Session 4(c) | Decolonizing Healthcare Education and Practice Through Arts, Nature, Cultural Safety

Item: Session 4(c) | Decolonizing Healthcare Education and Practice Through Arts, Nature, Cultural Safety
Rating: 4
Author: PostSingularity Institute

by Health Research Institute

Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Medicine & Health MBNPublic health and preventive medicine MBNDSocial medicine

🎙 Health Research Institute 👥 76 📅 November 27, 2025 ⏱ 60 min 👁 29 📄 documentary 🧭 2026-08-16

Available in: English (current) Français

Keywords

decolonizationcultural safetyarts-based methodsIndigenous healthhealthcare education

Summary

This video is a recording of a session from a health research conference, featuring three oral presentations on decolonizing healthcare education and practice through arts, nature, and cultural safety. The first presentation, ‘We Are Nature,’ describes a two-day immersive workshop for Northern Health professionals, integrating art, nature, and Indigenous knowledge. The workshop included activities with Elders, artists, and community partners, and evaluation showed positive outcomes in knowledge, perspective, and confidence. The second presentation, ‘Arts to Change Hearts,’ discusses six years of anti-colonial health humanities education, with over 600 participants in workshops across northern BC. The workshops use arts-based activities to foster cultural humility and address anti-Indigenous racism. The third presentation, ‘Actioning Commitments to Decolonizing Frontline Healthcare,’ uses photovoice and interviews with 20 providers to explore how decolonizing practices are enacted in daily care, highlighting relationships, systemic barriers, and moral distress. The session includes a Q&A and emphasizes the importance of community partnerships, experiential learning, and Indigenous leadership in transforming healthcare culture.

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Critical Evaluation

Value of the Information & Strength of the Argument

The presentations provide valuable insights into practical applications of arts-based and nature-based approaches in healthcare education, with a strong emphasis on Indigenous perspectives and cultural safety. The argumentation is supported by qualitative data, participant testimonials, and program evaluation results, though the evidence is primarily self-reported and lacks rigorous quantitative analysis. The presentations effectively argue for the integration of these approaches to improve empathy, cultural safety, and quality of care, but the generalizability and long-term impact remain underexplored.

Scientific Rigor, Source Quality, Title Accuracy

The presentations reference the ‘In Plain Sight’ report and mention evidence for nature-based interventions, but specific sources are not cited in detail. The title accurately reflects the content, and the presentations are coherent and well-structured. However, the lack of formal citations and peer-reviewed references limits the scientific rigor. The video includes a Q&A session, but no additional sources are provided in the description.

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Title / Content Match

The title accurately reflects the content, which focuses on decolonizing healthcare education and practice through arts, nature, and cultural safety.

Quality & Reliability

7/10

The video presents three oral presentations from a health research conference, describing qualitative and mixed-method evaluations of arts-based, nature-based, and anti-colonial educational interventions in healthcare. The content is grounded in practice and includes participant testimonials, but lacks peer-reviewed publication details and rigorous methodological transparency. The presentations are coherent and credible, but the evidence is primarily self-reported and not independently verified.

Key Moments

Markers derived by PSI from the transcript: the creator did not define chapters.

Cited Sources

In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care — Referenced in the second presentation as a report highlighting the need for refreshed means of understanding and combating bias in healthcare.

Concurring Sources

In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care — The report is cited in the video as evidence of the need for anti-colonial education in healthcare.

Contribution & Novelties

The video contributes to the field by showcasing concrete examples of arts-based and nature-based interventions in healthcare education, with a focus on decolonization and cultural safety. It provides practical insights into workshop design, community partnership, and evaluation methods. The emphasis on experiential learning and Indigenous leadership offers a model for other healthcare institutions.

Pour aller plus loin :

Cultural Safety in Healthcare — WHO resources on cultural safety and health equity.
Arts and Health — WHO initiative on arts and health.
Indigenous Health and Well-Being — Canadian government resources on Indigenous health.
Photovoice methodology — Overview of photovoice as a participatory research method.

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Radar Profile

The radar profile shows moderate to high scores across all dimensions, with the highest in 'quantite_information' and 'qualite_information', reflecting the rich content and practical insights. The 'niveau_technique' is moderate, indicating accessibility to a broad audience, while 'fiabilite_globale' is slightly lower due to the lack of formal citations and peer-reviewed evidence.

Reliability 6/10

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