-7
Author: Frédérique
Brouillard, Faculty of
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Online self-learning module in a question and answer format on child poverty.
Module ends with a scenario that can be discussed in a group setting.
Estimated time to complete:
30-45 minutes
Includes tutor guide
To learn the epidemiology of child poverty in
Quebec and Canada
To appreciate the impact of poverty on children’s health
To name examples of public health and health care initiatives to improve the health of children living in poverty
Health of the
Homeless
Health &
Homelessness
Reference Guide for
Healthcare Providers
Digital Story Telling
Chapter 2 , 8
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Medicine Student,
Université de
Montréal.
Author contact: outilpediatriesociale@ gmail.com
-Honorable mention award.
-Individual or group exercise.
-MCC Objectives:
78-7
-Languages:
English.
Authors: Tehmina
Ahmad, Han Yan,
Keegan Guidolin, Paul
Foster, Schulich School of Medicine &
Dentistry, Western
University .
Online educational video on how healthcare professionals can improve their provision of care to transgendered individuals.
Video duration: 7:35 minutes.
To provide healthcare professionals with an opportunity to better understand and reflect upon the needs of the transgender community.
To define transgender and transcare.
To identify ways to overcome barriers to healthcare experienced by transgendered individuals.
Videos of Public
Health Cases
Virtual Patient Case –
Voice of the North
Hypertension
Management &
Advocacy
Chapter 3
Author contact: medicalqueeries@gma il.com
Online video featuring three cases on infectious diseases,
To define key terms in infectious diseases including epidemiological triad, outbreak,
Income and Social
Status
Chapter 11
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Tool Description Learning Objectives
-Honorable mention award.
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-Individuals or group exercise.
-MCC Objectives:
78-1 , 78-5 , 78-6
-Languages: English
Authors: Yoshith Dayan
Perera, Umme Salma
Jahan Meena, Masters of Public Health
Students, Schulich
School of Medicine &
Dentistry, Western
University. social determinants of health, and environment and health.
Video duration: 9:52, excluding pauses between cases for discussion.
Tutor guide with additional resources and discussion questions available. endemic, epidemic, pandemic, and surveillance.
To outline steps in the management of an infectious outbreak.
To understand socio-cultural determinants of health.
To appreciate factors that influences the health of marginalized populations.
To appreciate the importance of collaboration and communication in the provision of public health services.
To understand the role of environmental factors, such as global warming, on health.
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Contact Author: yoshdrp87@gmail.com
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