Registration: Oct 6 - Dec 1, 2014. Location: Tupper 2L7. Video Conference Sites: Halifax & DMNB. This innovative course explores health systems in a global context. It will examine major health-related challenges in resource constrained communities and how solutions are being developed to address these challenges.
Oct 7, 2014 @ 12:30 pm. Centre for Clinical Research, CH&E Classroom #409. Title: Healthcare Knowledge Management: Translating Clinical Guidelines as Point-of-care Decision Support Systems. Speaker: Syed Sibte Raza Abidi, PhD, Professor of Computer Science, Director of Health Informatics, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University
October 7 at 5:30pm. Dalhousie Student Union building. The ENRICH Project and NSPIRG will be hosting an evening to discuss history and research around environmental injustices in Nova Scotia. "In Whose Backyard?" is the name for a series of workshops bringing together members of Mi’kmaq and African Nova Scotian communities to discuss how they have been and are currently being affected by nearby toxic industries and locally unwanted land uses.
Date: Oct 9, 2014 @ 1-2 pm Location: Mona Campbell Rm. 3111 (School of Social Work Boardroom). A presentation and video screening by Ashlee Cunsolo Willox, PhD.
Oct 9, 2014. 2-4 pm. First Baptist Church Halifax 1300 Oxford Street. African Grandmothers Tribunal, Seeking justice on the frontlines of the AIDS crisis. Organized by HRM Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
Oct 14-17, 2014. Halifax, NS. A week-long series of events brought to you by Dalhousie University's Segelberg Dialogues in Faith and Public Policy, L'Arche, the Dalhousie Multifaith Centre, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs and the Waves of Compassion Association.
Oct 15, 2014 @ 4:30 - 5:30 pm. Location:Tupper C206 (Dean's Council Room), DMNB Rm 218. Facilitator: Des Leddin, Professor, Faculty of Medicine Topic: Health Education; Can the Net Level the Playing Field?
Date: Oct 15 @ 5-7 pm Location: Halifax: Tupper 2L7, DMNB: 221. This session is available for all students registered in the Advocates in Global Health Certificate. It will provide a general overview of the criteria and program stucture.
Date: Oct 15, 2014 @ 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Location: Dalhousie SUB rm. 224. Please join Paul Hutchinson, filmmaker of Upstanding: Stories of Hope from Northern Ireland and Martha Martin, Dalhousie Multifaith Centre for an interactive workshop that will explore bystander behaviour through stories of violence in Northern Ireland. Learn the skills to be an upstander.
Date: Oct 21, 2014 @ 1-4 pm Location: Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax. The Imperative for New Approaches for Managing and Leading in Healthcare for the 21st Century. In honour of the School of Nursing's 65th anniversary, you are invited to attend an open colloquium. Facilitated by School Director, Dr. Kathleen MacMillan, the colloquium will feature a panel of internationally renowned thought leaders in health care.
Date: Oct 23, 2014 @ 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Location: Halifax North Memorial Public Library. PhotoVoice is a participatory action project conducted by youth from Needham Community Centre and St. George’s YouthNet. The photovoice project was completed over the summer and facilitated by a group of medical students from Dalhousie University.
Oct 30, 2014. 2-4 pm. Holiday Inn, 101 Wyse Road, Dartmouth. Earlier this year, Health and Wellness Minister Leo Glavine announced the development of a provincial dementia strategy. If dementia has touched you personally either as a person living with dementia or as a family member caring for someone with dementia, the Department of Health and Wellness would like to invite you to share your ideas and experiences at one of five consultations.
Nomination Deadline: Oct 31, 2014. The nomination, including 1 copy of all documentation, should be sent to the AFMC at awards@afmc.ca. This new AFMC award aims to celebrate people or organizations whose professional accomplishments are an example of the principles of social accountability implemented as defined in the Global Consensus for Social Accountability of Medical Schools and in internationally recognized references.
October. Educational and cultural activities are occuring throughout the month of Octobe to assist all Nova Scotians in increasing their knowledge and awareness of Mi’kmaw culture, history and heritage.
Oct 2014 - March 2015. The Institute hosts an extremely popular series of seminars that are open to the public and attracts a broad audience from across the university, government, and health care communities. Invited scholars and practitioners share their knowledge and reflections on the latest health law and policy issues. All Welcome!
Sept 15 - Oct 30, 2014. Savings lives one step at a time 2014. On September 15, sign up and show your solidarity with MSF patients all over the world who walk long distances to access lifesaving medical treatment.
Nov 2-4, 2014. Westin Hotel, Ottawa. The theme, Partnerships for Global Health, aims to develop and strengthen partnerships both within, between and amongst countries and across institutions, sectors and disciplines and will examine partnerships from a variety of perspectives.
Nov 3-4, 2014. Halifax World Trade & Convention Centre. HealthAchieve East is a unique opportunity for health care professionals in the Atlantic provinces to take part in inspiring presentations broadcast live from Toronto. Delegates will also be able to network with an influential group of health care leaders, see and learn more about the latest innovations and developments, and participate in educational sessions designed to address current health care issues and concerns in the Atlantic provinces.
Date: Nov 5, 2014 @ 5-7 pm. Location: Halifax: Tupper 2L7, DMNB: 221. This skill building session will have participants learn first hand from MOSH (Mobile Outreach Street Health) clients who have experienced homelessness.
Jan 13, 15, 20 & 22, 2015. 3:30-5:00 pm. This mini-course will provide interprofessional teams of students with an in-depth exposure to global health, with an emphasis on ethical decision-making in local and international contexts.
Oct 15, 2014 @ 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Tupper C206 (Dean's Council Room), DMNB Rm 218
Dr. Des Leddin, Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Health Education; Can the Net Level the Playing Field?
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