January 2015

Jan 19, 2015 @ 6-8pm. Room 303 Dalhousie Student Union Bldg. Moderated by Eluned Jones, light refreshments will be served. The Black Student Advising Centre presents a panel discussion. Through the Lens of Martin Luther King's Struggle, Resistance and Change: The Role of Students in Social Movements

Abstract Deadline: Jan 30, 2015. Conference Dates: March 7 & 8, 2015. Location: University of Toronto. The University of Toronto International Health Program (UTIHP) is thrilled to announce the theme for this year's conference: Health and Human Rights from the LGBTQ perspective. If you are interested in submitting an abstract for our annual research poster fair, which will be held during the conference, please complete the attached form.

Class Dates: Jan 27 & 29, Feb 3 & 5, 2015. Killam Library LINC room 2600. Considering Culture and context: Aboriginal Peoples’ experiences with pain Facilitators: Drs. Margot Latimer, Katherine Harman, Jill Chorney & Debbie Martin Pain is a multidimensional phenomenon; how it is experienced is influenced by one’s cultural beliefs and values.

January 21st, 2015 @ 12:05pm. Black Student Advising Centre (BSAC) 1321 Edward Street – first floor. Are you interested in being a doctor?? If you have ever thought about attending medical school, this session is for you! Promoting Leadership in health for African Nova Scotians (PLANS) will host an information session specifically for African Canadians/Nova Scotians interested in Medical School.

March 27 & 28, 2015. Dalhousie University. Please join us on Friday and Saturday March 27-28 2015 at Dalhousie University to discuss current health-related research. This conference is an excellent opportunity for students to present their research and gain new knowledge in other health-related topics.

May 21, 2015. 8am-3pm, Dalhousie University. At the Dalhousie Medical Education Institute you will learn: Characteristics & advances of programmatic assessment in medical education, Principles of effective assessment, applied to the evaluation of learners, How to incorporate programmatic assessment into your learning context.

Feb 12, 2015 @ 6-8 pm. Dalhousie University, McCain room 2198. Space is limited. The Dalhousie Department of Spanish & Latin American Studies invites you to an evening lecture. Dr. John Kirk is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies. In late 2014 the first country to respond to the U.N. call for medical support in the face of the Ebola outbreak was Cuba, and 15,000 medical personnel volunteered to go to West Africa. This presentation, based upon research in Cuba and Central America for nearly a decade, examines two central questions: a) what are the Cuban medical personnel doing?; b) what is the reasoning behind this long-term policy?

Jan. 14 & 21, 2015. Unite for Sight is offering two free webinars in January. The first explores funding for social impact and the second, takes a look at careers in global health and social entrepreneurship.

Jan 13, 2015. 12:00-1:00pm. CH&E Classroom #409 5790 University Ave. Using data from studies undertaken in Nova Scotia, this presentation will explore the causes and consequences of obesity, with a focus on the challenges and opportunities for achieving health in Nova Scotia communities through public policy actions.

Deadline: Open. Ottawa and Toronto (remote opportunities). The BrAIDS for AIDS foundation was created in response to calls of the community to provide a culturally appropriate response to HIV/AIDS awareness in the African, Caribbean and Black Communities and to address the issue of funding for various resources in the fight against the disease. Multiple volunteer opportunities available.