| 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 | COVID-19 led to public health mandated physical distancing which has exacerbated rates of healthy lifestyle-mediated preventable chronic diseases (CD) and reduced 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 HealtheStepsTM (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 of medical and kinesiology students as coaches and had family physicians (FP) refer their at-risk patients. Currently, over 30 students have been trained to deliver HeS to almost 200 patients. Now, we propose expansion across allied health professions and 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 |