Small Changes Big Impact

In studio today, we have Diana Toubassi, family physician at Toronto Western Hospital and assistant professor at the University of Toronto. Today's episode focuses on the importance of finding time to recharge your soul and empathy as a transformative experience.

Today's episode discusses the importance of taking risk in one's career. In studio today we have Giovanna Sirianni, a family doctor with a focused practice in palliative care at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. She's also the enhanced program director in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is the faculty development lead for palliative care and the workplace based assessment lead for the MD program. She is also the cohost and co-creator of the About Empathy podcast.

In studio today, we have Dr. Ali Damji, a family physician at Credit Valley Family Health Team, assistant professor at the Department of Family Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He works in many roles and wears many hats - including office based care, palliative care, home based care, addictions and is the QI program director at his site. Today, he speaks about transitioning to virtual care during COVID-19 and the idea of the patient-centered medical home.

In studio today, we have Naheed Dosani, a family and palliative care physician at William Osler Health System. He's the founder and lead palliative care physician with the PEACH program, Inner City Health Associates, and he's a lecturer in the Department of Family Community Medicine in the Division of Palliative Care at the University of Toronto. Today's episode focuses on his work with the PEACH program, social justice and inequities in death, and innovation in primary care.
Additional links and information:
PEACH Program:
http://www.icha-toronto.ca/programs/peach
Good Wishes Program (donation page at Haven Toronto but write 'Good Wishes Program for PEACH' in comments)
https://www.haventoronto.ca/shopandshare

This week, we have Dr. Gray Moonen, a resident physician at Toronto Western Family Health Team in the Department of Family Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He discusses how he started the social media campaign #FacesFightingCOVID and his experience as a resident during the pandemic.
Recorded April 20.