Did you miss our September 9th E-Forum on Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Healthcare? Check it out on our E-Forum page here.
Topic: In this session, special guest speaker Dr. McFarlane discussed the definition of Anti-Black racism, how Anti-Black racism can impact patient care, and how healthcare providers can challenge Anti-Black racism to support dismantling discrimination in healthcare.
Speaker:
Dr. Trudy McFarlane, is a family physician, Physician/GP psychotherapist and medical consultant. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor and serves as Special Advisor to the Dean at Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine. A co-medical lead with Peel Public Health’s Black, African, Caribbean Communities Action-Planning and Strategy Committees, Dr. McFarlane also serves as a representative of the Black Physicians of Canada, as a co-chair/founder of the Black Physicians of Nova Scotia and a member of the Black Physicians Association of Ontario.