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As part of our webinar series, Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing (CEFN) and Indian Health Service (IHS) present new and engaging topics. These webinars will help boost forensic healthcare-related workforce activities across all the Indian Health Service, Tribal, and Urban Indian Organizations (I/T/U).

Honoring Histories, Healing Communities: Cultural Sensitivity and Historical Trauma in Healthcare

November 21, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

1.5 hour CE/CME

Join us to explore key strategies for delivering culturally sensitive and equitable healthcare to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. In this webinar, nurses will learn how to develop communication and collaboration skills that build trust and respect individual preferences and cultural needs. We will also delve into the historical and ongoing impacts of trauma on AI/AN health, offering guidance on how to implement practices that prevent re-traumatization and support healing. Finally, the webinar will equip nurses to advocate for and deliver equitable care by addressing health disparities and incorporating culturally relevant approaches to improve outcomes in AI/AN communities.

About the Speaker

Cody Bruce is an enrolled member of the Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb, Louisiana, and a highly experienced nurse with 15 years of clinical expertise in trauma, psychiatry, and orthopedics. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Education and has spent the last 11 years educating students across a variety of programs and settings. As an Associate Professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth College of Nursing, Dr. Bruce is part of a founding team developing new programs, including undergraduate BSN, RN-BSN, MSN, and PMHNP tracks. His research focuses on improving the retention of Native American students in nursing education. Dr. Bruce has shared his work at prestigious forums, including the National League for Nursing’s Education 2023 Summit and the International Indigenous Nursing Research 2022 Summit.

For additional information, visit https://forensic-nursing.tamu.edu/

Questions? Contact us at forensicnursing@tamu.edu.

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