Walking with Community: Health, Family & Responsibility
This episode features Dr. Pamela Williamson, a member of Moose Deer Point First Nation and the Sturgeon Clan (N’me N’Dodem). She was raised on, and currently lives on, Mnidoo Mnising (Manitoulin Island), Ontario. She is the mother of three adult children and two grandchildren, and has been married for over 46 years. Prior to…
Read MoreCopy of Compassionate Minds – Episode 18 – Dr. Andy Smith
In this episode, host Helen Angus, CEO of AMS Healthcare, speaks with Dr. Andy Smith. Since 2017, Dr. Andy Smith has been the President and CEO of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre where he leads over 12,000 staff, physicians, researchers and learners and an annual budget of more than $1.4 billion. Prior to his…
Read MoreConversations from the Southwestern First Nations & Inuit Cultural Practitioner Gathering
This episode features Liz Akiwenzie, Dr. Nicole Redvers, Pam Plain, Joanne Jackson, Glenna Jacobs, Toni Murphy, and R. Doug George, recorded at the Southwestern Ontario First Nations and Inuit Cultural Practitioner Gathering on August 18 and 19. Liz Akiwenzie was raised in Chippewa of Nawash and lives in southwestern Ontario. She is Ojibway on…
Read MoreTwo-Eyed Seeing: A Path Toward Balance, Healing, and Kinship w/ Albert Marshall
This episode features Dr. Albert Marshall, Mi’kmaq Elder and co-creator of Two-Eyed Seeing. Dr. Marshall is a respected Elder from the Moose Clan of the Mi’kmaw Nation and lives in the community of Eskasoni in Unama’ki (Cape Breton), Nova Scotia. A fluent speaker of the Mi’kmaq language, he is a passionate advocate for cross-cultural…
Read MoreCompassionate Minds – Episode 17 – Dr. Tara Kiran
In this episode, host Helen Angus, CEO of AMS Healthcare, speaks with Dr. Tara Kiran. Dr. Tara Kiran is a family physician and a health systems researcher with nationally and internationally recognized expertise in primary care policy, quality improvement, and health system evaluation. She holds the Fidani Chair in Improvement and Innovation at the…
Read MoreWestern Medicine Meets Indigenous Healing w/ Dr. Annelind Wakegijig
This episode features Dr. Annelind Wakegijig, an Anishinaabe family physician and the Lead Physician at the Baawaating Family Health Team in Batchewana First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. A graduate of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, she has dedicated her career to improving health outcomes in Indigenous communities through culturally safe and community-based care.…
Read MoreCompassionate Minds – Episode 16 – Dr. Laura Desveaux
In this episode, host Helen Angus, CEO of AMS Healthcare, speaks with Dr. Laura Desveaux, PhD, CPCC, ACC, a scientist and Director of the Learning Health System Leadership Center at the Institute for Better Health at Trillium Health Partners. She is a Senior Fellow with AMS Healthcare, an Assistant Professor with IHPME at the…
Read MoreTwo-Spirit Journey: Healing Through Story
This episode features Ma-Nee Chacaby, a Two-Spirit Ojibwe-Cree Elder, activist, and author from Ombabika, near Lake Nipigon in northwestern Ontario. A survivor of both colonial and personal trauma, she has dedicated her life to sharing stories of resilience, cultural reclamation, and community healing. Her acclaimed memoir, A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree…
Read MoreCompassionate Minds – Episode 15 – Dr. Gillian Strudwick
In this episode, host Helen Angus, CEO of AMS Healthcare, speaks with Dr. Gillian Strudwick, a Registered Nurse and an internationally recognized leader in digital health and mental health innovation. She currently serves as the Interim Scientific Director of the Digital Innovation Hub, Chief Clinical Informatics Officer, and Senior Scientist at the Centre for…
Read MoreJustice, Healing & Culture w/ Vincent Pawis
This episode features Vincent Pawis (‘Vince’), an Elder of Shawanaga First Nation. He founded White Buffalo Healing Lodge in 2005 when he served as a Native Inmate Liaison Officer at the Sudbury Jail. Vince was instrumental in founding its Elder Assisted Aboriginal Circle Parole Hearings, a program allowing offenders to be heard in a setting…
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