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Presentations

The following presentations from the NAHO 2009 National Conference are available to download as PDFs.

Presentations may also be viewed on slideshare >>

Please note that only those presentations for which NAHO has been granted explicit permission to post on it's Web site are available. If you wish a presentation which you gave at the 2009 National Conference to be posted please contact, jmacdougall@naho.ca

BREAK-OUT 1: Tuesday November 24 —1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Session Options:

B1-SP-O—Strategic Approaches to Addressing Métis Health and Wellness

Room: Albert, Marriott

  • Research Ethics in a Métis Context

B1-HC-O—Innovation in Community Wellness Tool Development

Room: Cartier I, Marriott

  • New Diabetes Resource to Train First Nations Health Workers (TBC)
  • Community Diabetes Workers Come To Life
  • Development and Results of a Pilot Course on Commercial Tobacco Cessation Interventions with Aboriginal Peoples

B1-TM-O—Revitalizing Tradition and Culture

Room: Cartier III, Marriott

  • Challenging the concept of “Self-Esteem” as a Culturally-Biased Construct and the uses of Narrative Story-telling and Art Therapy with First Nation Mental Health
    • Co-Authors: Dr. Bob Chaudhuri, Melissa Crawford, Gerry Martin
    • Presenter: Dr. Bob Chaudhuri
    • View Presentation >>
  • Stages of Sustaining Tribal Identity through Performing Arts

B1-HHR-O—Preparing our Future Healers

Room: Laurier, Marriott

  • Preparing the Healers of Tomorrow: Building Partnerships with the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Communities and the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University Through the Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative
    • Co-Authors: Dr. Michael Jong, Dr. Carolyn Sturge Sparks, Dr. Cathy Donovan
    • Presenter: Dr. Carolyn Sturge Sparks
    • View presentation >>

B1-PPP-O—Using Data Across the Lifespan

Room: Albion, Marriott

  • What Age Groups and Causes of Death Contribute to Lower Life Expectancy in Inuit Nunaat, 1989-2003

B1-IWK-P—Word Warriors Panel I

Room: Cartier II, Marriott

  • Indigenous philosophies and ceremonies as the basis of action
    • Presenters: Arvol Looking Horse, Luciano Mutumbajoy, Maria del Rosario Chicunque, Juan Muyuy, James Lamouche
BREAK-OUT 2: Tuesday November 24 —3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Session Options:
B2-HC-O—Paving the Way for a New Generation of Health Professionals

Room: Capitale, Crowne Plaza

  • Skills Online – Public Health Professional Development for the North
  • Inuit Institute for Research and Planning: Advancing Inuit Health and Well Being Through Training and Development of Inuit Researchers

B2-HR-O—Women’s Experiences and Perspectives

Room: Cartier III, Marriott

  • Identity as a Social Indicator of Health and Wellness: First Nations Women in Rural Communities

    • B2-ST-W—Health Statistics and Literature Database for Inuit and Métis communities and stakeholders (WORKSHOP)

    Room: York, Marriott

    • Making Statistics More Useful to Inuit, the Naasautit: Inuit Health Statistics Project
    • Métis Online Health/Well-being Information Database Workshop
    BREAK-OUT 3: Wednesday November 25 —1:15 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
    Session Options:

    B3-SP-O—Strategic Planning for Health

    Room: Cartier II, Marriott

    B3-TM-O—Traditional Medicine in Contemporary Contexts

    Room: Cartier I, Marriott

    • Traditional Medicine in a Contemporary Context
    • Inuit Knowledge in Birthing Practice
    • Inuit Midwifery
      • Presenter: Susan Scullion
    • Healthy Beginnings, Supportive Communities, A Strong Future: Métis Maternal-Child Health
      • Co-Authors: Catherine Graham and Anna Burnstein
      • Presenters: Catherine Graham and Anna Burnstein
      • View presentation >>
    B3-HHR-O—Recruitment, Retention and Worklife Experiences

    Room: Laurier, Marriott

    • Seeking Models of Aboriginal Health Human Resources (SMAHHR)
    • Collaboration to Change the Landscape of Nursing: A Journey Between Urban and Remote North Practice Settings
    B3-ST-O—Community Speak: Stories and Action (TRANSLATED SESSION)

    Room: International Ballroom, Crowne Plaza

    • Tobacco-Wise Sports and Recreation: A Youth-driven Approach
    • The Honouring Life Network: Suicide Prevention Among Aboriginal Youth and the use of New Media
    • Elder Stories as a Pilot DVD Intervention in an Inuit Community
    B3-PPP-O—Quality of Life and Health Outcomes

    Room: Cartier III, Marriott

    • Understanding the Current Quality of Diabetes Care and Effective Approaches to Improving Care
    BREAK-OUT 4: Wednesday November 25 —3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
    Session Options:
    B4-HR-O—Addressing Health Issues Through Research

    Room: Cartier III, Marriott

    • Authentic Research Relationships to Improve Aboriginal Health
    B4-HWB1-O—Health and Well Being: Food Security and Nutrition

    Room: Capitale, Crowne Plaza

    B4-HHR-O -Who are our Health Care Providers and Where are They?

    Room: Cartier I, Marriott

    • Health Human Resources in Canada: A Perspective of Baseline Data to Inform Policy and Programs
    • Garnering Baseline Data, Insight and Attention: Exploring Trends at a Health System’s Level for First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Non-Aboriginal Health Industry Workers With the use of the 2001 and 2006 Censuses
    • Expanding Aboriginal Health Knowledge in Communities and in Educating Future Health Care Professionals
      • Co-Authors: Lyana Patrick, James Andrew, Leah Walker
      • Presenters: Leah Walker and Lyana Patrick
      • View presentation >>

     

    B4-ST-O—Cultural Competency and Messaging

    Room: Laurier, Marriott

    • Inuit Wellness Fact Sheets: Finding the Right Tools for Effective Knowledge Translation
    • Qanuqtuurniq-Finding the Balance Pan-Arctic TV Series on Inuit Wellness: Evaluation

     

    B4-PPP-O—Program Development and Injury Prevention

    Room: Chaudiere, Crowne Plaza

    • Parental involvement in Nunavik, a way of prevention
    • Team Spirit: The Creation of a Physical Activity Program for First Nations Female Urban Youth
    • Developing Health Capacity in First Nations and Inuit Communities

     

    B4-IWK-O—Indigenous Ways of Knowing Within Contemporary Contexts

    Room: Albert, Marriott

    • The Community is the Medicine: Community-Based Aboriginal Crisis Intervention and Suicide Response Teams
    • Traditional Values, Activism and Resilience in the Face of Suicide
    B4-HWB2-O—Residential Schools and Mental Health

    Room: Cartier II, Marriott

    • The Treatment of Intergenerational Trauma, Resiliency in First Nation Peoples and the Experience of Residential School Exposure.
      • Co-Authors: Dr. Bob Chaudhuri, Gerry Martin, Mary Lou Auger
      • Presenter: Dr. Bob Chaudhuri
      • View presentation >>
    • A Pilot Project for Mental Health Service Treatment Provision for Residential School Survivors
      • Co-Authors: Dr. Bob Chaudhuri, Tom Terry, Robert Thomas, Brian Walmark
      • Presenter: Dr. Bob Chaudhuri
      • View presentation >>
    • Senior’s Health in First Nations Communities
    BREAK-OUT 5: Thursday November 26 —10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
    Session Options:

    B5-SP-O—Strategic Planning and Chronic Disease Management

    Room: Albert, Marriott

    • Search and Rescue: The Central East Ontario
      Chronic Kidney Disease Screening Project for First Nations

    B5-HC-O—Cultural Competency in Knowledge Translation and Promotion

      Room: Laurier, Marriott

      • Knowledge Translation and Cultural Competence (TBC)
      • Lead Your Way! National Aboriginal Role Model Program

    B5-HR1-O—Primary Care in Health Research

      Room: Chaudiere, Crowne Plaza

    • The use of Community-based Research to Develop a Toolkit for Aboriginal People on Dialysis

     

    B5-HWB-P—Health and Well-being Panel

    Room: Cartier I, Marriott

    • Hear me Heal: Aboriginal women, drug abuse and the healing journey

    B5-HHR-O—System Level Changes at the Post Secondary Education Level

    Room: Cartier II, Marriott

    • How are We Doing? Assessing the Core Competencies of  First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health in the Undergraduate Curriculum, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland
      • Co-Authors: Dr. Michael Jong, Dr. Carolyn Sturge Sparks, Dr. Cathy Donovan
      • Presenter: Dr. Carolyn Sturge Sparks
      • View presentation >>
    • Successful Recruitment and Retention of Aboriginal Peoples into the Health Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan: Native Access Program to Nursing/Medicine

    B5-PPP-O—Enhancing the Experience of First Nation, Inuit and Métis in Health Education
    Room: York, Marriott

    • Reflecting on the Experience of Placing First Year Medical Students in First Nation Communities
      • Co-Authors: Dr. Bob Chaudhuri, Sam Senecal, Gerry Martin
      • Presenter: Dr. Bob Chaudhuri
      • View presentation >>
    • Aboriginal Education at UPEI: Transitioning Toward a Positive Future in Health
    • miyopimatisiwin ‘A Good Path’
      • Co-Authors: BQFNC Advisory Committee, James Lamouche
      • Presenter: James Lamouche
      • View presentation >>
    B5-IWK-W— Efficacy of Traditional Medicines (WORKHOP)

    Room: Cartier III, Marriott

    • Exploring How Traditional Medicine Could be Used in a Clinical Setting to Further the Well Being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples

     

    B5-HR2-W—Workshop: Improving Health by Using Health Data and Information

    Room: Capitale, Crowne Plaza

    • Harnessing the Power of Health Information to Improve the Health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Populations


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