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Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30 - 5 pm
Class Dates: Jan 27 & 29, Feb 3 & 5, 2015
Location: Killam Library LINC room 2600

Considering Culture and context: Aboriginal Peoples’ experiences with pain
 

Facilitators: Drs. Margot Latimer, Katherine Harman, Jill Chorney & Debbie Martin

Pain is a multidimensional phenomenon; how it is experienced is influenced by one’s cultural beliefs and values. Using a case-based approach, this course will offer students an opportunity to understand how pain is interpreted and experienced within diverse Aboriginal communities, and to begin to critically think about how pain care can integrate the perspectives of Aboriginal peoples. Students will enhance their appreciation of the depth, breadth and challenges of inter-professional health education (IPHE) in terms of pain care in general and the importance of including cultural perspectives in the management of pain for Aboriginal peoples. Innovative strategies will be used to support students to communicate and translate their knowledge about pain into practice.

For more information: http://www.dal.ca/faculty/interprofessional-health-education/students/interprofessional-mini-courses.html

To Register: IPHE Course Registrar - iphereg@dal.ca