#32 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) MOH Update

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Vaccine Update
3. Current Priority Topic
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Sotrovimab Q and A

Facilitator Dr Chris Sarin

Presenter: Dr Cheri Nijssen-Jordan, AHS Covid Vaccine Task Force and Special Projects

1.     To highlight eligibility of clients for sotrovimab (monoclonal antibody) therapy for COVID19 in the community
2.     To describe current provincial process for clients to obtain Sotrovimab infusions

#31 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) MOH Update

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Vaccine Update
3. Current Priority Topic
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Celebrate 1 Year with AIVCC

Celebrate the 1 year anniversary public launch of the Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic!

Pfizer BioNTech Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Education Session

Target Audience: Nurses and health care staff providing COVID-19 immunizations in First Nations communities in Alberta.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the benefit of providing COVID-19 immunization to the pediatric population. 
• Be knowledgeable about Pfizer-BioNtech pediatric COVID-19 vaccine and related programing.

Everyday Mindfulness for Grounding

Target Audience: Everyone welcome

Mindfulness can be defined as our ability to pay attention on purpose, non-judgementally, in the moment to  sensations, thoughts, and emotions. As humans our bodies and nervous systems are wired for safety, connection, and meaning however trauma and chronic stress can leave us feeling frozen in time or hyper-vigilant as an adaptation and protection (If it happened once it can happen again, if this worked once it will work again). Sometimes we may feel anxious, afraid, angry, overwhelmed, powerless etc and the intensity of these emotions may feel like they don’t quite fit what’s happening, or may cause us to act in ways that are out of alignment with who and how we want to be. In this class we will explore how the nervous system, brain and body process stressful experiences, how trauma interrupts these processes, and grounding techniques for re-orienting to the moment.

UPDATE: Home Care Client Specific Order Form

Target Audience: Home care Programs in Alberta Region

In this interactive session, you will be introduced to the updated Client Specific  Medical Supply Order Form. Marie and Marilyn will walk you through some useful tips in filling the form out as well provide some time to answer any questions.

Gentle Trauma Informed Yoga

Target Audience: Everyone welcome

Experiences of trauma and chronic stress often cause us to disconnect from the body and become stuck. During this gentle Yoga class we will explore simple movement, breath work, visualization and meditation focused on safely connecting to our whole selves and releasing stress.

How to Make a Filling Breakfast

Target Audience: Home cooks who want to cook healthy meals that their families will enjoy.

Learning Outcomes: Participants will learn:

• How eating a healthy breakfast can improve your health
• What is a balanced and filling breakfast 
• How to cook a customized sweet or savoury breakfast bowl

#30 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) MOH Update

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Vaccine Update
3. Current Priority Topic
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Red Cross Help Desk for Indigenous Leadership: How can we support you?

We will be hosting three sessions, one for each treaty area. 

TREATY 6 

Come and learn how the Help Desk for Indigenous Leadership can assist you.

Participants will gain an understanding of how the Help Desk can work in collaboration with your community, the supports offered to Indigenous communities, and how you can contact the Help Desk.

#29 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) MOH Update

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Vaccine Update
3. Current Priority Topic
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Virtual harm reduction and the National Overdose Response Service

Part of our Addiction and Mental Health learning series

Target Audience: Anyone who supports individuals who use substances alone. 

Learning Outcomes:

• An understanding of the epidemiology of the overdose crisis as it relates to rural communities and people using alone.

• Review virtual harm reduction strategies and plateforms

• Discussion on the barriers and facilitators to using these services in your community.

Managing Dogs during the School Year

Learning Outcomes: 

You will learn strategies for: 

• How dog owners can reduce bite risks for children,
• how pedestrians should act when approached or chased by dogs, and
• what should I do if my children or I are bitten? 

Influenza Education Session

Understand what influenza is and its potential impact
Be knowledgeable about influenza and Pneumo-P vaccines
and related programming
Be able to implement TB Screening for At Risk Medical
Condition
Be able to implement influenza surveillance activities
Understand Influenza programming within COVID-19 context

#28 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) MOH Update

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Vaccine Update
3. Current Priority Topic
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Supporting Ourselves through Compassion Fatigue

Target Audience: those in support/caregiving roles both personally or professionally

Learning Outcomes:

• What is compassion fatigue and burnout,
• how we can prevent it,
• sustainable de-stressing strategies

Health Services Integration Fund – Information Session

There are two option dates for this session. July 22nd and July 26th @1:30

Target Audience: Health Directors, Project Managers, anyone writing the Letter of Intent.

Learning Outcomes:

• What kind of projects are fundable under HSIF?
• What does the Letter of Intent need to contain?
• What support is available as we develop our project idea and Letter of Intent?

Long COVID: How AHS is meeting the latest COVID-19 Challenge

Overview:

• What is Long COVID?
• How many people are affected?
• How is AHS meeting the challenge?
• What resources are available?
• Q & A

Addiction & Mental Health: Methamphetamine Use

Target Audience: The general public and/or health care providers and other professionals.

