Connecting the Dots
A podcast series from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. Our aim is to help our audience connect the College’s regulatory work to the issues impacting our broader health-care system. We’ll also be connecting with people who are on the forefront of dealing with these issues or who play an important role in how the College responds to them as a regulator.
Episodes
5 days ago
5 days ago
This episode features Dr. Mei-Ling Wiedmeyer on the importance of language interpretation in health care.
Dr. Wiedmeyer a family physician and clinical assistant professor in the UBC department of family practice. She works for a community health centre that uses a novel team-based care model with cross cultural health brokers to provide comprehensive primary care to refugees, immigrants and migrant populations. She is also the co-principal investigator of the Evaluating Inequities in Refugee and Immigrants’ Health Access Project.
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
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.
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
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.
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
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.