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Pilot projects showcase positive impacts on Indigenous health outcomes

“Then they can have that comfort of knowing that there’s somebody advocating for them already, or helping their family members”

Amanda Meawasige, director of community engagement and Inter-governmental relations, First Nations health and social secretariat of Manitoba, speaks at the Matrix Hotel in Edmonton on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The University Hospital Foundation, Government of Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Indigenous representatives from Maskwacis, Siksika, and the Metis Settlements General Council were at the event. All of the programs are Indigenous-led and Indigenous-informed with the hopes of future spread and scale throughout the province and beyond.
Amanda Meawasige, director of community engagement and Inter-governmental relations, First Nations health and social secretariat of Manitoba, speaks at the Matrix Hotel in Edmonton on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The University Hospital Foundation, Government of Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Indigenous representatives from Maskwacis, Siksika, and the Metis Settlements General Council were at the event. All of the programs are Indigenous-led and Indigenous-informed with the hopes of future spread and scale throughout the province and beyond. Photo by Shaughn Butts /Postmedia

Initiatives that are improving the health outcomes for Indigenous people in Alberta were celebrated at an event in Downtown Edmonton Wednesday.

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Are You Prepared for Russian Ransomware?

Recently, a health network in Pennsylvania was hacked by a Russian ransomware gang called BlackCat.

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BlackCat attacked a physician practice in Pennsylvania, but did not disrupt healthcare operations.

A ransomware payment was demanded, but refused by the healthcare system.

Sensitive information was accessed and the health system revealed the attack itself.

Is your practice prepared for a potential attack?

Does your staff know how to respond to a demand for ransomware? Is your healthcare data secure.

If not, now is the time to prepare.

Ransomware attacks continue to plague the healthcare system.

You need to make sure that your data is secure and your practice is protected against vulnerabilities.

How can you protect your practice against vulnerabilities?

Test your systems.

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