Quality of Care for Métis in Alberta Emergency Departments: Co-creating Understandings and Definitions
Racism is a significant problem that Indigenous patients, including Métis patients, face in the emergency department.
In partnership with the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA), this research aims to investigate racism and experiences of quality of care of Métis patients in emergency departments in Alberta. This project will help address racism in the emergency department and will further inform initiatives needed to ensure equitable access to the healthcare system.
Project Start: 2022
Project Status: Active
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Ethics #: Pro00125921
Partners
This project is funded and co-led by the MNA and will respect principles of Métis Research ethics as provided by the MNA and Tri-Council Policy for Research with Indigenous peoples, and the Métis Centre of the National Aboriginal Health Organization.
Project Team
Patrick McLane, University of Alberta, Department of Emergency Medicine; Alberta Health Services Emergency SCN
Reagan Bartel, Métis Nation of Alberta
Ashton James, Métis Nation of Alberta
Nathaniel Le Chalifoux, Métis Nation of Alberta
June Kima, Métis Nation of Alberta
Brian Holroyd, University of Alberta, Department of Emergency Medicine; Alberta Health Services
Rhonda Rosychuk, University of Alberta, Department of Pediatrics
Kaitlyn Tate, University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing
Kimberley Curtin, University of Alberta, Department of Emergency Medicine
Deanna Neri, University of Alberta, Department of Emergency Medicine
Pamela Roach, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine
Cheryl Barnabe, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine
Richard Oster, Alberta Health Services