Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) announced the selection of Dr. Evan Adams as Chief Medical Officer this past December. As CMO, Dr. Adams, Tla’amin (Sliammon) First Nation will lead a team of FNHA physicians, health and wellness professionals. Evan will provide clinical direction and leadership on behalf of the FNHA to key stakeholders including: professional regulatory bodies, health authorities, federal, provincial & international government departments, educational bodies, physician organizations and others. This session will provide an opportunity for community to hear from our CMO and how he plans to support community in this new and exciting role.
The focus of the FNHA is on First Nations health and wellness and to create and shape a unique health care model that is the first of its kind in Canada. Adams is a major contributor to the continued transformation of health care and improving access and quality of health care services while responding to the wellness directives provided by First Nations communities.
Our Presenter:
Dr. Evan Tlesla II Adams is a Coast Salish physician and actor from the Sliammon Band near Powell River, BC, Canada.
He stars in the Emmy-winning TV-movie Lost in the Barrens and its nominated sequel Curse of the Viking Grave. He also stars as Thomas Builds-The-Fire in the Miramax feature Smoke Signals, written by Sherman Alexie and directed by Chris Eyre. Smoke Signals won the coveted Audience Award for best film and the Filmmakers Trophy when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998.
Aside from his career in the arts, Dr. Adams has a Medical Doctorate at the University of Calgary (2002) and completed his Aboriginal Family Practice residency – during which he was Chief Resident – at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and has a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baltimore, MD). He is the past-President of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada (IPAC), and the former Director of the Division of Aboriginal People’s Health in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. He is also a 2014 Indspire Award winner in Health.
From 2012-14, Dr. Adams was the Deputy Provincial Health Officer for Aboriginal health, British Columbia Ministry of Health, and as of December 1, 2014, the Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority in Vancouver.
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