December 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am PST
Presenter(s): Andre Peri, PhD and Amy Fish, PhD, LP
Date: December 18, 2025
Andre Peri, PhD and Amy Fish, PhD, LP will discuss the integration of healthcare in tribal communities necessitates flexibility and collaboration between Western medical practices and Indigenous healing traditions. They will examine how integrating these models can foster a more comprehensive and culturally responsive approach to care. Drs. Peri and Fish will examine strategies for incorporating traditional medicine and healing practices into clinical settings, as well as methods for delivering culturally informed health education both within clinics and in the community. Such educational initiatives will promote prevention, intervention, and postvention for chronic health conditions, encompassing both medical and behavioral aspects. Additionally, they will explore how technological solutions, including telemedicine and remote patient monitoring, can mitigate access barriers and extend the reach of integrated care.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to
- Identify strategies for integrating Indigenous medicine and healing practices into clinic-based care.
- Examine how culturally informed health education, both within clinics and the community, improves prevention, intervention, and postvention for chronic medical and behavioral health conditions.
- Determine how the clinic team’s collaboration with community-based services, such as community health workers and diabetes educators, enhances integrated care.
- Implement telemedicine and remote patient monitoring for patients facing access barriers.
- Employ successful strategies grantee programs have applied to strengthen integrated care in their communities.