Season 8: Ep 1 | Jane Philpott | Spirituality in Health Care, a Journey of Faith

Описание: Watch Dr. Jane Philpott, Canada’s best-known Doctor and former Minister of Health being interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. Lorna takes Dr. Philpott through an intimate conversation about her challenging life, the launch of her new book, Health for All, and how the Bible addresses health care and the sacred value of every single human being.
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The Honourable Jane Philpott is best known for her time in the Canadian government from 2015-2019 when she served as federal Minister of Health and several other portfolios; Minister of Indigenous Services and President of the Treasury Board. Dr. Philpott is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Director of the School of Medicine at Queen’s University. She is also the CEO of the Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization.

Dr. Philpott is an accomplished family physician, educator, and global health champion, and is best known for having held several senior cabinet positions with the Government of Canada. Elected as the Member of Parliament for Markham-Stouffville in 2015, she served in a number of prominent federal cabinet roles, including as Minister of Health, Minister of Indigenous Services, President of the Treasury Board, and Minister of Digital Government. She currently serves as Special Adviser on Health for Nishnawbe Aski Nation, an organization representing 49 First Nation communities across Treaty 5 and Treaty 9 in northern Ontario.

Prior to entering politics, Dr. Philpott spent over 30 years in family medicine and global health. She spent the first decade of her career in Niger, West Africa, where she provided clinical care to patients and training to community health workers.

In 2008, Dr. Philpott joined the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and then became Chief of Family Medicine at Markham Stouffville Hospital in 2008. She also founded a campaign that raised close to $5 million for people in Africa affected by HIV/AIDS, and helped to create the first family medicine training program in Ethiopia.

Learn more about Dr. Jane Philpott: https://familymedicine.queensu.ca/fac...