Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 22

Exploring Theme: "Medical Organization Commitment"

Updates on this page: 3 (Filtered by Stakeholder "Québec")
 

January 23, 2024


Mental-health support for Indigenous paramedic service in Quebec a ‘landmark partnership’

NationTalk: City News – Mental health support for Indigenous paramedic service in Quebec “Those tough calls do come and it’s good to have the proper resources to deal with them,” says paramedic Emilie Darrigade, now that First Nations Paramedics is partnered with Wounded Warriors Canada – the first in Quebec. Alyssia Rubertucci reports. A national...

December 6, 2023


Doctor hopes new app will help Inuit access medical care in Quebec 

The Tukisiutik smartphone app provides medical terminology in Inuktitut, French and English  APTN News: A new smartphone app called Tukisiutik promises to help Inuit from Nunavik and medical practitioners understand each other better.  Healthcare workers and Inuktitut speakers from Nunavik, Inuit territory in northern Quebec, contributed to a digital glossary of medical terminology in Inutkitut, French and English....

August 6, 2023


Plants of the boreal forest: using traditional Indigenous medicine to create modern treatments

A research group in Quebec has been working for several years to explore the therapeutic potential hidden in boreal forest plants. In this context, “the traditional medicine of the First Nations is a precious asset,” the researchers write. Black Press file photo NationTalk: NNSL Media – Natural health products and phytomedicines (plant-based medicines) are used...

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