Learning Objectives:

• What do we know about Methamphetamine?
• How does methamphetamine impact those who use it?
• Myths and facts about methamphetamine use.
• What are supports available for those currently living with meth addiction and their families?

How to Create a Power Bowl: Food Demo by Yellowhead Tribal Council Dietitian

Target Audience: Home cooks who want cook healthy meals that their families will enjoy

Learning Outcomes:

What is a balanced meal and why is it important
How to customize a power bowl to your taste
And how to safely get kids involved in cooking

Addiction and Recovery 101

Target Audience: anyone supporting families /caregivers who have a loved one  struggling with substance use and addiction. 

Learning Objectives:

• Realization that addiction impacts all of us in the community  
• There is power in knowledge and strength in numbers
• Introduction to PEP's 4 C's  to start the step into recovery 

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) MOH Update

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Vaccine Update
3. Current Priority Topic
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Supporting Care in the Community for Clients with Methamphetamine Concerns

Target Audience: Community-based providers providing care for clients with methamphetamine concerns in First Nations settings.

Learning Objectives:

• Introduce the Methamphetamine Client Transitions to Primary Care project and the tools and resources developed for care providers working with clients with methamphetamine concerns.
• Recognize facilitators and challenges in providing care for clients with methamphetamine concerns in First Nations settings.
• Identify approaches that have been successful in other communities.
• Connect with other providers caring for clients with methamphetamine concerns in First Nations settings.

Addiction & Mental Health: Opioids and Prescription Drug Use

Target audience: the general public and/or health care providers and other professionals.

Learning Objectives:

• What does the data tell us about opioids and prescription drug use and their consequences for Albertans?
• How do opioids, prescription drugs and the use of other drugs relate?
• What are supports available for those currently living with opioid addiction and their families?
• What is the opioid dependency program?

Reporting Requirements for ISC 2020-21 COVID-19 Funding

ISC provided COVID-19 funding through a variety of streams (social, education, ICSF, FNIHB, etc.) and agreements. Attend this session to learn details about reporting required for the various COVID-related funding streams. This session is intended to help you complete your COVID-related year-end reporting/audits.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) MOH Update

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Vaccine Update
3. Current Priority Topic
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Questions can be submitted in advance or at the end of the presentation to VChelp@FNTN.ca

Addiction & Mental Health Prevention: What works?

Addiction and Mental Health Learning Series: Session #2

Target audience: the general public and/or health care providers and other professionals. Especially anyone who works with youth.

Learning outcomes:

1. What works for prevention and what is less effective?
2. Who should be working on prevention?
3. What are the principles of youth engagement?
4. Where can we go for tools and resources on prevention?

Virtual Services for Addictions and Mental Health- best practices and lessons learned

Target Audience: Health Directors, Treatment Centre Directors, mental health workers, NNADAP Workers, Nurses

Participants will learn about a variety of virtual care models and how these services are effectively meeting client needs. Participants will be able to identify key best practices that contribute to the development of an effective and professional virtual mental health and addictions service. Participants will be aware of resources available to support their community in developing innovative virtual services.

Target Audience: Health Directors, Treatment Centre Directors, mental health workers, NNADAP Workers, Nurses

Participants will learn about a variety of virtual care models and how these services are effectively meeting client needs. Participants will be able to identify key best practices that contribute to the development of an effective and professional virtual mental health and addictions service. Participants will be aware of resources available to support their community in developing innovative virtual services.

Target Audience: Health Directors, Treatment Centre Directors, mental health workers, NNADAP Workers, Nurses

Participants will learn about a variety of virtual care models and how these services are effectively meeting client needs. Participants will be able to identify key best practices that contribute to the development of an effective and professional virtual mental health and addictions service. Participants will be aware of resources available to support their community in developing innovative virtual services.

Target Audience: Health Directors, Treatment Centre Directors, mental health workers, NNADAP Workers, Nurses

Participants will learn about a variety of virtual care models and how these services are effectively meeting client needs. Participants will be able to identify key best practices that contribute to the development of an effective and professional virtual mental health and addictions service. Participants will be aware of resources available to support their community in developing innovative virtual services.

Update on Mandatory Reporting for Nations with COVID-19 Rapid Testing Machines

Target Audience: Open to all AB Nations with COVID19 Rapid Testing Instruments

 This session is mandatory viewing for all Health staff involved in the operation and reporting of testing from both GeneXpert and Abbott ID NOW instruments. If you are unable to view the live session you will be required to view the recorded session as soon as possible.

 This session will feature speakers from the Provincial Lab the data entry team, the Medical Microbiologist in charge of COVID19 testing for Alberta. They will present the work flow of reporting and how issues in reporting can cause a cascade effect across the province.

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Review

To ensure that all immunizers understand how to properly use the Pfizer mRNA vaccine within the COVID 19 vaccine program.

