Background: Prior work has shown that a greater proportion of First Nations patients than
non–First Nations patients arrive by ambulance to emergency departments in Alberta. The …

Abstract Objectives In Alberta, First Nations members visit Emergency Departments (EDs) at
almost double the rate of non-First Nations persons. Previous publications demonstrate …

Background Worse health outcomes are consistently reported for First Nations people in
Canada. Social, political and economic inequities as well as inequities in health care are …

The profession of paramedicine is at a crossroads as it transitions from its past in public
safety and emergency response to its future providing care within a mobile, community …

Abstract Background First Nations people experience racism in society and in the healthcare
system. This study aimed to document emergency care providers' perspectives on care of …

Community paramedicine is not a new field, but it is a growing one in the era of innovative
care delivery models that emphasize integration across disciplines, a comprehensive …

Demographic trends indicate that ethnic minority populations constitute 25 percent of the
current population and will be the majority of the United States population in 2050. Forty …

Background Non-insured individuals have different healthcare needs from the general
Canadian population and face unique barriers when accessing emergency department (ED) …

Background: Our previous research showed that, in Alberta, Canada, a higher proportion of
visits to emergency departments and urgent care centres by First Nations patients ended in …

In an increasingly diverse patient population, language differences, socioeconomic
circumstances, religious values, and cultural practices may present barriers to the delivery of …