Institute for Pandemics 2024 Interdisciplinary Symposium
The Institute for Pandemics (IfP) is pleased to present our 2024 Interdisciplinary Symposium, on April 18th at the historic Great Hall of Hart House on the St. George campus of the University of Toronto. This year’s theme is “Reimagining Response & Preparedness for Future Public Health Emergencies.” Join members of...
15th Sue MacRae Lecture on Ethics and Patient-Centred Care – Sexual and Gender Diversity in Cancer Care – The PMChosenFamily Program
Presented by the Joint Centre for Bioethics... The Sue MacRae Lecture on Ethics and Patient-Centred Care aims to explore the felt ethical experience of those who are sick or unwell, perhaps in their relationship to themselves, family members, caregivers, and/or systems of care. The goal is to understand how patient-centred...
STAGE International Speaker Seminar Series (ISSS) with Catherine Tcheandjieu
Join us for the next instalment of the STAGE International Speaker Seminar Series (ISSS) with... Catherine Tcheandjieu, DVM, PhD Assistant Investigator Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology Assistant Professor Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics UC San Francisco Talk Title: Global genetic diversity of the Coronary Artery Diseases risk loci...
Exploring the Intersection of Aging and Climate
The Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care presents... On Wednesday, February 28 from 4:00-5:00pm join the conversation – Climate Action Cannot Succeed Without Older People: Exploring the Intersection of Aging and Climate. This event will be held in-person at Massey College. You can also watch the live stream...
Can we move beyond a charity-model in global health? Examining the COVID-19 vaccine gap
The Health Inc: Corporations, Capitalism, and the commercial determinants of health seminar series is co-hosted by the Centre for Global Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. Abstract The rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines showcased the promise of rapid translation of...
Late Stage Dementia: Providing Comfort, Compassion and Care-Clinical and Ethical Issues
Full Title: Late Stage Dementia: Providing Comfort, Compassion and Care-Clinical and Ethical Issues Speaker: Dr. Michael Gordon MD, MSc, FRCPC, FRCP (Edin) Emeritus Professor and Member Joint Centre for Bioethics University of Toronto Abstract: The seminar will use a case-based approach, review the challenges in late stage dementia, the clinical...
Healthcaring Differently with Dr. O.
Healthcaring Differently is a new movement, created by Dr. Onye Nnorom (“Dr. O.”) to inspire diverse students to pursue careers in healthcare through social media and to expose medical students to diverse career options within medicine. Dr. Nnorom is a family doctor, public health and preventive medicine specialist, and...
ARCDO Workshop: Understanding and Addressing Antisemitism
Facilitated by: Shari Golberg, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Faith & Anti-Racism, Institutional Equity Office The following workshop will explore the roots of Antisemitism, its relationship with other interlocking forms of oppression, and how to identify and address it in postsecondary contexts. Learning Objectives: Provide an overview of what Antisemitism is and...
An Introduction to Improving Palliative Care for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (PWIDD)
JCB Bioethics Seminar Series presents... 'An Introduction to Improving Palliative Care for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (PWIDD)' Speaker: Bob Parke Abstract The seminar will highlight the history of our project to improve palliative care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The presentation acknowledges the trauma history that...
Bridging Community-Based Research and Training Curriculum Development to “Queer” Mental Healthcare with Kim Seida
Queerying Public Health Speaker Series presents... 'Bridging Community-Based Research and Training Curriculum Development to “Queer” Mental Healthcare with Kim Seida' In the current context of national anti-2SLGBTQI movements and rhetoric, 2SLGBTQI people are being systematically marginalized and excluded from Canadian mental health care and social services. To address these challenges,...