Simulation Structure
Delegates to the World Health Organization will be meeting to address the issue of the Migration of Health Workers. Participants will represent the views of the member countries of the World Health Organization, as well as non-governmental organizations. Delegates will spend the weekend working towards a sustainable plan that will ensure a solution to healthcare workers' migration problem. Each delegate should keep in mind the global health policy of the country or organization they are representing. Delegates will have the opportunity to debate in full plenary session, as well as initially working in smaller "regional blocs" — committees composed of countries divided by world region. The final session of the conference will be in a plenary format to allow all delegates to meet and work together. Delegates at the conference will write a Declaration of Principles outlining the view of the simulated WHO on the issue of the Migration of Health Workers. This declaration will be sent to the actual World Health Organization. |
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Workshops
Workshop #1
(4:30 pm – 5:30 pm)
Part A
Mélanie Comeau, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
A researcher at the Canadian Medical Association for nearly two years, Melanie's responsibilities include the National Physician Survey, researching migration of physicians, and using a variety of survey data to prepare reports on topics related to Health Human Resources. She is a graduate of Carleton University in Public Affairs and Policy Management.
The presentation will focus on understanding the Canadian experience of physician migration. Firstly, by understanding the positions put forth by various associations. This overview of policies is then used to consider Canadian physicians' migration patterns as well as the global flow and its influence on Canada. Who leaves Canada? Do they return? Why do they leave? Where do international physicians come from? All questions will be answered with an aim to setting the stage for rich discussions on health worker migration and how to achieve a sustainable plan for this process which impacts health care worldwide.
Part B
John David Stanway, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
John is a senior analyst with the Health Human Resources department of the Canadian Institute for Health Information since 2005, working in the areas of physician demographics and physician payments. He holds a BSc from the University of Waterloo and an MSc from McGill University.
The presentation will focus on International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in Canada. You will learn everything on IMGs coming to Canada to practice.
- Who they are, where they are from. How many and from where? Are Canada's IMGs becoming more or less important to the overall physician workforce? How has the mix of countries providing IMGs changed over time?
- How likely are they to stay? Are IMGs less likely than other physicians to stay in Canada? Are IMGs who stay in Canada more or less likely than other IMGs to change provinces?
- Properties of IMGs What is the IMG split between family physicians and specialists and how does it compare to the Canadian average? What provinces' physician workforces are the most dependant on IMGs? Interprovincial migration as an analogy for international migration. How old do IMGs tend to be when they start practising in Canada? Has there been any evolution in the male-female split?
Workshop #2: Rules of Debate Tutorial and Delegate Training
(5:30 pm – 6:30 pm)
The delegate training workshop will cover the the rules of procedure and flow of debate for the conference. Formal and informal styles of debate will be discussed, as well as voting procedures. An opportunity for questions will be available.
Guest Speaker - Ted Schrecker
Ted Schrecker is a scientist and Associate Professor in the University of Ottawa's Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, and a principal scientist at the University's Institute of Population Health.
Ted is a political scientist by background with more than 20 years of professional experience in policy analysis and evaluation as a legislative researcher, academic and consultant to government agencies and non-governmental organizations. He has a special interest in globalization and public policy.
Ted is a co-author of Fatal Indifference: The G8, Africa and Global Health (IDRC Books/University of Cape Town Press, 2004) and numerous related publications on globalization and health; he has also published widely on environmental policy and law. He contributed to Global Health Watch, the first annual alternative health report.
He also acted as Hub coordinator for the Globalization Knowledge Network of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health, the Network was based at the Institute of Population Health.
For additional background:
- Final report of the Globalization Knowledge Network
- R. Labonte and T. Schrecker, Globalization and social determinants of health (3 parts), Globalization and Health, 3 (2007). (part 1, part 2, part 3)