Ep 57: Five Things About Diversity, Equity and Inclusion With Thomas Skennerton

In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined Thomas Skennerton, the Senior Advisor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Metro North Health Service. Thomas weaves us through what this means at a system and individual level and hopefully adds some knowledge to help us on our journey to being an ally for our colleagues and patients.

Thomas’s Five Things

1. Diversity, equity and inclusion, what is it and why are we still needing to talk about it?
2. Who are the populations or communities we are talking about?
3. What does diversity, equity and inclusion mean for our patients?
4. What does diversity, equity and inclusion mean for our colleagues?
5. Awareness is not enough. We must be an active ally!