Tuktoyaktuk
Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) H.pylori Project
Located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, at the uppermost edge of Canada, Tuktoyaktuk, or just Tuk as it is more commonly known, is a small Inuvialuit community. Approximately 150 kilometres north of Inuvik, Tuk is only accessible by plane or ice-road.
Tuktoyaktuk is the anglicized form of the community’s Inuvialuit place-name meaning “resembling a caribou.” Legend has it that when caribou were plentiful in the area, a woman looked on them as they waded into the water and the caribou petrified. Reefs resembling caribou have been seen at low tide. Link: http://www.tuk.ca
Project Components
- Community screening and surveys
- Endoscopy
- Treatment
- Policy development
- Knowledge exchange
Timeline:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 2010 | Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) requested expansion of research to five other Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) communities |
| January 2010 to February 2011 | Development of a Memorandum of Agreement between the IRC and University of Alberta |
| February 2011 | Memorandum of Agreement finalized |
| February to March 2011 | Breath tests and surveys components initiated |
| March to April 2012 | Breath tests and surveys components wound up |
| August 2012 | Treatment component initiated |
| March 2013 | Endoscopy component initiated |
| May 2013 | Pathology component initiated and results reported to participants |
| Ongoing | Short-term treatment follow-up Research results reported to community |