Research, Responsibility, and Indigenous Health
This episode features Dr. Bernice Downey. Dr. Downey is a woman of Ojibwe and Celtic heritage, a mother, and a grandmother. She is a medical anthropologist whose current research interests include Indigenous women’s heart health, health literacy, Indigenous Traditional Knowledge, and health and research system reform for Indigenous populations. She is a Heart & Stroke Foundation-CIHR…
Read MoreCompassionate Minds – Episode 21 – Dr. Altaf Stationwala
In this episode, host Helen Angus, CEO of AMS Healthcare, speaks with Altaf Stationwala. Altaf Stationwala is President and CEO of Unity Health Toronto, one of Ontario’s largest and most comprehensive health care networks. The network includes St. Joseph’s Health Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital and Providence Healthcare, and a constellation of clinics across Toronto’s…
Read MoreWalking Between Worlds: Indigenous Healing and Mental Health
This episode features Dr. Christopher Mushquash. Dr. Mushquash is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health and Addiction, and Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University and the Division of Human Sciences at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University. He is also Vice President Research at the Thunder Bay…
Read MoreCompassionate Minds – Episode 20 – Will Falk & Dr. Zayna Khayat
In this episode, host Helen Angus, CEO of AMS Healthcare, speaks with Will Falk and Dr. Zayna Khayat. Will Falk has spent over 25 years as an international strategist, advising top academic centres, governments, and innovative companies in healthcare. He is currently the Board Chair of AMS Healthcare’s Board of Directors, an Adjunct Professor at the…
Read MoreWholistic Wellness: Reclaiming Indigenous Knowledge and Community
This episode features Dr. Gus Hill, who earned his PhD in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2008, following his MSW from Laurier and a BSW in Indigenous Social Work from Laurentian University. Gus is a Full Professor and Hallman Research Chair in Child and Family Wellness. He teaches in the Indigenous Field…
Read MoreCompassionate Minds – Episode 19 – Dr. Cynthia Whitehead
In this episode, host Helen Angus, CEO of AMS Healthcare, speaks with Dr. Cynthia Whitehead. Cynthia Whitehead is an education scientist, educator, and family physician. Her research examines the effects of power relations on various structures, systems, processes, and practices in health professions education, paying attention to who and what is advantaged or disadvantaged as a result.…
Read MoreWalking 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 MoreCompassionate 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…
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