The Health Authorities Working Group (HAWG) is comprised of members from BC's six health authorities.  HAWG continues to exchange and share knowledge which supports infrastructure building in Health Authorities.  HAWG has developed standardized, inter-professional guidelines that are endorsed by the Practice Education Committee and then posted on HSPnet.  In 2008 the following Guidelines were either developed, updated or endorsed:

• Immunization Guideline – Endorsed
• Documentation Guideline – Endorsed
• Criminal Records Check Guideline – Updated and Endorsed
• Intellectual Property (Copyright) Guideline - Drafted

HAWG will continue the implementation of Practice Education Guidelines and placement capacity building activities such as preceptorship as well as strengthening standardized reporting in 2009/2010.

Key Initiatives

Development of Standard Practice Education Guidelines

• Confidentiality Guideline
• Consent for Student Involvement in Care Guideline
• Criminal Record Search Guideline
• Criminal Record Search - Addendum
• Documentation By Students Guideline
• Immunization Guideline

 

Development of Affiliation Agreements

• Affiliation Agreement Template

• FAQ's for Affiliation Agreements (NEW!)

   

Standardized Reporting for the BC PE System (via HSPnet)

Placement Capacity Building Activities

Knowledge Exchange

Members

 

Bonnie Catlin	Fraser Health
Monica Adamack	Interior Health
Peter Martin	Northern Health
Grace Mickelson	Provincial Health Services
Candy Garossino	Providence Health Care
Pat Semeniuk Carrie Spencer	Vancouver Coastal Health
Mary Jackson Joanne Maclaren	Vancouver Island Health

 

Meeting Dates

TBA

 

What's New in Practice Education?

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