July 2014

Submissions Deadline: Sept 5, 2014. The Global Health Office invites you to submit abstracts for poster presentations at our Global Health Day open house, to be held Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from 3:30-5:00pm. This event focuses on research initiatives and education programs in Global Health at Dalhousie University, and provides students, faculty and the community an opportunity to highlight their global health experience.

Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2014. Are you a Med 1 or Med 2 student looking for a Global Health elective in Canada? We’re looking for students who want to learn more about Global Health issues at home to participate in this unique elective. The Local Global Health Elective is a half-year elective which complements clinical placements with community and social service organization placements.

Application Deadline: October 3, 2014. Orientation Session: October 15, 2014 (TBC). This certificate program is open to all students in the Faculties of Medicine, the Health Professions and Dentistry. With leadership and guidance from the Global Health Office, students will fulfill self-directed program modules over up to two years.

Dates: Nov 13-16, 2014 Halifax, NS Hosted by Food Action Research Centre (FoodARC), the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) ​with support from the NS Food Security Network. Join us for 3 days of plenaries, workshops, meetings and more with food leaders, thinkers and doers from coast to coast to coast.

Dates: Sept 23 & 24, 3014. Toronto, ON. Join national and international thought leaders to source best practices, lessons learned and proven strategies. Be prepared to implement, sustain and continuously improve on your patient experience vision.

Dates: Nov 27 & 28, 2014, Halifax, NS. This first-of-its-kind-conference is occurring in proud collaborative partnership between the Health Association of African Canadians and Nova Scotia’s Department of Health & Wellness.

Dates: August 19-22, 2014. in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada. The ASI 2014 theme, “Renewing Democracy through Social Justice: Adding New Voices”, will resonate with emerging and established leaders as well as those committed to social justice in our Atlantic communities.

Dates: Aug 11-15, 2014. Connections for Health, Ecosystems and Society Location: Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.

Dates: Nov 20 & 21, 2014. University of Toronto Conference Centre. Challenging Health Inequities. Indigenous people in Canada (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) experience significant health disparities on every major health indicator and continue to be under-serviced for health care, and do not have the same access to healthcare providers as other Canadians. This interdisciplinary event aims to address some of those needs.

Conference Dates: June 16 - 19, 2015. The Centre’s Co-Directors, Michael Ungar and Linda Liebenberg, along with their partners in more than 20 countries, invite you to an international gathering to explore the theme “Pathways to Resilience: Beyond Nature vs. Nurture”, at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference will explore many different aspects of resilience, and how the theory is informing research, practice and policy on a global level.