Global Health Learning Network
Seminar Series
The School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Bruyère Research Institute, WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity, and the International and Global Health Office (IGHO) are collaborating to host a monthly global health seminar.
The Global Health Learning Network is a platform for knowledge growth and exchange with the goal to build a community of practice in global health that reaches across researchers, practitioners, and learners from all global health domains to include members of the public with an interest in global health.
The learning objectives of the Global Health Learning Network are:
- To enhance knowledge and understanding of key global health issues
- To engage in discussions on key global health topics
- To network with experts and peers working and studying in the field of global health
Timing and Schedule
Sessions are normally held the third Thursday of the month from 12:00-1:00pm.
Schedule for the 2022-2023 academic year:
Date | Presenter(s) | Topic, registration, video |
September 15, 2022 | Vidya Krishnan | Perils of Introspection- decision making and health care |
October 20, 2022 | Alfredo Walker | COVID and the postmortem considerations of performing autopsies on COVID-19 +ve decedents |
November 17, 2022 | Alison Krentel | Grand Challenges Canada Madagascar and Ghana |
December 8, 2022 | Mzikazi Nduna | Mental Health |
January 19, 2023 | TBD | |
February 16, 2023 | TBD | |
March 16, 2023 | TBD | |
April 20, 2023 | TBD | |
May 18, 2023 | TBD |
NOTE: Sessions will be held virtually (Zoom).