Overview
Join us for the Thriving Together series, part of the Thriving Project initiative. These free virtual drop-in sessions provide a facilitated space to experience camaraderie and peer support in the service of activating our collective resilience. At the sessions, presenters – usually rural peers from around the province—will share practices, frameworks or ideas they’ve found useful. Sessions will prioritize time for exploring these themes in both small and large groups.
Description:
In this talk, Dr. Valorie Masuda recognizes our disconnection from spirituality as a missing piece of our wellbeing and explores what spirituality means to each of us and the patients we serve.
Wednesday, February 18 | 7:00pm – 8:30pm PT
Where:
All sessions occur online via Zoom.
Eligibility:
A health practitioner (Doctor, resident, nurse practitioner, midwife) serving a rural community in BC (as defined by the Doctors of BC RSA list).
Cost:
Free
Speakers:
Presenter: Dr. Valorie Masuda | Facilitator: Dr. Svetlana Hadikin
Speaker Bios:
Dr. Valorie Masuda lives and works in the unceded territory of the Quw’utsun Nation, where she tends to her 10-acre farm with her spouse and three grown children. A UBC medical school graduate, she completed her rotating internship in Newfoundland in 1991 before spending 7 1/2 years in Whitehorse providing full service family practice with ER and Medevac service work. In 1999, she moved to the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, working in the ER until 2012 when she “saw the light” and completed a palliative care +1 year. She now works in a multidisciplinary team providing palliative services in community, hospital, and hospice care settings while still dabbling in ER work. Dr. Masuda believes that when patients are given a life-limiting diagnosis, life should become precious and sacred—and in the over-medicalization of death where we deny the spirit, we are reduced to “meat bags” directed by a mind, becoming burdens with no purpose when our bodies fail.
Dr. Svetlana Hadikin was born and raised in Castlegar, BC and completed the Advanced Diploma in Rural Pre-Medicine at Selkirk College. She pursued her medical training through the University of British Columbia, spending much of her time at the Southern Medical Program site in Kelowna for years 1-3, with her 4th-year electives focusing on rural generalism throughout BC.
Dr. Hadikin returned to her roots for her residency, working and learning across multiple communities in the Kootenays, including Castlegar, Trail, Fruitvale, Nelson, Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Salmo, and Nakusp. She is currently a practicing Family Physician locum in the Kootenays, providing care in various clinics and working in emergency medicine and skin cancer care.
A passionate advocate for rural healthcare and physician wellness, Dr. Hadikin is deeply involved in promoting the importance of self-care for healthcare professionals. She emphasizes the need for physicians to prioritize their own well-being in order to provide the best care for their patients and communities.
Dr. Hadikin is also a committed Rotarian, having been active in Rotary since high school. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys an active lifestyle that includes hiking, skiing, and mountain biking with her partner and their energetic Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Jules. In her free time, she loves baking, jewelry making, playing board games, and exploring local craft breweries.
Registration:
To register for the Providers Thriving Together session please complete the registration form below. We’ll send you a calendar invite, along with monthly reminders of session dates.
Contact
Email Alison James at ajames@rccbc.ca for more information about the session.
