Description:

In this second part of our special series on Indigenous Health in Canada, we are joined by Dr. Lindsay Crowshoe, a primary care physician in Calgary and a member of the Piikani First Nation. He and guest host, UBC Rheumatologist Dr. Raheem Kherani, discuss ways doctors can make their practices more welcoming to Indigenous patients, the importance of understanding the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people, and why the healthcare system is often not seen as a place of healing for them. They also discuss the impacts of Residential Schools and systemic racism and respectful ways to approach conversations about those impacts with survivors.

Bios: 

Dr. Lindsay Crowshoe is a Blackfoot primary care physician, Associate Professor, and Assistant Dean of Indigenous Health at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary.

Dr. Raheem Kherani is a Rheumatologist at the University of British Columbia and the Chair of the Canadian Rheumatology Association’s Education Committee. 

Dr. Daniel Ennis is a Rheumatologist and Vasculitis Specialist at the University of British Columbia. 

Special Thanks: 

Around the Rheum is produced by the Canadian Rheumatology Association's Communications Committee. 

A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Rheumatologist and Host), David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions) and Kevin Baijnauth (Marketing and Communications, CRA) for leading production. Our theme music was composed by Aaron Fontwell. 

For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, visit rheum.ca