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A family doctor and a community activist tackle the intersections between public health and necessary activism.The COVID-19 pandemic has made many gross inequalities, globally, more apparent. Many o... more
FAQs about Rx: Advocacy:How many episodes does Rx: Advocacy have?The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.
November 16, 2020Episode Twelve: Dr. Sue Reid speaks about burnout during the pandemicDr. Sue Reid is a physician and anesthesiologist in Edmonton. She's an advocate for physician health and wellbeing, and for publicly funded healthcare and education....more38minPlay
November 09, 2020Episode 11: Dr. Clover Hemans speaks about advocating for vulnerable populations during the pandemicDr. Clover Hemans is a physician in Ontario. She was the 96th president of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, and the Co-Chair of the Ontario Medical Association’s Outreach to Women Physicians Committee....more33minPlay
October 26, 2020Episode Ten: Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook speaks about reproductive rights and justice during the pandemicDr. Genevieve Eastabrook is an obstetrician/gynaecologist and a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in London, Ontario. She's an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Western Ontario. Her research focuses on placenta and maternal cardiometabolic health. Content warning: this episode discusses abortion, pregnancy loss, and reproductive rights and justice....more33minPlay
October 19, 2020Episode Nine: Dr. Lisa Richardson speaks about systemic racism and Indigenous self-determination in healthcareDr. Lisa Richardson, a physician advocate for Indigenous health and medical education, is Anishinaabe. In her role as the Strategic Lead of Indigenous Health in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Women's College Hospital, and the Vice-Chair of Culture and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine, she talks to us about the structural change that is required to address institutionalized discrimination in Canadian healthcare....more29minPlay
October 13, 2020Episode Eight: Dr. Michelle Cohen speaks about sexism and gender bias in healthcareDr. Michelle Cohen is a rural family doctor, an Assistant Professor and preceptor with the Department of Family Medicine at Queen's University, and co-chair of the Advocacy Committee of Canadian Women in Medicine....more42minPlay
October 08, 2020Episode Seven: Dr. Melissa Holowaty talks about addiction med & barriers to care in rural settings.Dr. Melissa Holowaty is a family physician practicing in rural Ontario. She specializes in addiction medicine and substance use disorders. She talks to us about barriers to care for her clients, harm reduction, rural/urban life challenges during the pandemic....more26minPlay
October 05, 2020Episode Six: Dr. Eugenie Waters and Dr. Sarah Sloan speak about health and climate advocacy.Dr. Eugenie Waters and Dr. Sarah Sloan are both family physicians practicing in Ottawa. They're both part of a group of Canadian female physicians and mothers who are speaking up about the connections between climate change and health....more36minPlay
September 21, 2020Episode Five: lawyer Emilie Coyle speaks about advocating for prisoners' rights during a global pandemic.Emilie Coyle is a lawyer and is the Director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies. The organization works with and for female and gender-diverse people in the justice system, in particular those who are incarcerated in Canada's prisons for women. Since taking the helm of the organization in January, Emilie has become an advocate for prisoners' rights and wellbeing during the global COVID-19 pandemic....more37minPlay
September 14, 2020Episode Four: Jill Promoli speaks about flu prevention and advocacy for universal paid sick daysJill Promoli was thrust into the world of advocacy after losing her two-year-old son, Jude, to influenza in 2016. She and her family launched the flu vaccination campaign, ForJudeForEveryone.com, later that year. Jill is now advocating for universal paid sick leave so that families don't have to choose between their health and their finances....more30minPlay
August 31, 2020Episode Three: Dr Vivian Stamatopoulos, speaks about essential caregiversDr. Vivian Stamatopoulos is an Associate Teaching Professor at Ontario Tech University whose research specializes in family caregiving. Over the course of the pandemic, Dr. Stamatopoulos has become a leading advocate for long-term care residents and their families, with a particular focus on the dangers of prolonged and restrictive visitation bans. To that end, she has provided over 25 expert interviews (print, radio and television) and has written several editorials tracking the provinces pandemic response to long-term care and the harms of resident isolation. She also collaborated with Ontario NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky and team of family advocates to table a motion on July 20, 2020 urging the government to create a COVID-19 ‘Essential Caregiver Strategy’ that protects the rights of residents and their most trusted care partners across all congregate care settings....more38minPlay
FAQs about Rx: Advocacy:How many episodes does Rx: Advocacy have?The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.