Pre-Departure Resources

The GHD supports pre-departure intercultural training for all Canadian physical therapists who will go and volunteer or work abroad. While the GHD is committed to facilitating the creation of a complementary pre-departure physical therapy specific course, this is still in the very early stages of development. Here are resources to help you prepare for your global health experiences.

Getting Started

• Pre-Departure Training for Student Global Health Experiences: A Scoping Review (Jen Bessette and Chantal Camden)
• Dr Emma Stokes talks about Global health
• Global Health and Dr Mike Landry
• Health Volunteers Overseas. Volunteer Tips Part Three: Integrity. (2015).
• Health Volunteers Overseas. Volunteer Tips Part Two: Patience & Innovation. (2015).
• Health Volunteers Overseas. Volunteer Tips Part One: Flexibility & Openness. (2015).
• Global Health with Greg Martin. Careers in Global Health – your role. (2015).
• Global Health with Greg Martin. Careers in Global Health – identify your area of interest. (2015).
• 10 Traits of a Responsible Volunteer Program. (2014).
• Unite for Sight. Recorded Webinars (Career, Environment; Global Health Strategies; Global Health Education and Cultural Competency; Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship; Program Design, Evaluation and Growth; Marketing and Communications)

GHD

• Preparing for International Experiences: A Practical Resource Guide in Dispatches Volume 4 Issue 1 (Oct 2011)
• Reflecting on the Role of Physiotherapy in Developing Countries: Where Can You Fit In? Powerpoint (2008) 
• Reflecting on the Role of Physiotherapy in Developing Countries: Where Can You Fit In? Reflection Tool 
• Ghumman A, Tran A, Foster C, Arya N. (2013). The OSCE as a tool for the evaluation of a pre-departure training program: A pilot study. UBCMJ; 5(1).
• Crump J, Sugarman J. (2011). The working group on ethics guidelines for global health training: Ethics and best practice guidelines for training experiences in global health. The American Jouranl of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; 83(6):1178-1182.
• Loh L, Cherniak W, Dreifuss BA, Dacso MM, Lin HC, Evert J, et al. (2015). Short term global health experiences and local partnership models: a framework. BioMed Central. Globalization and Health; 11:50.
• Alappat C, Siu G, Penfold A, McGovern B, McFarland J, Raman S, Landry MD. (2007). Role of Canadian physical therapists in global health initiatives: SWOT Analysis. Physiother Can; 59:272-285.
• Ghumman A, Tran A, Foster C, Arya N. (2013). The OSCE as a tool for the evaluation of a pre-departure training program: A pilot study. UBCMJ; 5(1).
• Crump J, Sugarman J. (2011). The working group on ethics guidelines for global health training: Ethics and best practice guidelines for training experiences in global health. The American Jouranl of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; 83(6):1178-1182.
• Loh L, Cherniak W, Dreifuss BA, Dacso MM, Lin HC, Evert J, et al. (2015). Short term global health experiences and local partnership models: a framework. BioMed Central. Globalization and Health; 11:50.
• Alappat C, Siu G, Penfold A, McGovern B, McFarland J, Raman S, Landry MD. (2007). Role of Canadian physical therapists in global health initiatives: SWOT Analysis. Physiother Can; 59:272-285.

Armed Conflict

• Heal Torture: Helping torture survivors heal
• The Center for Victims of Torture. Physical Therapy Considerations when Working with Torture Survivors. (2016)
• Ethical Principles of Health Care in Times of Armed Conflict and Other Emergencies. (2016).
• Health Care in Danger Project. International Committee of the Red Cross. (2015).
• Video: International Committee of the Red Cross. Rules of war (in a nutshell). (2014).
• International Committee for the Red Cross: Health Care in Danger The responsibilities of health-care personnel working in armed conflicts and other emergencies. (2012).
• International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

 Books 

• Footsteps to Freedom – Tales of Therapy in Rural India
• Becoming an International Humanitarian Aid Worker
• Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities (2007)  reviewed in Dispatches Volume 2 Issue 7 p.24
• Disabled Village Children: A guide for community health workers, rehabilitation workers, and families (1999) reviewed in Dispatches Volume 2 Issue 4 p.22
• Health Volunteers Overseas’ A Guide to Volunteering Overseas Health Volunteers Overseas, 6th Ed. E-book 
• WCPT International work and study related publications

