Dec 16, 2020 | Newcomer Healthcare: There is no one-size-fits-all approach

Recorded on Dec 16, 2020 · English · 1 hour · Free

This panel features perspectives from front-line staff, a physician and nurse practitioners across Canada in the health sector who have developed multidisciplinary models to deliver care to newcomers with complex needs.

You will learn:

• Sociocultural barriers newcomers experience when interacting with Canada’s health and social service systems.
• Unique models of care that work to overcome the cultural and linguistic barriers newcomers experience when interacting with Canada’s health and social service systems.
• Novel tools and resources that support connection, learning and collaboration among professionals in the health and settlement sectors.

Audience: Healthcare and settlement practitioners

Moderator

Mariah Maddock
Project Coordinator - National Newcomer Navigation Network - N4

Panelists

Dr. Annalee Coakley
Medical Director - MOSAIC Refugee Clinic in Calgary, AB; Co-Chair of the N4 Advisory Committee

Adele Ois
Outreach Worker - CHEO, Ottawa, ON

Chantal Arsenault
Nurse Practitioner - Horizon Health Network, Moncton, NB