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Allyship and Upstanding: Interrupting Indigenous-Specific Racism in Health Care
May 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Healthcare professionals play a critical role in addressing the systemic racism that affects Indigenous patients and communities. This webinar is for those who are beginning their journey as allies or navigating steps forward in their ongoing commitment to upstanding. Through shared experiences and insights from a panel of allies, participants will leave with an understanding on how even small actions can contribute to creating a more inclusive, respectful healthcare experience for Indigenous people and communities, as well as practical actions they can take to interrupt racism in real-time.
- Describe the impact of Indigenous-specific racism in healthcare and the role of healthcare professionals in addressing these systemic issues.
- Identify actionable steps for interrupting racism and fostering respectful, inclusive interactions with Indigenous patients.
- Reflect on personal positionality and develop a deeper commitment to allyship, incorporating lessons from the panel into practice.
Panelist: Dr. Daisy Dulay, MD | Dr. Daisy Dulay is a general cardiologist living as an uninvited secondary generation South Asian settler on the lands of the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations. She brings a systems-thinking lens to her work in health equity, quality improvement, and team-based care as Clinical Lead with the Rural Coordination Centre of BC, board director with the Health Data Coalition, and provincial medical co-lead for Spreading Quality Improvement at Doctors of BC.
Panelist: Dr. Dana Hubler, MD | Dr. Dana Hubler is a settler born in the Traditional Territory of the Tsimshian People and lives with her family on the lands of the K’omoks Nation. She works clinically as a family physician with the FNHA as well as supporting practice improvement as the UBC Rural CPD medical director, faculty development co-lead with Real Time Virtual Support and physician advisor with the Island Health Physician Quality Improvement program.
Panelist: Dr. Marilyn Thorpe, MD | Dr. Marilyn Thorpe is a psychiatrist who works with ten Indigenous communities in the remote north, as a psychiatrist and Psychiatry Lead at First Nations Virtual Clinic SUPS and as the virtual clinic medical director.
Moderator: Gracie Kelly | Gracie Kelly is liaison of Indigenous-Specific Anti-Racism and Cultural Safety with Doctors of BC, and has spent many years working in Health and Education, supporting Indigenous communities and health practitioners alike. Gracie enjoys sharing gifts of her Stó:lõ culture through workshops, webinars, & cultural teachings.
Moderator: Dr. Todd Alec | Dr. Todd Alec a family physician from Nak’azdli of the Dakelh (Carrier) Nation who works for Carrier Sekani Family Services, Lheidli T’enneh and First Nations Health Authority Virtual Doctor of the Day. He is Co-Physician Lead with Northern Health Indigenous Health Team and Co-Chair for RCCBC Inclusion, Social Justice and Equity.
Doctors of BC’s Indigenous Specific Anti-Racism (ISAR) and Cultural Safety Team with the support of the JCCs has collaborated with UBC CPD to support the education development of this webinar series. Learn more about UBC CPD’s partnership with Doctors of BC for this program.
