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October 15th, 2020 – Oral Health Program: Building Community Capacity for Oral Health with Ashley Lessard

October 15th, 2020 – Oral Health Program: Building Community Capacity for Oral Health with Ashley Lessard

What do I plan on discussing? Oral health of First Nations in BC The importance of oral health in overall health and wellbeing The Children’s Oral Health Initiative Program Outcomes from the 2019 health benefits transformation Building community capacity for oral health Thank you for your interest and participation! This session’s video is now available […]

September 29th, 2020 – Silent Genomes Project: Getting Involved in BC

September 29th, 2020 – Silent Genomes Project: Getting Involved in BC

The Silent Genomes Project, based at the BCCHR Institute, and in partnership with the FNHA is addressing equity in genomic diagnosis for Indigenous children with undiagnosed genetic conditions.  An important gap contributing to inequity is the lack of genomic reference data from Indigenous people within publicly available databases.  Having appropriate reference data is an important […]

November 5th, 2020 – The Effects of Sports Concussion on the Developing Brain with Matthias Muller and Dr. Virji-Babul

November 5th, 2020 – The Effects of Sports Concussion on the Developing Brain with Matthias Muller and Dr. Virji-Babul

  PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Physiotherapist Matthias Muller and Dr. Virji-Babul will be joining us in circle to discuss the effects of sports concussion on our young Indigenous athletes competing in a variety of sports. Matthias will discuss his clinical impressions regarding concussions and appropriate management. Topics will include: what defines a concussion, and our current clinical […]