Dr Janet Ellis is a medical psychiatrist who has extensively studied physician trauma and promoted physician wellness. From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Janet committed to supporting other health care professionals – instituting mental health screening protocols, offering psychosocial support and collecting research data. She is here to share her insights with us today – how the landscape is evolving and how we can care for ourselves and our colleagues.
Season 3 Episode 2: Combating Systemic Racism in Health Care
Over the last year, the impact of systemic racism in healthcare has come into sharper focus. From racialized populations being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, to the cruel and senseless death of Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital, it is more important than ever to look inwards at our own racial biases and at the widespread inequity that exists in the health care system.
Dr Lisa Richardson is the Strategic Lead in Indigenous Health at Women’s College Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Dr. Richardson is also the Vice-Chair, Culture & Inclusion at the Department of Medicine. She is working to advance inclusion, equity and wellness through her work with students, faculty and staff across U of T.
Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program https://www.sanyas.ca
Indigenous Health Primer from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada https://www.royalcollege.ca/rcsite/documents/health-policy/indigenous-health-primer-e.pdf
Harvard Implicit Bias Test https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/user/agg/blindspot/indexrk.htm
Episode 5: Approaching Empathy on a Systems Level
What can be done to encourage and foster empathic interactions in the health care system? Dr. Lawrence Loh is the associate medical officer at Peel Public Health. Dr. Loh shares how advocating for system wide change can help create space for empathy. He describes empathy in public health as learning the stories behind the data to protect, promote and optimize the health of a diverse community.