Burnout

•  Doctors Without Borders. Burnout in the field. (2017)

Courses & Seminars

• Johns Hopkins University’s Foundations of Global Health Specialization
• Queen’s University Disability, Community Based Rehabilitation & International Development Online Certificate Program
• Simon Fraser University Diploma in Global Health
• University of British Columbia Online Certificate in International Development
• McGill Interprofessional Global Health Course; Facebook page
• Unite for Sight Cultural Competency Online Course
• Unite for Sight Online Certificate Programs 
• Dalhousie University Global Health Office
• American Physical Therapy Association. Professionalism Module 4: Cultural Competence.
• Harvard School of Public Health. Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety. (Free!)
  • began Sept. 16, 2014
• International Committee of the Red Cross. The HELP course: a multicultural and multidisciplinary learning experience.
• UCFS Global Health Bootcamp – October 11-14th, 2016

Cultural Competency

• How to Be Culturally Sensitive Working with Clients with a Range of Identities
• Unite for Sight: Cultural Competency Online Course
• Miller, S. (2009). Cultural humility is the first step to becoming global care providers. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing; 38(1), 92-93.
• Jogerst K, Callender B, Adams V, Evert J, Fields E, et al. (2015). Identifying Interprofessional Global Health Competencies for 21st-century health professionals. Annals of Global Health; 81(2).
• Cassady C, Meru R, Chan NMC, Engelhardt J, Fraser M, Nixon S. (2014). Physiotherapy beyond our borders: Investigating ideal competencies for Canadian physiotherapists working in resource-poor countries. Phys Ther; 66(1): 15–23.
• Veras, M. (2013). Assessing and comparing global health competencies in rehabilitation students. Rehabilitation Research and Practice; (2):208187.
• ignitephysio. Physiotherapy Abroad and in Canada: The Cultural Differences (2016)
• Unite for Sight. Applying Lessons in Cultural Competency: Webinar Recording. (2015).
• Identifying Interprofessional Global Health Competencies for 21st Century Health Professionals (2015)
• King, Judy. Cultural Evolution – A Case Cultural Humility. (2014)
• Working from Within: 24 Tips for Culturally Sensitive Programming. UNFPA (2004)
• Leavitt, RL. Developing Cultural Competence in a Multicultural World, Parts 1 & 2. (2002)
• CRM Learning. Patient diversity: beyond the vital signs.
• R Campus. iRubric: Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric.
• Transcultural C.A.R.E. Associates. Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence Among Healthcare Professionals – Revised (IAPCC-R).
• U.S. Deparment of Health & Human Services. Think Cultural Health: Advancing health equity at every point of contact. 
• Standford University Center for Global Health and the John Hopkins University Berman Institute of Bioethics. Ethical Challenges in Short-term Global Health Training. Case Series.
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Cultural Compentence.
• A Profile of the Interculturally Effective Person. 
• National Center for Cultural Competence. (USA)
• Cultural Intelligence (CQ)
• Oxfam. Oxfam Education. Global Citizenship
• Bias Survey – An exercise for individuals or groups to identify personal biases
• Miller, S. (2009). Cultural humility is the first step to becoming global care providers. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing; 38(1), 92-93.
• Jogerst K, Callender B, Adams V, Evert J, Fields E, et al. (2015). Identifying Interprofessional Global Health Competencies for 21st-century health professionals. Annals of Global Health; 81(2).
• Cassady C, Meru R, Chan NMC, Engelhardt J, Fraser M, Nixon S. (2014). Physiotherapy beyond our borders: Investigating ideal competencies for Canadian physiotherapists working in resource-poor countries. Phys Ther; 66(1): 15–23.
• Veras, M. (2013). Assessing and comparing global health competencies in rehabilitation students. Rehabilitation Research and Practice; (2):208187.

