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Advocacy Day 2023
Advocacy Day 2023 Presentations
View the detailed program and speaker bios here.
Welcome Remarks
Welcome remarks from Dr. Benoit Mulsant, Professor and Labatt Family Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Drs. Lisa Andermann and Meng-Chuan Lai, co-Chairs, Advisory Council for EDIIA in Clinical Care
Building Social Interventions & Community Engagement at an Academic Health Centre
Presenters:
Nassim Vahidi-Williams, Manager, Community and Patient Engagement, St. Michael's Hospital, Academic Family Health Team
Dr. Gary Bloch, Family Physician, SMH & ICHA; Associate Professor, University of Toronto; AMS Phoenix Fellow; Senior Fellow, Wellesley Institute
Advocacy for Better Healthcare in Ontario Jails: A Firsthand Account
Presenter: Dr. Maggie Hulbert, PGY-3 resident and 2022 Zofia Pakula Social Justice Award winner, Department of Psychiatry
Access to Care for People who are Uninsured
Presenter: Dr. Michaela Beder, Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
EDI in Action: Igniting & Moving Forward (panel discussion)
PANELISTS
Andrew Chung, Executive Director, Hong Fook Mental Health Association
Lucy Costa, Deputy Executive Director, The Empowerment Council: Systemic Advocates in Mental Health & Addiction
Dr. Dennis Kussin, founder and former Director, Community Mental Health Clinic at Toronto Western Hospital
MODERATORS
Drs. Michaela Beder and Kenneth Fung