What are the ethical theories and considerations that can inform allyship?
How is this connected to diversity work, and what does this look like in practice?
In her talk on the ethical concerns that must be considered when determining when and how to ally with others, Moji will address how leaders in the system (healthcare, institutions, and communities) can create a culture that ethically supports allyship.
Mojisola (Moji) Adurogbangba, BDS, MPH, MA (she/her/hers)
Moji is currently the system-level ethicist at Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia. In her current role, she promotes and advances ethical decision-making in the organization while applying a 'diversity' lens to developing and reviewing policies, guidelines, and strategies. She also serves as the diversity officer on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Bioethics Society.
Moji was educated and worked as a dentist before obtaining a Master of Public Health in Nigeria and a Master of Arts in Bioethics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She then earned a fellowship in clinical ethics at the Joint Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto. She has worked as a clinical ethicist for over ten years in two Ontario locations before moving to British Columbia.
Moji’s passion for social justice, excellence in public health, clinical and organizational ethics spans all her work. Her areas of interest include exploring the ethics of prioritizing scarce health care resources and identifying, articulating, and addressing ethical implications of organizational decisions on patients, health care providers, and the community.