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Indigenous Health Rounds

iCON has partnered with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Indigenous Health to develop Indigenous Health Rounds, which serve as a platform to bring Indigenous voices to health care providers, policy makers and health administrators for knowledge sharing, dialogue, and brainstorming solutions to combat racism and foster culturally safe healthcare settings for Indigenous patients and families.

Indigenous Health Rounds

In response to the systemic racism against Indigenous peoples in the B.C. healthcare system, as highlighted in the report “In Plain Sight,” and resulting health disparities, iCON partnered with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Indigenous Health to improve cultural safety for Indigenous communities through the delivery of Indigenous Health Rounds. These health rounds serve as a platform to bring Indigenous voices to health care providers, policy makers and health administrators for knowledge sharing, dialogue and brainstorming solutions to combat racism and foster culturally safe health care settings for Indigenous patients and families. These 1.5hr health rounds provide audiences with the tools to better understand historical and current health care contexts, and to reflect on their own practices and how they could apply cultural safety knowledge and skills in the design and delivery of health care.
“Your meetings are the best run in Canada. I so admire your format. Exceptional!”
“I loved how engaged people were, as so many people tuned in and asked so many questions. It also showed that there is a lot to learn…and a lot of questions to be addressed- this type of webinar and training should be offered at VCH orientation”.
– Indigenous Health Round Participants

Opening Blessing by Elder Roberta Price

In this video, Indigenous Elder Roberta Price gives an opening prayer to welcome everyone to iCON’s Indigenous Health Rounds. Elder Roberta Price also shares a few of her cherished personal experiences and traditional ceremonies taught to her by her Elders, such as cleansing negative energy with cedar, and carrying blessings and prayers wherever one goes.

Date: July 2023

Past Session Recordings

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FNHA’s Primary Care Vision and Strategy

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Uplifting Cultural Safety

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Weaving Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being in Palliative Care

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Who is an Ally and Who Says So?

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Anti-Racism: Where Do I Begin?

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Indigenous Patient Experience in Healthcare

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Culturally Safe, Quality Virtual Healthcare for Indigenous People and Their Families

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Trauma-Informed Care for Indigenous Patients and Families

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Intergenerational Trauma and the Impacts of Colonial History

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Understanding Dimensions of Indigenous Wellness (pt.2)

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Understanding Dimensions of Indigenous Wellness (pt.1)

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Why Land Acknowledgements are Important in Healthcare

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Indigenous Cultural Safety in Healthcare Settings

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Image credits:
Header section: Ellen Neel (Replica by Calvin Hunt, Mervin Child and John Livingston), “Victory Through Honour,” 1948/2004, cedar and paint. Collection of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, gift of the Alma Mater Society, 2000
Photo on the right: sʔi:ɬqəy̓ qeqən (double-headed serpent post), Brent Sparrow, Musqueam, photo credit to Jamil Rhajiak / UBC Brand & Marketing

 

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