Connecting the Dots

Indigenous Cultural Safety and Allyship with Dr. Leah Seaman

To mark National Indigenous History Month, we are releasing two episodes discussing what the College and its registrants can do to provide Indigenous patients with culturally safe care.
Part two features an interview with Dr. Leah Seaman on how physicians can become allies and incorporate culturally safe practices into their work. Dr. Seaman is a family physician who practises in BC and the Northwest Territories. She is a physician partner in the Kootenay-Boundary Aboriginal Services Collaborative and sits on the Indigenous Health Committee at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Navigating towards Culturally Safe Care with Mark Matthew

To mark National Indigenous History Month, we are releasing two episodes discussing what the College and its registrants can do to provide Indigenous patients with culturally safe care.
Part one features an interview with Mark Matthew on the systemic challenges and opportunities in our health system as it navigates towards culturally safe care. Mark has worked in Indigenous health for over 16 years and is currently the director of Indigenous Health with Health Quality BC.

Meet our new registrar and CEO, Dr. Patrick Rowe

For our first episode, we had the opportunity to talk with the College's new registrar and CEO, Dr. Patrick Rowe. We discussed his priorities for the College over the coming years, and how he plans to continue the College's work towards addressing Indigenous-specific racism in the health-care system. We also asked him how the College can play a role in managing the physician shortage, and to share his views on the upcoming transition to the Health Professions and Occupations Act.