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Mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Inuit living in Manitoba: community responses
This study was conducted by the Manitoba Inuit Association and a Council of Inuit Elders, in partnership with researchers from the University of Manitoba. We present findings from 12 health services providers and decision-makers, collected in 2021.Although Public Health orders led to the closure of the Manitoba Inuit Association's doors to community events and drop-in activities, it also created opportunities for the creation of programming and events delivered virtually and through outreach. The pandemic exacerbated pre-existing health and social system's shortcomings (limited access to safe housing, food insecurity) and ...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - September 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jos ée G Lavoie Wayne Clark Leah McDonnell Nathan Nickel Rachel Dutton Janet Kanayok Melinda Fowler-Woods Jack Anawak Nuqaalaq Brown Grace Voisey Clark Tagaak Evaluardjuk-Palmer Sabrina T Wong Julianne Sanguins Adriana Mudryj Nastania Mullins Marti Ford Source Type: research

Reporting chronic kidney disease in Greenland
Conclusion: This is the first study reporting CKD in Greenland. We found a lower prevalence of CKD than reported by other studies, and a low number of patients correctly diagnosed with CKD. We call for increased awareness and diagnosis coding of CKD in Greenland.PMID:37742312 | PMC:PMC10519261 | DOI:10.1080/22423982.2023.2261223 (Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health)
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - September 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fabian B øgild Lomstein Marie Kj ærgaard Nils Skovgaard Michael Lynge Pedersen Marie Balslev Backe Source Type: research

Reporting chronic kidney disease in Greenland
Conclusion: This is the first study reporting CKD in Greenland. We found a lower prevalence of CKD than reported by other studies, and a low number of patients correctly diagnosed with CKD. We call for increased awareness and diagnosis coding of CKD in Greenland.PMID:37742312 | DOI:10.1080/22423982.2023.2261223 (Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health)
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - September 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fabian B øgild Lomstein Marie Kj ærgaard Nils Skovgaard Michael Lynge Pedersen Marie Balslev Backe Source Type: research

Cross-jurisdictional pandemic management: providers speaking on the experience of Nunavut Inuit accessing services in Manitoba during the COVID-19 pandemic
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2023 Dec;82(1):2259122. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2259122. Epub 2023 Sep 20.ABSTRACTAcross Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic placed considerable stress on territorial and provincial healthcare systems. For Nunavut, the need to continue to provide access to critical care to its citizens meant that medical travel to provincial points of care (Edmonton, Winnipeg and Ottawa) had to continue through the pandemic. This complexity created challenges related to the need to keep Nunavut residents safe while accessing care, and to manage the risk of outbreaks in Nunavut resultant from patients returning home. ...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - September 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jos ée G Lavoie Wayne Clark Leah McDonnell Nathan Nickel Rachel Dutton Janet Kanayok Melinda Fowler-Woods Jac Anawak Nuqaalaq Brown Grace Voisey Clark Tagaak Evaluardjuk-Palmer Sabrina T Wong Julianne Sanguins Adriana Mudryj Nastania Mullins Marti Ford J Source Type: research