Backyard Composting

2 of 2 Backyard sessions

Target Audience: Anyone wanting to enhance an existing garden space with soil enriching compost, and everybody wanting to reduce their environmental impacts by diverting food scraps from the landfill using a backyard compost pile!

Learning Objective:

• The basic of home composting and how to maintain a healthy composter through Alberta’s four seasons.
• Examples of low cost and easy to maintain backyard composting systems, how to build your own and where to find other cheap local options.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) MOH Update

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Vaccine Update
3. Current Priority Topic
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Questions can be submitted in advance or at the end of the presentation to VChelp@FNTN.ca

Backyard Gardening

1 of 2 Backyard sessions 

Target Audience: Everyone wanting to start gardening this spring, anyone wanting to enhance an existing garden space with soil enriching compost!

Learning Objective:

• The basics of how to start your own backyard garden and maintain it through the growing season.
• How to easily start a garden space with cheap or free, upcycled and found materials.

Nursing Session: Follow Up for COVID 19 Variant Cases and Their Contacts

 Review of process and forms for nurses following COVID 19 variant cases and their contacts in the community.

Addiction & Mental Health: Connections, COVID and current state

Addiction and Mental Health learning Series: Session #1 

Target audience: the general public and/or health care providers and other professionals.

Learning outcomes:

1. The current data on mental health and addiction concerns in Alberta
2. Which comes first? Mental health concerns or addiction?
3. How COVID-19 has impacted the mental health and addiction concerns of Albertans and Canadians in general.
4. What can we expect going forward?

Harm Reduction-Innovation and Best Practices

Treatment Center Learning Series - 1/5

Target Audience: Health Directors, Community Mental Health Workers, Nurses, Community NNADAP Workers, Treatment Centre Directors

Learning Outcomes: Participants will develop a foundational understanding of what harm reduction programming is, and how this is beneficial within a community addictions continuum of care. Participants will identify the benefits associated with both in person and virtual harm reduction models.

Creating Mental Wellness through traditional wisdom, teachings and Sharing

Target Audience: Youth and Adults

Learning outcomes:

1. Will experience the value of releasing negative emotions in a safe supportive manner.
2. Will gain appreciation of the teachings of Covid.
3. Will learn Practical Strategies to deal with their mental health concerns.
4. Will learn some wisdom teachings to create their best life.

Presenter: Bearwoman (Adele Arcand), a Cree/Mohawk Wisdom Keeper, Educator, Healer.

TREATY 8: Virtual Gathering on Jordan’s Principle 2021-2022 requests

Target Audience: First Nation Health, Social, Education directors and technicians

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand new eligibility requirements under CHRT 36
• What do I need to apply
• Where can I receive help with my requests

TREATY 7: Virtual Gathering on Jordan’s Principle 2021-2022 requests

Target Audience: First Nation Health, Social, Education directors and technicians

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand new eligibility requirements under CHRT 36
• What do I need to apply
• Where can I receive help with my requests

TREATY 6: Virtual Gathering on Jordan’s Principle 2021-2022 requests

Target Audience: First Nation Health, Social, Education directors and technicians

Learning Outcomes:

Understand new eligibility requirements under CHRT 36
What do I need to apply
Where can I receive help with my requests

Easy Breakfast and Lunch Meals

Target Audience: Anyone who likes to grocery shop, prepare food or eat delicious meals.

Learning Outcomes:

What to keep on hand to prepare easy meals
How to shop for the best value for their grocery dollar
How to store food items safely.

Target Audience: Anyone who likes to grocery shop, prepare food or eat delicious meals.

Learning Outcomes: 

• What to keep on hand to prepare easy meals
• How to shop for the best value for their grocery dollar
• How to store food items safely.

Target Audience: Anyone who likes to grocery shop, prepare food or eat delicious meals.

Learning Outcomes: 

• What to keep on hand to prepare easy meals
• How to shop for the best value for their grocery dollar
• How to store food items safely.

Target Audience: Anyone who likes to grocery shop, prepare food or eat delicious meals.

Learning Outcomes: 

• What to keep on hand to prepare easy meals
• How to shop for the best value for their grocery dollar
• How to store food items safely.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) MOH Update

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

Medical Officer of Health Update
Vaccine Update
Current Priority Topic - Management of COVID-19 Variants
Time for additional questions from communities
Dr. Cheryl Barnabe, a Rheumatologist based in Calgary, will also be joining us.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #17 Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current Priority Topic 
3. Time for additional questions from communities

KEMIO: Your New Tool for Chlorine Monitoring in Drinking Water Supplies

EPHS is rolling out a new instrument for community-based water monitoring called Kemio. This will replace what communities are currently using, Chlorosense, which is being phased out by the manufacturer in the near future. This will be an information session to introduce this new instrument, it’s features and its use, as well as provide resources and answer any questions from communities. After this session your community Environmental Public Health Officer will be in contact to follow up and provide further support and training.

