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Learning Series

Upcoming learning events will be showcased here!

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To view past learning events, please see below.

2023 Learning Series - Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Part 1: Recognizing the Harmful Effects of of Historical Research and Building Trust with Indigenous Communities

Part one addresses the need to acknowledge the impact of past research practices on Indigenous populations and the importance of building trust with Indigenous communities through meaningful engagement and collaboration.

Presenters:

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Dr. Nicole Blackman, DNP, MN, RN,

Provincial Director, Indigenous Primary Health Care Council

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Dakota Recollet,

Cultural Safety Manager, Indigenous Primary Health Care Council

Part 2: Empowering Indigenous Communities through Data Governance, Sovereignty, and Protection

Part Two of this series will highlight the importance of protecting Indigenous data sovereignty and empowering Indigenous communities through the governance and protection of Data.

Presenter:

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Caroline Lidstone-Jones,

Chief Executive Officer, Indigenous Primary Health Care Council

2022 Learning Series - Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigeneity and Accessibility (EDIIA)

Part 1: Embedding Equity in Leadership and Teams

During this session, Nicole Kaniki will share her experiences and how her organization is approaching EDIIA into the future.

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To build a culture that supports EDIIA principles, leaders must embrace an inclusive approach. The transformation necessary for this approach will only happen if new behaviours and organizational practices are “baked-in” to our everyday work.

Presenters:

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Dr. Nicole Kaniki,

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research and Innovation,

University of Toronto â€‹

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Special Introduction:

Cliff Ledwos,

Director, Primary Health Care and Initiatives,

Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services

Part 2: Building Research Projects with an EDIIA Lens

During this session, Dr. Vivian Ramsden will share her experiences in developing community-led participatory research.

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Opportunities for engaging those that are frequently under-represented in research is important to consider when building value-driven and participatory approaches into  research designs. What are the key components and questions to consider when imbedding EDIIA into “re-search”?

Presenters:

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Dr. Vivian Ramsden,

Director of the Research Division, Department of Family Medicine,​​​

University of Saskatchewan

Part 3: Embedding Equity in Leadership and Teams - Measuring EDIIA

This session will expand on the first one and address the question of how we can measure the effectiveness of our EDIIA efforts. Nicole will share recommended performance indicators and metrics for leaders to consider when developing and implementing strategies for embedding EDIIA into their organization’s work.

Presenters:

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Dr. Nicole Kaniki,

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research and Innovation,

University of Toronto 

Part 4: EDIIA and Data - Building Capacity

During this session, Dr. Andrew Pinto takes us through key considerations relevant to building capacity in primary care for both applying EDIIA and the conduct of data science, outlining four key recommendations for research teams.

Presenters:

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Dr. Andrew Pinto

Scientist and Founder of Upstream Labs at Unity Health

2021 Virtual Seminar

Hosted by:

Health Services and Policy Research Institute

Queen's University

POPLAR: Primary Care Data and Research in Ontario

Presenters:

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Dr. David Barber

Lead, Eastern Ontario Network (Queen's)

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Dr. Michelle Greiver

University of Toronto

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