In the first episode of a special series entitled, Finding a way back to balance: Wisdom from physician artists, host Jillian Horton, MD, FRCPC speaks with Anne Hennessy, MD, FRCPC, about her passion for painting.

Together they discuss the importance of self-care and (re)discovery of one’s human side through play that physicians can often set aside. They also explore being mindful to create space for a pursuit that brings joy so that in times of struggle or great difficulty, physicians can find their way “back to balance.”

Dr. Hennessy is a community-based psychiatrist and consultant to Psychogeriatric Outreach at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre in Ottawa. She is a clinical lecturer with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa and teaches mindfulness-based coping to caregivers who have partners with dementia.

Royal College members: you can earn 0.5 MOC Section 2 credits for listening to this podcast. Look forward to more credits as you apply reflections to the issues brought forward by Anne.

Dr. Dagnone is an attending physician in the Emergency Room with Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and is an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Queen’s University. He was the lead applicant for a transformative Fundamental Innovations in Residency Education (FIRE) proposal, which saw the concurrent launch of 29 postgraduate specialty programs to competency-based curriculums. Dr. Dagnone is also the author of Finding Our Way Home: A family’s story of life, love, and loss.

Special note to viewers: this interview was recorded prior to Dr. Dagnone accepting a position with the Royal College as the Director, Standards and Accreditation.

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Host Jillian Horton, MD, FRCPC speaks with Jane Philpott, MD, CCFP about how professional and personal life experiences shape our responses to clinical situations, about moral courage when faced with life’s challenges, and about how to have meaningful impact through advocacy. New for Royal College members: Conversations with Jillian now contributes to your learning! Learn how. https://bit.ly/3Dn9EqG

Dr. Philpott is an accomplished family physician, educator, and global health champion. She is a former Member of Parliament and served as Minister of Health for the Government of Canada. Prior to her work in politics, Dr. Philpott practised as a family doctor for 30 years and spent the first decade of her career in Niger, West Africa. She was appointed dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and director of the School of Medicine at Queen’s University in July 2020.

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Host Jillian Horton, MD, FRCPC speaks with Allan Peterkin, MD, FRCPC about his lived experience as a gay physician and work with the LGBTQ2S community as well as his perspective on the evolution of physician health and finding happiness as healers.

Dr. Peterkin is the author of 14 books for adults on medical humanities, cultural history, narrative-based medicine, human sexuality and physician wellness, including “Staying Human During Residency Training-How to Survive and Thrive After Medical School” (7th edition). He is a founding editor of ARS MEDICA: A Journal of Medicine, The Arts and Humanities, co-founded the first Canadian medical humanities meeting called "Creating Space” and helped found the Canadian Association for Health Humanities: https://www.cahh.ca/

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Host Jillian Horton, MD, FRCPC, guides long-time friend and colleague, Rob Sargeant, MD, FRCPC, through reflections on his career in medical education as he faced life with glioblastoma. Shortly after the Royal College published the interview with Dr. Sargeant, he passed away on November 28, 2021. Dr. Sargeant was certified by the Royal College in Internal Medicine in 2004. He practised General Internal Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital and was also active in teaching medical trainees.

Prior to his passing, Rob and Karen Sargeant established a fund to provide immediate support for St. Michael’s General Internal Medicine department in Toronto. If you wish to donate or learn more about Rob’s inspirational work, please visit the fund page: https://bit.ly/3BIE4T2

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