UBC Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

Fighting for a hand to hold: Confronting medical colonialism against Indigenous children in Canada

"Through meticulously gathered government documentation, historical scholarship, media reports, public inquiries, and personal testimonies, Samir Shaheen-Hussain connects the draconian medevac practice with often-disregarded crimes committed against and medical violence inflicted upon Indigenous children across the country for more than a century and a half..." (McGill-Queen’s University Press)

Presenter:

Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain, MD CM (FRCPC Pediatrics)
Pediatric Emergency Physician and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how medical colonialism and anti-Indigenous systemic racism persist in healthcare provision today by using the 2018 #aHand2Hold campaign as a case-study
• Review the historical context of genocidal medical violence against Indigenous children in Canada
• Explore our role as pediatric healthcare providers to engage with the impacts of medical colonialism and systemic racism on clinical care, and strive to end such discrimination to ensure culturally safe and decolonized healthcare using a social-justice approach

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