Anti-Islamophobia in Health Care Training

According to the American Journal of Public Health, Islamophobia is detrimental to health equity, as it creates and perpetuates social stigma towards Muslims. This arises in physical and mental health concerns that Muslims are being discriminated against. Addressing discrimination related poor health is central to advancing health equity.

There is a broad range of who is impacted by Islamophobia. Islamophobia impacts healthcare students in their journey to becoming healthcare professionals through clinical practices, erasure of religious needs in textbooks, through discrimination-based assumptions by educators. Islamophobia impacts Muslim healthcare workers including doctors, nurses, technicians, pharmacists, physiotherapists and more. It impacts patients; children, youth, women, and seniors. It impacts patient caregivers such as the parents of a child patient or someone caring for an elderly family member.

We have developed this training to fill the gap that exists in understanding Islamophobia in the Canadian healthcare sector. It affects Muslims who are healthcare professionals, as well as Muslim patients. This training is a culmination of our communities personal experiences with Islamophobia in healthcare and broad research in understanding that there is a need in healthcare for anti-Islamophobia sentiments.


Who should take part in this training?

We have created this training for health system leaders-healthcare professionals, health executives & CEO’s, department heads, anti-racism/EDI departments, team leaders and anyone interested in learning how to contribute to an anti-oppressive healthcare system. If you are in the healthcare sector, this training is for you and your teams. We want to lessen the burden of Islamophobia on the average Muslim in healthcare, as either a professional or patient. We are aiming to do this by addressing individuals in power so that from top-down, we can provide leaders the tools to contribute to an anti-oppressive healthcare system.


Learning Objectives

You will  be learning to deconstruct and unlearn Islamophobic behaviours and sentiments through resource-filled sessions  that focus on open dialogue

Working with our consultants, you and your team will learn:

  • How to address the specific concerns of your Muslim patients 

  • How to be a well-informed individual on Islamophobia

  • How to combat Islamophobia in healthcare

  • How to be empathetic towards Muslim concerns

  • How to unlearn and deconstruct prejudice towards the Muslim community

  • How to be an ally to the Muslim community

Testimonials.

  • Canadian Medical Association Journal

    “The Muslim Advisory Council of Canada has played an integral part of building an anti-oppressive and anti-Islamophobic future at the Canadian Medical Association Journal.”

    — Dr. Kirsten Patrick, Editor-in-Chief, CMAJ

  • CMAJ Training Participant

    “This is one of the best anti-oppression training sessions I've attended on any topic. I liked the variety of content (videos, quotes, activities) and the way Islamophobia was framed in terms of intersectionality and power dynamics from the start.”

  • CMAJ Training Participant

    “Very comprehensive talk. I particularly appreciate the efforts you made to tailor the content to the specific needs of our group. It was a pleasure to hear from and interact with both of the presenters and facilitators.”

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