Mii-Kwen-Daan - Continuing the Dialogue Workshop between NOSM and Aboriginal communities
August 1-3, 2006
Fort William First Nation and Online
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is pleased to present Mii-Kwen-Daan – Continuing the Dialogue Workshop. It is an opportunity for participants, in-person and online, to contribute to the efforts of the medical school in serving the health needs of Aboriginal peoples, on and off-reserve. It will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the progress that NOSM has made in addressing the issues raised during the first Aboriginal Workshop in the Anishinaabeg community of Wauzhushk Onigum (June 10 - 12, 2003). The workshop is part of a regional consultation that includes all members organizations that form the Aboriginal Reference Group of the medical school. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to comment on the work of the NOSM in five critical areas, including: Communications, Community Engagement, Curriculum, Research, and Admissions
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The conference website will feature a live broadcast available to anyone with high-speed internet access to join from their home/office computer. Online participants will be engaged by an online facilitator throughout the conference to facilitate questions to presenters and online discussions. First Nations who are not able to attend in person are welcome to participate on-line. The website also facilitates ongoing discussion forums (pre and post conference) and all sessions will be archived for future viewing. More...