Description:

In this Indigenous Health episode of "Around the Rheum," our host Dr Daniel Ennis hands the mics to colleagues Dr. Brent Ohata of UBC and Dr. Cheryl Barnabe of the University of Calgary.

In this smart, thoughtful conversation, Brent and Cheryl talk about Cheryl's experiences working in and with Indigenous communities, how she has learned to adapt how she practices to achieve better outcomes, the importance of outreach to Indigenous patients, the ongoing impact of systemic racism in health care and ways to overcome that, and her approaches to win the trust of Indigenous patients.

Bios:

Dr. Cheryl Barnabe is a Métis rheumatologist and an associate professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. Dr. Barnabe’s research program, ‘Arthritis Care for Indigenous Populations’, is defining the burden of rheumatic disease afflicting the Indigenous populations of Canada, while co-developing promising health services interventions to bridge care gaps that exist.

Dr. Brent Ohata is a clinical instructor in the UBC Division of Rheumatology. He is passionate about indigenous health and health equity. He won the 2017 Innovation Award in the UBC Division of Rheumatology for championing telehealth (pre-pandemic!) as a means of improving access to rheumatologic care in rural BC.

Our host, Dr. Daniel Ennis, is a Rheumatologist and Vasculitis Specialist at the University of British Columbia.

Special Thanks:

Around the Rheum is produced by the Canadian Rheumatology Association's Communications Committee.

A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions) and Kevin Baijnauth (CRA) for leading production.

Our theme music was composed by Aaron Fontwell.