Transforming Health Care in Remote Communities: report on an international conference

Abstract An international conference titled “Transforming Health Care in Remote Communities” was held at the Chateau Lacombe Hotel in Edmonton, Canada, April 28–30, 2016. The event was organized by the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health, in partnership with the Institute for Circumpolar...

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Published in:BMC Proceedings
Main Authors: Young, T. K, Chatwood, Susan, Ford, James, Healey, Gwen, Jong, Michael, Lavoie, Josée, White, Mason
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Canada
Chateau
Northwest Territories
Norway
Nunavut
Yellowknife
Iceland
Iqaluit
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31583
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-016-0006-0
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Summary:Abstract An international conference titled “Transforming Health Care in Remote Communities” was held at the Chateau Lacombe Hotel in Edmonton, Canada, April 28–30, 2016. The event was organized by the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health, in partnership with the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre in Iqaluit, Nunavut. There were 150 registrants from 7 countries: Canada (7 provinces and 3 territories), United States, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Australia. They included representatives of academic institutions, health care agencies, government ministries, community organizations, and private industry. The Conference focused on developing solutions to address health care in remote regions. It enabled new networks to be established and existing ones consolidated.

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