The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO), the most established organization of Black physicians in the Canada, will be hosting its 15th Annual Health Symposium in Toronto on February 24, 2024. Physicians, residents and medical students from across Ontario will gather – in person or online – at the hybrid event to delve into critical health matters and their impact on the Black community.
Chenai Kadungure, Executive Director, Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO), will be live on our show today at 12 p.m. Eastern/9 a.m. Pacific. She will be talking about the BPAO’s 15th Annual Health Symposium.
Chenai Kadungure has led international economic and community development non-profit programs in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and North America. She is the Executive Director of The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO) and is happy to support Black Youth Success (BYS) and Rituals for Recovery (RFR). She has extensive experience in research, leadership development, education, economic development and non-profit management. In her spare time she is involved with projects for Rotary International and sits on boards including the Meta Centre. Her current work in anti-black racism in public health inspired her to serve in the BORN Health Equity Advisory Group.
This year’s Symposium topics include changing health via philanthropy, breast cancer screening for Black Women, vitiligo (a condition that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or colour), Black youth health, and institutionalized sexism and racism in hematology.
Speaker highlights at the Symposium:
Keynote – Changing health via philanthropy – Jennifer Bernard, President and CEO, SickKids Foundation
Breast Cancer Screening Updates for Black Women – Dr. Neil Isaac, Radiologist at North York General Hospital
Institutionalized Sexism and Racism in Hematology – Dr. Michelle Sholzberg, Division Head of Hematology-Oncology and Medical Director of the Coagulation Laboratory at St. Michael’s Hospital
Vitiligo – Dr. Yvette Miller-Monthrope, a board-certified Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist
How to Better Understand and Care for Black Youth and their Health – Dr. Chantal Phillips, Resident, Family Medicine Stream – Public Health and Preventive Medicine Program, University of Ottawa
The BPAO’s 15th Annual Health Symposium will be held at the University of Toronto’s Medical Sciences Building at 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, on February 24, 2024. BPAO members receive discounted ticketed prices. The Symposium is an accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event. For more information on the accreditation awarded by the U of T’s CPD, the full agenda and tickets, visit https://bpao.org/bpaos-15th-annual-health-symposium/.
For more information about the BPAO and to learn more about becoming a member, visit https://bpao.org. Medical students can join the association at no cost.
About the Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario:
The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO) works for the equitable representation of the Black population in medicine and ensuring that racialized health disparities are eliminated. The BPAO was founded in 2007 following an influx of Black physicians in the province coming into practice, and registered as a not-for-profit in 2015. We are the most established organization of Black physicians in the country and have supported the establishment of nascent provincial and national organizations, including the Black Physicians of Canada (BPC and the Black Medical Students’ Association of Canada (BMSAC). The BPAO sees a province where Black Ontarians are equitably represented in the field of medicine and racialized health disparities are eliminated. For more information, visit https://bpao.org
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