CQ Seminar – Doing new materialist research: from ontology to methodology
On Friday, March 24, from 12:00-1:30 pm, Dr. Nick Fox, joined by Dr. Pam Alldred, will present in CQ’s latest online seminar. There will be a 1-hour presentation and moderated discussion, followed by a 30-minute informal chat with the presenter. The Zoom link to join the seminar will be emailed...
CanPath Webinar: Healthy Future Sask: From Idea to Reality
In 2019, the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency was approached to expand the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (CanPath) into the province of Saskatchewan. After four years of planning, testing, an internal pilot, and guidance from established cohorts, Healthy Future Sask officially launched on February 1, 2023. This webinar will tell the...
Environments and Health Webinar: Resource Development
Health is influenced by resource development through interrelated socioeconomic, ecological, cultural, and political pathways, which demand upstream, intersectoral responses. For example, both oil and gas production and the process of consumption (as it relates to climate change) have large impacts, both positive and negative, on social, economic and environmental systems...
OEH Seminar: “Understanding Exposures and Communicating Health Risks from Radon Gas with Canadians”
Title: Understanding Exposures and Communicating Health Risks from Radon Gas with Canadians At this time, 1 in 5 people who experience lung cancer in Canada have never smoked a tobacco product, amounting to >100,000 cases since 2001. This presentation will highlight the leading cause of lung cancer amongst Canadians who...
Webinar: “Estimating the financial benefits of OHS spending: a study of Ontario employers”
Institute for Work & Health (IWH) Speaker Series webinar “Estimating the financial benefits of OHS spending: a study of Ontario employers” Presenters: Dr. Cameron Mustard and Dr. Basak Yanar Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET Register for free here: https://www.iwh.on.ca/events/speaker-series/2023-feb-14 In high-income countries, employer...
Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with Dr. Sandrine Dudoit
Join us at the Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar (ARES) with: Sandrine Dudoit, PhD Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society Professor, Department of Statistics Professor, Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health Member, Center for Computational Biology University of California, Berkeley...
Environments and Health Webinar: Urban Form and Health
The way cities are built have a significant impact on our health. From land-use mix to transportation infrastructure and housing, the physical features of communities influence the health-seeking behaviours of their residents, and contribute to opportunities to incorporate physical activity in their day-to-day lives. To better understand these connections, the...
Queerying Health Research: The Impacts of COVID-19 on 2SLGBTQ+ Youth, At Risk of, and Experiencing, Homelessness
Please join us on February 15, 12:00-1:15pm for a talk by Dr. Alex Abramovich on "The Impacts of COVID-19 on 2SLGBTQ+ Youth, At Risk of, and Experiencing, Homelessness." Dr. Alex Abramovich is a Scientist at the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and...
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is Here! So Now What for the Environmental Health Sciences Community? with Professor Niladri Basu
Environment and Health Seminar (Graduate Collaborative Specialization in Environment and Health): When and Where Wednesday, February 08, 2023 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Speakers Professor Niladri Basu Description About the Seminar The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a multi-lateral environmental agreement that entered into force in 2017. The Convention signalled...
Understanding attitudes and beliefs toward the COVID-19 vaccines among transition-aged youth with mental illness
Special note: This seminar will be hosted on Zoom. Please register to receive the link and password two hours before the seminar. Please note that space is limited. People with mental illness experience a range of factors that can be both behavioral and structural (ex. living in congregate settings) that...