Clinician-educator and Indigenous health equity advocate Dr. Lisa Richardson discusses being on the ground of vaccinating communities, what it means at the individual level, and how health equity fits into the equation.

Vaccines have brought us a dose - or two - of hope in an otherwise relentlessly challenging pandemic. But it’s not vaccines that save lives: vaccinations do. And their invisible triumph over disease has made them a victim of their own success.

Join RCIScience for an interactive panel discussion to discover the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines and understand why we have a complicated relationship with vaccines. We’ll answer your questions and discuss how the COVID-19 vaccines were safely developed and approved in record time without compromising safety, how they work, what to expect after you’re vaccinated, and how to combat misinformation and disinformation around vaccinations in your personal networks.

About the Speaker

Dr. Lisa Richardson is a mixed blood Anishinaabe physician and clinician-educator in the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine. She practices General Internal Medicine at the University Health Network. She is the Strategic Advisor in Indigenous Health for the Faculty of Medicine and for Women’s College Hospital where she founded the Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health. She is an Associate Professor and Vice-Chair, Culture and Inclusion, in the Department of Medicine and is also an education researcher at the Wilson Centre. Dr. Richardson is a powerful advocate for Indigenous health equity at both the local and the national level and her contributions have been recognized through numerous local, national and international awards.

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