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Indigenous Healthcare Event: UBC Surgeon Dr. Nadine Caron & the Aboriginal Children'™s Hurt & Healing Initiative

Posted by GHO Admin on February 24, 2017 in Events

Event Date: March 21, 2017 @ 6 PM
Poster abstracts due: Feb 28, 2017
Location: Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB) C170 Dalhousie University


We are welcoming expressions of interest from students, faculty, researchers and clinicians to prepare a poster on any work or initiatives related to Indigenous health. The posters will be showcased at an evening event on March 21st, 2017 at Dalhousie University. There is no fee or registration required to attend the event. Your poster will be displayed for the event and you can speak with attendees about your work during the reception portion of the evening. 

The event is a keynote by UBC surgeon Dr. Nadine Caron, the first female First Nations surgeon in Canada, with a presentation by the IWK and Dalhousie Centre for Transformative Nursing & Allied Health Research Aboriginal Children’s Hurt & Healing Initiative. There will be time for discussion and Q&A. 

Please email us the proposed poster 1) title, 2) authors & affiliations and 3) a brief description (100-150 words) by February 28th, 2017. We will notify individuals by March 1st, 2017 to confirm. Email to: dal.ihig@gmail.com

All students and faculty are welcome to attend the event - please join us!