Cultural Competence in Health Care: Delivering Culturally Appropriate Care for Tuberculosis in Indigenous Communities

Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022 (World TB Day)
Time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Zoom webinar (free — registration required)

Join us for an Indigenous-led discussion on cultural competence in the context of tuberculosis (TB) care in Canada. Panel lists will take us through the history and current situation of TB care among Indigenous populations in Canada and discuss the importance of providing culturally appropriate TB care in Indigenous communities, as well as the need for developing resources to guide such care. This webinar provides additional perspectives that complement our condition level review of TB.

Speakers

• Natan Obed, President Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
• Tina Campbell, TB Advisor, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, Saskatchewan
• Shawna Whitney, Communicable Disease Control Nurse Specialist, TB/Surveillance, First Nations Health Authority, British Columbia

Moderator

• Suzanne McGurn, President and CEO.

We invite TB clinicians, TB policy-makers, Indigenous health care stakeholders, public health decision-makers (federal and regional), our staff, and others interested in the topic of cultural competence in health care to join us for this special World TB Day event.

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