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Our public events are intended to put our guiding principles – Evidence >> Insight >> Action – into practice. We invite the McMaster community and the public to join us for events designed to inform and provoke discussion.
In fuelling the conversation, we aim to encourage citizens to be engaged and to take action, with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of citizens.
To maintain transparency and integrity, we place all of our evidence briefs and related materials in the public domain to encourage discussion and action. Materials produced before and after these events will be posted on the web to continue the discussion and encourage action.
Please check back often for information on our upcoming events.
Stakeholder Dialogues
Recent activities:
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Event name: Supporting quality improvement in primary healthcare in Ontario
Geographic type: Provincial
Topic: Primary healthcare
Audience: Stakeholders, Researchers
Date: Jun 21, 2010
Location: (HSC) Health Sciences Centre;(MDCL) Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning
Number of participants: 21
Products
Event name: Developing a rural health strategy in Saskatchewan
Geographic type: Provincial
Topic: Rural health
Audience: Stakeholders, Researchers
Date: Jun 17, 2010
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
Products
Event name: Addressing housing challenges faced by people with HIV in Ontario
Geographic type: Local
Topic: Housing for people with HIV/AIDS
Audience: Stakeholders, Researchers
Date: Jun 01, 2010
Location: (MDCL) Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning
Partners: Ontario HIV Treatment Network
Products
Event name: Strengthening primary healthcare in Canada
Geographic type: National
Topic: Primary healthcare
Audience: Stakeholders, Researchers
Date: Jan 08, 2010
Location: (HSC) Health Sciences Centre;(MDCL) Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning
Number of participants: 20
Products
- Issue brief: View PDF
Issue brief: French version
Dialogue summary: View PDF
Dialogue summary: French version
Video interview: View all
Event name: Supporting chronic pain management in provincial and territorial health systems in Canada
Geographic type: National
Topic: Chronic pain management
Audience: Stakeholders, Researchers
Date: Dec 09, 2009
Location: (MDCL) Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning
Number of participants: 14
Products
Event name: Optimizing diabetes management in Ontario
Geographic type: Provincial
Topic: Diabetes management
Audience: Stakeholders, Researchers
Date: Nov 05, 2009
Location: (HSC) Health Sciences Centre;(MDCL) Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning
Number of participants: 12
Partners: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Products
Event name: Strengthening chronic disease management in Ontario
Geographic type: Provincial
Topic: Chronic disease management
Audience: Stakeholders, Researchers
Date: Oct 19, 2009
Location: (HSC) Health Sciences Centre;(MDCL) Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning
Number of participants: 15
Products
Event name: Strengthening primary healthcare in Canada
Geographic type: National
Topic: Primary healthcare
Audience: Stakeholders, Researchers
Date: May 11, 2009
Location: (HSC) Health Sciences Centre;(MDCL) Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning
Number of participants: 21
Partners: Health Council of Canada
Products
- Evidence brief: View PDF
Evidence brief: French version
Dialogue summary: View PDF
Video interview: View all
Faculty-led Dialogues and debates
Recent activities:
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Event name: Engaging civil society in supporting research use in health systems
Geographic type: International
Topic: Civil society engagement
Audience: Stakeholders, Researchers
Date: Nov 23, 2009
Location: (MDCL) Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning
Number of participants: 20
Partners: Global Health Research Initiative;Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion;World Health Organization
Sponsors: Public Health Agency of Canada
Products
Student-led Dialogues and Debates
Recent activities:
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Event name: The Impact of Media on Women's Health and Wellness
Topic: Women's health
Speaker Biography: Dr. Marla Shapiro is a family physician and a specialist in community medicine. She is also the medical consultant for CTV National News and Canada AM, hosts the show Balance: Television for Living Well, and has a column in The Globe and Mail. She is author of a book chronicling her battle with breast cancer, entitled Life in the Balance: My Journey with Breast Cancer. Dr. Shapiro received the 2005 Media Award from the North American Menopause Society for her work in expanding the understanding of menopause, and won the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada/Canadian Foundation for Women's Health Award for Excellence in Women's Health Journalism in 2006 for her documentary Run Your Own Race.
Audience: Community, Stakeholders, Students
Date: Mar 08, 2010
Location: (HSC) Health Sciences Centre
Event name: HIV/AIDS and Grass-Roots Activism
Topic: Civil society engagement
Speaker Biography: Ron Rosenes is vice-chair of the Canadian Treatment Action Council, a national organization serving the needs of people living with AIDS. He has been an active member of the HIV/AIDS community in Toronto since 1991, and previously served as chair of the AIDS Committee of Toronto. He is chair of the Community Network Advisory Committee of the Ontario HIV Treatment Network, and has worked on the steering committee of the Canada AIDS Russia Program.
Audience: Community, Stakeholders, Students
Date: Nov 24, 2009
Time: 15:00 -- 16:30
Location: (HSC) Health Sciences Centre
Partners: Bachelor of Health Sciences Program, McMaster University;Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion;World Health Organization
Public talks
Recent activities:
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Event name: Civil Society Engagement in Health Enquiries, Advocacy and Action to Strengthen Health Systems: Lessons from India
Topic: Civil society engagement
Speaker Biography: Thelma Narayan, a public health consultant at the Centre for Public Health and Equity (CPHE) in Bangalore India, has extensive international experience in research and policymaking for health care systems. She has a M.Sc. in epidemiology and a PhD in Public Health Policy Analysis from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She co-founded the Community Health Cell in India, and was instrumental in establishing the Society for Community Health Awareness and Research Action, of which CPHE is a unit. She has also been actively involved at the national and global levels of the Peoples' Health Movement.
Audience: Community, Stakeholders
Date: Nov 23, 2009
Time: 17:00 -- 18:00
Location: (MDCL) Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning
Partners: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion;World Health Organization
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