Nursing students and educators from across the northern hemisphere have come to northern Saskatchewan for a unique learning opportunity in northern Health.
The University of Saskatchewan is the host of the of 2016’s Innovative Learning for Circumpolar Health, which has brought students and teachers from as far away as Finland, Norway, Greenland, Iceland and Russia to the province.
The aim of the program is to improve health outcomes for people living in northern communities, improve the teaching of northern nursing education, share best practices and to improve nursing in a northern context.
Lorna Butler, strategist for distributive learning with the U of S, says each regional representative hopes to learn from each different and unique situation and adopt things that will work for their region.
“We are not the only community that have these issues. How can we as nurses across the world come together and lift each other,” said Butler.
Butler says she hopes Saskatchewan can be a good representative for Indigenous health.
“Our vision for the institute is to be global leaders in putting health into place for northern and Indigenous people,” said Butler.
The international nurses spent last week in Saskatoon at the U of S campus in several educational seminars.
This week the nurses will be travelling around northern Saskatchewan visiting communites and meeting with various health professionals and community leaders.
The nurses made a stop in La Ronge on Monday and will make there way to Stanley Mission, Pinehouse and Ile a la Crosse.