Description:

Understanding Indigenous Cancer Survivors' experience with Radiation Therapy to Enhance Cultural Safety and Competency of the Students and Faculty of the Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy (BScRT) Program at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Purpose

• To report findings from Elder-led sharing circles on Indigenous cancer survivors and their families experience with radiation therapy in Alberta.
• To report findings of using Elder-led cultural competency activities for radiation therapy students and faculty.

Objectives

• To understand Indigenous radiation therapy survivors experiences using an Indigenous research methodology.
• To share our experience as clinical radiation therapists, educators, radiation therapy students and researchers learning and engaging with Indigenous cancer survivors and their families.

This project has been funded by the CAMRT Research Fellowship

Education Session - 50 minutes

Approved for 1 Category A Credit