EDIIC Webinars

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The EDIIC (Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Indigenous Care Committee) Committee has hosted a number of EDI-focused webinar/learning events which are hosted here as an educational resource for CARO members.

Sexual and Gender Diverse Patients with Cancer:
Current Disparities and Future Actions to Promote Equitable and Inclusive Care

Dr. Jennifer Croke, MD MHPE FRCPC

Pronouns: She/Her
Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Program Director, University of Toronto Department of Radiation Oncology Fellowship 

 Dr. Jason Domogauer, MD, PhD

Pronouns: He/Him
Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, NY
Director, LGBTQ+ Program
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Department of Radiation Oncology
Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiation Oncology

Learning Objectives:

  • To review terminologies for sexual and gender diverse patients

  • To describe health related disparities and inequities experienced by the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

  • To understand and implement inclusive communication approaches

Oncology Care of Black Patients: A Provider and Patient's Perspective

Dr. Doreen Ezeife, MD MSc

Medical Oncologist, Arthur Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alberta

Michelle Audoin

Michelle is a mother of 2 and who has worked in elementary education. Her cancer advocacy journey started in 2017 after she was diagnosed with two primary cancers…de novo metastatic breast cancer and thyroid cancer. At the time, she was trying to make a decision about her reconstruction options, and quickly learned that Black women were not represented in the images of breast reconstruction. This led her to create Uncovered: A Breast Recognition Project, a resource that features breast cancer images and stories of Black, Indigenous, and women of colour. It was created in collaboration with Rethink Breast Cancer. The resource has been used as an education and teaching tool at the Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Health, and at UHN

Learning Objectives:

  • To understand barriers to equitable access that Black patients face in oncology

  • To review the research around cancer outcomes by race 

  • To learn how systemic/radiation therapy affects skin of colour differently

  • To experience a patient's perspective on their personal lived experience in the oncology system as a Black patient

Healthcare Equity in Cancer Care: Implications for Radiation Oncology

Dr. Annette Brown, RN, PhD
Professor & Distinguished University Scholar, Associate Director, Graduate Programs at UBC

Learning Objectives:

  • To introduce the ideas underpinning health equity, cultural safety and trauma/violence-informed care

  • To discuss the implications of equity-oriented approaches in cancer care and for radiation oncology

  • To identify ways of promoting equity-oriented approaches in clinical practice