Events

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Zoom
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Presented by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health (ICBH) of the University of Ottawa.

Speaker: Gina Ogilvie, MD MSc FCFP DrPH

Questions: 819-319-3674 or sbako016@uottawa.ca

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
9:00am – Networking
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Presentations & Panel
Hub350 at 350 Legget Drive, Kanata
Free event
Registration

The University of Ottawa’s satellite campus, uOttawa Kanata North, in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine have collaborated with several community partners to present Courageous Conversations.  This event is to raise awareness of mental health and to showcase the range of resources available to the Kanata North community.

Susan Blain, founder of the Dare to be Vulnerable Project, will open the event by hosting a courageous conversation with some well-known individuals in the community who will share their personal stories regarding mental health. A panel of mental health experts, practitioners and researchers will come together to talk about a broad range of mental health topics. Hear from representatives from The University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, Ottawa Public Health, the Youth Services Bureau (YSB), CHEO, and The Royal.

Free parking as well as coffee, tea and pastries will be available.

Wednesday, January 25,^, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Registration

Presenter:
Dr. Vivian Welch, PhD
Editor in Chief and Interim CEO of the Campbell Collaboration
Associate Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health

This seminar will define the concepts of equity, diversity and inclusion in research studies as well as research processes, and provide examples of tools to promote assessment of equity in research and promote diversity and inclusion in research processes.

New date for Holiday Luncheon!

Thursday, January 26, 2023
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
St. Elias Centre, 750 Ridgewood Ave, Ottawa, ON  K1V 6N1
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Due to a large snowstorm, the Support Staff Holiday Luncheon was rescheduled from December 16, 2022 to Thursday, January 26, 2023. Faculty of Medicine support staff who wish to attend must register, even if they had registered for the December 16 date.

Other than the date, the event remains unchanged. Come celebrate our collective successes from 2022, as well as the Support Staff Awards of Excellence winners and the Faculty’s years of service celebrants. Enjoy the photo booth, door prizes, a team building activity at your table, music provided by the Dueling Pianos, (link in English only) and a delicious meal!

Please contact the Office of Continuing Professional Development if you have any questions.

Wednesday, February 8, 2023
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Virtually and in-person at Roger Guindon Hall
Registration

The uOttawa School of Epidemiology and Public Health has organized the 2^nd Janet Wendy and John Last Lecture. This event will be held both virtually and in-person (a light lunch will be served from 11:45-12:20).

Our speaker will be Jonathan M Samet, MD MS, Dean of the Colorado School of Public Health. A pulmonary physician and epidemiologist by training, Dr. Samet has been involved in research on the environment and health for decades, and engaged in numerous local, national, and international activities concerned with moving from evidence to action. Dr. Samet’s presentation will focus on research in public health which has the ultimate goal of advancing the health of the population through evidence-based action.

Please note that this presentation will take place in English

Join us every month from November 2022 to April 2023 to learn how to mitigate the human impacts of the climate crisis and make a difference in your community. The series, presented by the Faculty of Medicine’s International and Global Health Office, and Planetary Health, is designed for Faculty members, learners and support staff of the Faculty of Medicine, features expert speakers from across Canada, and is accredited by the RCPSC/CFPC

Sign up for individual webinars OR join the Community of Practice!

Register for the Community of Practice (includes the complete webinar series and associated activities to receive a participation certificate.) 

OR

Register for the next webinar only:
Using Principles of Change Management to Green Healthcare Settings (Alexandre Messager)
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Virtual
 

More events upcoming!

Healthcare Professionals Advocacy:  Using our Powerful Voice to Help Advance Planetary Health (Dr. Eugenie Waters and Dr. Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers)
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Virtual
Register here

The Future of Planetary Health:  Emerging Research Areas and Opportunities for Change (Dr. Andrea MacNeill)
Thursday, April 13, 2023
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Virtual
Register here

Visit the “Upcoming Events” section of the Planetary Health website for more information. 

Panel: An Anti-Racist and Decolonial Conversation
Thursday, February 9, 2023
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Resource Centre LMX 203
Registration

Lecture—Reparations for the Caribbean: progress and promise
Thursday, February 16, 2023
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Resource Centre LMX 203
Information and registration

The Storytime
Friday, February 17, 2023
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Information and registration

Tuesday, February 21, 2023
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Virtual
Registration

We have all heard about anti-racism. But what is it? Do we have a comprehensive definition of it? The presentation is an answer to this question. It will speak to "basic principles of anti-racism" and link these principles to medicine, especially the doctor-patient relationship. Bring your coffee and join us!

Speaker: Dr. Awad Ibrahim, Air Canada Endowed Professor in Anti-Racism

Awad Ibrahim is the Air Canada Endowed Professor in Anti-racism at the uOttawa Faculty of Education. He is a curriculum theorist with special interest in Black thought, Black youth studies, Hip-Hop, and Black im/migration and education. He is the author of 13 books and more than 100 publications.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the basic principles of anti-racism
• Link anti-racism to medicine

Look at the doctor-patient relationship from an anti-racism perspective

Thursday, February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Zoom Virtual Event

More information to come!

The Professorial Promotions Ceremony honours those who have been promoted in their academic ranks as a result of demonstrating excellence in their respective fields and contributing to life at the Faculty.

Thursday, February 23, 2023
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Virtual
Registration

Guest Speaker: Dr. Jude Mary Cénat, Ph.D, M.Sc, M.A,. B.Sc, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences

Friday, March 24, 2023
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ottawa Conference and Event Centre | 200 rue Coventry, Ottawa, ON K1K 4S3
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The event will showcase local research and innovations in medical education.

Overall Objectives:

• Describe examples of innovations and research in education
• Identify others engaged in educational scholarships
• Select opportunities for disseminating their own work in education

Plenary Speaker: Dr. Glenn Regehr

For further information please contact DIME or visit our website

Call for proposals: The Department of Innovation in Medical Education, in collaboration with the Office of Continuing Professional Development’s Faculty Development Program, is pleased to invite abstracts for oral and poster presentations, as well as for innovations, for dissemination at the Annual Meridith Marks Day to be held on March 24, 2023. Deadline for submissions: January 22, 2023.