Helping the Helper: support resilience and mental health for front end workers

Target Audience: Health Directors, community health workers, Nurses, NNADAP Treatment Centre Directors, Addictions Workers, emergency management

Community workers are at the front of the COVID pandemic; continuing to provide essential, sometimes lifesaving services, while balancing personal and family wellness. Compassion fatigue and “burnout” are normal human responses to overwhelming emotional demand. This session will focus on tools to enhance staff resilience, and resources that can support an emotionally and mentally healthy work environment.

Using CHIP SLICE Reports - planning, monitoring, reporting

Review the new CHIP SLICE tools and reports.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #16 Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current Priority Topic - Vaccines
3. Treaty-area breakdown of COVID-19 data
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Questions can be submitted in advance or at the end of the presentation to VChelp@FNTN.ca

Entering COVID-19 Vaccine Records into CHIP - PART 2

Review of specific tips for entering COVID-19 Imm Records in CHIP & the new COVID Tickler for planning.

Entering COVID-19 Vaccine Records into CHIP

Target Audience:   Nurse Managers, all immunizers, & any other staff that are entering records 

Review of specific tips for entering COVID-19 Imm Records in CHIP & the new COVID Tickler for planning.

2020-2021 COVID-19 Immunization Orientation

This session will provide a brief summary of COVID-19 as well as describing the two approved vaccines that are currently available for administration. These vaccines are the Pfizer BioNTech and the Moderna Vaccines.

FNIHB CDC Team - Immunization Program Changes Effective January 1, 2021

Target Audience: Nurses providing vaccinations in First Nations communities in Alberta

Review changes to the Alberta Immunization Program that are effective January 1, 2021. Immunization program changes include measles containing vaccine (MMR, MMR-Var), dTap, and tetanus immune globulin (TIG).

Mental Wellness during the Holiday Season

Miyo-mâmitoneyihcikan / Kedìh ùùjón “Good Mind” Learning Series

-Connecting with family & friends and celebrating in a COVID safe way.

-Supporting those with limited support systems during the holidays (i.e. Elders, long-term care members, living outside their home community, etc.).

Help Desk for Indigenous Communities: COVID-19 Response & Beyond

Target Audience: Indigenous leadership ( in all forms) working to protect their communities.

As part of its COVID-19 response, in March 2020 the Canadian Red Cross, in partnership with Indigenous Services Canada / First Nations Inuit Health Branch, initiated a Help Desk resource for Indigenous Community Leadership. The goal was to offer a  virtual workforce  to collaborate with them on their pandemic planning, the implementation of public health measures and on supporting the mental health of their membership during the pandemic. This session details the services offered and discusses how CRC sees this model as a potential modus of operandi post-COVID for rural and remote communities.

Public Launch of the Virtual Clinic

This session will provide info regarding a new clinic serving rural and urban Indigenous People living in Alberta.

Health Care Workers Mental Wellness

Miyo-mâmitoneyihcikan / Kedìh ùùjón “Good Mind” Learning Series

Session Learning Objectives:         

• How do I know when I’m stressed?

• What are some things I can do?

• Nurturing self care.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #15 Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current Priority Topic
3. Community COVID-19 response Profile 
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Reporting and Accounting for COVID-19 Funds

Part 3

Target Audience: Health Directors, Band Managers, Chief Financial Officers, Directors of Emergency Management, Education Directors, others dealing with COVID-19 funds

FNIHB and RO will review the reporting required for the various COVID-19 funding and how to account for the funds.  Details and examples will be presented to help the Nations understand how the various streams of funding can be used in alignment with their funding agreement. Accounting considerations will be presented to help support and set up the Nations for their annual audit cycle.

Zoom connection information is available on the poster

Indigenous Community Support Fund 2

Part 2

Target Audience: Health Directors, Band Managers, Chief Financial Officers, Directors of Emergency Management, Education Directors, others dealing with COVID-19 funds

Learn about the Indigenous Community Support Fund round 2. The session will focus primarily on ICSF 2 Envelope 2 which is a proposal process to access additional COVID funds not covered by other streams. The application process will be reviewed with opportunity for Nations to ask questions on ICSF2.

ISC-Alberta COVID-19 Funding Overview

COVID-19 Funding 4 Part Mini-Series

Part 1

Target Audience: Health Directors, Band Managers, Chief Financial Officers, Directors of Emergency Management, Education Directors, others dealing with COVID-19 funds

Learn about the different streams of COVID-19 related funding provided by Indigenous Services Canada. The session will cover funding provided by both FNIHB and Regional Operations. Understand which streams were allocations and which streams are accessible via a proposal process. Basic eligibility of items under each fund will be covered. Where perimeter security is now funded. Content will be followed by question/answer period for Nations to ask questions.

