A Coming Together of Health Systems: First Nations Traditional Practitioners in Acute Care Settings

This video and discussion guide aim to:

• Increase the understanding of the role of Indigenous traditional healing and the work of Indigenous traditional practitioners
• Encourage the integration of traditional healing into the health care plans of Indigenous patients
• Support positive health care experiences through a culturally competent care framework to the acute care setting.

The discussion guide provides a starting point for discussion amongst the key stakeholders, healthcare professionals from acute care settings, traditional Indigenous practitioners and Indigenous patients, to ensure patients receive culturally meaningful and relevant care. It also includes additional resources to further the understanding and incorporation of traditional healing into the acute care setting.