We invite you to join our collaborative grand rounds featuring the esteemed Alika Lafontaine, MD, FRCPC, president of the Canadian Medical Association. Appointed in August of 2022, Lafontaine is the first Indigenous physician to serve in this role.

He will discuss lessons learned from his experience as the co-lead of Canada’s Indigenous Health Alliance from 2014 to 2017. "Lessons learned from the Indigenous Health Alliance: Canada’s largest Indigenous health transformation project."

Sponsored by the departments of anesthesia and perioperative care, surgery, orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology and otolaryngology.

Moderators

Tasce Bongiovanni, MD, MPP, MHS

• Assistant Professor
• Department of Surgery

Odinakachukwu Ehie, MD, FASA

• Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care