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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Wellness

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Online events, webinars, courses and conferences:

  • July 2, 10:00 – 11:30am MT: The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health is hosting a webinar on Community Organizing: A Community Power-building Approach to Advancing Health Equity. The speakers will define community organizing, describe community organizing practices as well as the benefits of public health engaging with organizers, and provide case studies of public health both partnering with organizers and using organizing methods to advance equity. More details and registration here

  • July 8, 10:00 – 11:00am MT: Join the next  Knowledge Network of Expertise in Disability & Sexuality (KNEDS) webinar, on Exploring the Intersections of Gender, Sexuality, and Disability.  Hosted by Bloorview Research Institute's ProFILE Lab in Toronto, the session will include an informal discussion and moderated Q&A on the intersections of gender, sexuality, and disability. More details and registration here

  • July 9, 12:00 – 1:30pm MT:   The Alliance against Violence & Adversity (AVA) Webinar Series presents Lessons from WiseGuyz: Engaging Men and Boys Across the Spectrum of Harm. This session will explore how to engage men and boys in conversations about harm in a way that fosters both empathy and accountability. More details and registration here

    Articles and resources:

  • The US National Academy if Medicine has recently published An Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct for Health and Medicine: Essential Guidance for Aligned Action, that lays out key elements of a framework that ensures equity and addresses risks of bias, among other recommendations.

  • A recent article in The Conversation Canada highlights Progress in Gender Equality, but Female University Professors Still Face Obstacles.

  • The Canadian Museum for Human Rights explores What Is Two-Spirit, providing background, videos, and stories from Indigenous Two-Spirit People.  Continue learning with the subsequent article, The Re‐emergence of 2Spirit People in the 21st Century.

    Recordings of recent webinars, podcasts and presentations:

  • A video on Prioritizing Equity: The Myth of Meritocracy is available on the American Medical Association EdHub. This 25 minute video examines the myth of meritocracy and the importance of changing and challenging dominant narratives within healthcare.

  • Having trouble embracing they as a pronoun for a single person? Watch What’s Up with Singular They? from Savvy Ally Action.

  • The UCalgary CSM Disability and Sexuality Lab Podcast has launched its first season, creating a safe space for open, honest conversations about disability and sexuality with scholars from around the world.  

     

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
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