ASHS Initiatives

Aboriginal Health Speakers Series

The ASHS office annually hosts an Aboriginal Health Speaker Series. In the past, the series in has focused on the health priorities specific to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. It has included Aboriginal and Indigenous speakers from across the globe that represent community based workers, clinicians, researchers, scholars, policy makers, Elders and Traditional healers. For the 2011-12 academic year we are hosting two health forums that are discipline specific.

• The first in this series is titled: "Aboriginal Midwifery in Ontario: from education to practice", held on Monday, November 14, 2011 in collaboration with the McMaster Midwifery Education Program.
• The second in this series is scheduled to be held in February, 2012 in collaboration with Six Nations Polytechnic. The topic is forthcoming.

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Aboriginal Health Elective & Interprofessional Day in Education

2012 Aboriginal Health Elective: January 6, 2012- March 16, 2012

The goal of the Aboriginal Health Elective is to provide students with knowledge and skills related to health care practice and policy from within Aboriginal contexts. Enabling students to acquire and put into practice concepts and information required to understand and manage health for Aboriginal Peoples; and to engage in culturally competent and safe practice through knowledge development; and, the ability to identify areas of need specific to Aboriginal health.

The Aboriginal Health Elective is a series of eight sessions for a period of two hours in the 2012 winter term from January 6-March 16 with video conferencing to the regional campuses. Session formats will include a mix of lectures, small group discussion and site visits to both urban and reserve Aboriginal health care facilities. Alternatives will be made for regional campus participants during off site sessions to meet participation requirements.

2012 Interprofessional Day in Education- Aboriginal Health: March 2, 2012

The objective of the Inter-professional Day in Aboriginal Health (IPE) is to develop skills, knowledge and attitudes that will improve competence to practice interprofessional health care in a culturally  safe manner. In this session the learner will experience a community based interprofessional health team scenario with a visit to the community health centre and will also tour the community and its services. The IPE includes a full-day site visit to Six Nations of the Grand River (Six Nations Polytechnic) and is available to Health Sciences students for Immersion IPE credit.

Registration to the IPE is free, open to all students, faculty, staff and community members, and includes transportation from McMaster’s Hamilton campus to Six Nations as well as lunch.

McMaster Health Science Programs

Undergraduate

• Anatomy Education Program
• Bachelor of Health Sciences
• Bachelor of Science Nursing Program
• Midwifery Education Program
• Physician Assistant Education Program
• Undergraduate Medical Program

Graduate Programs

• Graduate Programs in Health Sciences
• Biochemistry
• Health Research Methodology
• MD/PhD
• Medical Sciences
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Rehabilitation Science

Interprofessional / Interdisciplinary / Cross-Faculty Programs

• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Biology
• Global Health
• eHealth
• Health Policy PhD
• Health Management
• Neuroscience

Postgraduate Programs

• Postgraduate Medical Education

Graduate Diploma Programs

• Advanced Neonatal Nursing
• Health Services and Policy Research

Post Professional Diploma Programs

• Child Life Studies Diploma
• Clinical Behavioural Sciences
• Occupational Health and Safety

Collaborative Institutes with McMaster

• Mohawk College
• Six Nations Polytechnic