Indigenous Care Stories - Valerie Setah
Northern Health’s Indigenous Patient Liaison (IPL) program provides a bridge between Indigenous communities, their culture, and health care providers. The role of the IPL program is to help bridge t...
Community health
Indigenous Care Stories - Rachel Weller
The Indigenous Patient Experience (IPE) team walks alongside Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) patients and families with the goal of enabling culturally safe experiences by restoring resp...
Indigenous Care Stories - Patricia Hoard
The Indigenous Patient Experience (IPE) team walks alongside Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) patients and families to help provide culturally safe experiences by building respectful and ...
Indigenous Care Stories - Kelly Stalker
Northern Health’s Indigenous Patient Liaison (IPL) program provides a bridge between Indigenous communities, their culture, and health care providers. The role of the IPL is to help bridge the gap b...
Physician highlight: Dr. Judy Dercksen, Quesnel
Dr. Judy Dercksen knew she wanted to move to Canada. She took the first job offered to her—a one-year locum position in Quesnel—and never looked back. “I’m originally from South Africa but ...
Saving lives takes a village: International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31
Three years have passed since a Provincial Public Health Emergency was declared because of the overdose rates in BC. When it was first announced in 2016, I had just begun my current role as regional n...
Bringing care to where the people are – nurse on Mobile Support Team brings care to Carrier Nations
I know that I need to be flexible in my role. I need to be ready when the people are ready,” says Jolene Pagurut, a nurse on the Mobile Support Team in Quesnel. Jolene travels to provide mental h...
