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Partnering with Indigenous Elders in primary care improves mental health outcomes of inner-city Indigenous patients
Prospective cohort study
David Tu, George Hadjipavlou, Jennifer Dehoney, Elder Roberta Price, Caleb Dusdal, Annette J. Browne and Colleen Varcoe
Canadian Family Physician April 2019, 65 (4) 274-281;
David Tu
Family physician at the Urban Indigenous Health and Healing Cooperative, the Lu’ma Medical Centre, and St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC, and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
MD CCFPGeorge Hadjipavlou
Psychiatrist at the BC Operational Stress Injury Clinic, and with the UBC Hotel Study, and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UBC.
MA MD FRCPCJennifer Dehoney
Physiotherapist and wellness coach with the Urban Indigenous Health and Healing Cooperative and a member of the Missanabie Cree First Nation.
Elder Roberta Price
Member of the Snuneymuxw and Cowichan Nations; a mother of 4 and grandmother to 6 children; Indigenous Elder for the Richmond, Delta, and Burnaby School Districts, as well as for the Indigenous Elder Visiting Program for BC Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Vancouver; Elder Advisor and Research Partner for UBC School of Nursing; and Elder Advisor for the Department of Family Practice at UBC.
Caleb Dusdal
Medical student at UBC.
PMPAnnette J. Browne
Full Professor in the School of Nursing at UBC.
PhD RNColleen Varcoe
Full Professor in the School of Nursing at UBC.
RN MSN PhD
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Canadian Family Physician
Vol. 65, Issue 4
1 Apr 2019
Partnering with Indigenous Elders in primary care improves mental health outcomes of inner-city Indigenous patients
David Tu, George Hadjipavlou, Jennifer Dehoney, Elder Roberta Price, Caleb Dusdal, Annette J. Browne, Colleen Varcoe
Canadian Family Physician Apr 2019, 65 (4) 274-281;
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