Register now: “Skills for Indigenous health research”

About this webinar:

On February 26, Dr. Malcolm King, one of Canada’s foremost Indigenous health scholars, will host a special webinar presentation focused on effectively and respectfully engaging Indigenous peoples in health research.

This presentation is Part 3 of the “Indigenous Research Ethics and Protocols” webinar series developed for the Wabishki Bizhiko Skaanj Learning Pathway. Dr. King will build on the learnings of the previous two sessions to provide guidance to patient partners, researchers, health care providers, and others working with Indigenous individuals and communities throughout the research cycle.

About the presenter:

Dr. Malcolm King, a member of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, is a health researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, joining the Department of Community Health & Epidemiology in October 2017. There, he serves as the Scientific Director of SCPOR, the Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research; he also continues to teach and research in Indigenous health, with a particular focus on wellness and engagement. Dr. King served as Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health (CIHR-IAPH). He was instrumental in leading CIHR in the development of a national health research agenda aimed at improving wellness and achieving health equity for First Nations Peoples, Métis and Inuit in Canada.

Dr. King is involved in the Wabishki Bizhiko Skaanj Learning Pathway working group and is the senior advisor of the Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement and Research Council.