To mark the one-year anniversary of the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC, the College is holding a virtual presentation led by Dr. Zubin Austin.
Dr. Austin is a highly regarded speaker who studies the professional and personal development of the health workforce. Dr. Austin has published over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts, authored five textbooks and been named Professor of the Year by his students on 20 occasions.
Dr. Austin will address:
- Building trust and confidence between regulators and registrants, between health providers and their patients/clients, and between the College and the public
- Building trust and confidence in an age of social media/misinformation
- Views and perspectives on multi-profession regulators
There will be time for attendee questions during a moderated Q&A following the presentation.
Dr. Austin’s presentation will be recorded. If you are unable to join live, you will be able to watch the recording on demand after the event.
Questions?
Please email communications@chcpbc.org.
About the speaker
No matter how much funding goes into healthcare, the quality of service ultimately depends on the people – the professionals – who actually work in the field and who deliver care to patients. Recognizing that, as human beings, professionals have their own psycho-social and educational needs is essential.
Dr. Austin draws upon methods and theories from psychology, sociology, education and professional regulation to address these issues.
Building networks involving practitioners, regulators, educators, employers, professional associations and governments, Dr. Austin’s work focuses on multisectoral collaboration to define and address the professional and personal needs of the healthcare workforce in a proactive manner, to support best possible health care delivery and outcomes.
Dr. Austin is the recipient of of multiple awards, and is the only University of Toronto faculty member to ever have received both the President’s Research Impact Award (for societal significance of his work) and the President’s Teaching Excellence Award (for sustained contributions as a teacher). In 2017, he was installed as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences for his contributions in support of the health workforce. He has delivered over 150 keynote presentations at international conferences.
Dr. Zubin Austin. Photo courtesy of University of Toronto.
