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Welcome 1 THUNDER BAY REGIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE SHONATH - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome 1 THUNDER BAY REGIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE SHONATH KAJORINNE, R.N. Regional Injury Prevention Lead TBRHSC P.A.R.T.Y. Program Coordinator 25 + years working in the Emergency Department - TBRHSC is a level 4 Trauma Centre
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services a catchment area of >250,000.
Ontarians live outside the 1 hour catchment area of a lead trauma center.
population of 110,000. Approx 18%
LHIN 14 North Western Ontario 69 First Nation Communities Non-isolated
Accessible by road < 90 k to physician services
Semi –isolated
Road access > 90 K to physician services
45 communities
Isolated
No road access Scheduled flights Good telephone service
Remote Isolated
No scheduled flights No road access Minimal telephone and radio service
133 Ontario First Nation Communities
24 communities
Party program has been running at TBHRSC since 2010 Local high schools public, catholic and french Includes Indigenous high school Dennis Franklin Cromarty
and Matawa Indigenous Learning Centre
Youth - Grade 7-12 61% report drinking alcohol in last 12 months Offender populations People with concurrent disorders Street youth Homeless
First Nations
Experiencing stress, discrimination Older adults
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Held in Thunder Bay Sept 2015 until June 2016 Involved hundreds of testimonies and expert witnesses Subpoenaed to testify as a expert witness in Phase 2 of the
inquest in regards to working with indigenous youth and injury prevention
Formal recommendations were passed in June of 2016 TBRHSC PARTY Program Coordinator received 5 formal
recommendations
#88-V
IN CONSULTATION WITH P.A.R.T.Y. INTERNATIONAL, DEVELOP A PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF
ABORIGINAL YOUTH
Recommendation #84.4 develop an indigenous youth
harm reduction program specific to meet the needs of the youth
In collaboration with Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto
(P.A.R.T.Y. International) currently developing Indigenous P.A.R.T.Y. Program
Identified and defined specific challenges and concerns
both locally and within our region.
Develop a relevant and adapted version of P.A.R.T.Y.
Program in a time sensitive and cost effective manner
Summarized a 5 year time line outlining initial phases,
implementation and evaluation.
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Clinical Reality Education
Make smarter choices Minimize risks
Interactive, hands on Skill building
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INDIGENOUS NAVIGATORS
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Provides advocacy, navigation, & translations
services for all Indigenous people, includes First Nations, Inuit, & Metis
Provides education on Emergency & Trauma Services
department to Indigenous people while they are waiting to be seen
Provides education on NIHB benefits to frontline staff,
registered nurses, doctors, & management
Ensures patients & families understand their
prognosis, medical condition, & treatment
Provides assistance within the Emergency & Trauma
Services department
Works with community leaders to ensure that patients and
family members are provided with assistance
Works with TBRHSC staff to ensure that communication
between staff and patient is consistent
Valuable resource to all staff working to improve
relationships with Indigenous persons
Promotes and assists staff with knowledge and skills for
building a healthy, strong understanding of unfamiliar terms and traditions of Indigenous persons
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“Made me think twice” “WOW” “Scary, interesting and fun” “Fun, yet full of info” “A one-of-a-kind experience” “I learned from situations like this and will know better” “At first I thought it would be boring, but I liked it!”
“Stop drinking!” “The injury survivor story” “The videos” “Stay safe” “Talk to someone about suicide” “Take it easy on the drinking” “I learned how to be responsible” “Life is too precious to alter it in any way from alcohol or
drugs”