Global Indigenous Health Research Symposium report

Indigenous Health Research Symposium co-sponsors, collaborators and co-funders Th e University of Victoria Centre for Aboriginal Health Research (CAHR) is a research centre of the University of Victoria that aims to promote the health and well being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples’ whose health disparities require urgent attention. [...] Th ese are: Respect for persons, incorporating attention to people’s autonomy, their self- determination, and protection for subjects in situations of vulnerability; Maximising the benefi ts of research and the welfare of those studied, and minimising harm; and Distributive justice, which means the equitable distribution of benefi ts and burdens of research, among the diff erent parties invo [...] It consists of anticipating and sketching out the path of a research project, thinking ahead to possible dilemmas or ethical problems; identifying alternative paths of action at certain points, each of which will have pros and cons; proactively deciding to implement one of the alternatives; and refl ecting afterwards on the eff ects of the decision taken (Rance & Salinas Mulder, 2001). [...] Partnership with the Ministries of Health in all four countries was felt to be crucial in facilitating progress with the project since much of the success of the data collection and anticipated interventions requires collaboration with the Ministry of Health. [...] Th e main focus of this workshop, however, was on translating and transcribing the data, use of the qualitative data analysis software (NVivo 7), analysis and interpretation of the data and on reporting of results.