LINDSAY CROWSHOE — LEAD PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE, ASSISTANT DEAN UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

The Indigenous Primary Health Care and Policy Research Network: Guiding Innovation within Primary Health Care with Indigenous peoples in Alberta

The Indigenous Primary Health Care and Policy Research (IPHCPR) Network was created with the vision to renew and transform the primary health care system to achieve Indigenous health equity and that is aligned with the principles and health legacy Calls to Action advocated by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Impacts of Educating for Equity Workshop on Addressing Social Barriers of Type 2 Diabetes With Indigenous Patients

A workshop in Northern Ontario that aims to enhance family physicians' clinical approach by including social and cultural dimensions within diabetes management, was evaluated to determine whether participation in the workshop improved self-reported knowledge, skills, and confidence in physicians working with Indigenous patients with type 2 diabetes.

Urban Indigenous Experiences of Living With Early-Onset Dementia: A Qualitative Study in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

More research is needed on the experiences of Indigenous people with dementia, including Early on-set dementia (EOD), and of their families who care for them. Through a better understanding of the Indigenous experiences of dementia, urban healthcare providers can be more aware of the needs of urban Indigenous people living with dementia, and specifically EOD, and may face and plan to co-design health services accordingly.

Informing critical indigenous health education through critical reflection: A qualitative consensus study

Promoting self-reflection in health professional education can prompt educators in engaging with Indigenous health curriculum and teaching; mentorship and role modelling; and accountability. Critically evaluating systemic injustices at an individual level enables educators to resist systemic oppression and create change in their respective workplaces.

Educating for indigenous health equity: An international consensus statement

The difficulties surrounding improving Indigenous health and eliminating inequities in medical education are of worldwide concern, yet the significant developments in this field to date have occurred in the absence of a clearly articulated global conceptual framework. This international consensus statement highlights the importance of addressing the problem at this level, and outlines the challenges that educators in the mdeical field share and further principles for action.

Educating for Equity Care Framework: Addressing social barriers of Indigenous patients with type 2 diabetes

Indigenous patients with type 2 diabetes face numerous barriers to improved diabetes outcomes due to the legacy of colonization, and culture is often not recognized as a facilitator in diabetes management. The Educating for Equity (E4E) Care Framework is a resource that can help clinicians improve Indigenous patients’ capacity for change in a way that acknowledges the social factors that affect the increasing diabetes rates, and that uses a cultural lens to promote improved outcomes.

Indigenous-Specific Cultural Safety Within Health And Dementia Care: A Scoping Review Of Reviews 

CRKN Elsevier Additional Journals 2021 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114658 

Authors: Christina Chakanyuka, Juanita-Dawne R Bacsu, Andrea DesRoches, Jessy Dame, Leah Carrier, Paisly Symenuk, Megan E O'Connell, Lynden Crowshoe, Jennifer Walker, Lisa Bourque Bearskin 

Globally, health inequities experienced by Indigenous communities are often described and documented in terms of deficits and disease. However, health disparities are complex and involve numerous underlying issues beyond the social determinants of health. Indigenous Peoples face unique barriers to accessing culturally safe and equitable healthcare, including racism, systemic injustice, and a historical legacy of colonialism. There is a paucity of knowledge on Indigenous-specific cultural safety interventions to support health and dementia care... 

Moving The Agenda Forward Together: Innovating Indigenous Primary Care In Alberta, Strategic Event Report 2016

Cumming School of Medicine

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/10765

Authors: Henderson, Rita Isabel, Crowshoe, Lynden (Lindsay), Montesanti, Stephanie, Leduc, Charles

Practitioners, policy-makers, and planners in Alberta note that quality primary care for Indigenous people is undermined by significant structural gaps and deficiencies. In spite of some recent innovations, Alberta seems to lag behind similar jurisdictions, such as Ontario and British Columbia, in mobilizing structures to improve primary care delivery that is culturally safe, acceptable and equitable for Indigenous people.

Examining Policy Shifts And Transformations In Indigenous Primary Health Care In Alberta, Canada

Health Reform Observer Vol.10

DOI: 10.13162/hro-ors.v10i3.5299

Authors: Danika Goveas, Stephanie Montesanti, Susan Chatwood, Lynden Lindsay Crowshoe

Primary health care (PHC) transformation continues to be identified as a key pathway to achieve health equity for Indigenous peoples. In Alberta, varying degrees of PHC services exist within First Nations, Métis, and urban contexts that are fragmented, under-resourced, and disconnected from each other, perpetuating existing health inequities. A retrospective policy analysis was conducted to a) analyze federal, provincial, and local policies to advance Indigenous PHC in Alberta; and b) examine the engagement of Indigenous peoples in PHC policy and decision-making.

Advancing Indigenous Primary Health Care Policy In Alberta, Canada

Health Policy (Amsterdam) Vol.122

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.04.014

Authors: Henderson, Rita, Montesanti, Stephanie, Crowshoe, Lindsay, Leduc, Charles

Canadian healthcare must address a legacy of colonial harm to Indigenous peoples. Primary health care is a key pathway for achieving Indigenous health equity. Overlapping jurisdictions, diversity, and inter-professional coordination complicate Indigenous health policy reform. Collaborative strategies can mobilize partnerships amid political, social, infrastructural, and jurisdictional complexity. For Indigenous people worldwide, accessing Primary Health Care (PHC) services responsive to socio-cultural realities is challenging, with institutional inequities in healthcare and jurisdictional barriers encumbering patients, providers, and decision-makers.