The Dr. Vibe Show™: Live Tonight At 7 P.M. Eastern/4 P.M. Pacific – Black Physicians’ Association Of Ontario 14th Annual Health Symposium – February 25, 2023 – Toronto

February 22, 2023

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The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO), the most established organization of Black physicians in the Canada, will be hosting its 14th Annual Health Symposium in Toronto on February 25, 2023. The annual event brings together physicians from across Ontario with an opportunity to hear from respected speakers, engage in important discussions about health and meet with medical peers from the Black community.

Dr. Andrew Thomas, President of BPAO and Chenai Kadungure, Executive Director, BPAO will be live on our show tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Eastern.

Dr. Andrew Thomas is a Family Physician who works in Durham Region. He is originally from Whitby, Ontario. He attended Howard University for medical school. Participating in mentorship and training opportunities through the BPAO motivated him to return to Canada to practice medicine. He served as a co-lead for the Black Health Vaccine Initiative (BHVI) clinic in Durham, a co-lead for the SMART initiative, and is the chair of the BPAO board.

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.

You can watch our conversation live tonight starting at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific via:

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/Thedrvibeshow

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thedrvibeshow

You can find out more information about the Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO):

https://bpao.org/

For more information on the BPAO’s 14th Annual Health Symposium and BPAO, please refer to this press release:

https://bpao.org/bpao-hosts-its-14th-annual-health-symposium/

Registration for the BPAO’s 14th Annual Health Symposium::

https://bpao.glueup.com/event/bpaos-14th-annual-health-symposium-66309/

More information on Black Health & Vaccine Initiative (BHVI):

https://bpao.org/bhvi/

To become a BPAO member: