Just Medicine

About Just Medicine

Just Medicine is a podcast on equity in healthcare, hosted by medical students in British Columbia. Each episode, we bring on a guest to chat about a range of social justice topics and how they relate to medicine and health care. The aim of the podcast is to equip medical trainees with the knowledge and skills to provide inclusive care to a growingly diverse population. The podcast is released every second Thursday of the month, starting on January 12, 2023. This podcast is not affiliated with UBC Faculty of Medicine and is not meant to provide medical advice.

Publisher

Just Medicine Podcast

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jan 2023

Latest episode

26 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

42 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Jul 2026

   40. Reconciling the practice and promise of global health

   Our guest on the podcast this month is Dr. Madhukar Pai, a public health physician by training and current professor and Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology and Global Health at McGill University. As Dr. Pai explains, global health isn’t about “tropical medicine” or installing toilets in faraway places. It’s something that we all participate in every day – a shared reality, as well as a shared responsibility. Resources: - Learn more about the importance of allyship in global health: Pai, M., Bandara, S., and Kyobutungi, C. (2024). Shifting power in global health will require leadership by the Global South and allyship by the Global North. The Lancet, 404(10464). https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02323-7/fulltext (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02323-7/fulltext) Rogan, E., and Pai, M. (2026, March 26). Global health: the long road from saviorism to justice. Speaking of Medicine and Health: PLOS Blogs. https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2026/03/26/global-health-the-long-road-from-saviorism-to-justice (https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2026/03/26/global-health-the-long-road-from-saviorism-to-justice/) - Read Dr. Pai’s review of Science Under Siege by Drs. Peter Hotez and Michael E. Mann: Pai, M. (2025). From doing science to saving science. Lancet, 406(10519). https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)02373-6/abstract?rss=yes (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)02373-6/abstract?rss=yes) - Check out Dr. Pai’s LinkedIn post (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/madhukar-pai_everytime-i-teach-global-health-these-days-activity-7426076860523978752-aZSo/) on practical advocacy steps that you can take to seek positive change. - Watch a short clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5rjn14NDZM) on how grandparents are helping dispel disinformation about vaccines in the United States. - Have a listen to relevant past episodes, eg. ⁠⁠⁠⁠on the structural determinants of health⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/justmedicine/episodes/34--Breaking-down-the-Structural-Determinants-of-Health-e31v76d/a-abtfp4g), on realizing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s health-related calls to action (https://open.spotify.com/episode/070oDGP4njEGGXAzTSSrzU), and on the equity dimensions of climate change (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uOixpJxcuPaCkjj3htThz). Credits: Additional music by Audiocoffee (https://pixabay.com/music/corporate-lost-in-summer-232501/) used under the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay content license⁠ (https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=226857)⁠⁠⁠⁠. Survey: To help us make the best possible podcast, please consider filling out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this short, anonymous survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06dxPTYrRda9vj8) after listening.

2. 

   21 May 2026

   39. Addressing inequities within Canada's death investigation systems

   In this episode, Dr. Kona Williams, a Cree and Mohawk forensic pathologist and coroner based in Sudbury, Ontario, talks to host Sandra about what forensic pathology is (and isn’t). They also discuss death investigation systems, why some communities in so-called Canada are left waiting years for answers about their loved ones’ deaths, and what needs to happen to ensure health care is more equitable for all – including those who are no longer living. Resources: - Watch Dr. Williams’ TedX talk entitled “Investigating Indigenous deaths: Looking beyond the pathological diagnosis (https://www.ted.com/talks/kona_williams_investigating_indigenous_deaths_looking_beyond_the_pathological_diagnosis)”, on how the social, structural, and colonial determinants of health factor into her work in death investigation. - For additional context on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), read the final report of the National Inquiry (https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/), and this news story: McCue, D. (2019, Jun 10). MMIWG report missed chance to change how deaths are investigated, says Indigenous forensic pathologist. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/mmiwg-report-missed-chance-to-change-how-deaths-are-investigated-says-indigenous-forensic-pathologist-1.5167987 (https://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/mmiwg-report-missed-chance-to-change-how-deaths-are-investigated-says-indigenous-forensic-pathologist-1.5167987) - Read about the Goudge Inquiry, mentioned by Dr. Williams, which prompted a change in death investigation systems in Canada: Eggerston, L. (2008, Nov 4). Goudge: “Systemic failings” in Ontario coroner’s office. CMAJ, 179(10), 995. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/179/10/995 (https://www.cmaj.ca/content/179/10/995) - Learn more about the Canadian Association of Forensic Medicine on their website (https://cafm-acml.ca/), and familiarize yourself with what’s happening at the Centre of Forensic Sciences (https://www.ontario.ca/page/centre-forensic-sciences) in North York, Ontario. - Have a listen to relevant past episodes, eg. ⁠⁠⁠on the structural determinants of health⁠⁠⁠ (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/justmedicine/episodes/34--Breaking-down-the-Structural-Determinants-of-Health-e31v76d/a-abtfp4g), trauma-informed care (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hDjZWpy3VXjVPjI6nWg7m?si=6MgZfuFpR3G_S96HnhdCaA), and ⁠realizing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s health-related calls to action (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TfJt0OiLapPzjuzFCF8is?si=tRQJnweEQ0aYiVYbaL13sw)⁠. Credits: Additional music by Aleksey Voronin (https://pixabay.com/users/amaksi-28332361/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=226857)⁠ (https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cenizas-en-el-amanecer-490183/), used under the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay content license (https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=226857)⁠⁠⁠⁠. Survey: To help us make the best possible podcast, please consider filling out ⁠⁠⁠⁠this short, anonymous survey⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06dxPTYrRda9vj8) after listening.

3. 

   10 Apr 2026

   38. "Rooming in" and speaking out: The essentials of perinatal substance use care

   In this episode, host Sandra speaks to Dr. Eric Cattoni, a family physician and Medical Director at the Families In Recovery (FIR) Unit at BC Women’s Hospital. They discuss what’s unique about providing substance use care to people who are pregnant and postpartum and their families, as well as the elements of perinatal substance use care, like compassion and a trauma‑informed approach, that are relevant to any area of medicine — especially in the context of the toxic drug crisis. Resources: - Read more about “rooming in” and the evidence behind it in the BC Women’s Hospital Rooming-In Guideline (2020) (https://cms.psbchealthhub.ca/sites/default/files/2023-10/Rooming%20In%20Guidelines%20for%20Perinatal%20Women%20Using%20Substances.pdf), in Abrahams et al. 2007 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17934036/) and Abrahams et al. 2010 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21050520/), and in the 2025 Canadian Pediatric Society statement (https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/nas-nows) referenced in the episode. - Learn the basics of treatment for opioid use disorder during the perinatal period in the BC Centre on Substance Use’s 2017 Guideline Supplement (https://www.bccsu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/OUD-Pregnancy.pdf) and this toolkit on Mothering and Opioids from the Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (https://www.substanceuse.ca/sites/default/files/2021-03/CEWH-01-MO-Toolkit-WEB2.pdf) (CEWH). - Dive deeper into the FIR model of care here: BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre. (2020). FIR model of care. (https://www.bcwomens.ca/Pregnancy-Prenatal-Care-Site/Documents/BCW%20FIR%20Renewed%20Model%20of%20Care.pdf) ⁠- Consult the BC Government’s announcement on ending birth alerts: Government of British Columbia. (2019, September 16). Minister’s statement on ending ‘birth alerts’.⁠ Ministry of Children and Family Development. https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019CFD0090-001775 (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019CFD0090-001775) - Brush up on Trauma-Informed Principles with this discussion guide (https://cewh.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Opioid-TIP-Guide_May-2018.pdf) from CEWH, and our past episode on ⁠⁠providing trauma-informed care⁠⁠ (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/justmedicine/episodes/5--Reframing-Encounters-and-Partnering-with-Patients---Trauma-Informed-Care-e28sigi/a-aaaharv). Credits: Additional music by Susana Cipriano (https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cenizas-en-el-amanecer-490183/), used under the ⁠⁠⁠Pixabay content license⁠⁠⁠ (https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/). Survey: To help us make the best possible podcast, please consider filling out ⁠⁠⁠this short, anonymous survey⁠⁠⁠ (https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06dxPTYrRda9vj8) after listening.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

208

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

68

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