ABORIGINAL HEALTH FORUM

• What is being done across the country in terms of disease identification and intervention
• Pathways to health equity for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples
• Capacity and communications systems for Aboriginal health management
• Child and adolescent depression and suicide: a First Nations’ perspective
• Examination of children’s mental health in Treaty 7
• Arctic Pain – insights into Mamisarvik’s eight week intensive treatment program
• Addressing the toll that poverty and substandard housing takes on health
• A new (AHTF Adaptation) framework and process – adapting health systems to better meet the needs of First Nation clients on and off reserve
• Kainai continuing care centre multidisciplinary approaches in long term care
• Pandemic preparedness in the First Nations context
• Evolving pan-Aboriginal approaches into unique models that work at local levels
• Addressing urban First Nations health issues
• Addressing the burden of chronic disease in First Nations, Métis and Inuit health

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Malcolm King, PhD
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
Scientific Director
CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health

Deborah Pace, PhD
Blood Tribe of Blackfoot Nation
Clinical Consultant, Healthy Minds/Healthy Children
Alberta Health Services

Keynote Luncheon Addresses

Creating a Healthy Response to HIV/AIDS

Denise T. Lambert
Chair, Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
CEO, Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation

Metis Population Health: The Hidden Story

David Chartrand
President, Manitoba Metis Federation
Vice President, Metis National Council

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MEDIA PARTNER

From Aboriginal and First Nations Communities:

• Health Directors
• Directors and Managers of Community and Social Services
• Chiefs, Community Leaders and Band Council Members

From Health Service Organizations:

• Health Directors and Managers of:
  • Aboriginal/Population Health
  • Population Health
  • Chronic Disease
  • Health Promotion

• Medical Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners

Representatives from:

• Health Directors
• Health Canada
• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
• Regional Health Authorities
• Federal, Provincial and Municipal Governments
• Health Focused Associations
• Consulting Companies

Okii! Tansi! Hello and Welcome!

The expansion and improvement of health care services for Aboriginal communities is crucial in order to address health care disparities, reduce inequities and improve health outcomes. It is important that governments and First Nations work together on this agenda.

Insight Information’s 6th Annual WESTERN CANADA ABORIGINAL HEALTH FORUM has been developed to provide timely information on recent developments in healthcare programs and services available. We will explore the latest challenges, solutions and best practices in Aboriginal health care. Community-based and traditional approaches to health care that many health practitioners believe are essential to a successful health care delivery framework will be examined.

This program is intent on promoting dialogue with the faculty and conference participants, asking questions after each session and joining in on the information exchange on these important initiatives. Networking luncheons and informal breaks give you the opportunity to further discussion and establish important contacts.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about practical steps being taken to improve the health of Aboriginal communities and to receive the conference materials prepared by the speakers, which will be a valuable resource for future reference and use.

We look forward to your attendance and seeing you there!

Malcolm King, PhD 
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
Scientific Director
CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health

Deborah Pace, PhD
Blood Tribe of Blackfoot Nation
Clinical Consultant, Healthy Minds/Healthy Children
Alberta Health Services

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

8:00

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:05

Co-Chair’s Opening Remarks

Malcolm King, PhD
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
Scientific Director
CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health

9:15

The First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) Model from Process to Results and the NEW First Nations Information Governance Centre

Jane Gray, RN BscN
First Nations Information Governance Centre

First Nations’ experiences with research and data collection are markedly different from that of the general Canadian population. The First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) demonstrates how a national-level database of health and wellness information can be scientifically valid, culturally appropriate, OCAP compliant and implemented by First Nations.

10:15

Networking Coffee Break

10:30

Pathways to Health Equity for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples

Malcolm King, PhD
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
Scientific Director
CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health

• Learning from good practices / promising practices in Aboriginal health
• Scaling up the interventions to achieve gains in First Nations, Inuit and Métis wellbeing
• Knowledge exchange in Indigenous health across borders

11:30

Capacity and Communications Systems for Aboriginal Health Management

Ella Arcand
Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc.

12:15

Networking Luncheon

1:15

AddressCreating a Healthy Response to HIV/AIDS

Denise T. Lambert
Chair, Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
CEO, Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation

2:00

Child and Adolescent Health

Child and Adolescent – Depression and Suicide: A First Nations’ Perspective

Lindsay Hope-Ross, M.Sc., R. Psych.
Registered Psychologist and Clinical Lead
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Services
Child and Adolescent Addictions and Mental Health Portfolio
Alberta Health Services

• Depression, including the clinical definition, the disorder’s prevalence amongst young people, and possible causes
• The stressors on First Nations’ children and youth that may lead to depression will be outlined, together with signs and symptoms of depression in children and teens
• Participants will increase their understanding of child and youth suicide, including suicide risk factors and indicators of suicidality
• Depression and suicide treatment and intervention options will be outlined, focusing particularly on what caregivers and communities can do to help

Examination of Children’s Mental Health in Treaty 7 (Case Study)

