Social Accountability Rounds
In 2022, the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, hosts introduced the Social Accountability Rounds as part of their Grand Rounds. These rounds are a new initiative to encourage our faculty, trainees, and staff to think critically and augment awareness of the social determinants of health and health equity, as well as the care of marginalized individuals.
Upcoming Lectures:
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Past Lectures:
September 22, 2026
Beyond the Brain: Educating Neuroscience Professionals for Patients, Communities, and Society
Roy Strowd, MD, MEd,MS, FAAN
Professor and Interim Chair of Neurology
Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at Wake Forest University School of Medicine
February 24, 2026
Indigenous Traditional Medicine Systems: Clinical Considerations
Nicole Redvers, DPhil, ND, MPH
Deninu K’ue First Nation
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Western Research Chair & Director, Indigenous Planetary Health
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health
University of Western Ontario
November 25, 2025
Caring for Caregivers: Driving Cultural Change for Physician Wellbeing
Tamara Spaic, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Western University
Medical Director, Diabetes Education Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care
Physician Wellbeing Lead, St. Joseph’s Health Care
June 24, 2025
Caring for Unhoused People: What Equity-Oriented Palliative Care Teaches Us About Love, Loss and Leadership in Healthcare (For Neurologists)
Naheed Dosani, MSC, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP, BSc
Palliative Care Physician, Department of Family & Community Medicine, St Michael's Hospital at Unity Health Toronto
Founder & Lead, Palliative Education And Care for the Homeless (PEACH), Inner City Health Associates
Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto
January 30, 2024
Lessons learned from Building a Med School: 5 Strategies for making Equity and Inclusion Reality within the new TMU School of Medicine.
Teresa Chan, HBSc, BEd, MD, FRCPC, MHPE, DRCPSC (Clin. Ed.), MBA
Founding Dean & VP, Medical Affairs, School of Medicine, Toronto Metropolitan University
October 17, 2023
Stigma in the Mirror
Javeed Sukhera, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Chair of Psychiatry, Institute of Living (IOL)
Chief of Psychiatry at Hartford Hospital, Hartford Healthcare Behavioral Health Network
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine
June 13, 2023
Patients first…but what’s next? Moving towards a more relational culture, even during a pandemic.
Jillian Horton, MD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences Centre and the University of Manitoba
November 22, 2022
Unpacking and Addressing Racial Microaggressions
Ana Boller, Ph.D.
Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion,
Western University
September 20, 2022
Rethinking EDIA in 2022
Gaynor Watson-Creed, MD, CCFP, FRCPC – Doctor of Science ('21)
Associate Dean of Serving and Engaging Society for Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine
Chair of the Board of Engage Nova Scotia
February 15, 2022
Approachable Conversations with an Indigenous Man
Ray John Jr.
