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The Horse & Human team: The reciprocity of health, wellness & healing with Tiffany Burns

Imagine if your office job was, hanging out with horses… Equine Sport Therapist(EST) Tiffany Burns, English, Swedish and Cree heritage, is at her office job! Working with horses for 25 years in a wide range of disciplines, including ten years with therapeutic riding, Burns has a diverse set of healing skills to pull from. Massage […]

Top Down vs. Community-Driven: Indigenous Health Policy In Canada with Pierre-Gerlier (PG) Forest & Dr.Shannon Waters

The Centre for Excellence is honoured to present the next Indigenous Speakers Series on November 25th starting at 9am. The UBC Learning Circle will stream the panel presentation live from the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Title: Top Down vs. Community-Driven: Indigenous Health Policy In Canada When: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 from 9am-12pm Where: Franklin […]

It Takes A Village Training with Denise Findlay

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 The social challenges that exist in our communities are complex. Internal conflict manifests in a variety of forms. Although there are no easy answers it is important and Denise will assist in shedding light on these complex issues in this session; including discussing the root causes of such problems and how […]

Falls and Injury Prevention for Elders Living in First Nations Communities with Dr.Vicky Scott, Patricia Bell & Angie Gibson

Date: Thursday November 5, 2015 The rate of fall injuries among older adults in Aboriginal communities is almost twice that of the non-Aboriginal older adults. Little is known about the factors that contribute to this significant difference, or of appropriate prevention strategies. In this presentation Dr. Vicky Scott will describe a new project to […]

How to Create Support Groups in First Nations’ Communities 101 with Lucy Fraser and Cheryl Redfern

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 This is a Learning Circle about creating support circles. In this session ‘How to Create Support Groups in Community’, UBCLC engages with the expertise of Lucy Fraser, Hospice Director and Chilliwack’s 2015 Women of the Year and Cheryl Redfern who specializes in complimentary healing and is a recent trainee in […]

Talking About Doulas and Midwives – with FNHA and BCAAFC

Session Date: October 22, 2015 Please join us in a conversation about Doulas and Midwives with Kayla Serrato of FNHA, who organized this presentation in collaboration with Amanda Engen of BCAAF, and Jeannette MacInnis, who will facilitate the presentation, also of BCAAFC. Also presenting are Kathleen Lindstrom of Douglas College, Marijke de Zwager of Midwives Association, […]

Harm Reduction and Take Home Naloxone in First Nations Communities with Janine Stevenson, Cindy Preston & Blake Stitilis

Fentanyl in First Nations Communities. Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Over the past three years the opioid has progressively increased the number of drug overdose deaths. In British Columbia 25% of the overdose deaths were attributed to Fentanyl. It is responsible either alone, or in combination with other drugs for 300 overdose deaths in 2014. Naloxone is the drug […]

Exercise Control Over Arthritis with Cari Taylor

Date: Tuesday October 20, 2015 Did you know that Indigenous People have three times more rheumatoid arthritis than the general population? Did you know more than 4.6 million live with arthritis in Canada? Are you missing out on some of the most effective lifestyle changes and treatments for joint pain? Session Video Join our arthritis […]

Raising Children in a Digital World: “A Way Through” with Denise Findlay

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 In our somewhat new world of technology, which by the way, our children were born into, we still have to strive towards creating a “safe space” no matter where they go. Welcome the second and final part of our a 2-part series on Digital Health & Wellness for Communities. Denise Findlay, a […]