Curriculum Block

Objectives

• Review historical and current social determinants impacts of colonialism disproportionately affecting Indigenous children and families including Child Welfare & Adverse Childhood Experiences.
• Highlight barriers to care faced by Indigenous populations through stories of Jordan River Anderson, Makayla Sault, and transport medicine in Quebec.
• Identify strength-based approach and importance of various ways of knowing to foster resilience for pediatric Indigenous populations.

Assessments

• Pediatrics Core Rotation

Tags

Adverse effects Clerkship Pediatrics Rotation Indigenous Health Pediatrics Indigenous Health Priority Groups Indigenous Health Psychological trauma 1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making 2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of what knowledge is, the strengths and limitations of different ways of knowing, and how knowledge is created in historical, cultural and social contexts. 2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations 3.8 Obtain and use information about individual patients and their caregivers, populations of patients, or communities with which patients identify to improve care 4.2 Participate in the education of patients, families, students, trainees, peers and other health professionals 5.6 Demonstrate a critical understanding of personal, professional and institutional power and privilege and utilize anti-oppressive practice to create patient experiences where marginalization and oppression are minimized. 6.2 Identify aspects of the healthcare system that serve as barriers and enablers of providing healthcare to and optimizing the health of patients and the population 7.2 Use the knowledge of one’s own role and the roles of other health professionals to appropriately assess and address the health care needs of the patients and populations served 8.4 Demonstrate awareness and acceptance of different points of view Adverse Childhood Experiences [I01.880.735.035] Historical Trauma [F02.830.900.500] Indigenous Canadians [M01.270.968.500.600.375] Indigenous Canadians [M01.270.968.500.600.375] Indigenous Peoples [M01.270.968] Psychological Trauma [F03.950.750.375]