indigenous health rotation

Rotation Details Rotation Specific Information
Rotation Type Elective - Direct Patient Care (DPC)
Rotation Duration 4 Weeks
Special Requirements
Based Out of Victoria - Wide Geographical Area - Travel Required - Resident to Travel With Preceptor Where Possible

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rotation description

Resident activities during this rotation will consist of:

• Travel to Indigenous communities around southern Vancouver Island
• Telehealth/telephone patient interviews
• In person patient clinic interviews
• In person patient hospital interviews
• Presentation(s) on common disease states and pharmacological and non-pharmacological options in management (In person or via zoom).
• Discussion around cultural safety and trauma informed practice.
• Comprehensive medication reviews with the goal of optimizing medication for Indigenous patients through listening to their perception of the benefits and harms of their medications.
• Eliminating barriers to necessary medication or medical supplies and equipment
• Interacting with multiple different health care teams both in hospital and outside of hospital
• Charting within multiple electronic medical records (MedAccess and Powerchart)
• Building positive health care professional and patient relationship.
• A focus on allowing patients to make informed decisions around medications prescribed.

The schedule of this rotation is typically 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, however there are clinics that operate within other hours and the schedule will be adjusted for this.

This rotation covers a wide geographic area and requires frequent travel to multiple communities. Residents to travel with preceptor where possible.

The Indigenous communities that are serviced during this rotation include but are not limited to: Penelakut, Ditidaht, Stzuminus, Halalt, Cowichan Tribes, Malahat, Scia'new, Esquimalt.

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ROTATION specific Learning GOALS AND OBJECTIVES & Rotation description


Rotation Goals & Objectives Common to All direct patient care rotations