Collaborators
We use a co-operative model to augment education and prevention resources around physician wellness. Essential to this model are the contributions of our diverse collaborators, including physicians and professionals trained in other disciplines. Well Doc Canada provides an avenue for those with physician wellness expertise to reach a broader audience and to train others to meet the increasing demands for physician wellness resources.
Collaborators may contribute in many ways including:
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Sharing resources they have developed
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Helping develop new education resources
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Updating existing education resources (from personal or other sources)
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Teaching education resource materials directly
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Training other physicians to teach education resource materials
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Helping develop or refine processes related to supporting groups to implement foundational programs at the system level
We currently have 5 Collaborators with many more coming soon as the Well Doc Canada pilot gets up and running. We are pleased to introduce you to them below.
Last Updated: August 8, 2023
Dr. Samina Ali (she/her/elle), MD (Edmonton)
Dr. Ali is a pediatric emergency physician at the Stollery Children's Hospital (Edmonton), a Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine (University of Alberta), and a researcher in better pain care for children. She has worked in wellness and professionalism for many years, including various past leadership roles.
Dr. Charlie Chen (he/him), MD, MEd, CCFP(PC), FCFP (Calgary, AB)
Dr. Chen is a Palliative Medicine Physician and the (outgoing - ending August 31) Medical Director of Palliative and End of Life Care, Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services. He is a Physician Advisor: Wellness, Diversity, and Development with Physician Experience, AHS Medical Affairs. Dr. Chen is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the Departments of Oncology and Family Medicine at the University of Calgary, and serves as the Chair of the Wellness Committee for the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians.
Dr. Rachel Grimminck (she/her), MD, FRCPC, DABPN, CGP (Calgary, AB and British Columbia)
Dr. Grimminck is a Psychiatrist with the First Nation Health Authority and the provincial CBT Skills Society in British Columbia. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary and Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia. Her areas of interest include emergency psychiatry, group psychotherapy, EDI and structural stigma, medical education and physician wellness.
Dr. Anton Nel, MD, MBChB (Okotoks, AB)
Dr. Nel is a Family Medicine and Urgent Care Physician based out of the Mokala Medical Clinic in Okotoks. He is a Clinical Lecturer and Preceptor for the Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Dr. Nel is the Past Chair of the Calgary Rural PCN Provider Corp.
Dr. Amanda Roze des Ordons, MD, MMEd (Calgary, AB)
Dr. Roze des Ordons is a Medical Educator and Physician in critical care medicine, palliative medicine, and anesthesiology with affiliations at the universities of Calgary and British Columbia.