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DOM MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | FEBRUARY 11, 2022
In this update:
The SHORT Report

Departmental feedback survey reopened Feb. 8; closes Feb 28

Member Updates
  • Welcome
  • Farewell
  • Recruitment

Feature - Did You Know?
  • History and Heritage
  • African Heritage Month
  • Dal's Medical School History
  • Nova Scotia Heritage Day
  • Dr. Chad Williams, Gastroenterologist and Advocate

Kudos
  • Resident Doctors Appreciation 2022
  • Dr. Chad Williams and Dr. David Haase are working to overcome vaccine mistrust among Black Nova Scotians
  • Spotlight on Heart Failure in Canada: Complex, Incurable and on the Rise (Dr. Kim Anderson)
  • Unequal access to evidence-based addiction care (Dr. Tommy Brothers)
  • Doctors Nova Scotia's Senior Membership Award (Dr. John Hanly)

Upcoming Events
  • February 13 - Wear Red Canada
  • February 22 - Teach the Teacher 2022 - cancelled
  • February 22 & 25 - Official launch of Nova Scotia Health Innovation Showcase
  • April 19 - 22 - DoM Research Week 2022
  • May 31 - DoM Quality Day 2022

COVID-19
  • Nova Scotia Cases
  • Monthly timeline

Quick Reference / Recurring Content
THE SHORT REPORT
MEMBER UPDATES
DID YOU KNOW?
History and Heritage
In the spirit of honouring history and heritage, February's feature celebrates:

  • African Heritage Month

  • Dal's Medical School history

  • Nova Scotia Heritage Day

  • Dr. Chadwick Williams, Gastroenterologist and Advocate
African Heritage Month
African Heritage Month

The commemoration of African Heritage Month can be traced back to 1926 when Harvard-educated Black historian, Carter G. Woodson, founded Negro History Week to recognize the achievements of African Americans. Woodson purposefully chose February...

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www.dal.ca
Dal's Medical School History
On January 18, 2022, Dr. T. Jock Murray, Professor Emeritus, detailed Dal's medical school history at DoM Grand Rounds.

Nova Scotia Heritage Day
Celebrated on the third Monday in February, Nova Scotia Heritage Day is an annual reminder of our past as well as an opportunity to honour the remarkable people, places and events that have contributed to this province’s unique heritage. The day's flag was unveiled in 2016 (pictured right).

2015 - Viola Desmond
2016 - Joseph Howe
2017 - Mi'kmaq Heritage
2018 - Mona Louise Parsons
2019 - Maud Lewis
2020 - The Community of Africville
2021 - Edward Francis Arab
2022 - The Landscape of Grand Pré World Heritage Site
Dr. Chadwick Williams, Gastroenterologist and Advocate
Dr. Chadwick (Chad) Williams is a Gastroenterologist in the Division of Digestive Care & Endoscopy and advocates for change.

  • Profiled as a DalMed150 Innovator in February 2018 (article below)

  • Featured in Maritime Edit Magazine, September 2020 (article below)

  • Published in the Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (article below)
Dal Med Innovator | Chadwick Williams

Chadwick Williams is a child of the two Prestons, growing up in East Preston but spending lots of time with his mother's family in North Preston. Together, these areas are home to some of Nova Scotia's oldest Black communities.

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medicine.dal.ca
Chadwick Williams for [EDIT] Magazine, Volume 14

Chadwick Williams On Why Change Is Coming A telling of Africville, Preston and the embrace of Erik Killmonger

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maritimeedit.com
Something Is Missing: Addressing Racial Diversity,...

Incorporating equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) has become a more prominent focus of the medical institution over the last 2 years.

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academic.oup.com
KUDOS
Resident Doctors Appreciation 2022
"The week of Feb 7 – 11, 2022 is Resident Doctors Awareness Week. See the hyperlink below for information about this important initiative. We have an incredible group of residents within the Department of Medicine, and are so fortunate to work with them every day.


If you have a resident on service with you this week, please take a moment to pause and reflect on the care they provide, how hard they work, and to thank them.”


Dr. Ian Epstein
Program Director, Core Internal Medicine Residency Training Program
10 FAST FACTS ABOUT RESIDENT DOCTORS IN CANADA

Representing over 10,000 resident doctors across Canada, providing a unified, national voice for our membership.

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residentdoctors.ca
Dr. Chad Williams and Dr. David Haase are working to overcome vaccine mistrust among Black Nova Scotians
N.S. doctor hopes to encourage more African Nova...

A doctor in Dartmouth is trying to dispel misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines in hopes of encouraging hesitant African Nova Scotians to get immunized. Nova Scotia's COVID-19 vaccination rate has been creeping toward 80 per cent fully...

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www.cbc.ca
Working to overcome vaccine mistrust...

January 25 - Dr. David Haase, retired Infectious Disease Specialist, said it was apparent early on that people in Black communities were more at risk for getting COVID-19 and having adverse outcomes. He said it was also important to...(5 min)

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www.cbc.ca
Spotlight on Heart Failure in Canada:
Complex, Incurable and on the Rise
Unequal access to evidence-based addiction care
Doctors Nova Scotia's Senior Membership Award
UPCOMING EVENTS
COVID-19
As of February 10, 2022
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RECURRING CONTENT

Nova Scotia Health / Dr. Lynn Johnston
Uploaded: March 13, 2020
Video: 10 mins

Nova Scotia Health / Dr. Glenn Patriquin
Uploaded: April 3, 2020
Video: 3 mins
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