Global Health Office: Café Scientifique Series
CIHR Café Scientifique presents:
Global Health in Our Own Backyard
Looking at the links between local and global health.Some of the most vulnerable people in the world arrive in Halifax as refugees; persecuted, threatened and dispossessed of the basic determinants of physical, psychological and social wellbeing.
Moderated by John Hubert from Dalhousie University, this Cafe will provide participants with an opportunity to explore and discuss the challenges faced by refugees and refugee claimants, and the available opportunity to help in our own backyard.
Speakers:
- M. Lee Cohen, QC - Chair, Board of Directors, Halifax Refugee Clinic
- Julie Chamagne, LLB - Executive Director, Halifax Refugee Clinic
Thursday March 24, 2011
5:30 - 7 pm
Pipa Restaurant and Bar,
1685 Argyle St. Halifax
Global Health Office: Café Scientifique Series
CIHR Café Scientifique presents:
What’s the Harm in Helping?
Global Health and Canadians’ good intentions
Canadians care about the health of people in developing countries. In the face of health and medical needs, Canadian supported interventions seem morally just and appropriate. But is it so simple? Should medical volunteers provide needed care,
even when it is at the long term detriment of local health human resources and sustainable medical systems? What are the ethical questions and issues that Canadians need to consider when donating time, money or goods to global health projects? What does true partnership look like in global health?
Moderated by the Global Health office, this session will give participants a chance to explore perspectives on the ethics of “doing good” and engage in a discussion about what Canadians can do in global health.
Speakers:
- Moeza Merchant - Masters Student, Dalhousie University, Intern supported by CIDA
- Nirupa Varatharasan - Masters Student, Dalhousie University, Intern supported by CIDA
- Dr. John LeBlanc - Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Community Health and Epidemiology
- Bill Gunn - CIDA
Wednesday February 9, 2011
5:30 - 7 pm
Pipa Restaurant and Bar,
1685 Argyle St. Halifax
This Café Scientifique is organized by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH).
For the public:
Blood Sugar Testing: Everybody’s Doing It…Should They?
If you have type 2 diabetes, you are probably testing your blood sugar every day or several times a week. Does all this self-testing really improve your health? Not for most patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the latest research. The evidence shows that if you don’t use insulin, you can self-test less often without negatively impacting your health.
But what does this mean for you? How often should you test? What else can you do to manage your diabetes?
Join us for a lively discussion about the difficult but real issues surrounding self-monitoring of blood sugar.
Guest experts:
• Dr. Michael Evans, Family Physician and Director, Patient Self-Management and Knowledge Support, University of Toronto
• Dr. Michael Vallis (Clinical Psychologist, Capital District Health Authority Diabetes Centre)
• Dr. Dale Clayton (Endocrinologist, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Medical Director, Capital District Health Authority Diabetes Centre Associate Professor, Dalhousie University)
Moderator:
• Bernard Gauthier (Chief Executive Officer, Vision Research Inc.)
Thursday February 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Pier 21, Canada’s Immigration Museum
Free admission and light refreshments provided
Registration is on a first-come first-serve basis
To RSVP visit www.cadth.ca/cafe
This Café Scientifique is organized by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH).
For health care professionals:
Blood Sugar Testing: Everybody’s Doing It…Should They?
Are your patients with type 2 diabetes testing their blood sugar every day or several times a week? Does all this self-testing really improve their health? Not for most patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the latest research. The evidence shows that people who don’t use insulin can self-test less often without negatively impacting their health.
But what does this mean for your patients? How often should they be self-testing? How does it affect their diabetes self-management routine?
Join us for a lively discussion about the difficult but real issues surrounding self-monitoring of blood sugar.
Guest experts:
• Dr. Michael Evans, Family Physician and Director, Patient Self-Management and Knowledge Support, University of Toronto
• Dr. Michael Vallis (Clinical Psychologist, Capital District Health Authority Diabetes Centre)
• Dr. Dale Clayton (Endocrinologist, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Medical Director, Capital District Health Authority Diabetes Centre Associate Professor, Dalhousie University)
Moderator:
• Bernard Gauthier (Chief Executive Officer, Vision Research Inc.)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Pier 21, Canada’s Immigration Museum
Free admission and light refreshments provided
Registration is on a first-come first-serve basis
To RSVP visit www.cadth.ca/cafe
Are Cities a Health Hazard? (In English only) download the poster
Monday, June 18, 2007 at 5 p.m.
Does urban design stop us from being physically active? Can better zoning prevent air pollution? Is a car culture inevitable in the 21st century? Should we be concerned that cities are making us unhealthy? Halifax is growing. Its population is forecast to grow from 370,000 today to 450,000 by 2020. Find out how to make sure growth is healthy from some of Canada's top researchers and experts in the area.
Join us for discussion, debate and refreshments. This free event is presented by the Canadian Institute of Health Research and organized by the Institute of Population and Public Health.
Moderator:
- Dr. John Frank
Scientific Director
CIHR's Institute of Population and Public Health
Experts:
- Dr. Daniel Rainham
R.Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment
University of Ottawa.
- Andy Fillmore
Project Manager
Urban Design Halifax Regional Municipality
Location: Murphy's On The Water
Cable Wharf, Halifax waterfront
Please RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca