Anti-racism Praxis in Canadian Health Education: Reflections and Directions
Taqdir Kaur Bhandal
Ph.D. Candidate, UBC Social Justice Institute
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Zoom ID: For connection details, please email ches.communications@ubc.ca.
Abstract
During this presentation participants will:
- Learn the definition of ‘race’ through the lens of social justice, so we can have a reference point for where to start unraveling threads.
- Take away 3 tips that can be used to braid anti-racism practice into health education classrooms and research.
- Practice one of the tips together through a group meditation to support stress release during the anti-racism paradigm shift.
Biography
Taq Kaur Bhandal is a Ph.D. candidate at UBC, and work with theories & practices of intersectionality and anti-racism. She is part of the Mahwari Research Institute team, an independent think tank studying pleasurable living, pelvic health, and periods.
The University of British Columbia Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide study credits for continuing medical education for physicians. This program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 15 Mainpro+ Group Learning credits (1.5 per session). Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity. CFPC Session ID#: 192711-001
RCPSC Accreditation
The CHES Cutting Edge Speaker Series is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.