Indigenous Chronic Pain
& Substance Use
This Program Has Been Completed
In Partnership with the University Health Network,
& St. Joseph’s Care Group Indigenous Health Department,
Project ECHO: St. Joseph’s Care Group Presents
Indigenous Chronic Pain & Substance Use Pilot Series
Join our interdisciplinary hub team in unpacking the “How’s” of common issues providing culturally sensitive care in rural and under-serviced communities in the context of chronic pain & substance use; support yourself with current tools and resources in this domain.
Also, bring your real patient case to a session, and discuss your barriers to care with the team, and your peers.
Program Learning Objectives
By the end of this program Participants will be able to:
Perform a culturally sensitive assessment and collaboratively develop an evidence-informed chronic pain care plan, recognizing that social determinants of health & previous conditions (e.g., historical and intergenerational trauma, stigma, racism, fear) may contribute to the chronic pain experience.
2. Explain the history and impact of opioids on Indigenous People and how to safely prescribe and manage analgesics for chronic pain, identifying both traditional and conventional resources available in the community to develop an effective local approach to prescribing analgesics for chronic pain that minimizes substance misuse, enhances treatment & promotes safety.
3. Describe the bio/psycho/social/spiritual complexities of chronic pain and how to guide Indigenous People to both traditional and conventional chronic pain management options.
Indigenous Chronic Pain & Substance Use
Tuesdays 7:00-8:30PM
Step One.
Register for the ECHO Platform
Step Two.
Sign Up for Education Series
SIGN UPS ARE CLOSED AT THIS TIME
Interdisciplinary Hub & Speakers
Sessions are Accredited for Education Credits.
Attendance is tracked and certificates are issued after the last session.
You can receive CME credits for each hour you attend, at no cost.
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Continuing Education and Professional Development Office at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine for up to 15 Mainpro+ credit(s).
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Continuing Education and Professional Development Office at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. You may claim a maximum of 15 hour(s) (credits are automatically calculated).
Who Can Participate?
Any primary care provider, allied health professional or front-line healthcare worker who wants to gain evidence-based and best-practice knowledge and support can register to become a community partner of ECHO SJCG.
Community partners may be comprised of individuals or teams consisting of any health professional.
Everyone is welcome & you can begin at any time!
What can you expect?
The “learn by doing” approach employed by the ECHO model™ has shown tremendous success in providing best-practice specialty care and reducing health disparities.
A series of videoconferences with an interprofessional specialist team consist of:
a short lecture led by the ‘hub’, community provider or invited expert
de-identified patient cases shared by participants with the specialist team and each other to generate case recommendations