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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Wellness

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Online events, webinars, courses and conferences:

  • Oct. 21, 7:00 - 8:00am MT: The Lancet Is presenting a webinar on the Importance of Analysing, Reporting, and Interpreting Data according to Sex and Gender. This session will provide an introduction, discuss SAGER guidelines, and provide examples of well-analysed published research.  More information and registration here

  • Oct. 23 5:00pm MT:  Everyone is invited to attend a screening of the film Warrior Fathers, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A featuring the film’s director, leading star and UCalgary faculty members. More details and registration here

  • Oct. 29, 12:00 – 12:50pm MT: Everyone is welcome to attend an in-person lunch & learn session on The XX Factor: Women’s Cardiovascular Health at the Health Sciences Centre. Learn about risk factors, exercise, and the latest research on heart health for women. Register here

Articles and Resources:

  • The Canadian Institute for Health Information recently released a Pan-Canadian Gender, Sex and Sexual Orientation Data Standard Guidance document. The document provides important recommendations around safe data collection, governance practices, storage and safeguarding of gender, sex and sexual orientation information.

  • Funding applications are now open for Heritage Canada’s Anti-Hate Call that funds initiatives to address and prevent hate in Canada to empower communities to prevent and address hate by fostering inclusion, resilience, and unity through community-led, intersectional projects that will contribute to reducing social isolation and fragmentation, and reinforce collective identity, building a more inclusive, socially cohesive and united Canada. Deadline to submit is Oct. 22.

  • The Beyond 94 website monitors the progress on the 94 Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action – check out the website to see what has not started (17), which are stalled or in progress, and which are completed (15) since the TRC Calls to Action were released 10 years ago.

    Recordings of recent webinars, podcasts and presentations:

  • A recent webinar on Centring Racial Equity throughout the Data Life Cycle is now available to watch. This presentation, part of the Big IDEAS about Health Data series, provides an overview of the newly updated Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration and the companion Workbook,, exploring how to apply these learnings to centre equity throughout the data life cycle.

  • The Canadian Race Relations Foundation has produced a documentary on the Science of Racism, exploring the ways in which our brain compartmentalizes, classifies and subconsciously discriminates in order to make sense of the world around us.

  • A presentation on AI in Health, Ethical, Legal, Privacy, and Equity Challenges, hosted by the Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN) on is now available to view.

     

Physician Wellness

Resources available to support you in your wellness:

Well Doc Alberta
Well Doc Alberta is an initiative aimed at advancing a collaborative, co-operative, pan-provincial approach to physician wellness. Their work, focused on education and prevention, is supported by the science of physician wellness and driven by need. Well Doc works with physicians at the grassroots level and with leadership to grow capacity, empower change, shift culture, and achieve their vision of “Shaping the future of physician wellness, together.”

Alberta Medical Association Physician & Family Support Program
The AMA's Physician and Family Support Program provides confidential support and help with personal health issues and enhances the quality of patient care and public safety by promoting health and well-being for the medical profession that cares for all Albertans. More resources are posted on the AMA website link above.

Their phone line is available for you at any time:
1.877.SOS.4MDS (767.4637)
International: 403.930.0529 (you may call collect)
CONFIDENTIAL 24 hours a day/7 days a week/365 days a year

Canadian Medical Association Physician Wellness Hub
This Hub provides reliable wellness tools and resources to empower physicians, medical learners and leaders to create change in the culture of medicine.

Community Collect YYC
Community Connect YYC is a collaborative of Calgary-based agencies committed to helping community members quickly and easily access mental health and other social support services.

Vital Signs

Vital Signs began in 1996 as a black-and-white stapled newsletter. It evolved over the years, eventually becoming a sleek and modern digital magazine until it was discontinued in 2020. To learn more about the history of Vital Signs and those who helped create it over the years, take a look at the final issue.

Archives
Click on links below to view each year's issues in pdf format.