Upcoming Speaking Events
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Previous Speaking Events
2021
Dr. Adesola Odole
Abstract: The global population is aging and there is a focus on the care of the elderly. In healthcare delivery globally, there is a shift from healthcare provider-centric to a patient-centric management approach.
Constantine E. Passaris.
The Age of Internetization
Recorded March 19, 2021
Abstract: Internetization is a new word and concept that I have coined to describe our individual and collective empowerment through digital infrastructure and electronic connectivity in the 21st century. COVID-19 has forced us to acknowledge that we live in the Age of Internetization.
Md. Kamrul Islam
Promoting Health Facility-Based Delivery in South Asia: Examining the Role of Social Factors using Multilevel Modeling in a Multi-Country Setting
Recorded April 16, 2021
Speaker Bio: Md Kamrul Islam is a postdoctoral fellow at the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy. Kamrul's research areas include examining social determinants of health and well-being using a life course lens, evaluating mental health impacts of COVID-19 pandemic across the life course, and investigating reproductive health dynamics in South Asian countries.
Dr. Maya Gislason
Preparing for the Future: Using an Equity Lens to Inform a New Generation of Evidence Building on Environments and Health
Recorded June 10, 2021
Abstract: This talk presents an overview of a new generation of equity informed research on environments and health in Canada and offers examples of the power of planning for the future when evidence is asset-based, grounded in place and informed by the principles of intergenerational justice.