The New Frontier: Clinical Access, Equity and Innovation in Cancer Care – JCB Seminar & 41st Annual Philippa Harris Lecture
This lecture is co-presented by UHN Bioethics and the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB), and is part of the JCB Bioethics Seminar Series. The Philippa Harris lecture was established by Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Pat Harris in 1981 to celebrate the life of their daughter, Pippa,...
The Limits of Criminalizing Conversion Practices – JCB Seminar Series
In 2021, the federal government of Canada banned conversion practices across the country. These practices, which aim at changing, discouraging, or suppressing someone’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, are widely opposed by healthcare professions and considered unethical. Because the federal government has limited jurisdiction over healthcare, its ban...
OEH Seminar – “Occupational stress and burnout in health care providers”
Title: Occupational stress and burnout in health care providers: Challenges, and solutions to improve quality of care and service delivery Occupational stress and burnout among healthcare providers (HCP) is a significant public health issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated matters and placed increased demands on HCP time yet the resources...
Webinar: Return to work in Ontario police services- Current experiences and practices
Institute for Work & Health (IWH) Speaker Series webinar (free) “Return to work in Ontario police services: Current experiences and practices” Presenter: Dr. Dwayne Van Eerd Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET Registration page: https://www.iwh.on.ca/events/speaker-series/2022-oct-18 What challenges do members of police services, both sworn...
Privacy Implications of Direct-to-Patient Commercial Virtual Care
Presented by: Dr. Sheryl Spithoff Hosted by: Dr. Jillian Kohler Dr. Sheryl Spithoff is an Assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at Women's College Hospital. In this seminar, she will present research findings from her research team's...
Strategies for Systematic, Scoping, or Other Comprehensive Searches of Literature – Part I
Audience: University of Toronto graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research. Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Time: 10:00am - 12:00 pm (+ mandatory pre-work module, approximately 60 minutes) Location: Online via Zoom (meeting link will be provided in registration confirmation email) By the end of this 3-part workshop...
Strategies for Systematic, Scoping, or Other Comprehensive Searches of Literature – Part 2
Part 2: Beyond Medline: Translating Search Strategies Audience: University of Toronto graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research. Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Time: 10:00am - 12:00 pm (+ mandatory pre-work module, approximately 60 minutes) Location: Online via Zoom (meeting link will be provided in registration confirmation email)...
Strategies for Systematic, Scoping, or Other Comprehensive Searches of Literature – Part 3
Part 3: Going Grey and Supplementary Search Techniques Audience: University of Toronto graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research. Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (+ mandatory pre-work module, approximately 60 minutes) Location: Online via Zoom (meeting link will be provided in registration...
Indoor air quality, public health and COVID-19: a new guide for community spaces
We’re pleased to invite you to our virtual launch for, “Reducing transmission of COVID-19 through improvements to indoor air quality: a checklist for community spaces.” This peer-reviewed, plain language, step-by-step guide outlines how community spaces can use indoor air quality measures to help reduce transmission of COVID-19. This ground-breaking guide...
POSTPONED – Media Messaging on Equity: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
The third-annual Vohra Miller Lectures in Critical Public Health Issues in collaboration with the Institute for Pandemics aims to foster a dialogue on health equity issues, as it relates to the media landscape. This discussion will analyze media reporting on equity related issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. A keynote address...