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Equity Diversity and Inclusion Information Centre

In the fall of 2019, the CAEP Board made equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) a top priority for the organization in all of its activities. Since then, progress has been made on a number of fronts including committee work, Board diversification, speaker diversification and the development and work for our 2021 Academic Symposia “Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine.”

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CAEP is committed to making Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) foundational to our organization and how we approach the practice of Emergency Medicine in Canada. As part of this initiative, CAEP recently established an EDI Advisory Group and all CAEP Board members completed an online course through Stanford University called “Anti-Racism and Allyship 7 Day Journey”. Board members also participated in a 2-hour session led by CAEP’s EDI Advisors and Dr. Saleem Razak from McGill University. Part of the Board’s EDI “workout” involved identifying one short term and one long term action item for each of our mission statements to advance EDI at CAEP. Our aim is to create an actionable plan to address EDI at CAEP in the coming months and years. If you would like more information, please contact Ginette Snook at: gsnook@caep.ca.

Image by Marek Piwnicki

Thank you to the EDI Advisory Group currently working with the Board of Directors.

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Chair

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Kelly Soros
MD

ARAC Representative

Vancouver, BC

Ayesha Zia
MD

WEM Representative

Ottawa, ON

Huma Ali
MDCM MA FRCPC(EM)

Member at Large

Calgary, AB

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Vice Chair

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Murdoch Leeies
MD FRCPC

SOGI Representative

Winnipeg, MB

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Disability Advocate

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Member at Large

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Jennifer Bryan
MD MA MSPH FRCPC

Past Chair

Toronto, ON

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Indigenous Health Representative

 

Jaspreet Khangura
MD FRCPC

CJEM Equity Decision Editor

Edmonton, AB

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Member at Large

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Questions?

Please contact our Academic & Research Coordinator, Ginette Snook, at gsnook@caep.ca.

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