Anti Racism Anti Colonialism Committee
The CAEP Antiracism and Anticolonialism Committee will provide advocacy, support, mentorship and networking opportunities for Emergency Physicians who are Black, Indigenous and persons of colour, and allies. It will work toward equity with a focus on addressing racism and colonialism in emergency medicine in the areas of patient care, physician advancement, professional development and medical education.
Our goals:
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To develop partnerships with other equity-focused health care groups within and outside of CAEP (e.g., the CAEP Women in Emergency Medicine Committee, the CAEP 2SLGBTQ+ Committee, the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada, Black Physicians of Canada) and to establish collaborations with community organizations and patient advocacy groups.
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To provide a networking forum for CAEP members who are Black, Indigenous, and persons of colour, and allies.
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To create opportunities for mentorship for medical students, residents and staff from Indigenous and racialized groups.
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To develop guidelines for emergency medicine practice to promote equity specifically in addressing racism and colonialism in patient care, physician advancement, professional development and medical education and to recommend metrics for Canadian emergency departments to apply in assessing progress in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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To contribute to the resources available through CAEP’s EDI Resource Centre.
We welcome CAEP members at all levels of training (medical students, residents, and attending physicians) to reach out about joining the committee or ways to get involved. You can contact Ginette Snook (gsnook@caep.ca) at the CAEP Head Office.
Jennifer Bryan
MD FRCPC
Chair
Toronto, ON
Taylor Lougheed
MD CCFP(EM)
Member at Large
North Bay, ON
Jaspreet Khangura
MD FRCPC
Vice Chair
Edmonton, AB
Sara Alavian
MD FRCPC
Member at Large
Hamilton, ON
James Liu
MD CCFP(EM)
Member at Large
Langley, BC
Simran Gill
MD
Resident Representative
Mississauga, ON
Rebecca Aberra
MD
Resident Representative
Kingston, ON
Ali Qureshi
Medical Student Representative
Grand Prairie, AB