Is Laughter the best medicine? We attempt to answer this and other pressing questions in Doctor Vs Comedian. Dr Asif Doja is a pediatric neurologist and Ali Hassan is a stand up comedian and actor (CBC‘s Laugh Out Loud, Designated Survivor, Goon) who are each fascinated by what the other one does. In each episode, Asif picks a topic for Ali from comedy and entertainment and questions Ali about it. Then Ali picks a topic from medicine and health and grills Asif on that subject. We talk about serious subjects in an unserious way. If you want to hear about comedy, entertainment, health and wellness and don‘t want to have to choose between being entertaining AND informed, then this show is for you.
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Friday Oct 01, 2021
Episode 31: Life on Set / Unconscious Bias in Healthcare
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Today, the guys start off the pod by discussing 2 new television shows: Sandra Oh in ‘The Chair’ and FX’s ‘Y: The Last Man’ (0:43). Then Asif asks Ali about what life is really like on television and movie sets (8:53). Ali talks about the first set he was on and how he learned the “rules” of being on set. Ali then talks about the food on sets including craft services and catering as well as trailers on sets. Finally, Ali talks about his star-studded interactions with actors on set such as John Larroquette, Kiefer Sutherland, Dave Bautista and Eugene Levy. Then (37:35) Ali asks Asif about the concept of unconscious bias in healthcare. Asif explains how stereotypes about minority groups can result in poorer health care for certain individuals. He talks about how everyone in medicine is susceptible to unconscious bias and discusses ways in which to address it.
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Show Notes
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Joyce Echaquan's death lays bare, once again, problems in Quebec's health-care system: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-joyce-echaquan-reaction-1.6044631
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Nunavut woman claims mistreatment in Ottawa hospital: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-woman-ottawa-hospital-mistreatment-1.5801844
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Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5333436/
- The Impact of Unconscious Bias in Healthcare: How to Recognize and Mitigate It: https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz214
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