April 19, 2023 from 1 to 2:00 p.m. ET
This session will showcase an educational initiative to increase Indigenous communities’ capacity to provide palliative care by offering culturally safer palliative care training for health and social care providers. The presentation will provide an overview of a suite of newly created curricula and resources developed at the Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health, Lakehead University, in partnership with Elders, Indigenous organizations, scholars and health and social care providers.
These tools recognize the diversity of Indigenous communities’ experiences, knowledge, and cultural teachings regarding health, caregiving, dying and death. As a result, the content is not grounded in any Indigenous community’s practice or knowledge. Instead, concepts from the Indigenous Wellness Framework are integrated with palliative care and chronic disease management with the goal being to provide a wholistic foundation for understanding health and balance while also being inclusive of cultural and spiritual practices.
Presenters:
- Holly Prince, Project Manager, HBSW, MSW, (PhD. Cand.)
- Jessica L. Wyatt, Knowledge Broker, BEd., MA, PMP
- Kassandra Fernandes, Curriculum Developer, HBSc, MPH, (Ph.D. Cand.)