2025 Indigenous Health Research Symposium

Thursday, March 27, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Lecture Theatre B, Faculty of Medicine

Kwe’, kuei, aingai, hello, the Office of Indigenous Health at Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine will host the 2025 Indigenous Health Research Symposium on March 27th. The symposium is a free event that brings together people from a variety of disciplines, sectors, and backgrounds to share developments in Indigenous health research and research outputs.

Join us in person in Lecture Theater B located directly across from the Health Sciences Library on the bottom floor of the Health Sciences Centre. The symposium will also be hosted virtually with Webex. To register for the link, please email ntaylor@mun.ca.

For more information, please email indigenoushealth@mun.ca.

Nakummek, wela lioq, tshinashkumitinau, thank you for helping us share this message widely.

Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine is situated in St.John’s, NL on the ancestral homeland of the Beothuk.

Agenda

8:45 AM NST	Coffee and tea	Lecture Theatre B
9:00 AM NST	Introduction and welcome
Morning session 9:30 AM NST	Dr. Nicole Blackman, DNP, MN, RN	Understanding root causes of Indigenous health outcomes and how to move forward in a good way.
	Morgen Bertheussen	Considering Health Wholistically: the process of operationalizing the IQI model of Inuit health
	Caroline Lidstone-Jones	Strategies to Combat Anti-Indigenous Racism in Ontario’s Health Systems
	Onyx Walker	“Anxiety in School and Student Engagement – A Perspective from Whatì, NT Youth” [In progress, as part of the Master of Applied Health Services program]
	Dr. Russell Dawe	Patshitinikutau Natukunisha Tshishennuat Uitshuau (a place for Elders to spend their last days in life): Innu perspectives on end-of-life care
12:00 PM NST	Light Lunch with Susan Onalik	Building collaborative relationships with Indigenous communities
Afternoon session 12:30 PM NST	Dr. Erica (Samms) Hurley	The journey of the Kamlamunikk (Heart)
	Shaelynn Barry	Increasing Indigenous Participation in the Physician Workforce – Insights from Qalipu First Nation
	Dr. Sabina Mirza Mr. Michael Brown Dr. Ethsi (Suzanne) Stewart	Climate Crisis and Youth Mental Health: Identifying Local and National Impacts and Solutions
	Emily Simmonds Maxine Brown	The Coping Well Project: A model for integrating Indigenous data sovereignty in quality improvement initiatives.
	Nicholas Bauer	Intersecting Trends: Indigenous Peoples Aging with HIV Experience Higher Rates of Clinical Frailty at Younger Ages
	Kensington Renneberg Denna Flett Sydney Landrie	The Truth and Reconciliation Report Card Project
3:00 PM NST	Closing

Presented by Indigenous Health Office, Faculty of Medicine

Event Listing 2025-03-27 9:00:00 2025-03-27 15:30:00 America/St_Johns 2025 Indigenous Health Research Symposium Kwe’, kuei, aingai, hello, the Office of Indigenous Health at Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine will host the 2025 Indigenous Health Research Symposium on March 27th. The symposium is a free event that brings together people from a variety of disciplines, sectors, and backgrounds to share developments in Indigenous health research and research outputs. Join us in person in Lecture Theater B located directly across from the Health Sciences Library on the bottom floor of the Health Sciences Centre. The symposium will also be hosted virtually with Webex. To register for the link, please email ntaylor@mun.ca. For more information, please email indigenoushealth@mun.ca. Nakummek, wela lioq, tshinashkumitinau, thank you for helping us share this message widely. Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine is situated in St.John’s, NL on the ancestral homeland of the Beothuk. Agenda 8:45 AM NST Coffee and tea Lecture Theatre B 9:00 AM NST Introduction and welcome Morning session 9:30 AM NST Dr. Nicole Blackman, DNP, MN, RN Understanding root causes of Indigenous health outcomes and how to move forward in a good way. Morgen Bertheussen Considering Health Wholistically: the process of operationalizing the IQI model of Inuit health Caroline Lidstone-Jones Strategies to Combat Anti-Indigenous Racism in Ontario’s Health Systems Onyx Walker “Anxiety in School and Student Engagement – A Perspective from Whatì, NT Youth” [In progress, as part of the Master of Applied Health Services program] Dr. Russell Dawe Patshitinikutau Natukunisha Tshishennuat Uitshuau (a place for Elders to spend their last days in life): Innu perspectives on end-of-life care 12:00 PM NST Light Lunch with Susan Onalik Building collaborative relationships with Indigenous communities Afternoon session 12:30 PM NST Dr. Erica (Samms) Hurley The journey of the Kamlamunikk (Heart) Shaelynn Barry Increasing Indigenous Participation in the Physician Workforce – Insights from Qalipu First Nation Dr. Sabina Mirza Mr. Michael Brown Dr. Ethsi (Suzanne) Stewart Climate Crisis and Youth Mental Health: Identifying Local and National Impacts and Solutions Emily Simmonds Maxine Brown The Coping Well Project: A model for integrating Indigenous data sovereignty in quality improvement initiatives. Nicholas Bauer Intersecting Trends: Indigenous Peoples Aging with HIV Experience Higher Rates of Clinical Frailty at Younger Ages Kensington Renneberg Denna Flett Sydney Landrie The Truth and Reconciliation Report Card Project 3:00 PM NST Closing Lecture Theatre B, Faculty of Medicine Indigenous Health Office, Faculty of Medicine Add to Calendar