December 2016

2016 holiday message from the Global Health Office

March 3, 2017. Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax. The conference titled Innovations, Strategies and Barriers to Pain & Addiction Care.

Thurs. Feb. 16, 2017 @ 2-4pm. Kaud Auditorium, IWK Health Centre. Please join Dr. Stan Kutcher in celebrating 10 years of the Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health.

Tues. Jan. 17, 2017 @ 6:30-8 pm. Halifax Central Library - Paul O'Regan Hall. Picchione Lecture Series. Using Genetics to Find New Treatments of Disease with Steven J.M. Jones, FRSC, FCAHS. Co-Director and Head, Bioinformatics, Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre British Columbia Cancer Agency.

Jan 12 - Apr 3, 2017. Tupper Medical Building. Professional & Research Education Program offers sessions on Writing Skills, Career Preparation and Professionalism

Registration Deadline: Jan. 15, 2017. Event Date: Jan. 26, 2017 @ 6 pm. Room 170 of the Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB). All current Health Professions, Dentistry and Medicine students are eligible to compete. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team.

Dec. 7, 2016 @ 9am. IWK Hospital. Global Child Health & Survival: SDGs, Challenges & Opportunities Dr. Zuliqar Bhutta

Dec. 10, 2016. @10am-12pm. Halifax Central Library, Paul O’Regan Hall, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax (please use Queen Street entrance). This year’s theme is “Stand Up for Someone’s Rights Today”.

Feb. 9 & 10, 2017. Washington DC. Beneficial for: Faculty and staff at academic and small not-for-profit or non-governmental organizations that send staff and students overseas.

RECRUITMENT PERIOD: Ends January 24, 2017. NUMBER OF JOBS: Approximtely 25. The Aboriginal Summer Student Program provides post-secondary Aboriginal students an opportunity to gain valuable work experience and develop important job skills through work placements.