161:
program, supported by four palliative care physicians, a home care coordinator, and a community care team. The PEACH program leads various efforts. The team created 'Grief
Circles' to support the team's needs to grieve as a community in a safe space. The PEACH Good Wishes program (supported by donations) has granted about 40 wishes to individuals who are homeless and facing life-limiting illness. Dosani played a critical role in setting up the Journey Home Hospice, an end-of-life centre for people who are homeless in Toronto. PEACH is supported through provincial healthcare funding and philanthropic funding, and has inspired similar models in various jurisdictions, including
160:
In July 2014, Dosani founded and continues to serve as the lead physician the
Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless (PEACH) program to provide mobile community-based hospice palliative care to vulnerable individuals living in shelters, rooming houses or on the streets. PEACH is a 24/7
835:
88:, who founded and leads the Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless (PEACH) program. For his efforts in providing mobile healthcare to individuals with vulnerable housing or are homeless, Dosani has received a
151:
and a substance use disorder. This experience motivated Dosani to pursue training in palliative care during his final year of residency, and launch the
Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless (PEACH) program.
522:
433:
836:"Opinion | If medically assisted death becomes more accessible for Canadians, we have a moral obligation to make living well — through housing, mental health supports — accessible too"
690:
211:, to share credible medical information and advocate for people whose health is affected by social factors. He has spoken about different aspects of medicine and the
147:. During his residency, Dosani provided medical care to a man experiencing homelessness at a Toronto shelter who was dying of head and neck cancer and also had
45:
1070:
792:
955:
242:
Faculty of
Medicine Dean's Alumni Humanitarian Award (2020). He created the Dr. Naheed Dosani Entrance Scholarship, which is awarded annually to a
1075:
1050:
219:, unique COVID-19 challenges for individuals who are homeless, people affected by the social determinants of health and public health practices.
223:
128:
199:'s isolation housing system, which was set up in partnership with community organizations. He has also used social media platforms, including
1060:
269:
1055:
1045:
457:
140:
672:
409:
1065:
930:
65:
348:
113:
1021:
817:
196:
1025:
580:
235:
97:
713:
912:
278:. Samantha Young, Naheed Dosani, Adam Whisler, Stephen Hwang. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2014.
231:
93:
1085:
227:
89:
26:
1080:
551:
243:
124:
975:
377:
1040:
284:. Naheed Dosani, Ravi Bhargava, Amit Arya, Celeste Pang, Pavinder Tut, Achal Sharma & Martin Chasen.
239:
185:
144:
53:
993:
956:"COVID-19 news: Canada's vaccine rollout not expected to be disrupted by military leader's departure"
619:
494:
887:
285:
259:
181:
132:
120:
49:
246:(UOIT) student who demonstrates the impact of involvement and growth through humanitarian action.
649:
581:"'A special gift': Toronto doctor helps grant holiday wishes to homeless facing terminal illness"
691:"Palliative care team helps the homeless die 'with dignity,' a healing circle helps them grieve"
282:
Perceptions of palliative care in a South Asian community: findings from an observational study
234:(2017), a humanitarian award from the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (2019), a
641:
465:
212:
192:
976:"National grief strategy needed to help Canadians cope with loss due to COVID-19, group says"
620:"The Good Wishes Project: An End-of-Life Intervention for Individuals Living in Homelessness"
631:
913:"Delta variant prompts calls for Ontario to prioritize Peel for 2nd COVID-19 vaccine doses"
136:
77:
184:'s Faculty of Health Sciences, and a lecturer in the Division of Palliative Care at the
636:
1034:
148:
653:
312:
552:"Department of Family Medicine | McMaster University Department of Family Medicine"
266:
COVID-19 and people experiencing homelessness: challenges and mitigation strategies
793:"Toronto doctor using TikTok to deliver public health messaging to young people"
764:
598:
523:"CMA Award for Young Leaders (Early Career) — 2020 Recipient, Dr. Naheed Dosani"
276:
Influenza
Vaccination Rates Among Homeless Adults With Mental Illness in Toronto
667:
737:
216:
645:
469:
695:
378:"Why Equitable Health Care Became This Canadian Activist's Lifelong Mission"
204:
818:"Meet the experts trying to change the way we communicate about COVID-19"
162:
108:
Dosani is the son of two Indian refugee parents, who came to Canada from
200:
174:
170:
166:
81:
888:"In conversation with Dr. Naheed Dosani at the Ismaili Centre Toronto"
208:
109:
85:
180:
Dosani is an
Assistant Clinical Professor in Family Medicine at
123:
degree in the
Biological and Biomedical Sciences program at the
618:
Tedesco, Alissa; Dosani, Naheed; Shanks, Leslie (2018-12-01).