Supporting Teen Parents

Target Audience: Parents of teen parents and practitioners working with teen parents, including medical and educational

Learning Outcomes:

1. Adolescent brain development and its impact on adolescent parenting
2. How teen parents navigating both adolescent challenges and adult challenges simultaneously
3. Toxic positivity vs. validation and hope

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #14 Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current Priority Topic
3. Community COVID-19 response Profile 
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Elder Mental Wellness

Miyo-mâmitoneyihcikan / Kedìh ùùjón “Good Mind” Learning Series

Session Learning Objectives:         

• Isolation and Lonliness
• Elder Abuse
• Dealing with Illness
• Death of loss
• Resources

Community Health Respiratory Syncytial Virus Inservice

An opportunity to learn more about Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

2020 Influenza Program - CDC Team

Information on the 2020 Influenza immunization program, the pneumococcal vaccine, and anaphylaxis management will be provided by the CDC Team members. Attending the video conference, or watching the presentation once recorded, is required for NPs, RNs, LPNs, and paramedics who plan on administering the influenza and pneumococcal vaccines. The information in the video conference may also be of interest to other health care staff that assist with influenza clinics. Presentation will be provided closer to the video conference date.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #13 Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current Priority Topic
3. Community COVID-19 response Profile 
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Lead, Feed, Share

Arianna Johnson email: projects@foodbanksalberta.ca

Target Audience: Anyone who is involved in food banking, social services, or human service. Anyone who is interested in increasing food security services within your community.

Food Banks Alberta is the provincial association of food banks in Alberta with a mission to strengthen the impact of the food bank network by sharing best practices, innovations, and essential resources between members, stakeholders, and community partners. FBA is comprised of 97 member food banks across Alberta. Learn more here: http://foodbanksalberta.ca/. This session will focus on who Food Banks Alberta is, the importance and value in being a member of Food Banks Alberta, what resources we provide, and how we help you in feeding your community? We will also provide information on how we can help if your community does not have a food bank, and assist in making connection to a food bank near you and assist in developing these relationships to better serve your community.

Strengthening Family Dynamics

Miyo-mâmitoneyihcikan / Kedìh ùùjón “Good Mind” Learning Series

Session Learning Objectives:         

• Boosting Mood Strategies
• Coping with Stress (Family)
• Understanding Over Crowding and Poverty and its impacts on the Family  
• Healthy Family Dynamics

Managing acute methamphetamine toxicity

A discussion on both behavioral and medication based strategies to provide support around clients who have acute methamphetamine toxicity and psychosis. 

Learning Outcomes:

• An understanding of the causes of meth toxicity and the complications related to this. 
• An understanding of key descalation strategies  to limit poor outcomes. 
• An understanding of pharmacotherapy management of toxiciy.

Becoming a Certified Diabetes Educator: How can you support your community?

This session will discuss how you can help support people in your community living with diabetes by becoming a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). We will review how CDEs can help enhance care in their community, details of the registration process, the CDE Certification exam, and options available for exam preparation.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the role of Certified Diabetes Educators
• Identify requirements for CDE exam registration and maintenance of certification
• Compare types of questions on exam
• Outline exam preparation options

Developmental Pathways of Addiction and Mental Health impacts on Children and Youth

The purpose of this session is to increase knowledge of risk factors that may lead to addiction, mental health, and concurrent disorders. Everyone experiences mental distress on a daily basis. When children or youth have difficulties coping with life pressures this may negatively impact their mental health and their families’ well-being.  This session will allow participants to explore resources that may help prevent and/or mitigate the outcomes of mental health issues.

 Speakers:

Dr. Linda Kongnetiman, PhD MSW RSW Manager, Provincial Addiction & Mental Health, Information and CYFI Standards, AHS l

Arianna Mestre Wong, MSc MSW Consultant, Provincial Addiction & Mental Health, Information and CYFI Standards, AHS

Q & A Session on Youth Solvent Abuse Centre Request for Proposal distributed August 18th

EVALUATION

The Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) Subcommittee of Health Co-Management (HCoM) is seeking proposals from interested applicants to support enhanced treatment services to First Nations through the provision of a Youth Solvent Abuse Prevention Centre (YSAC) in Alberta.

Target Audience:  All applicants (Health Centres; Treatment Centres)

Hosted by:  Jennifer Horsnall and Kimberley Loh, Co Chairs of the Mental Health and Addictions Subcommittee

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #12 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

 Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current Priority Topic – Health and Safety of School Re-Entry
3. Community COVID-19 response Profile - Blood Tribe & Maskwacis
4. Time for additional questions from communities

Breaking Down Barriers in Health Care for Urban Indigenous

Target Audience: Band members who are unsure of their coverage, frustrated by the medical system, need medical support or looking for quality health care referrals

A free service helping First Nations people access quality health care for Feet, teeth, eyes and medicine.  We help with the paper work, make suggestions on where to go, guarentee that client will be treated with respect EVERY time. We become an advocate for the client to make sure there is no miscommunication, no run around, no wrong information and no abuse

Well-being, Connection & Self-care

Learning Outcomes: 

• Identify your core values (mind, body, spirit & heart) as a guide to your own wellbeing.
• Benefits and tips on self care.
• A greater understanding of sakihesowin -Cree word "I love myself"
• You will learn a grounding/calming technique.

FNIHB-Alberta COVID-19 Health Needs Funding

• Objectives:
  • Review the National Funding Guidance document on what items are eligible under the FNIHB COVID-19 Health Needs Funding.
  • Provide guidance to communities on how to prepare their submissions for Q2 (COVID related health needs expenses July – September)
  • Share information on the reporting required for COVID related funds provided through Indigenous Services Canada
  • Respond to community questions regarding FNIHB COVID-19 Health Needs Funding

Miyo-mâmitoneyihcikan / Kedìh ùùjón “Good Mind” Learning Series: Young Adult Mental Wellness

Target Audience: Treaty 8 Health Directors, Mental Health Therapist, Community Based Workers

Disscussion Topics

• Young Adult Anxiety
• Young Adult Depression
• Healthy Friendships
• Resources for referrals

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #11 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current priority topic
3. Let’s work through some scenarios 
4. Time for additional questions from communities

The Brain on Stress: Breaking through versus breaking down

arget Audience: Teens, adults, educators, youth workers, parents, and support workers

Learning Outcomes:

• Gain a surface understanding of the brain and how it is built.
• Gain insight into how adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and chronic stress affect our brain and body.
• Gain insight into how ACE and chronic stress affect our overall health and wellness.
• Learn simple tools for training the brain to remain grounded despite adversity and challenge.

Stress-busting Strategies! Tips and techniques to help manage feelings of anxiety and depression

The COVID-19 crisis is causing stress for everyone, and many of us are dealing with feelings of anxiety and/or depression as a result. This presentation will look at anxiety and depression as normal reactions to stressful situations, and will give you some ideas of how you can cope with these feelings.

Gentle Chair Yoga

Yoga is often translated to mean union and the practices of deliberate breathing (pranayama), physical postures (asana), and meditation may allow us to cultivate a compassionate curiosity (mindfulness) towards our experiences, thoughts, emotions and sensations thereby reducing stress, unraveling tension, and reclaiming the body. 

Participants will

• learn gentle chair-based yoga postures for easing tension and restoring mobility
• Learn  breathing techniques for anchoring and calming the mind.
• Learn simple meditation practice for increasing focus and insight

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #10 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current priority topic
3. Let’s work through some scenarios 
4. Community COVID-19 response Profile - Sturgeon Lake 
5. Time for additional questions from communities

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #9 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current priority topic
3. Let’s work through some scenarios 
4. Community COVID-19 response Profile - Swan River
5. Time for additional questions from communities

Harm Reduction Practice During a Pandemic, Presented by Treaty 8

Learning Outcomes:  

1. What is Harm Reduction from an Indigenous/Non-Indigenous Perspective
2. Methadone Maintenance Programs and why?
3. Harm Reduction versus Zero Tolerance
4. The Pendulum of Harm Reduction
5. Harm Reduction Approaches Responsible Use and Education
6. Identification of Regional Resource

The Pendulum of Harm Reduction, Presented by Treaty 8 Health Authority of Alberta

Harm Reduction: Harm reduction is a term that applies to policies, programs, and practices that aim to minimize the health, social, and economic consequences of substance abuse. Harm reduction acknowledges that many people will continue to abuse drugs and engage in other dangerous behaviors despite prevention efforts.  Harm Reduction accepts that many people are unwilling or unable to seek treatment. But while some people who use substances may not necessarily require treatment, it is helpful for them to be aware of resources that can help minimize harm from their alcohol/drug use.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identifying Addiction and the Different Types of Addictions
2. Understanding Harm Reduction from an Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Perspective
3. Identifcation of approaches to support harm reduction activities and coping strategies

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #8 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current priority topic
3. Let’s work through some scenarios 
4. Guest presenter - Dr. Luanne Metz of Foothills Medical Centre
5. Community COVID-19 response Profile - Goodfish
6. Time for additional questions from communities.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #7 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current priority topic
3. Let’s work through some scenarios 
4. Guest presenter - Dr. Luanne Metz of Foothills Medical Centre
5. Time for additional questions from communities

CDC Update and Review for Nurses on COVID

Review of case management and contract tracing for COVID-19.

Family Violence for Service Providers

This workshop is for front line service providers who want to learn how to support someone in an unhealthy or abusive relationship. Topics discussed include examining types of violence, understanding the role of power, responding to disclosures of violence, barriers faced by those targeted by violence, and understanding the impact of COVID-19.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #6 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current priority topic
3. Let’s work through some scenarios 
4. Community COVID-19 response Profile - Beaver First Nation
5. Time for additional questions from communities

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #5 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current priority topic
3. Let’s work through some scenarios 
4. Community COVID-19 response Profile - Kapawe'no
5. Time for additional questions from communities

Promoting life and preventing suicide in Indigenous communities

We will discuss Centre for Suicide Prevention’s programs and services with a focus on two specific life promotion initiatives: a suicide bereavement workshop and a life promotion guide for communities.  

