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CURRENT ISSUE BACK ISSUES SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISE ABOUT JCEHP FOR AUTHORS JCEHP AWARD SEARCH		Volume 25 (2) Volume 25, Issue 2, Spring 2005 J Contin Educ Health Prof 2005; 25(2):68-75 INNOVATIONS Building Bridges of Understanding Through Continuing Education and Professional Development of Arabs and Israelis Arnold M. Noyek, MD, FRCSC, FACS Harvey A. Skinner, PhD, CPsych Dave Davis, MD, CCFP, FCFP, BA Ian Clark, MA(Aberdeen), MTh(Toronto), DMin(Union, Virginia) Abi Sriharan, HonBSc(Toronto), PGCE(Oxford), FRIPH(UK) Catherine G. Chalin, PhD A b s t r a c t In this article, we present an educational approach uniquely linked to humanitarian and peace-building goals in conflicted regions of the world. We examine the Canada International Scientific Exchange Program and its lead program, the Middle East Association for Managing Hearing Loss, as a case study. Under a Canadian umbrella, continuing medical education and continuous professional development are used to gather academics from regions in conflict for mutually beneficial professional activities. Larger scale international prospects for educational programming, extending beyond the health sector, are ways of addressing the primary determinants of health and creating social capital. Lessons for Practice Individuals and institutions can collaborate to build international networks of cooperation The Canada International Scientific Exchange Program illustrates a successful academic model Continuing medical education (CME) and continuous professional development (CPD) can build and sustain cooperation between Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian colleagues Meta-level humanitarian and peace building objectives can be accomplished through cooperative academic initiatives Key Words: Continuing Medical Education, Continuing Professional Development, International, Peace Through Health, Middle East, Hearing Loss, Workforce Capacity MeSH Terms: Altruism; Arabs; Education, Medical, Continuing; International Cooperation; Israel; Jews; Organizational Case Studies; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Staff Development
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