Deborah F. Pace, PhD.
Clinical Consultant
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Services
Alberta Health Services

• Participants will understand the issues as it relates to child/adolescent mental health in Treaty 7 First Nations community
• Examine mental health services as they relate to children/adolescents in Indian Country
• Appreciate the need for mental health for children/adolescents in Indian Country
• Focus on approaches that would be conducive in developing First Nations mental health
  • an understanding of “healthy minds/healthy children” – an outreach mental health service for Treaty 7 children/adolescents

3:15

Networking Refreshment Break

3:30

Arctic Pain – Insights into Mamisarvik’s Eight Week Intensive Treatment Program

Rick Mayoh 
Senior Trauma and Addiction Counsellor
Mamisarvik Trauma & Addictions Treatment Program
Mamisarvik Healing Centre

• Background of the Tungasuvvingat Inuit’s Mamisarvik Healing Centre in Ottawa as the only Inuit-specific, residential, trauma-and-addiction treatment program and transition housing of its kind in Canada
• “Arctic Pain” refers to the nature of the devastating, culturally specific trauma facing Inuit, and the program’s approaches to overcoming that trauma and its consequent crippling addiction issues
• Why is the Arctic the most violent area of Canada, 10 times the national average?
• Explore the Mamisarvik’s eight weeks of intensive treatment which focuses heavily on group therapy, is offered in Inuktitut and English, and includes Inuit history as a powerful engine of recovery
• Mamisarvik is developing strong partnerships with federal, provincial and territorial correctional agencies as part of its mission to improve Inuit life

4:15

Addressing the Toll that Poverty and Substandard Housing Takes on Health

Barbara E. Milmine M.A. (Invited)
Executive Director
Calgary Urban Aboriginal Initiative

• The need for a holistic approach to service delivery and systems access for urban Aboriginal people
• How health is related to poverty and sub-standard housing
• How so many social determinants are inter-related in the Aboriginal community

5:00

Co-Chair’s Summation and Conference Adjourns for the Day

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

8:00

Continental Breakfast

9:05

Co-Chair’s Opening Remarks

Deborah F. Pace, PhD
Clinical Consultant
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Outreach Services
Alberta Health Services

9:15

Adaptation Project – A Portable Framework Model

Shirli Ewanchuk, B. Hum. Ec. 
Director of Health
Southern Chiefs’ Organization

• Partnering and project overview
• Research methodology
• Development of the portable framework
• Collaborative strategic action plan
• Next steps: implementation and sustainability planning

10:15

Networking Coffee Break

10:30

Kainai Continuing Care Centre Multidisciplinary Approaches in Long Term Care

Cecilia Black Water
Director of Health Services
Blood Tribe Department of Health

• Learn about the community health planning of the facility
• The multidisciplinary approaches implemented
• The successes experienced by the facility

11:30

Pandemic Preparedness in the First Nations Context

Dr. Catherine Cook, MD. MSc., CCFP, FCFP
Vice President, Population & Aboriginal Health
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Associate Dean, First Nations, Metis and Inuit Health
University of Manitoba

• Experiences as the Aboriginal Advisor to the Minister on H1N1 issues
• The approach to pandemic preparedness in partnership and collaboration with First Nations in Manitoba
• An eye to both urban and reserve/rural/remote issues
• Context for future action and with input from communities, youth, urban clinics, etc.

12:30

Networking Luncheon

1:30

Metis Population Health: The Hidden Story

David Chartrand
Manitoba Metis Federation – President
Minister of Land Claims; Minister of Provincial HRD Committee; Minister of Executive Policy Committee
Metis National Council – Vice President
Minister of Social Development; Minister of Finance and Administration; Minister of Veterans; Minister of Health

2:15

Addressing Urban First Nations Health Issues

Tanya Pace-Crosschild, BSc., M.P.A.
Executive Director
Opokaasin Early Intervention Family & Children’s Services

• Addressing urban family and youth and access to healthy living initiatives
• Utilizing the medicine wheel approach to working with youth and families
• Identification of barriers to healthy lifestyles and communication inclusion for urban Aboriginal families
• Gathering your urban community for consult and dialogue
• Innovative approaches to addressing health and wellness issues for urban First Nations

3:00

Networking Refreshment Break

3:15

Evolving Pan-Aboriginal Approaches into Unique Models that Work at Local Levels

Angeline Letendre, RN PhD
Associate Director
Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health
Canadian Institutes of Health Research

• Address on pan-research approaches with Aboriginal peoples
• Ethics of practice in Aboriginal research
• Designing Health research initiatives and Aboriginal peoples
• Summary of IAPH National Dialogue process with FNIM
• Future funding opportunities to address FNIM critical health needs

4:15

Register 3 delegates for the main conference at regular price at the same time and you’re entitled to register a fourth person from your organization at no charge. For other group discounts, please call 1-888-777-1707. All discounts must be redeemed when booking, discounts will not be valid or applied after this time.