After this workshop, participants will learn:

• what resources are available from Centre for Suicide Prevention
• how care after a suicide can help a community heal and prevent future suicides
• how a community can build a life promotion plan to prevent suicides and promote hope
• about suicide prevention resources available to communities, including the workshop Walk With Me: A suicide bereavement workshop and the guide Community-led life promotion plans for Indigenous youth and communities

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #4 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Let’s work through some scenarios
3. Current priority topic - RJ Bailot, Canadian Animal Task Force
4. Community COVID-19 response Profile - Morley
5. Time for additional questions from communities

Keeping Your Mental Game Strong: Maintaining Mental Health and Wellness Through The COVID Crisis

This presentation will review how the COVID 19 presents unique challenges to maintaining our good mental health, and how we can work to overcome these challenges through building and connecting with our resilience. Additionally, sources of community and public health information will be shared.

Learning Objectives 

• Be able to define exactly what mental health is
• Look at how the stress of COVID 19 presents challenges to maintaining our mental health
• Explore the concept of resiliency and how it helps us through difficult times
• Generate ideas about options for using self care and coping strategies to manage stress and build resiliency

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #3 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current priority topic
3. Let’s work through some scenarios
4. Community COVID-19 response Profile - Saddle Lake
5. Time for additional questions from communities

DEALING WITH ANXIETY FOR TEENS

Learning Objectives

(1) Understand how and why anxiety develops…and how the present situation

(2) Learn practical strategies to manage stress and anxiety

(3) Learn how anxiety can actually work FOR you!

Target Audience: Caregivers, parents and adolescents

Take Time to Breathe during these Changing Times: Support Strategies for Caregivers and Parents

We find ourselves dealing with a new type of grief and loss with COVID-19…changes in our lives as people, employees and caregivers.  This can create expected (and unexpected) levels of anxiety and other mental health issues.  Learn some practical strategies to deal with stress to be the best version of you during these times.

Target Audience: Anyone caregiver or parent who finds themselves struggling with increased anxiety, mood issues, frustration, sadness.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: #2 Scenario & Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Medical Officer of Health Update
2. Current priority topic
3. Let’s work through some scenarios
4. Community COVID-19 response Profile - Maskwacis
5. Time for additional questions from communities

Novel Coronavirus (COVID -19) Update – Scenario/Discussion

Target Audience: Health Centre Staff & Congregate Living Facility Staff Objectives: 1. Medical Officer Health Update 2. Let’s work through some scenarios a. Congregate living guidelines b. Guidance for health care workers 3. Community COVID-19 response Profile 4. Time for additional questions from communities

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Q & A

Target Audince: Health Centre Staff

Objectives:

1. Update on latest COVID-19 virology information

2. Latest update on Alberta impact

3. What online resources are available for COVID-19?

4. Update on isolation and quarantine facilities

5. What happens if there is a positive case in the community?

6. Time for additional questions from communities 

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Contact Tracing and Testing

Target Audience: Community Health and Home Care Nurses 

The CDC Team will review activities required for case and contact follow up for COVID-19.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update - Facility Readiness: Environmental Cleaning

Target Audience: Health centre staff, Long-term care facility/Elder’s Lodge staff, cleaning staff 

 Objectives:  

• Short status update on COVID-19
• Environmental cleaning for health facilities, long-term care facilities and Elder’s Lodges
• Question period

Fact vs Fiction: Nutrition Myth Busting

March is Nutrition Month! To kick off the FNIHB AB Nutrition Team's activities - join us for this videoconference on separating fact vs fiction when it comes to nutrition. In the world of nutrition information overload how do we keep straight if we should be cleansing, fasting, keto dieting, buying organic, or trying the latest superfood trends? Our Registered Dietitians will help you bust some common myths and give you the information you need to make healthy choices.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID -19) Update

Target Audience: First Nations Chiefs and Health Directors Objectives: Provide latest update on spread and impact of COVID-19, Outline key preparedness activities and FNIHB supports, Address questions

1 of 3 CDC Team Immunization Biological Page Update

FNIHB CDC will be transitioning over to using AHS biological pages for immunizations. This videoconference is for nurses who provide immunizations in First Nations This is the first of three sessions and will review AHS's biological pages for: DTaP-IPV-Hib-HB and DTaP-IPV-Hib Pneumococcal Conjugate 13 Rotavirus All of AHS's biological pages can be found at this website: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/Page10802.aspx Please print the biological pages prior to the video conference.

Psychosis - Current Therapeutic Understandings and Approaches

Logan McColl is an Occupational Therapist specializing in psychosocial rehabilitation for serious mental illness and other concerns.The experience of psychosis. Understanding & treatment of psychosis. How to empower individuals in living their meaningful lives, and to empower families in caring for loved ones

Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report: First Nations People

This report has been compiled in collaboration by Alberta Health and Alberta First Nations Information Governance Centre.

