Exploring Theme: "Medical Organization Commitment"

NationTalk: Health providers from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario’s (RNAO) Best Practice Spotlight Organizations® (BPSO®) will meet in Thunder Bay for an inaugural knowledge-sharing event. Hosted by RNAO and developed with BPSOs, the Indigenous-Focused Symposium will take place between July 9 – 11, 2024 and celebrate the theme: Weaving Indigenous ways of knowing, being...

Carol Eshkakogan, CEO of Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services Inc./Chair of the Maamwesying Ontario Health Team Leadership Council (left), and Jane Battistelli, President and CEO of Espanola Regional Hospital and Health Centre (right). – Photo supplied NationTalk: AnishinabekNews,ca – SAGAMOK ANISHNAWBEK (January 15, 2024) – Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services Inc., as a core...

NationTalk: (Orillia, ON) Strengthening its highly valued partnership, Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) has entered into a formal Letter of Relationship with the Indigenous Health Circle, an inclusive planning body that comprises Indigenous health service providers, health professionals, Indigenous communities, and various organizations throughout Simcoe County, Muskoka and surrounding areas. A signing ceremony took place...

April White takes on role to better meet the needs of patients from Akwesasne CBC Indigenous: April White hopes her new role as an Indigenous patient navigator will help people from her community have a better experience seeking health care.  The position is aimed at better meeting the needs of Indigenous patients and was created through a partnership...

NationTalk: The independent third-party panel reviewing the circumstances surrounding the death of Indigenous patient Heather Winterstein in the St. Catharines Emergency Department (ED) in December 2021 released its final report and recommendations on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. As we work towards reconciliation, President and CEO Lynn Guerriero has committed to accountability and transparency and accepts all of...

NationTalk: Toronto, ON – The Indigenous Primary Health Care Council (IPHCC) and the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) are pleased to announce a new partnership that aims to foster high-quality perinatal, newborn and child healthcare for Indigenous peoples in Ontario. This new strategic Relationship Agreement is entered into with a mutual spirit of...

NationTalk: TORONTO – August marks Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, and as good vision is significantly important for a child’s growth and well-being, the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) wants to raise awareness about the importance of eye exams and highlight the work that’s being done by the Indigenous Children Eye Examination (ICEE) project. To...

Mackenzie Health, Oak Valley establish new smudging policies, Southlake introduces new Indigenous patient services NationTalk: YorkRegion.com – When there’s smoke, there may not necessarily be fire. Instead, smoke may mean there’s healing and smudging with sage, cedar, sweet grass and traditional tobacco.  Recently, all the hospitals in York Region established policies to allow for smudging...

“The fact that we’re doing this within a hospital demonstrates that we believe these systems can work alongside one another.” Toronto Star: When Indigenous patients arrive at Women’s College Hospital they will see signs that traditional healing practices can be part of their care. Indigenous artwork is incorporated into hospital spaces, while posters placed at...

Toronto Star – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto launches an Indigenous-led centre dedicated to improving health-care services for First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities. Shkaabe Makwa, Anishinaabe for “Spirit Bear helper”, “plans to meld Indigenous knowledge and traditions with medical research, training and healing models for caregivers serving Indigenous communities”. Dr. James...