349:"Naheed Dosani, M.D.: Expand Palliative Care for the Homeless"
256:
Minding the gap: access to palliative care and the homeless
215:
for multiple media outlets about various topics, including
195:, Dosani has been serving as the medical director of the
434:"Residents Committee Feature Series - Dr Naheed Dosani"
864:"SE Health Official Website | Well Beyond Health Care"
268:. Melissa Perri, Naheed Dosani and Stephen W. Hwang.
931:"Reopening recreation needs equity focus: advocates"
863:
59:
41:
33:
21:
311:General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor.
714:"Honouring Impact: The 2020 Dean's Alumni Awards"
668:"Journey Home: Inside a hospice for the homeless"
994:"Celebrating the Achievements of Our Colleagues"
238:Award for Young Leaders (Early Career, 2020), a
188:'s Department of Family and Community Medicine.
1022:Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless
63:Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless
258:. Lise Huynh, Blair Henry and Naheed Dosani.
244:University of Ontario Institute of Technology
125:University of Ontario Institute of Technology
46:University of Ontario Institute of Technology
8:
226:'s Early Career Development Award (2015), a
222:Dosani's efforts have been recognized by a
458:"Mac medical students star in documentary"
18:
635:
495:"Faces of U of T Medicine: Naheed Dosani"
288:. Volume 19, Article number: 141 (2020).
298:
262:. Volume 14, Article number: 62 (2015).
759:
757:
708:
706:
685:
683:
624:Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
224:College of Family Physicians of Canada
129:Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
858:
856:
787:
785:
575:
573:
571:
7:
546:
544:
542:
517:
515:
489:
487:
485:
404:
402:
400:
398:
372:
370:
368:
342:
340:
338:
336:
334:
332:
306:
304:
302:
270:Canadian Medical Association Journal
272:. June 29, 2020 192 (26) E716-E719.
738:"Naheed Dosani - McMaster Experts"
16:Canadian palliative care physician
14:
1071:Canadian people of Indian descent
637:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.10.397
100:Award for Young Leaders (2020).
66:Doctors for Defunding the Police
127:'s. He studied medicine at the
1076:People of Indo-Ugandan descent
1051:Ontario Tech University alumni
317:The Governor General of Canada
250:Selected academic publications
1:
1061:University of Toronto alumni
1026:Inner City Health Associates
765:""We Had to Save Ourselves""
527:Canadian Medical Association
236:Canadian Medical Association
119:In 2008, Dosani completed a
98:Canadian Medical Association
718:temertymedicine.utoronto.ca
499:Temerty Faculty of Medicine
217:medical assistance in dying
114:fleeing persecution and war
1102:
1056:McMaster University alumni
1046:Palliative care physicians
347:Parker, Jim (2020-11-24).