Disability Inclusion 

• Guidelines on the provision of manual wheelchairs in less-resourced settings
• Global Network on Disability Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development (DIAUD Network)
• Christian Blind Mission (cbm). Disability Inclusive Development Toolkit. (2015)
• Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development (DCID) Journal
• Disability Inclusive DRR Network
• International Online Resource Centre on Disability and Inclusion

 Disaster Management

• PABC Physiotherapy Practice Forum. Sheppard, P. Physiotherapy for the bottom billion: the Nepal crisis. (2016).
• Sharma, S. Physiotherapy in a natural disaster setting. (2016). 
• Handicap International. Skelton, P. FOCUS On – Rehabilitation in emergencies, a clear priority. (2016)
• WCPT – The role of physiotherapists in disaster management (2016)
• WCPT, ISCOS, ISPO, ISPRM, WFOT – Responding Internationally to Disasters: a dos and dont’s guide for rehabilitation professionals (2016)
• Duke Global Health Institute. Landry, M. Reflections six months after the Nepal earthquakes: restoring physical health for the injured. (2015)
• Handicap International. Skelton, P. & Harvey, A. Rehabilitation in Sudden Onset Disasters. (2015)
• Disasterready.org – online training for humanitarian workers
• Disaster Preparedness Tokyo
• WHO – Emergency Medical Teams and World Health Organization
• WCPT – Disaster management – How individual physical therapists can contribute
• WCPT – Disaster management – Volunteering
• Physiospot – Emerging trends in global health – physical therapy in disaster management
• International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine: Rehabilitation Disaster Relief

Equipment  

• World Health Organization (WHO). Priority Assistive Products List (APL).
• World Health Organization (WHO). Disability and Rehabilitation. Guidelines on the provision of manual wheelchairs in less-resourced settings.
• International Society of Wheelchair Professionals

HIV/AIDS

• Ahluwalia, P. The Role of Physiotherapy in the Management of HIV. (2018).
• Nixon, S. Integrating rehabilitation into the HIV care continuum in Sub-Saharan Africa. PT Practice. June/July Issue. Vol 3. No. 7. p.36.(2017)
• CPA shoptalk. World AIDS Day: What does physiotherapy have to do with it? (2014).
• CWGHR. E-Module for Evidence-Informed HIV Rehabilitation. (2011).
• Nolen, S. 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa. (2008). Reviewed in Dispatches Vol 2 Issue 2 p. 24-25.
• Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR)
• Canada-UK HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CUHRRC)
• International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation (ICDR). Understanding and Addressing HIV and Disability-related Stigma
• Scholarly Publications
• Webinar. Exercise for people with HIV/AIDS. Oncology/HIV Group of the WCPT.
• Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research.

Mentorship Opportunities

• Canadian Society for International Health. CSIH MentorNET.

Other

• Huffington Post. The Need for Global Health Education in Medical Training (2015)
• UBC Research Relay Webinar: Survey of Physiotherapists: Preparing Physiotherapy Students for Global Health Work (2014)
• University of Toronto ICDR. Going for the right reasons: Is an ICI right for you?
• ICDR Master Student Handbook
• Global Health Gateway: 10 Ethical Principles
• Centre for Intercultural Learning: Country Insights
• Physiospot – Perspectives on Global Health
• WCPT – What is global health to physical therapists?
• Linked In: WCPT Forum on working and studying in another country

Photography

• Saffran, L. Students abroad: first do no harm, with your camera. The Chronicle of Higher Education. (2015)
• #InstagrammingAfrica: The Narcissism of Global Voluntourism. (2014) 
• GHD Policy on Ethical Photography. (2013)
• Unite for Sight. Ethics and Photography in Developing Countries. 
• Using your camera to open doors 

Voluntourism

• Nepali Times. So you want to be a voluntourist? (2016)
• CBC. The Current. Aid experts skeptical of voluntourism’s corporate slant. (2015)
• CBC. Doc Zone. Volunteers Unleashed (2015).
• #InstagrammingAfrica: The Narcissism of Global Voluntourism. (2014)
• The Huffington Post: The Problem With Little White Girls, Boys and Voluntourism. (2014)
• Aljazeera America: The white tourist’s burden. (2014)
• Global Health Immersion Programs. Truth in the Spoof: an expose of voluntourism in The Onion. (2014)
• National Post: ‘Voluntourism’: Mixing vacations with charity work can harm as much as it helps. (2013)
• How to Make a Real Impact on Your Volunteer Trip. (2013)
• The Guardian: Beware the ‘voluntourists’ doing good. (2013)
• Matador Network: Why you shouldn’t participate in voluntourism. (2011)
• 3 Minute Video Summarizes Research Insights on Good, Bad Community Impacts of International Volunteering, Voluntouring