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Thursday, Feb. 3 & Friday Feb. 4, 2022
9:00 am - 1:00 pm MST (US & Canada) via Zoom
For more information go here
(One Zoom link for all sessions)
The annual Global Health Fair is focused on global health education and research relating to biomedical science, individuals and communities. The Global Health Fair provides an opportunity for researchers, clinicians and educators to share their medical knowledge and scholarship on various topics related to global health, as well as provide an opportunity for networking and bridge-building across disciplines. As with previous Fairs, the 6th Annual Global Health Fair will be held in conjunction and in collaboration with the Biomedical Global Health Research Network (BGHRN) and University of Alberta International (UAI) International Week events Feb. 1 - Feb. 7, 2022.
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES:
From Arboviruses to Justice: Efforts To Create a Sustainable World and Populace Using an Arboviral Perspective
Dr. Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS, FASTMH
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Impact of War on Women and Children
Dr. Andy Knight, FRSC, PhD, MA, Hons BA
Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Climate Change and Health: Moving Local Research Into International Policy
Dr. Sherilee Harper, MSc, PhD
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Vaccination Among Newcomers to Canada
Dr. Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN
9:40 am - 10:10 am
How Might Climate Change Impact Communicable Diseases?
Dr. Stan Houston, MD DTM&H FRCPC
10:30 am - 11:00 am
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Examining Psychosocial Adaptation with Syrians using
Community Learning for Empowerment Groups
Dr. Sophie Yohani, PhD, RPsych
9:40 am - 10:10 am
The Supportive Role of Technology in the Future of Psychiatry
Dr. Xin-Min Li, MD, PhD, FRCPC
10:30 am - 11:00 am
The Effect of Covid-19 on Maternal Health
Dr. Vincent Okuuny, MBChB (GULU), Mmed Family Medicine (MUK)
11:00 am - 11:30 am
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Adam R. Houston focuses on law and policy at the intersection of global health and human rights, with a particular emphasis on infectious disease and access to medicines. He has worked with organizations across Canada and around the world on issues such as United Nations accountability for the Haitian cholera epidemic, and reconciling disparate legal/policy approaches towards HIV and tuberculosis. He is currently completing his PhD in law at the University of Ottawa, focusing on access to Essential Medicines, and serves as the Medical Policy & Advocacy Officer for Médecins sans frontières/Doctors Without Borders Canada (MSF).
The Office of Indigenous, Local & Global Health in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for a Global Health Projects Senior Coordinator. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 23 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 14/22. More information 
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