indigenous health rotation
| Rotation Details | Rotation Specific Information |
|---|---|
| Rotation Type | Elective - Direct Patient Care (DPC) |
| Rotation Duration | 4 Weeks |
| Rotation Locations | Cowichan District Hospital Duncan |
| Click to Download Rotation Specific ROAD as PDF | Indigenous-Health-2022.pdf |
| Click to Download Rotation Specific ROAD as MS Word Document | Indigenous-Health-2022.docx |
| Click to Download Rotation Description as MS Word Document | Indigenous-Health Description 2022.docx |
| Click to Download ROAD for All DPC Rotations as PDF | All-Direct-Patient-Care-Rotations-2022.pdf |
rotation description
Resident activities during this rotation will consist of:
• Travel to Indigenous communities around the Cowichan Valley
• 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 may be situations where these times need to be adjusted.
The Indigenous communities that are serviced during this rotation include: Penelakut, Ditidaht, Stzuminus, Halalt, Cowichan Tribes, Malahat, Lake Cowichan and the Friendship Center in Duncan.
• Travel to Indigenous communities around the Cowichan Valley
• 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 may be situations where these times need to be adjusted.
The Indigenous communities that are serviced during this rotation include: Penelakut, Ditidaht, Stzuminus, Halalt, Cowichan Tribes, Malahat, Lake Cowichan and the Friendship Center in Duncan.
Preceptors
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ROTATION specific Learning GOALS AND OBJECTIVES & Rotation description
Rotation Goals & Objectives Common to All direct patient care rotations
