ANZAHPE ONLINE Professional Development Program
What does meaningful patient partnership in health professions education look like?
Presenters: William Godolphin, Cathy Kline, Mandy Young and Angela Towle
Date: Thursday 19th November 2026
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm (AEDT)
Join us as we reflect on more than 20 years of experience partnering with patients and community members to enrich the education of future healthcare professionals at the University of British Columbia.
Drawing on practical examples—including the Interprofessional Health Mentors Program—we'll explore why patient partnership matters, the many roles patients can play in teaching and learning, the benefits for students and patient partners, and what we've learned about building and sustaining meaningful partnerships over time.
Designed for educators, this session will share guiding principles, lessons learned, and real-world examples to inspire and inform your own work. Whether you're just beginning to partner with patients or looking to strengthen an existing initiative, you'll leave with practical ideas to help shape your approach.
This presentation explores the "why" behind meaningful patient partnership and provides the foundation for our companion Masterclass coming in early 2027. Participants interested in putting these ideas into practice are encouraged to attend the interactive Companion Masterclass, where we'll take a deeper dive into the practical "how" of designing, implementing, and sustaining meaningful patient partnerships through tools, strategies, and real-world examples.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS:
Dr William Godolphin has been a teacher and researcher for many years, with projects and publications ranging across lipoproteins, breast cancer prognostic factors, clinical laboratory toxicology, laboratory automation and medical education. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.
Cathy Kline is Assistant Director, Patient and Community Engagement, and works closely with the directors of Patient and Community Partnership for Education at UBC Health to provide leadership for operationalizing strategic plan objectives related to patient and community engagement. She builds capacity for sustainable patient and community partnerships by developing and leading strategies to advance the inclusion of people with lived experience throughout UBC Health’s core areas of collaborative health education, interdisciplinary health research, and health systems.
Mandy Young is a parent of a medically and behaviourally complex child and has six years of experience working in the non-profit peer support sector. Mandy has been a valued partner of Patient and Community Partnership for Education (PCPE) for over 10 years, volunteering as a Health Mentor and workshop facilitator for health care students. She is also a member of the UBC Health Patient & Community Advisory Committee and a recipient of the R. Paul Kerston Community Educator Award for expanding student learning beyond traditional boundaries and making a difference to student learning at UBC. Mandy brings her passion, dedication and advocacy experience to her role as community engagement coordinator.
Dr Angela Towle's expertise, especially in the management of change, builds on her past experience in health services development and change in medical education with the King's Fund, London, UK. She is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Senior Scholar in the Centre for Health Education Scholarship at UBC, and Academic Director of the UBC Learning Exchange in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Between 2002 and 2010, she was Associate Dean, MD Undergraduate Education in the Faculty of Medicine.
This event is FREE for ANZAHPE members. Non-members are welcome to join this discussion for a small fee.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Kind Regards,
Kathryn Fitzgerald
Professional Development Portfolio
ANZAHPE
A recording of this session will be made available to all ANZAHPE members following the session.