Heart "Smarts"

February is Heart Health Month! Join the FNIHB Nutrition Team for the latest and greatest in heart health

Medical Officers of Health Update on Novel Coronavirus

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Some cause respiratory illness in people, ranging from mild common colds to severe illnesses. Others cause illness in animals. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people, and more rarely, these can then spread from person to person through close contact. Novel coronaviruses are new strains of the virus that have not been previously identified in humans.

Alzheimer Society Education Session

Alzheimer Society will provide Tips & Techniques, whether you are a staff member or a family member, on how to support the person living with dementia.  If a person is repeating; not understanding why they can’t do something they always used to be able to; or even if they are expressing themselves in ways that they have not before, we will provide you with hints as to what you can do.

Transgender and Gender: The Basics

What do you need to know to work competently with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming (TGNC) people? This seminar covers the basic competencies for working with TGNC people. 

Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation

RCMP “KARE” is a Counter Exploitation Unit that investigates the deaths of several vulnerable missing persons in Alberta. Through investigational strategies, KARE strives to minimize the risk of murder to vulnerable missing persons within Alberta. These strategies have been developed throughout the implementation of the program and continue to evolve.

Nutrition and Mental Wellness

Objectives: -To understand the link between nutrition and mental wellness -To understand how food choices and behaviors impact mental wellness -To identify nutrition strategies to enhance personal mental wellness

Syphilis in Alberta: An Update

This presentation covers the current syphilis outbreak in Alberta, its epidemiology, the clinical picture of syphilis, its treatment and management, and the community’s public health response and follow up.

SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder

For anyone who is interested in managing mental health concerns for themselves or others. This session will cover the “what exactly is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD”), the signs and symptoms, and what you can do to help alleviate the symptoms.

Facts about Food Allergies

This session is a general overview to Food Allergies from the Nutrition Advisory Team First Nations and Inuit Health Branch. What a Food Allergy is, current allergy prevention guidlines, and how to manage some of the most common allergies.

Reviving Indigenous Midwifery

Recount the history of the displacement of midwives and community-centered maternity care in Indigenous communities
Understand the modern scope of practice of Registered Midwives, and their roles in improving maternal and perinatal health outcomes in communities through autonomous and collaborative care. Review pathways to midwifery education in Canada.

Grief & Loss: Learning to Companion Yourself and Others

This session is about the journey of grief and loss. As professionals, we often companion others on their journeys. However, no one is a stranger to grief, so we will also learn how to companion ourselves in the grief journey.

Diabetes and Substance Abuse Disorder

Growing Up Online: A Toolkit for Service Providers Working with Children

Peer Support Schizophrenia

Every presentation offers current facts about schizophrenia and similar disorders, and the impact of psychosis. Personal stories are shared to show the journey through illness and into recovery. Participants will gain knowledge of the value of peer support in recovery and gain insight into the effect schizophrenia can have on individuals. They will also learn about the programs offered by the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta (SSA), what supports and services are available through the program, as well as the referral process to access SSA programming.  Our goal is to reduce the stigma and discrimination related to mental illness through public education in Alberta communities.  

Suicide and Self Harm With Children and Youth

This session will discuss Suicide and Self Harm with children and adolescent populations. We will discuss differences between Unsafe behaviors, Self-Harming Behaviors and Suicidality. This session will create understanding about warning signs and symptoms, and provide some ideas about how you can implement
risk assessments and safety planning in the work that you do.

Are You At Risk For TB?

Education for filling out the additions on the TB form.

FNIHB Immunization Update - Influenza Program

FNIHB: Immunization Update - Influenza Program

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) In Vulnerable Populations

Watch this video to learn more about Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in vulnerable populations.

Harm Reduction Series: Clarity on Cannabis- Cannabis 101

Join us for the tenth session in the Harm Reduction Series as we discuss the basics of non-medical cannabis, identify key health   evidence, and discuss harm reduction messages related to cannabis use. This session will also explore what legal cannabis means for young people, including tools to support meaningful conversations and other useful resources for individuals, families and communities.

Safer Communities Initiative: Everyone Deserves to be Protected

The Safer Communities Initiative session will introduce people to an easy to use service designed to protect individuals in their daily lives. By using a phone app that connects the individual to trained responders 24 hours a day, the Initiative aims to provide a safety plan to anyone who may need help in a time of danger.  

Immunization Update

FNIHB Immunization Update - September 2019

Potty Training Myths and Tips

Are you struggling with toilet training? Do you just not know where to start? Do you want more information on how to support parents/guardians with toilet training success? Watch this video to learn about successful toilet training interventions. Danielle from Wee Potty will be joining us to discuss elimination communication and other potty training supports. 

Animal Exposures Update

Environmental Public Health Services - Presentation on the updated animal exposures form, and updated process for animal exposure follow up.