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Social Medicine: Skills for Better Care

Monday, November 23, 2026
8:00AM - 12:30PM
The Bayview Yards | 7 Bayview Station Rd

Course Description

This conference is designed to equip physicians with practical tools to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in their clinical practice, teaching, research, leadership and daily lives. Our goal is to move beyond discussion and provide tangible strategies that physicians can apply in their day-to-day work to create more equitable care and more inclusive environments. 

Take advantage of our low registration fees!

Many of the costs that would typically be passed on to participants have been covered by event sponsors at The Ottawa Hospital—including the Medical Staff Association, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Department of Surgery, the Department of Emergency Medicine, and the Department of Medicine—because they recognize the importance and impact of social medicine.

Conference Objectives

By the end of this conference, participants will be able to:

1. Recognize how bias, discrimination, power and systemic inequities can affect healthcare workplaces and patient care.
2. Identify and respond to discrimination in the clinical workplace using practical strategies for bystander intervention and allyship.
3. Apply inclusive behaviors that strengthen relationships with colleagues, learners, staff and patients.
4. Reflect on and modify their own assumptions, communication and professional behaviors to foster greater trust, belonging and equity in healthcare.

Planning Committee 
Special thanks to the following committee members who participated in the planning of this event:

• Dr. Natasha Kekre - Chair 
• Erik Mitchell
• Patrick Dusabimana 
• Anya Marion 
• Manon Leduc 
• Dr. Anish Mody 
• Dr. Kuan-Chin Chen
• Dr. Jennifer Carnahan 
• Dr. Rayan Delbani 
• Dr. Janine Malcolm 
• Dr. Clara Lu 
• Dr. Melin Peng Franklin 
• Kailey Richards

Statement of Accreditation

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 3.00 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 3.00 Mainpro+ credits.

Questions? Please contact us by email at cpd@uottawa.ca 

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