John H.V. Gilbert

Professor Emeritus John H.V. Gilbert, C.M., Ph.D., LLD., FCAHS

Dr. John Gilbert has been a seminal leader in the education of health professionals in British Columbia, Canada and internationally. In the early part of his career he pioneered linguistics and psychology as the basis of practice for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. In the latter part of his career it was his vision and leadership that led to the concept of interprofessional education being developed as a central tenet of team-based collaborative patient-centred practice and care. These concepts are now part of university, college, and institute health sciences training in many places across Canada and globally.

Dr. John Gilbert is founding Director & Professor Emeritus, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, and was Director of the School of Rehabilitation Sciences. He was founding Principal of the College of Health Disciplines. He has received many honours and awards including a Fulbright Scholarship; an American Speech and Hearing Association Scholarship; the Medal for Outstanding Professional Achievement, Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; the Honours of the Association, British Columbia Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Outstanding Alumnus, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University; Killam Teaching Prize UBC; UBC Faculty of Medicine, 50th Anniversary Medal for Outstanding Service; BC Institute of Technology Distinguished Service Award; Visiting Virtual Scholar, Humber College, Toronto; and the UBC School of Nursing Centenary Medal of Distinction.

He has served on many committees and Boards, locally, nationally and internationally, including Health Canada’s Health Education Policy Taskforce; the Boards of the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences in Toronto; the British Columbia Health Education Foundation; the School of Health Sciences Advisory Committee of the Justice Institute of BC, British Columbia’s Patient Care Quality Review Board, and is currently appointed by the Minister of Health to the Patient Safety and Quality Board of British Columbia. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Interprofessional Care, and Co-Editor of the open access Journal of Research in Interprofessional Education. He is currently a Senior Scholar, WHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Planning and Research, Dalhousie University; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University. He holds the DR. TMA Pai Endowment Chair in Interprofessional Education & Practice, Manipal University, India, and is an Adjunct Professor, University of Technology, Sydney. He is the Founding Chair, Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative.

He has been an Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh, and at the National University of Malaysia; as an advisor to Hospitals Without Borders; was Co-Chair of the WHO Study Group on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, and currently serves on the Advisory Committee on Social Determinants of Health at the WHO; the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council; the Clinical Governance Working Group of the Health Standards Organization; the Advisory Committee of the Canadian Health Workforce Network; the Board of Interprofessional.Global, and is a Non-Executive Board member of Element Lifestyle Retirement Inc.

He was elected a Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, in 2008. He was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in April 2012, and in October 2013 received the Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to International Allied Health Development Award from the International Chief Health Professions Officers Organization.

Dr. Gilbert was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada, in July 2011 for his leadership in the development of interprofessional education as a central tenet in team-based collaborative patient-centered practice and care, nationally and globally. He received the degree Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa from Dalhousie University in June 2016. He was the recipient of the Pioneer Award, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, USA, 2017 for his ground-breaking work in advancing the field of interprofessional practice and education. He was appointed a Foundation Fellow, Green College, UBC in 2018.

Publications

2023

Meenakshi Garg, Hoor Riya, Saleha, Pawan Kumar, Ciraj AM, Suneeta Kalasuramath , John HV Gilbert . (2023) Evaluation of co-existence of overweight and anemia among young adults in Coastal Karnataka, India using an interprofessional approach. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 23 101386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2023.101386

Filho, J.R.F., Fernandes M. NdeF., & Gilbert J.H.V. (2023) The Development of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in Latin America and the Caribbean: preliminary observations. Journal of Interprofessional Care. DOI:10.1080/13561820.2022.2041572

Gilbert JH, Girard MA, Grymonpre RE, Mahler C, Maxwell B. (2023) The applicability of interprofessional education for collaborative people-centered practice and care to health plans and workforce issues: A thematic global case review. Educ Health 2023;36:67-75.

2024

Mahmood L.S., Mohammed C.A., Gilbert J.H.V (2024) Attitude and Perception of Medical and Nursing Undergraduates and Faculty towards Simulation enhanced Interprofessional Education at an Institute in India. International Journal of Health. 07 May 1-5.

Gilbert, J H V (2024). Foreword to Fox, S., McAllen., Mikkola, L. Eds. Interprofessional Communication in Health Care: Theoretical Perspectives on Practical Realities. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Hosny, S., Thistlethwaite, J., El-Wazir, Gilbert, J.(2024) Interprofessional learning in practice-based settings: AMEE guide no. 169. Medical Teacher, 1-33.

Price S, Van Dam L, Sim M, Andrews C, Gilbert J, Lackie K, Kennie-Kaulbach N, Sutton E, Khalili H. A Longitudinal Study of Interprofessional Education Experiences Among Health Professional Graduates. Advances in Health Sciences Education , published online Sept 24 2024.

Sujir, N., Ahmed, J., Ramakrishna, A., Mohammed, C., Umnikrishnan, B., Gilbert J H V …. Need assessment for interprofessional education module on prevention and early detection of oral cancer among dental interns: A cross- sectional survey. BMC Oral Health , 2024 24:1351, 2-12.

Praveen Jodalli, Gagan Bajaj*, John H.V.Gilbert, Ramya Shenoy. Development and validation of a teaching module for prescription writing about medical co-morbid conditions for dental students: A randomized control trial. J Dental Education

Webinars & Conference Presentations ** Invited Keynotes

2023

Webinars

IPE & Collaborative Practice: Framework for Action. Interprofessional Global. January 12

WHO Framework for Action on IPECP (2010) – Learning Together to Work Together. Zurich University of Applied Sciences Feb 27.

The Complexities of IPECP. Zurich University of Applied Sciences March 21; March 22 with students from University of Sao Paolo

Conferences

**IPE & Collaborative Practice. “Towards Future Doctors: Innovations and Prospects” Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain, March 10

**Learning Together to Work Together. College of Medicine & Health Sciences, National University for Science & Technology, Oman March 12

2024

Webinars

Linking Global Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Practice

APIPEC On-line Consultative Meeting  April 17, 2024.

The Canadian Healthcare System. Zurich University of Applied Sciences,  Winterthur, Switzerland. April 08, 2024.

**Enhancing Healthcare through Interprofessional Partnerships. IPECP Colloquium,  National University Science and Technology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Oman. April 24, 2024.

** Innovation in Healthcare Education and Accessibility through Simulation.

Innovation Think Tank (ITT) Capacity Building Program hosted by Siemens Healthineers Canada in partnership with Centre for Advanced Medical Simulation, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton. August 23, 2024.

Enhancing Patient Safety – The Relationship Between IPECP, Safety & Quality. Zurich University of Applied Sciences,  Winterthur, Switzerland. Sept 30, 2024.

Conferences

Van Dam L., Price SL, Khalili H, Gilbert J.H.V. Collaboration During Crisis: New Graduates’ Experiences of Interprofessional Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Health Workforce Conference, 2024. Virtual/uOttawa. Nov. 28-29th.

**Breaking Barriers: The Power of Interprofessional Collaboration in Health and Social Care. IPECP Professional Development. School of Health Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, NC. April 10, 2024