232:Governor General of Canada
230:(Civil Division) from the
94:Governor General of Canada
92:(Civil Division) from the
228:Meritorious Service Cross
90:Meritorious Service Cross
169:(Journey Home Hospice),
104:Early life and education
1066:Physicians from Ontario
462:The Hamilton Spectator
414:giving.ontariotechu.ca
141:St. Michael's Hospital
240:University of Toronto
186:University of Toronto
145:University of Toronto
54:University of Toronto
742:experts.mcmaster.ca
313:"Dr. Naheed Dosani"
286:BMC Palliative Care
260:BMC Palliative Care
182:McMaster University
133:McMaster University
121:Bachelor of Science
80:physician based in
50:McMaster University
135:, and completed a
599:"ICHA - Our Team"
556:fammedmcmaster.ca
213:COVID-19 pandemic
193:COVID-19 pandemic
71:
70:
1093:
1086:Ugandan refugees
1009:
1008:
1006:
1005:
990:
984:
983:
972:
966:
965:
963:
962:
952:
946:
945:
943:
942:
927:
921:
920:
909:
903:
902:
900:
899:
884:
878:
877:
875:
874:
860:
851:
850:
848:
847:
832:
826:
825:
814:
808:
807:
805:
804:
789:
780:
779:
777:
776:
761:
752:
751:
749:
748:
734:
728:
727:
725:
724:
710:
701:
700:
687:
678:
677:
664:
658:
657:
639:
615:
609:
608:
606:
605:
595:
589:
588:
577:
566:
565:
563:
562:
548:
537:
536:
534:
533:
519:
510:
509:
507:
506:
491:
480:
479:
477:
476:
454:
448:
447:
445:
444:
430:
424:
423:
421:
420:
406:
393:
392:
390:
389:
374:
363:
362:
360:
359:
344:
327:
326:
324:
323:
308:
19:
1101:
1100:
1096:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1091:
1090:
1031:
1030:
1018:
1013:
1012:
1003:
1001:
992:
991:
987:
974:
973:
969:
960:
958:
954:
953:
949:
940:
938:
929:
928:
924:
911:
910:
906:
897:
895:
886:
885:
881:
872:
870:
862:
861:
854:
845:
843:
834:
833:
829:
816:
815:
811:
802:
800:
791:
790:
783:
774:
772:
763:
762:
755:
746:
744:
736:
735:
731:
722:
720:
712:
711:
704:
699:. 8 March 2019.
689:
688:
681:
666:
665:
661:
617:
616:
612:
603:
601:
597:
596:
592:
579:
578:
569:
560:
558:
550:
549:
540:
531:
529:
521:
520:
513:
504:
502:
493:
492:
483:
474:
472:
456:
455:
451:
442:
440:
432:
431:
427:
418:
416:
410:"Naheed Dosani"
408:
407:
396:
387:
385:
376:
375:
366:
357:
355:
346:
345:
330:
321:
319:
310:
309:
300:
295:
252:
158:
137:family medicine
106:
78:palliative care
64:
60:Organization(s)
52:
48:
42:Alma mater
29:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1099:
1097:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1081:Khoja Ismailis
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1033:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1017:
1016:External links
1014:
1011:
1010:
985:
967:
947:
922:
904:
879:
852:
827:
809:
781:
753:
729:
702:
679:
659:
610:
590:
567:
538:
511:
481:
464:. 2012-03-16.
449:
425:
394:
382:Global Citizen
364:
328:
297:
296:
294:
291:
290:
289:
279:
273:
263:
251:
248:
197:Region Of Peel
157:
154:
112:in the 1970s,
105:
102:
96:(2017), and a
69:
68:
61:
57:
56:
43:
39:
38:
35:
31:
30:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1098:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1041:Living people
1039:
1038:
1036:
1027:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1015:
999:
995:
989:
986:
982:. 2020-11-23.
981:
977:
971:
968:
957:
951:
948:
936:
932:
926:
923:
919:. 2021-06-04.
918:
914:
908:
905:
893:
889:
883:
880:
869:
865:
859:
857:
853:
841:
837:
831:
828:
824:. 2020-10-15.
823:
819:
813:
810:
798:
794:
788:
786:
782:
770:
766:
760:
758:
754:
743:
739:
733:
730:
719:
715:
709:
707:
703:
698:
697:
692:
686:
684:
680:
675:
674:
669:
663:
660:
655:
651:
647:
643:
638:
633:
629:
625:
621:
614:
611:
600:
594:
591:
587:. 2019-12-24.
