Indigenous health organizations that implement evidence-based guidelines by the Registered Nurses Association are gathering in Northern Ontario.
They are holding a three-day meeting developed with the Best Practice Spotlight Organization. It will equip nurses and other health providers with up-to-date evidence-based recommendations that improve the quality of care they provide.
Attendees will learn how Indigenous-led BPSO organizations are using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach – weaving together Indigenous and western ways of knowing – to implement in local practice. The event will serve to support northern health providers in building networks and collaborating with one another.
“By bringing together Indigenous-focused health providers serving Northern Ontario, we’re celebrating our collective commitment to enhancing evidence-informed and culturally appropriate practice changes and their impact on quality outcomes for persons, providers, organizations, communities and health systems,” said RNAO CEO, Dr. Doris Grinspun in a release.
There will be dozens of attendees who are important names in Indigenous healthcare, such as the director of the Indigenous Health Equity and Indigenous Cancer Care at Ontario Health, and the senior manager of Indigenous Health at RNAO.
The meeting will be held in Thunder Bay from July 9 to 11 at the Superior Inn Hotel and Conference Center.
