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Join us for our Health Law and Policy Seminar Series
The Institute hosts an extremely popular series of seminars that are open to the public and attracts a broad audience from across the university, government, and health care communities. Invited scholars and practitioners share their knowledge and reflections on the latest health law and policy issues. All Welcome!
| When? | 12:10 - 1:20 pm Time is allotted for questions and discussion. |
Where? |
In Person Room 104, Weldon Law Building, 6061 University Ave November 3rd & January 12th ONLINE ONLY Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85479154644 with Closed Captioning (CART) |
| Registration? Cost? |
No registration required. No fee. |
SEMINAR SERIES: 2023-24
| Friday September 15 | ||
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| A Human Rights-Based Approach to Plastic Pollution: Implications for Health Justice Sara Seck, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law, Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University [watch] |
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| Friday September 29 | ||
| Understanding and Addressing the Climate Vulnerability of People with Disabilities Sébastien Jodoin, Canada Research Chair in Human Rights, Health and the Environment, Faculty of Law, McGill University [watch] |
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| Friday November 3 | ||
The Hidden History of the American Insanity Defense *ONLINE ONLY via Zoom Webinars with closed captioning (CART) Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85479154644 |
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| Friday November 24 | ||
| Accessibility Legislation: Catalyst for Culture Change in Mental Health Care? Katie Aubrecht, Canada Research Chair Health Equity and Social Justice, Department of Sociology, St. Francis Xavier University [watch] |
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| Friday January 12 | ||
Partnership with T1 International on 'Public Pharma' Initiatives in the United States *ONLINE ONLY via Zoom Webinars with closed captioning (CART) Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85479154644 |
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| Friday February 9 | ||
| How is the Health System Responding to Violence Against Women in Nova Scotia? Alexa Yakubovich, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Affiliate Scientist, Nova Scotia Health & MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital [watch] |
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| Friday March 8 | ||
| World Ending & Mending: An Indigenous Feminist Perspective on Suicide, Climate Change, and Health Justice Jeffrey Ansloos, Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Indigenous Health, Indigenous Health & Social Policy, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto [watch] |
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| Friday March 22 | ||
| The Pathogen's Terrain: A Case Study of the mRNA Technology Transfer Programme in South Africa Matthew Herder, CIHR-PHAC Chair in Applied Public Heath, Health Justice Institute & Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University [watch] |
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