Routine immunization: Reaching every child
The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected routine immunizations of children. Most countries experienced drops in childhood vaccination coverage rates, erasing decades of progress. The 2022 UNICEF report showed 23 million children missed out on their routine vaccinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic—the highest number since 2009. As a result, we’re seeing...
Webinar: “Skills development barriers for persons with disabilities and the promising practices to address them”
Institute for Work & Health (IWH) Speaker Series webinar “Skills development barriers for persons with disabilities and the promising practices to address them” Presenter: Dr. Emile Tompa Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET Register for free here: https://www.iwh.on.ca/events/speaker-series/2023-apr-18 According to Employment and Social Development...
Environments and Health Research Summit
The Environments and Health Research Summit will be held April 17-18 as the capstone knowledge translation event of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Environments and Health Signature Initiative (EHSI). Summit speakers will share insights on environmental health research in Canada, including highlights from EHSI research, and outline an...
Big Ideas: Exploring Critical Pedagogy as a Pathway to Addressing Challenges in Healthcare
Join Dr. Stella Ng as she dives into the topic of preparing healthcare professionals to navigate the complex social landscape in healthcare. In this talk, she will discuss the challenges that come with teaching social determinants of health and cultural competence and why these approaches have received critique. Dr. Ng...
Racism and Access to Medicines
This seminar will discuss research findings on racism as a barrier to accessing medicines in the Canadian setting. Dr. Moscou and Aeda conducted a study to investigate the manifestations of structural racism and the impact of implicit bias on accessing medicines. Specifically, they undertook a scoping review using the STARLITE...
Statistical Sciences Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with Dr. Kate Tilling
Join us at the Statistical Sciences Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with: Dr. Kate Tilling Professor of Medical Statistics and MRC Investigator, Bristol Medical School (PHS) Bristol Population Health Science Institute MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit Free Hybrid Event | Registration Required Talk Title Selection Bias, Missing Data and Causal...
How Informed is Informed Refusal
Full Title: How Informed is Informed Refusal? Abstract: Valid consent in medical practice requires that the patient is relevantly informed. The degree and kind of information required by valid consent are both disputed, but it is widely agreed that this requirement is non-trivial. Since consent and refusal are opposed yet...
Cervical Cancer, Vaccine Equity, and Global Solidarity
Cervical Cancer, Vaccine Equity, and Global Solidarity: Fighting for the Health of Women and Girls Cervical cancer is preventable, yet more than 340,000 women die each year. Approximately 90% of these deaths take place in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to prophylactics, diagnostics and treatments for cervical cancer...
Using Immersive Technology as a Medium to Teach Empathy, Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Join the Ontario Nursing Informatics Group for an upcoming virtual education event! We are pleased to welcome Dr. Eva Peisachovich RN, PhD, an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing at York University, to present her research on "Using Immersive Technology as a Medium to Teach Empathy, Interpersonal and Communication...
Fast, vast, and diverse: Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine programs
Canada's COVID-19 vaccination programs took a unique approach in several ways. During the pandemic, we saw shifts in federal rather than provincial purchasing, speed of authorization and implementation, expanding and changing vaccine recommendations over relatively short time frames, and extremely diverse programs throughout the country despite centralized recommendations from a...