Exploring the impact of Aboriginal health placement experiences on the preparation of dietetic graduates for practice with Aboriginal communities

Svarc, Ruby; Davis, Corinne; McDonald, Helena; Perruzza, Julia; Browne, Jennifer; Delbridge, Robyn; Morgan, Keith; O’Reilly, Sharleen; Margerison, Claire; Palermo, Claire

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“…Researchers utilized interviews and focus groups with students to gain more in-depth perspectives and understanding of learning experiences (Forsyth et al, 2019b; Haight et al, 2019; Horsburgh & Lamdin, 2004; Kairuz & Shaw, 2005; Svarc et al, 2018; Thackrah et al, 2017; Zuchowski et al, 2013) including a Talking Circle (Lowe & Wimbish-Cirilo, 2016).…”

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Methods and Processes for First Nations Health Curriculum Development for Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Health Entry-Level Programs: A Scoping Review

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The inclusion of First Nations health curricula in programs is critical for the development of culturally safe graduates, however, less is known about how to embed content into curriculum in ways that reflect best practice and pedagogy. The aim of this scoping review was to describe methods and processes of First Nations health curriculum development in nursing, medical, dentistry, and allied health entry-level programs in international peer-reviewed journals. Systematic searches of databases were completed including CINAHL, Proquest, Medline, and Informit; with additional searches in Google Scholar and First Nations-led journals. A total of 104 articles met inclusion criteria; the majority relating to medicine ( n = 38) and nursing/midwifery ( n = 17) student cohorts. Methods and processes for embedding First Nations health content are described, including First Nations-led development and co-leadership, resulting in a suggested model for curriculum development. Evidence-informed curriculum development is critical to ensure effective methods and processes are adopted and cultural safety learning outcomes are achieved.

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Methods and Processes for First Nations Health Curriculum Development for Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Health Entry-Level Programs: A Scoping Review

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“…The remaining 18 potential articles underwent full text review and were assessed against the eligibility criteria, resulting in 14 included articles describing dietetics education or credentialing research. Of these studies, three focused on competency standards, 23 , 24 , 25 four on assessment, 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 five on curriculum, 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 and two on continuing education 35 , 36 (Table 2 and Figure S1 ). These characteristics were reviewed by the authors with the aim of identifying one published example from scientific, 28 interpretive 31 and critical 24 approaches that could best illustrate the stated philosophy and be critiqued for internal coherence.…”

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Internal coherence matters: Lessons for nutrition and dietetics research

Palermo

Reidlinger

Rees

2021

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Aim Internal coherence in research refers to the alignment between ontology (nature of reality), epistemology (nature of knowledge), axiology (values), methodology and methods and is an important but often overlooked element of research quality. We therefore aimed to illustrate the concept of internal coherence in nutrition and dietetics research, and its importance beyond individual elements of study quality. Method A targeted literature search in Nutrition and Dietetics was used to identify research illustrating one example of three main approaches to research (scientific, interpretive and critical inquiry) published between November 2017 and November 2020. Studies were included if they related to education research based on the expertise of the authors, and illustrated diverse points about internal coherence. The authors independently critiqued included studies for internal coherence and synthesised their findings. Results From 76 manuscripts, 14 were identified as describing education research. Of the three selected studies that were critiqued, all had elements of internal coherence, in particular alignment between epistemology and methodology. However, each had elements of misalignment too, specifically between epistemology, axiology and method. The results point to the profession's historical groundings privileging the scientific approach, showing how this can yield misalignments, particularly when describing the limitations of interpretive and critical inquiry approaches. Conclusion This review demonstrates the importance of internal coherence as a marker of quality, over and above existing quality assessment checklists for qualitative and quantitative methodologies. As such, it can help authors, reviewers and editors to improve the quality of nutrition and dietetics research and its reporting.

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“…Further, we excluded most studies focused on undergraduate student populations because the students were not yet health professionals and are a distinct population in their own right and did not include follow-up evaluations (e.g. Delbridge et al 2017;Svarc et al 2018).…”

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Improving cultural competence of healthcare workers in First Nations communities: a narrative review of implemented educational interventions in 2015–20

Rissel

Liddle

Ryder

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Aust. J. Prim. Health

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Background Cultural competency is often promoted as a strategy to address health inequities; however, there is little evidence linking cultural competency with improved patient outcomes. This article describes the characteristics of recent educational interventions designed to improve cultural competency in healthcare workers for First Nations peoples of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Methods In total, 13 electronic databases and 14 websites for the period from January 2015 to May 2021 were searched. Information on the characteristics and methodological quality of included studies was extracted using standardised assessment tools. Results Thirteen published evaluations were identified; 10 for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The main positive outcomes reported were improvements in health professionals’ attitudes and knowledge, and improved confidence in working with First Nations patients. The methodological quality of evaluations and the reporting of methodological criteria were moderate. Conclusions Cultural competency education programs can improve knowledge, attitudes and confidence of healthcare workers to improve the health of First Nations peoples. Providing culturally safe health care should be routine practice, particularly in places where there are concentrations of First Nations peoples, yet there is relatively little research in this area. There remains limited evidence of the effectiveness of cultural education programs alone on community or patient outcomes.

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Exploring the impact of Aboriginal health placement experiences on the preparation of dietetic graduates for practice with Aboriginal communities

Abstract: The results suggest that Aboriginal health placements may be an effective strategy for preparing dietetic graduates for practice with Aboriginal communities. The feasibility of placement or alternative curriculum content needs to be explored.

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

Methods and Processes for First Nations Health Curriculum Development for Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Health Entry-Level Programs: A Scoping Review

Methods and Processes for First Nations Health Curriculum Development for Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Health Entry-Level Programs: A Scoping Review

Internal coherence matters: Lessons for nutrition and dietetics research

Improving cultural competence of healthcare workers in First Nations communities: a narrative review of implemented educational interventions in 2015–20

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