IPHCPR Annual Scientific Meeting & Decolonizing Health Care Congress
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June 19-20th, 2025, Calgary, Alberta
The gathering brought the IPHCPR Annual Scientific Meeting and the Decolonizing Health Care Congress together in a shared space to focus on Learning Health Systems. Over two days in Calgary, researchers, community partners, and students met to exchange insights, and consider how learning processes can strengthen Indigenous primary health care.
Hosted by the IPHCPR Network and the Indigenous Health Program , the meeting offered a setting for grounded conversations and emerging collaborations
Explore research posters presented at this year’s gathering!
Additional posters will be uploaded as they become available.
Nasal Naloxone Pizza Lunch and Learns Overdose Response Capacity Through Peer-Led, Low-Barrier Education in Supportive Housing
Angelina McLean; Dr. Rita Henderson
University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine
About: This project offered two nasal naloxone Lunch and Learn sessions in Alpha House supportive housing sites, pairing food with low-barrier harm reduction teaching. Residents and staff learned about nasal versus injectable naloxone, shared experiences, and received kits and quick-reference handouts. Strong participation, reduced stigma, and clear preference for nasal delivery showed how peer-centred sessions can strengthen overdose response capacity in housing environments
Reflections on Community Engaged Indigenous Health Research
Angelina McLean
University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine
About: Outlines three years of community-engaged Indigenous health research shaped by relationships, ceremony, and shared time. Guided by Elders and community leaders, the work grew through meals, beading, stories, and presence, which influenced the research well before interviews began. The work centres the idea that meaningful engagement is relational, culturally grounded, and continuous, and that these practices strengthen both the research process and its outcomes
