On Friday, 2oth September, the Canterbury Interprofessional Healthcare Team Challenge was held at Manawa. This years’ event was supported by Te Papa Hauora and featured participants and mentors across University of Otago Christchurch, University of Canterbury and Te Whatu Ora.
‘Mr Ioane Tino,’ a fictitious patient who presented themselves at Emergency Department with a range of medical needs, tested the many disciplines within each team. Participants included Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Speech Language Therapy, Nursing, Medicine, Occupational Therapy. Given 4 weeks to design a strategy for Mr Tino’s hauora, students were able to call upon experienced mentors within the health system, interview Mr Tino, and call on one other external discipline for guidance.
The presentation afternoon was the culmination of this work, with an added “twist” presented involving Mr Tino’s whanau. Judges messages to the participants included, “well thought out planning, particularly using the Fonofale Model”, “wrap around care for the whānau”, “consideration of all aspects of Mr Tino’s health” and “great collaboration and communication across your group’s disciplines and strengths.”
This challenge was put on by the Interprofessional Education team at University of Otago Christchurch. For more information, email Interprofessional Education UOC ipe.uoc@otago.ac.nz
Te Papa Hauora and UCE ‘Future of Health Disrupt Challenge’
Last weekend Te Papa Hauora supported the University of Canterbury Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE) and the ‘Future of Health’ Disrupt Challenge, held at Manawa. This event involved over 50 undergrad and graduate students, mixed in multi-disciplinary teams, over an intense weekend exploring solutions to some of the big problems facing the health sector. Assisted by mentors from around the Waitaha health system, they were invited to be part of ‘imagining a better health system for Ōtautahi’.
Final projects from students included better ways of promoting health and wellbeing in the community, with the goal of reducing long-term pressures on the health system. These future health influencers also created suggestions of addressing inequities whilst supporting vulnerable communities. We are excited to see what lays ahead for these students and their outlook on creating a better health system for the future.
