Check out the CHNET-Works! upcoming session
CHNET-Works! is an open electronic space dedicated to bringing together community health researchers, decision-makers and practitioners around current and pressing issues in community health. It is a place for people active in all aspects of community health to get up-to-date information, listen to debates among opinion leaders and participate in discussions. 
Fireside Chats are pan-Canadian discussion forums for professionals in community health, using a simultaneous telephone and internet conference.  


*This Friday's Fireside Chat (via simultaneous telephone and internet conferences) promises to be another excellent session.
There is still room for more participants!

*If you are in public health as a practitioner, manager, decision maker, researcher or are teaching in related curriculum - this Fireside Chat is for you.

***The Advisor on Tap for Friday, January 19th, 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST - is Claire Betker, RN, MN
National Coordinator for the pan-Canadian consultation on the draft Core Competencies for Public Health.*

*The topic:
Overview of Public Health Agency of Canada and National Public Health Human Resource Initiatives: Core Competencies and Skills Enhancement for Public Health*

A competent public health workforce is essential to a strong public health system. The development and implementation of core competencies and continuing education programs have been identified as essential building blocks to strengthen the knowledge, skills and abilities of the public health workforce. During this Fireside Chat you will learn about workforce development initiatives that are being lead by the Public Health Agency of Canada, including the Core Competencies and Skills 
Enhancement for Public Health Programs. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss ways to enhance and strengthen competence through continuing professional development. 
(For more information click http://www.chnet-works.ca/firesidechats/Core_Skills_series_description_12007.pdf).

For more information and to register go to www.chnet-works.ca and click on Fireside Chats.
Registration deadline is Noon, EST,  Thursday, January 18th. 
Access information is provided to all registrants via email during this week and again on Friday morning before 10:30 AM EST.

For assistance with Fireside Chat registration or access info - please contact our Admin Staff - Alex Budgell at [log in to unmask] 'Newcomers' to Fireside Chats have been requesting more assistance over the past few weeks. Please contact Alex prior to 11:30 AM EST Friday, January 26th if you need technical assistance.

For those unable to attend,  you can access the Fireside Chat Powerpoint visual presentations. They are posted on the Fireside Chat page on the day of the 'chat' for you to download. The presentations are not for use or distribution without permission from CHNET-Works!

Dot Bonnenfant
CHNET-Works! Animateur
www.chnet-works.ca

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