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Jan
Launch of the Mustimuhw cEMR (Community Electronic Medical Record)
January 26, 2012 (Winnipeg, MB) – First Nation patients will benefit from better health and health care through information and communications technologies with the launch of the Mustimuhw cEMR (Community Electronic Medical Record), due to the hard work of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, announced AMC Grand Chief Derek Nepinak.
The Mustimuhw cEMR (community Electronic Medical Record) is a computer program that provides health professionals with quick access to secure patient information such as blood test results, medication history and allergies. Developed by First Nations to offer solutions designed around First Nation Health Centre needs, the Mustimuhw cEMR’s goal is to establish compatibility with clinical EMR systems in nine First Nation communities, so patient information can be shared more easily amongst authorized care providers both on and off reserve.
To read more about this story, please visit the NationTalk website.
Jan
NWAC Announces Family Gathering in Ottawa, Ontario
January 26, 2012 (Ottawa, ON) – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) will be convening its 6th annual family gathering to support and hear first-hand the experiences of those families who have lost a woman or girl through violence and who are missing and/or have been murdered.
The NWAC has worked with families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls since 2004 with the Sisters In Spirit (SIS) which was primarily a “research, education, and policy initiative” that ended on March 31, 2010. This work has evolved, moving forward with the Evidence to Action (ETA) project. The ETA project is designed to move these issues from the research phase into the action phase with a focus on the development of tools and resources to enable communities, educators, stakeholders, police and victim services, and the justice system to better respond to experiences of violence faced by Aboriginal women and girls.
To read more about the upcoming Family Gathering, please visit www.nwac.ca
Jan
Crown-First Nations Gathering: Universities welcome focus on Aboriginal education
Canada’s university presidents are encouraged by yesterday’s dialogue between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Canada’s First Nations’ chiefs. The Crown-First Nations Gathering highlighted the shared view that Aboriginal education must be a cornerstone of future initiatives aimed at improving quality of life for Canada’s First Nations people.
“Few things are as transformational for a society as bold and visionary educational reform,” says Paul Davidson, president of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. “Canada’s universities are ready to play a meaningful role in improving Aboriginal education at all levels, and thereby enhancing the prospects of Canada’s growing population of young Aboriginal Canadians. Read the rest of this entry »
