Session Info: Participants will be able to: Understand legal remedies that can be used to prevent situations of elder abuse and neglect or to intervene when abuse and neglect has occurred. Recognize how Canada’s legal framework differs from the legal framework in the United States, and why legal rights issues inform policy development in this […]
Date: June 19, 2025 Location: Between Bridges Inn & Restaurant, Geraldton Time: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm ET (Breakfast is served at 8:00 am) Target Audience: Any registered health care professional (e.g. physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, home care nurses, etc.) working in Northwestern Ontario. Fees: None. This course is being hosted in collaboration with the North West Regional Palliative […]
About Palliative Care for Frontline Workers in Indigenous Communities: This 15-hour course is introductory-level; providing an overview of key palliative care concepts, tools and resources. All registration fees are fully sponsored by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), First Nations & Inuit Health Branch - Ontario region. Who: Health & social care providers working in Ontario who […]
About Continuing the Journey: This 6-hour workshop is intermediate-level and a continuation of the concepts discussed in the Palliative Care for Frontline Workers in Indigenous Communities workshops. All registration fees are fully sponsored by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), First Nations & Inuit Health Branch - Ontario region. Who: Health & social care providers working in […]
Session Info: Indigenous peoples possess deep cultural knowledge for caring for those who are preparing to journey to the spirit world. However, settler-colonialism disrupted the passing down of this knowledge by imposing Western healthcare systems that invalidated traditional practices. To improve more equitable and positive outcomes for Indigenous peoples, Indigenous peoples must lead the […]
Lakehead University respectfully acknowledges its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Indigenous people. Lakehead Thunder Bay is located on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses, and is committed to a relationship with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit based on the principles of mutual trust, respect, reciprocity, and collaboration in the spirit of reconciliation. As a Centre we are committed to working towards reconciliation and decolonizing our work and have committed as a staff to educating ourselves in these areas both personally and professionally.