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Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew Presented at POR Workshop
January 7, 2015 IPHRC Director Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew presented at the Patient-Oriented Research (POR) Workshop on November 13th at the University of Saskatchewan. The title of her presentation is called, “Building Wahkohtowin: Patient-Oriented Research, Reconciliation and Aboriginal Peoples’ Health”. There were presentations by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and POR experts. The POR Workshop […]
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All Nations Healing Hospital Expanding Services to Include up to 12 New Dialysis Units
December 18, 2014 (Fort Qu’Appelle, SK) The File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council, All Nations Healing Hospital (ANHH) and the First Nations Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) made a major announcement today in Rural Renal HealthCare. The ANHH will be building a Chronic Illness Centre in Fort Qu’Appelle, SK, this spring. The Chronic Illness Centre will benefit […]
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Touchwood Qu’Appelle Communities Partner to Deliver Better Care
December 10, 2014 Residents in the Touchwood Qu’Appelle area now have improved access to primary health care services thanks to an innovative multi-community partnership. Fort Qu’Appelle, Balcarres and Lestock are part of the Touchwood Qu’Appelle Primary Health Care Network, which also serves the First Nations in the area. Rural and Remote Health Minister Greg Ottenbreit […]
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Report: Response to Emerging Crisis Between CIHR & the Aboriginal Health Research Community
Dec 1, 2014 A document addressed to the Aboriginal Health Community and Supporters from Co-Chairs from the Steering Committee, Dr. Rod McCormick (Professor at Thompsons Rivers University) and Dr. Fred Wien (Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University) about the emerging crisis that has developed between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Aboriginal Health […]
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Saskatchewan continues to make Progress on HIV
December 1, 2014 Saskatchewan’s efforts to address HIV are making a difference, as the number of new cases continues to drop. Saskatchewan’s 2013 HIV/AIDS statistical report was released in conjunction with World AIDS Day, December 1. “World AIDS Day gives us an opportunity to reinforce our government’s commitment to reduce HIV rates in our province […]
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Government Endorces 10-Year Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan
December 1, 2014 Dr. Fern Stockdale Winder, Commissioner of the Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan, today submitted her report to Health Minister Dustin Duncan, recommending improvements to how the province responds to people with mental health and addictions issues. “This report is the culmination of extensive public consultations across the province with a particular […]
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Government Expands Specialized Police and Mental Health Team in Saskatoon
November 28, 2014 The Government of Saskatchewan is continuing its support of Saskatoon’s Police and Crisis Team (PACT), a unique initiative that changes the way mental health crises are handled in Saskatoon. “As the first program of its kind in Saskatchewan, PACT represents an innovative way of handling police calls in mental health crises,” Corrections […]
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