Reconciliation at the heart of the 2020 Communicable Disease Forum – FNHA
Feb 27, 2020
With a focus on honouring the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the calls to health action, the 2020 FNHA Communicable Disease Forum (CDF) featured powerful content and presentations during the three-day forum. Taking place Feb. 11 – 13 at the Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel, it was a professional development opportunity for community health nurses, home care nurses and licensed practical nurses working with First Nations Communicable Disease and public health programs in BC’s First Nations communities.
Setting the stage for the forum, April McNaughton, Director, Communicable Disease Population Public Health (CDPPH), said: “You are the hearts and minds, and hands and feet on the ground, working tirelessly to improve health outcomes for all First Nations people. We raise our hands to you.”
Nurses traveled to Vancouver from across BC, and Chief Nursing Officer Becky Palmer welcomed all: “It is our hope that by continuing to discuss, explore and learn more about Indigenous ways of knowing, we will be strengthened in our ability to serve.”