586:
582:
576:
574:
572:
568:
557:
553:
547:
545:
543:
539:
528:
524:
518:
516:
512:
500:
496:
490:
488:
486:
482:
471:
467:
463:
459:
453:
450:
439:
435:
429:
426:
415:
411:
405:
403:
401:
399:
395:
383:
379:
373:
371:
369:
365:
354:
350:
343:
341:
339:
337:
335:
333:
329:
318:
314:
307:
305:
303:
299:
292:
287:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
267:
264:
261:
257:
254:
253:
249:
247:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
220:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
189:
187:
183:
178:
176:
172:
168:
164:
155:
153:
150:
149:schizophrenia
146:
142:
139:residency at
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
117:
115:
111:
103:
101:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
74:Naheed Dosani
67:
62:
58:
55:
51:
47:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
23:Naheed Dosani
20:
1002:. Retrieved
1000:. 2015-11-14
997:
988:
979:
970:
959:. Retrieved
950:
939:. Retrieved
937:. 2021-05-15
934:
925:
916:
907:
896:. Retrieved
894:. 2019-07-08
891:
882:
871:. Retrieved
867:
844:. Retrieved
842:. 2021-02-11
839:
830:
821:
812:
801:. Retrieved
799:. 2020-10-06
796:
773:. Retrieved
771:. 2021-06-02
768:
745:. Retrieved
741:
732:
721:. Retrieved
717:
694:
671:
662:
627:
623:
613:
602:. Retrieved
593:
584:
559:. Retrieved
555:
530:. Retrieved
526:
503:. Retrieved
501:. 2020-04-01
498:
473:. Retrieved
461:
452:
441:. Retrieved
437:
428:
417:. Retrieved
413:
386:. Retrieved
384:. 7 May 2021
381:
356:. Retrieved
353:Hospice News
352:
320:. Retrieved
316:
281:
275:
265:
255:
221:
190:
179:
159:
118:
107:
73:
72:
1024:program by
935:Toronto.com
892:the.Ismaili
840:thestar.com
630:(6): e123.
191:During the
34:Nationality
1035:Categories
1004:2022-01-14
961:2021-06-07
941:2021-06-07
898:2021-06-07
873:2021-06-07
846:2021-06-07
803:2021-06-07
775:2021-06-07
747:2021-06-07
723:2022-01-14
604:2022-01-22
561:2021-06-07
532:2021-06-07
505:2021-06-07
475:2022-01-14
443:2021-06-07
419:2021-06-07
388:2021-06-07
358:2021-06-07
322:2021-06-07
293:References
769:The Local
696:CBC Radio
646:0885-3924
470:1189-9417
205:Instagram
143:, at the
980:CBC News
917:CBC News
868:SEHC.com
822:CBC News
654:81152506
585:CBC News
163:Edmonton
37:Canadian
797:Toronto
676:. 2018.
201:Twitter
175:Seattle
171:Calgary
167:Toronto
82:Ontario
652:
644:
468:
209:TikTok
173:, and
156:Career
110:Uganda
86:Canada
650:S2CID
76:is a
642:ISSN
466:ISSN
438:OCFP
207:and
998:FMF
673:CBC
632:doi
131:at
27:MSC
1037::
996:.
978:.
933:.
915:.
890:.
866:.
855:^
838:.
820:.
795:.
784:^
767:.
756:^
740:.
716:.
705:^
693:.
682:^
670:.
648:.
640:.
628:56
626:.
622:.
583:.
570:^
554:.
541:^
525:.
514:^
497:.
484:^
460:.
436:.
412:.
397:^
380:.
367:^
351:.
331:^
315:.
301:^
203:,
177:.
165:,
116:.
84:,
1007:.
964:.
944:.
901:.
876:.
849:.
806:.
778:.
750:.
726:.
656:.
634::
607:.
564:.
535:.
508:.
478:.
446:.
422:.
391:.
361:.
325:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.