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Interactive Workshop on A Rights-based Approach to Indigenous Health

  • 24 Aug 2021
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Virtual Workshop

In this seminar, we will discuss health inequities experienced by Indigenous people and a rights based approach to Indigenous health.

About this event

This seminar is part of a series on Challenging Traditional Views on Research and the Applications of Health Equity.

Dr. Lisa Richardson is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, and practices general internal medicine at the University Health Network where she is also an Education Researcher at the Wilson Centre. She received her bachelor’s degree from McGill University with majors in both Biology and English Literature followed by her MD from the University of Calgary. Dr. Richardson has recently been appointed the Associate Dean, Inclusion & Diversity, where she works collaboratively across Temerty Medicine to build alliances, develop strategic partnerships, and engage internal and external partners to enhance and promote the diversity of our faculty, learners and staff. Dr. Richardson’s academic interests lie in the integration of critical, Indigenous, and feminist perspectives in medical education. At Temerty Medicine she is Vice-Chair, Culture and Inclusion for the Department of Medicine, and Strategic Advisor on Indigenous Health. She also serves as Indigenous Health Strategy Lead for Women’s College Hospital and chairs several national committees to advance Indigenous medical education.

Dr. Richardson has been widely recognized for her work as an advocate. She is the recipient of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award for teaching and education scholarship in Indigenous Health, the Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s Miriam Rossi Award for Health Equity in Undergraduate Medical, and the AMS Phoenix Fellowship, among many other honours and awards. She founded the Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health at Women’s College Hospital, a centre which is a model for transformative change within healthcare institutions. Her scholarship is focused on innovative models for health equity education and includes diverse approaches such as a course at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Her commitment to learners and to communities is the basis of much of her work as a mentor, advocate and leader in medical education.

This free seminar will be delivered in English and may be attended by all. All you need to do is follow the Zoom link below that we will also send you by email 2 days before the event.

Topic: CAHSPR Health Equity Seminar Series: A rights-based approach to Indigenous health

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