The Unforgotten depicts racism experienced by Indigenous peoples. The stories featured in the film and the panel discussion that follows may trigger strong negative thoughts or feelings. View support services by clicking here.
In five interlocking chapters that cover the stages of life; birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and elderhood, The Unforgotten explores Canadian health care through the shared experience of Inuit, Métis, and First Nations people. With intimate stories imaginatively told through a fabric rich in visuals and poetry and cradled by a moving sound palate that features many of Canada’s most accomplished Indigenous musicians, The Unforgotten uncovers a history too long hidden to most Canadians.
We welcome panellists: Dr. Ewan Affleck, Stephen Gladue, and Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu to discuss how issues of health equity impact Indigenous and other racialized communities, steps for reconciliation, and how governments and health system planners can contribute to better health outcomes for these communities.
Storytelling can help us understand our collective health. As professionals who engage with these stories, we must understand how data can inform a particular focus on health equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) for marginalized populations. This panel discussion will delve deeper into how we can dismantle systemic racism and discrimination against Indigenous, Black, and other racialized groups across the health care continuum.
Join us as we engage on these critical topics to inform CHIMA’s efforts on EDI and their intersection point with health information.
CPE credits: 1.5
Cost: Free
Presented by:
Dr. Ewan Affleck, CM, MDCM, CCFP, BSc
A graduate of the McGill School of Medicine, and Dalhousie University where he studied history, Ewan Affleck worked and lived in northern Canada for 30 years. He is currently serving as the Senior Medical Advisor – Health Informatics, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta, and is the past Chief Medical Information Officer of the Northwest Territories. A nationally recognized digital health information expert, he pioneered the implementation of an enterprise electronic medical record system in the Northwest Territories that is unprecedented in Canada in its level of integration.
He is currently a member of the Expert Advisory Group of the pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy, and is the chair of the Alberta Virtual Care Working Group. He has served on boards in both the public and private sector, maintains a part-time clinical practice, and was the Executive Producer and co-writer of The Unforgotten (2021), a film about inequities in health service for Indigenous people living in Canada. In 2013, he was appointed to the Order of Canada for his contribution to northern health care. Ewan is married and has two children.
Stephen Gladue
Born and raised on the Fishing Lake Métis Settlement, Stephen Gladue is a talented artist residing in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia who specializes in animation and visual effects for film, television and games. Classically and technically trained at some of the best art schools in Canada, Stephen has made it his career’s mission to contribute to the advancement of Aboriginal production, not only to be part of it but to be a driving force behind it. As such he has become one of Western Canada’s most sought-after Indigenous content creators.
Stephen sharpened his base skillsets at the Vancouver film school where he developed a comprehensive understanding of classical animation, later devoting time to his technical skills in the 3D Animation, Art and Design program at the Art Institute of Vancouver. Between vocations, he took part in the Aboriginal film production program at Capilano College. Only to be asked to return, this time as a guest lecturer. Since then he’s guest lectured and provided instruction to hundreds of children when not holding key creative positions in between television projects.
His work has been profiled by the CBC, Graffiti Arts magazines and a variety of other print and digital publications.
Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu, MD, MSc
Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu is a hospitalist physician, clinical assistant professor, and Associate Director of Student Advising and Wellness at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. He obtained a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Dalhousie University in 1998 and his undergraduate medical education degree from Dalhousie University in 2004, before completing his residency training at the University of Toronto. Dr. Osei-Tutu holds various leadership positions at the local, provincial, and national levels.
He is the founder and president of the Black Physicians’ Association of Alberta (BPAA), board member of the Black Physicians of Canada (BPC), Equity Diversity and Inclusion strategic advisor to the CEO of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the Chair of the National Accreditation Working Group to Address Anti-Black Racism in postgraduate medical education.
Dr. Osei-Tutu is the proud father of two children aged 9 and 6 years old and enjoys travelling with family.
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