Cultural Competence

Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy ‘will not define us’
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the day.
Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say
Collective trauma is the ‘sudden, acute destruction of social infrastructure,’ including social bonds and com-munity relationships.

Tales from a Rez Doc: Dr. Courtney Leary on blurring boundaries and building community

At the Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, Dr. Leary discussed her experience returning to her home First Nation to practice medicine.
My birth sex is part of my medical history; it should be as private as the rest of my medical history

Insisting on primary birth sex identification for trans people does little to improve the health of trans and gender diverse persons; it merely exchanges one theoretical set of adverse health care outcomes for others that are definite and far more impactful.
January vs. December babies: Youngest kids in the class most likely to be diagnoses with ADHD

Immaturity relative to peers may be misattributed as symptoms of ADHD.
Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada to host symposium in Whitehorse

The event promises to immerse attendees in culture and community, and amplify the strengths and perspectives that will drive Indigenous-led pharmacy practice’s evolution.
From burnout prevention to emergency preparedness: Fostering safe places to learn and work with new initiative for Canadian medical schools

Aim is to provide physical, psychological and cultural safety for learners and faculty.
The dark side of psychiatry—how it has been used to control societies

While authoritarian regimes certainly seem to wield it with the most abandon, punitive psychiatry has not been absent in the west.
Taking factors like family and culture into account when treating Black dementia patients

A session on dementia at the BPAO annual health symposium highlighted key interventions for Black Canadians living with dementia.
From Iran to New Brunswick: One doctor’s journey through the Practice Ready Assessment program

Dr. Arshia Haqani speaks to the Medical Post about her experience going through New Brunswick's 12-week clinical assessment designed to fast-track internationally trained doctors.

Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy ‘will not define us’

Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say

Tales from a Rez Doc: Dr. Courtney Leary on blurring boundaries and building community

My birth sex is part of my medical history; it should be as private as the rest of my medical history

January vs. December babies: Youngest kids in the class most likely to be diagnoses with ADHD

Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada to host symposium in Whitehorse

From burnout prevention to emergency preparedness: Fostering safe places to learn and work with new initiative for Canadian medical schools

The dark side of psychiatry—how it has been used to control societies

Taking factors like family and culture into account when treating Black dementia patients

From Iran to New Brunswick: One doctor’s journey through the Practice Ready Assessment program