Cultural Competence

Priss Cryption's aim is to support marginalized communities, especially in dealing with chronic pain, HIV and mental health issues.

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 is the ‘sudden, acute destruction of social infrastructure,’ including social bonds and com-munity relationships.

At the Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, Dr. Leary discussed her experience returning to her home First Nation to practice medicine.

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.

Immaturity relative to peers may be misattributed as symptoms of ADHD.

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.

Aim is to provide physical, psychological and cultural safety for learners and faculty.