S5 Ep24: Healing our health care system through Truth and Reconciliation featuring Barbara Taylor

After several high-profile incidents and the subsequent BC governments In Plain Sight report published in 2020, a new policy and educational framework aimed at eradicating Indigenous-Specific Anti-Racism (or ISAR) has emerged to tackle the deep-seated attitudes and impacts of settler colonialism. At the forefront of this work is today’s guest Barb Taylor. Barb is not only a front-line hospital bed coordinator, indigenous patient partner, and indigenous patient advocate working across many tables in BC’s healthcare system, she’s also a staunch advocate of the role of healthcare quality improvement in this work. In this interview we talk about barriers to equitable care for indigenous peoples, the difference between cultural awareness and safety and what matters to her in terms of indigenous health. We also touch on where Truth and Reconciliation should take our health care system and what her ideal future state in BC’s health care system looks like. Listen out for the Easter egg trailing a future episode on the subject of MAID in an indigenous cultural context during the closing music. Links:In Plain Sight