The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan with the Indian Health Service Clinical Support Center (Accredited Provider) presents a webinar.

Title:  Building Trust, Rapport, and Partnerships to Best Serve American Indian Populations
Date:  Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 2 – 3 pm ET | 1 – 2 pm CT
REGISTER:  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417501812437/WN_bkY9dMexRA-ZEbwcoh_YdQ

Presenter:

Shelby Brueck, MPH, CHES
Community Health Outreach Manager
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Health Clinic

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, the healthcare team will be able to:

1.  Apply culturally informed communication strategies to build trust and rapport with American Indian patients and communities.

2.  Identify and address barriers to care rooted in historical trauma, mistrust, and systemic inequities.

3.  Collaborate more effectively with tribal leaders, community representatives, and interdisciplinary team members to develop patient-centered care plans that respect cultural values and traditions.

Target Audience:

Physicians, nurses, social workers, health educators, administrators, and support staff working with American Indian and/or Alaska Native communities.

Funding for this webinar was made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention DP-23-0014: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH). The contents of this activity do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Indian Health Service, or Department of Health and Human Services.

Continuing Education (CE) Credit Information:

There is no registration fee to participate in this activity. In order to receive continuing education credit, learners must participate in the webinar in its entirety, and complete an online evaluation.

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Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, IHS Clinical Support Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Physicians
The IHS Clinical Support Center designates this live activity for 1 hour of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for each hour of participation.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
This activity is designated 1.0 contact hour for each hour of participation.

Social Workers

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the IHS Clinical Support Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.  Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program.  Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit.  Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 clinical continuing education credit.

Disclosure Statement:  As a jointly accredited provider of continuing education, the IHS Clinical Support Center must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Course directors/coordinators, planning committee members, faculty, reviewers and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose the existence of all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months.  Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place. Faculty will also disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation. All those who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity have completed the disclosure process and have indicated that they do not have any relevant financial relationships or affiliations with any manufacturers or commercial products to disclose.

There is no commercial interest support for this educational activity.

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