Why Are We Accommodating? Why Can’t We Create Accessible Systems from the Beginning?

Monday, May 18, 2026

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT

Location: 213 & 214

Ideal Audience:Physician or Surgeon, Resident, Medical student

Course Director(s)

Audrey P. Yap, MD

Assistant Professor
Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital - Sinai Health

Speaker(s)

Ranita H. K. Manocha, MD

Clinical Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Adalberto Loyola Sanchez, MD, MSc, PhD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
University of Alberta

Moderator(s)

VJ

Victoria Jackman, MD

Physiatry Resident
Queen's University

Faculty(s)

Elizabeth G. condliffe, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Calgary

Brief Session Description : Are you a healthcare learner, teacher, clinician, researcher, or administrator who is frustrated with the lack of accessible services when trying to navigate your patients/learners/staff through the clinical or educational system? Are you aware of the new World Health Organization definition of disability that is based on the Social Model of Disability? Are you aware of your country's Human Rights Laws as they pertain to those living with a disability? This session explores common barriers and recommendations for how we can make our clinical and working environments more inclusive, equitable, and accessible.

COI
Unless noted below there are none.
Ranita H. K. Manocha, MD – Disclosed grant funding and leadership role (MSF Canada)
Elizabeth G. Condliffe, MD – Disclosed advisory board participation and in-kind support (Trexo Robotics)

Session Objectives:

How we can make our clinical and working environments more inclusive, equitable, and accessible.
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