International and Global Health Office

The International and Global Health Office and the Office of Social Accountability are delighted to invite you to the Faculty of Medicine’s Symposium on Leading Innovation for a Greener and Healthier World which will take place on Thursday, April 7th, 2022!
 

Through the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Ottawa has become the first Canadian university to endorse a new set of principles intended to guide policy on short-term global health work, which too often fails to consider the needs of a host community and occasionally causes more harm than good. Read more

As part of uOttawa’s expanded efforts in social accountability and commitment to creating a sustainable future, the Faculty of Medicine has appointed Dr. Husein Moloo as Director of Planetary Health; such a new position and portfolio being a first nationwide. Read more 

What does it mean to be a physician in the 21^st century?  Does the answer lie in an epidemiology textbook exclusively, or rather, should we also look to the humanities and social sciences for a new concept of health care in a post-COVID world? 

The International and Global Health Office (IGHO) has partnered with the Global One Health Network (Global 1HN) to offer a free virtual 3-day summer course on the One Health (OH) approach to improve the global governance of infectious diseases, for network members, learners and Faculty.

The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine has renewed its preferred partnership with the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Fukui for another 5 years.

Congratulations Dr. Manisha Kulkarni on being appointed as the Interim Global Health Program Director for the International and Global Health Office (IGHO) from January 1 to December 31, 2021.

Dr. Karry Felix made the best of COVID-19 by observing Canadian pandemic practices that could help in other countries. Read the complete interview 

Register today for our upcoming FREE live accredited webinar to be held on Friday, December 18, 2020: Meeting New Challenges and Opportunities at the Frontier of Thrombosis Research. 

Consult our International Collaboration Webinar Series page for more information.

Join our expert panel on Thursday, December 10 2020 from 12:30-2:00pm for our fifth FREE accredited live webinar in our International Collaboration Webinar series: Benefits of simulation in patient care and education. The webinar will be presented in English, however participants will be able to ask their questions in French.

Consult our International Collaboration Webinar Series page for more information.