February 2015

Submission Deadline: March, 27 @ 4:00pm. Event Date: Wed. May 20, 2015. LSRI Atrium and main level boardroom. All graduate students currently enrolled in a Master's or PhD program in the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, or Health Professions are invited to present their research with a poster or platform!

Application Deadline: April 1, 2015 The Power of the Arts in Family Medicine Fellowship supports individuals or teams who are engaged in research related to the inclusion of arts in family practice, at the individual or community level, as a means to foster social inclusion, recovery, health and well-being. A requirement would be that at least one CFPC family physician member be part of the team.

Thurs. Feb. 26, 2015 at 12pm EST. (1 pm Atlantic Time). The Consortium of Universities for Global Health presents The Ebola Outbreak: Looking back, lessons learned. Looking forward, improving global health security. The Ebola Outbreak of 2014-15 in West Africa sent shockwaves around the world. It laid bare our grossly inadequate response to a global health threat and the terrible state of affairs of health systems in the three most affected countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Feb. 16, 2015. Nova Scotia Heritage Day is a new statutory holiday that has been added to the Labour Standards Code. Starting in 2015, Nova Scotia Heritage Day will be on the third Monday in February, celebrating provincial heroes and events. In 2015 we honour human rights activist Viola Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965), who challenged racial segregation at a film theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946. She refused to leave a whites-only area at the theatre and was convicted of a segregation-based tax violation. Her case became famous and influenced other equal rights activists to end segregation in the province.

February 2015. Do you have interests in international research? Are you looking for international research or international development funding opportunities? International Research & Development, a unit of Dalhousie Research Services, invites you to explore its International Funding Opportunities Database for Faculty. This easy-to-use database is searchable by keyword (e.g. country name) and highlights a variety of funding sources that could support your international interests.

March 9 & 10, 2015. Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax NS. AAU Conference on Best Practices in Aboriginal Programming and Support. Who should attend? Current and potential Aboriginal Post-secondary Students, Faculty, Administrators, Student Services and Recruitment, Aboriginal Educators, Researchers and Policy Advisors.

Abstract Deadline: March 5, 2015. Event Dates: April 27 & 28, 2015. IWK Health Centre and Halifax Infirmary. 2015 Infectious Diseases Research Day / Canadian Center for Vaccinology Symposium invites you to join the discussions happening in Halifax. Guest speakers, poster presentations and panel discussions. Registration required.

Tues. Feb 24, 2015 @ 12 pm. Centre for Clinical Research, CH&E Classroom #409 5790 University Avenue. CH&E Seminar Series with Karina Top, MD, MS Assistant Professor, Paediatrics and Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University. Vaccination programs have led to dramatic reductions in childhood morbidity and mortality. While vaccines are extensively tested prior to introduction into public health programs and are largely considered to be safe, with benefits outweighing harms, all vaccines have some potential to cause adverse events. As immunization programs become more complex and public confidence in vaccination wavers, partly due to concerns about safety, there is a growing need for continued evaluation of vaccine safety after licensure.

Application Deadline: Feb 20, 2015. Event Dates: March 30-April 4, 2015. The United Nations Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) will organize an advocacy training workshop for young leaders in Global Citizenship Education (GCED) from the 30th March to 4th April 2015, at the Geumjeong Cultural Center in Busan, Republic of Korea. - See more at: http://www.globaleducationfirst.org/5019.htm#sthash.dDs1bsYO.dpuf

Submission Deadline: March 2, 2015 2015 Global Health Awards at Dalhousie: Making a difference in global health The Global Health office invites you to submit nominations for the 2015 Global Health Awards at Dalhousie. There are three global health awards recognizing student, resident and faculty achievement and leadership in global health.