| Title | Providing UBC Students with Curriculum to Support Their Skills in Delivery of Virtual Lifestyle Counseling for Prevention of Chronic Disease |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Medicine |
| Status | Active |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Initiation | 04/01/2022 |
| Project Summary | Physical distancing and lockdowns have exacerbated rates of lifestyle-mediated preventable chronic diseases (CD) as well as reduced practical, health promotion learning opportunities for students. COVID-19 also highlighted the absence of lifestyle counselling in undergraduate medical school and health professions curricula and the need to co-create an Indigenous-focused curriculum. In response, we adapted our HealtheSteps™ (HeS) program from in-person to virtual training and delivery. HeS pairs adults across BC looking to improve their lifestyle, with a trained student coach. We launched a pilot in fall 2020, training medical and kinesiology students as coaches and had family physicians (FPs) refer their at-risk patients. Currently, over 100 students have been trained to deliver HeS to approximately 300 adult patients. We are continuing to expand across allied health professions and aim to develop/integrate Indigenous-focused curriculum as informed by our network of academic and Indigenous community partners, learners, and program participants. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2022/2023 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Large TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Robert J. Petrella |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 118,580 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Robert J. Petrella, Head / Professor, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine |
| Year 1: TLEF Showcase |  |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2023/2024 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Large TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Robert J. Petrella |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 98,042 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Robert J. Petrella, Head / Professor, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine / Professor Emeritus, Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Student Co-Applicants: Arielle Roberts, Family Medicine Resident (Comox Valley), Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Project Team Members: Paul Aspinall, Research Assistant, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine |
| Year 2: TLEF Showcase |  |
| Year 3: Project Year | Year 3 |
| Year 3: Funding Year | 2024/2025 |
| Year 3: Project Type | Large TLEF |
| Year 3: Principal Investigator | Robert J. Petrella |
| Year 3: Funded Amount | 32,584 |
| Year 3: Team Members | Robert J. Petrella, Head / Professor, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine / Professor Emeritus, Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Co-Applicants: Robert Boushel, Director, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education Student Co-Applicants: Faraz Damji, 4th year Undergraduate Medical Student Project Team Members: Zain Hirji, Research Assistant, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine |