cultural safety

215 indigenous children

Thoughts on National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 17, 2021

My 8-year-old enjoys sharing new things she learns at school – from special fish, to algae in the water, to all of the interesting cultures reflected in the kids at her school. Earlier this month, she came home and shared with us what she’d learned about residential schools. She told us about...
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indigenous health, cultural safety
DocTalks

DocTalks podcast: Putting Indigenous cultural safety into practice

January 13, 2021

In response to disturbing allegations of anti-Indigenous racism in our health care system, the BC government appointed Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond to independently conduct a review. The findings were clear: Indigenous people are continually subjected to widespread, systemic racism which often...
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cultural safety, indigenous culture, indigenous health, DocTalks
Joint Collaborative Committees - Cultural safety, longitudinal care, physician engagement

JCC principles include cultural safety, longitudinal care, and physician engagement

September 25, 2020

The Joint Collaborative Committees, a partnership of Doctors of BC and the BC Ministry of Health, continue to play a key role in ensuring physicians are leaders and have a voice in building a stronger health care system that provides quality patient care. 

The work of the JCCs is grounded...
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JCCs, Joint Collaborative Committees, cultural safety, longitudinal care, physician engagement