Ep.9 – Assessing Syphilis Rapid Testing in Inner-City Winnipeg using Indigenous Approaches

In Episode 9, Doris invites Melissa Morris, 2-Spirit/Indigiqueer Community-based researcher, along with Dr. John Schellenberg, Assistant Professor in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at UofM to the table to talk about their research on assessing Syphilis rapid-testing diagnostic needs in community. Doris asked them to talk about their research approach in terms of how they combined basic science methods with Indigenous methods in their research. How do you deliver a project titled, Needs assessment for STBBI screening and other diagnostic services in Indigenous and non-Indigenous community settings: Experiences, preferences, and deal-breakers to community for it to be palatable and understood was the starting question, and off they went to tell the story of their research. A key point that John underscored was that quite often in research, Knowledge Translation is often relegated to the end when he believes that it should be at the front of your research, particularly in basic science. This episode also commemorates World AIDS Day 2024 and Indigenous AIDS Awareness week and highlights the tremendous gains in both scientific and Indigenous HIV research. Exciting!!! We hope that you will enjoy this episode.  We would like to acknowledge the following for their contributions towards Episode 9 of Indigenous Sexual Futures  Special Guest(s) John Schellenberg Melissa Morris - Métis  Host Storyteller/Producer Doris Peltier Technical ProducerPaula Burrows - Jupiter Productions ISF Theme Music and Creative SoundCozmic Cat, Classic Roots, Elder Gayle Pruden Indigenous Knowledge Advisory Feast Centre Council of Elders and Gathering Lodge Committee  Executive Producer Feast Centre - Randall Jackson  Feast Centre Staff Will Gooding (National Director), Doris Peltier (Community Engagement Coordinator), Freddy Monasterio (Research Coordinator), Jordan Carrier (Research Assistant), Justin McDonald (Research Assistant), Sabina Rajkumar (Research Assistant) & Catherine Booker (Finance, part-time)Podcast Branding Design Compassion Creative Podcast Web Development Jordan Carrier   We acknowledge our funders: Canadian Institutes of Health Research  Indigenous Sexual Futures is produced on the ancestral lands of the Mississauga and Haudenosaunee nations within the lands protected by the “Dish with One Spoon” wampum. We acknowledge the ancestors of this territory, and we also acknowledge the lands and territories of all our guests. Suggested Reading list coming soon...