Join Wordfest for a critically important and timely conversation about the crisis in our health care system with emergency room doctor Brian Goldman (CBC’s White Coat, Black Art). The bestselling expert’s new book is The Casino Shift: Stories from an ER on the Edge—providing transformative insights into the challenges of Canada’s version of The Pitt.
The conversation, hosted by award-winning health journalist Christina Frangou, will include an audience Q&A and book signing, fuelled by Owl’s Nest Books.
Christina Frangou
Conversation
Libations Bar, with non-alcoholic options
Audience Q&A
Book Signing
75 minutes. No intermission
Dr. Brian Goldman is an ER doctor and a bestselling author. His CBC Radio show and podcast, White Coat, Black Art, has been on the air for over a decade. A sought-after speaker, he is also the host of The Dose, a CBC podcast about personal health. He lives in Toronto with his family.
Christina Frangou
Conversation
Libations Bar, with non-alcoholic options
Audience Q&A
Book Signing
75 minutes. No intermission
Christina Frangou is a Calgary journalist who writes about health and social issues. Her stories have appeared in The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Maclean’s and The Guardian, among others, and cover topics like refugee health, domestic violence, loneliness and widowhood. Frangou has received a National Newspaper Award and multiple National Magazine Awards for feature writing. In 2022, she was awarded the Landsberg Award from the Canadian Women’s Foundation and Canadian Journalism Foundation for her work shedding light on gender injustice in Canada.
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