Question

A 45-year-old Cree woman from a remote community presents with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 9.5%) and expresses concern that previous clinicians did not listen to her and dismissed traditional healing practices. As her new family physician, which action best reflects the CanMEDS Health Advocate and Communicator roles in Indigenous health?

Accepted Answer

Ask permission to involve an Elder or Indigenous health worker and explore how traditional practices can be integrated with evidence-based diabetes care

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Advise her to stop traditional practices and follow Western medicine only

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Ignore discussion of colonisation and focus on medications

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Tell her that access barriers are unavoidable given where she lives

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Prescribe more medications without discussing her perspective

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