Global Health Office Bi-Weekly Bulletin
Global Health News

June 8, 2015

Published June 8, 2015
Volume 7, Issue 12

Global Health News

16th Annual Symposium on Medical Education

June 11 & 12, 2015 @ 8am - 12 pm. Halifax - Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Link Building. Fredericton - DMNB Room 220. Miramichi - DMNB Room 3111. Moncton - DMNB Room 1711. Saint John - DMNB Theatre 102. Upper River Valley - Room 14-020A. The Annual Symposium on Medical/Health Professions Education and Interprofessional Learning is a two half-days conference that presents new research that affects all areas of medical, interprofessional and health professions education. As an attendee, you’ll join other professionals with a common interest in medical and health professions education.

Medical School Information Session

Wed. June 10 @ 12 pm. Halifax: Tupper Theatre A, Saint John: Rm. 105 Are you, or someone you know, interested in studying Medicine at Dalhousie? Come out and learn more about the application process. The session is available to both campuses and all prospective applicants are welcome!

Knowledge Sharing Workshop on LGBTQ Health

Date: June 11, 2015 Location: Penthouse at Northwood at The Harbour, Halifax Theme: Developing Culturally Competent Primary Health Assessment Approaches for LGBTQ Populations in Nova Scotia The Knowledge Sharing Workshop on LGBTQ Health will focus on sharing the findings of our research on LGBTQ health in Nova Scotia with key decision-makers and knowledge-users to inform the process of developing primary health priorities and consensus on: 1) what are the salient primary health issues to be measured 2) how best to measure these to help inform primary health practices and responses, and 3) how to develop culturally competent baseline primary health assessment approaches and tools, with, for and by the LGBTQ communities in Nova Scotia.

Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care: 4th Annual National Day of Action

June 15, 2015 @ 12 pm. Location: Sir Charles Tupper Courtyard (exterior space). Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care is organizing a fourth National Day of Action on June 15th to take the facts directly to the streets and tell Canadians the consequences of the federal government’s cuts to refugee health care.

Mitacs Globalink Research Internship

Professor project proposals due: June 18, 2015, by 5 p.m. PDT. Globalink Research Internships dates: May to Sept. 2016. The Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is a competitive initiative for international undergraduates from Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam. From May to September of each year, top-ranked applicants participate in a 12-week research internship under the supervision of Canadian university faculty members in a variety of academic disciplines.

Call for Papers: 3rd World Congress on Integrated Care

Submission Deadline: June 18, 2015 Conference Dates: November 19 - 21, 2015 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Theme: Co-producing High Quality People-Centered Integrated Care for ALL The International Foundation of Integrated Care (IFIC), in partnership with The Secretaria de la Salud Mexicana, the National College for Especialist on Integrated Medicine (CONAEMI) and the University of Anahuac, is accepting abstract submissions for their upcoming Congress.

Workshop: Community Preparedness in the context of HIV "Point-Of-Care-Testing"

Friday, June 19, 2015 @ 9am - 5 pm. Gender and Health Promotion Studies Unit,6230 South Street, Halifax, NS The goal of this one-day workshop is to determine models of providing HIV Point-of-Care-Testing (POCT) in rural and non-urban communities throughout Atlantic Canada. The workshop is open to community partners, service providers, policy makers, people living with HIV and affected by HIV and health researchers.

(Re)Building Inclusive Societies: Critical Reflections in Disability and Global Development

June 22-24, 2015. Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS. Volunteers Needed!! Student volunteers are wanted for an upcoming conference (Re)Building Inclusive Societies: Critical Reflections in Disability and Global Development on June 22-24, 2015, located at Mount Saint Vincent University and Dalhousie University.

4th Annual Global Healthcare Conference (GHC 2015)

June 29 & 30, 2015. Hotel Fort Canning, Singapore. A healthy way of life should be every individual’s goal. However, healthcare privileges differ across societies, and requires the combined efforts of government, the private sector, the public and health workers themselves to ensure both the accessibility and affordability of healthcare services. Funding for health and medical facilities are vital to the health and well-being of the public.

Call for Applications: McGill Steinberg Global Health Postdoctoral Fellowships

Application Deadline: June 30, 2015. Award Value: $50,000. Open to current or entering postdoctoral fellows from any global health related discipline.

Transforming the Landscape of Transgender Health and Wellness

October 1-4, 2015. Atlantica Hotel, 1980 Robie Street, Halifax. The Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health (CPATH) is pleased to announce they are holding their 4th Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting. The event is an ideal opportunity for community members and professionals from various fields to come together to network and share knowledge about trans health.

22nd Canadian Conference on Global Health

Nov. 5-7, 2015. Montreal, Quebec. Capacity Building for Global Health: Research & Practice. The 22nd Canadian Conference on Global Health will provide a forum for practitioners, researchers, educators, students, policy makers and community mobilizers interested in primary health care to share knowledge, experience and promote innovation and collaborative action.

3rd World Congress on Integrated Care

Conference Dates: November 19 - 21, 2015. Mexico City, Mexico. Theme: Co-producing High Quality People-Centered Integrated Care for ALL. The International Foundation of Integrated Care (IFIC), in partnership with The Secretaria de la Salud Mexicana, the National College for Especialist on Integrated Medicine (CONAEMI) and the University of Anahuac, is hosting the 3rd World Congress on Integrated Care.

Pegasus Conference 2016

Save The Date! May 13-15, 2016. Toronto, Ontario Peace, Global Health and Sustainability A conference to promote peace through health, a healthy sustainable environment and turning marginalized communities around the world and in Canada into healthy ones.

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