Old Crow H.pylori Project

Old Crow is the northern most community in Yukon, and is accessible only by aircraft, or canoe if you like an adventure. Old Crow derives its name from an Indian Chief, “Deetru’ K’avihdik”, which means “Crow May I Walk”. Following his death in the 1870’s, his people named the river, mountain and area in his honor, thus being the community of Old Crow. It is home to the Vuntut Gwitchin, meaning “People of the Lakes” Their main source of livelihood is trapping, hunting and fishing. The population is approximately 300. Link: http://www.oldcrow.ca

Project Components

Community screening and surveys
Endoscopy
Treatment
Policy development
Knowledge exchange

Project Progress Report

Timeline:

Date	Event
April 2008	Darius Elias contacted Dr. Karen Goodman to find out about bringing the research to Old Crow
July 2008	Dr. Karen Goodman, Rachel Munday (Nurse-in-charge, Aklavik, NT) and Janis Huntington traveled to Old Crow to present at the Bi-annual Gwitchin Gathering
August 2008	A resolution was passed at the Vuntut Gwitchin General Assembly by consensus to bring H. pylori research to Old Crow
August 2009	Presentation given at the VGFN General Assembly to update the community on progress with arrangements for starting research
Sept 2009	Local outreach personnel hired to distribute pamphlets and inform community face-to-face about research progress and collect any questions people might have
May 2010	First planning workshops held with Old Crow H. pylori Planning Committee
August 2010	Second planning workshops held with Old Crow H. pylori Planning Committee
September 2010	Old Crow H. pylori Planning Committee presented a progress report to the Vuntut Gwitchin General Assembly
December 2010	Data collection initiated
January 2012	Endoscopy component initiated Treatment component initiated
February to March 2012	Pathology component initiated
March 2012	Pathology results reported back to participants
Ongoing	Short-term treatment follow Research results reported to community