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Presenters
April MacNaughton, MScN, RN (she/her) is of Ktunaxa Nation ancestry. She is passionate about Indigenous Health and in her nursing practice provides expert advice on population and public health best practices. April’s work is grounded in the goals of supporting and empowering Indigenous Peoples to independently deliver services, address socio-economic conditions in their communities, improve health and wellness, and ultimately support the delivery of quality Indigenous health programming with best practice, clinical expertise, respect for knowledge, cultural teachings and practice, and with care. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing Degree from the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Radha Jetty is Physician Lead for the Nunavut Program and Indigenous Child Health and Medical Director of the Aakuluk Clinic at CHEO, and Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa. Nunavut’s first full-time pediatrician, she established the territory’s pediatric program. A former Chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health Committee, her work advances Indigenous child health equity, culturally safe care, and strong partnerships between healthcare systems, communities, and families.
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