Lecture

Hallman Lecture: Creating sustainable working conditions

Michelle Douglas-Mills — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:03:44 +0000

Hallman Lecture: Creating sustainable working conditions Michelle Dougl… Wed, 09/11/2024 - 15:03

Challenges and strategies to promote mental and physical health

In today's dynamic work landscape, the relationships between physical and psychosocial factors and mental and musculoskeletal health are complex.

International scholar, Dr. Jodi Oakman, will explore interactions between work and health, starting from the premise that good work has beneficial health outcomes and supports productivity. Drawing on contemporary and emerging research, the presentation will examine the requirements for healthy work environments to support the creation of sustainable working conditions to promote long working lives.

About the speaker

Dr. Jodi Oakman is a professor of public health and the leader of the Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors at La Trobe University. An accomplished ergonomist and human factors specialist, Oakman has transitioned from a diverse range of industry roles into academia, where she now leads research aimed at enhancing both physical and mental health in the workplace. Her innovative translational research includes the development of the APHIRM (A Participative Hazard Identification and Risk Management) Toolkit, which aids organizations in mitigating stress-related mental health issues and musculoskeletal disorders using a participative approach. Currently, she leads research based in systems thinking and principles of implementation science to advance work-related health and well-being and support sustainable working lives.

About the Hallman Lecture Series

Funding for this lecture is provided by the Lyle S. Hallman Professorial Endowment as part of the Hallman Lecture Series. The series brings leading thinkers to University of ��ݮ��Ƶ to engage the public on topics of health, well-being and health behaviour change. Established through a generous professorial endowment, this series aims to foster intellectual curiosity and the exchange of ideas amongst the general public, students, public health practitioners, educators and other professionals.

William F. Forbes Lecture - Back to the future of gerontology

Michelle Douglas-Mills — Fri, 05 May 2023 20:57:02 +0000

William F. Forbes Lecture - Back to the future of gerontology Michelle Dougl… Fri, 05/05/2023 - 16:57

Opportunities, challenges, and uncertainties in the next 40 years of an aging world

Join us in-person or online to learn about the history of gerontology at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ and what the future holds.

John Hirdes

Dr. Hirdes is a Professor in the School of Public Health Sciences, University of ��ݮ��Ƶ and a Fellow of the Balsillie School of International Affairs. In addition, he is the Senior Canadian Fellow and a Board Member of interRAI (www.interRAI.org), an international consortium of researchers from over 35 countries. He chairs interRAI's Network for Mental Health and the interRAI Network of Canada.

Dr. Hirdes has 250+ publications in peer reviewed journals and academic book chapters. His primary areas of interest include assessment, mental health, aging, health services, case mix systems, quality measurement, and quantitative research methods.

Hosted by the Network for Aging Research, this second annual lecture is presented in honour of William Forbes, a pioneer in the field of gerontology and the founding director of the Gerontology program at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada’s first English-language graduate program in gerontology.

For more information on the keynote and to register, see the Network for Aging Research event page.

Talk: Mental Health and Well-being for Students

Fiona McAlister — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:08:54 +0000

Talk: Mental Health and Well-being for Students Fiona McAlister Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:08

The Dean's Advisory Committee on Health and Well-being is hosting a talk with Jack.org on mental health and well-being for students. The talk is open to anyone who is interested in students' mental health.

Date: Thursday February 9, 2023

Time: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Location: LHI 1621 - Sun Life Auditorium

Our speakers will be:

Anna Polack who is a first year undergraduate student at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ majoring in Biomedical Engineering. This is her first year as a Jack Talks speaker after helping create her high school's first Jack Chapter. Anna's passion for mental health advocacy began in high school when she noticed a lack of education about mental health in classrooms especially mental health education that included the 2SLGBTQ+ community. You can always find her dancing to music on her way to class, and in her spare time, rock climbing and baking banana bread.

Quinn Richardson who is in his 4th year with Wilfrid Laurier University, studying as an undergraduate Sociology & Policing student with a minor in Leadership. If not volunteering for Jack.org, he can be seen volunteering with his local Ontario Provincial Police as an Auxiliary Constable or working on his fitness in local gyms. To destress after a long day, he does it best strumming an acoustic guitar or whipping up a hot recipe he discovered online.

Jack.org is a charity that trains and empowers youth who are revolutionizing mental health. They are working towards a Canada where all young people understand how to take care of their own mental health and look out for each other. A Canada without shame, and where all those that need support, get the help they deserve. With a national network of thousands of young leaders, they’re only just getting started.

Warnings: Talking about mental health can sometimes be difficult for people - especially those who are struggling or have experienced a difficult situation. While we have done everything we can to ensure our Talk is safe and non-triggering, including training our speakers to share their personal stories safely, we wanted to provide some content warnings, should you feel the need to provide warnings or make preparations in advance. These are some of the themes that may come up when speakers are sharing their stories and anecdotes.. Speaker 1 story themes: academic pressure/stress; self-esteem and self-image; Speaker 2 story themes: academic pressure/stress; anxiety disorder; workplace/employment stress

True Founder: Insights on starting your first business

Saba Shafiq — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 16:01:00 +0000

True Founder: Insights on starting your first business Saba Shafiq Wed, 12/28/2022 - 11:01

Join us to celebrate the book launch of Marc Lafleur’s True Founder: What no one else has the guts to teach you about your first business. Lafleur (BSc '14, Health Studies) is co-founder of truLOCAL, a company that he eventually sold for almost $17 million. Forbes asked Lafleur to write a business book on his experience in starting a company. His book is a must-read for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to get insight into establishing their businesses.

While studying at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Lafleur found his niche in entrepreneurship. After two failed start-ups, he co-founded truLOCAL in 2016, a monthly meat delivery service platform that connects consumers to local suppliers. Within five years, truLOCAL accumulated a series of wins, including a successful pitch on CBC’s Dragons’ Den and annual revenues exceeding $20 million. Lafleur landed the cover of the Globe and Mail’s 2020 Report on Business for leading Canada’s 14th top growing company.

Lafleur is passionate about mentoring up-and-coming founders. After several successful angel investments, he has earned a reputation as a value-added investor among early-stage start-ups. As a black founder, Lafleur had become accustomed to having doors closed on him and has spent the past two years empowering minorities to understand that they not only deserve a seat at the table, but that their unique challenges give them an advantage. Lafleur created the “truLOCAL Equal Opportunity Grant” to support black entrepreneurs through $5,000 business grants.

As a keynote speaker, Lafleur has shared his inspiring message to companies such as Lululemon and Google, as well as academic institutions like the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ and York University. Lafleur has taken a special interest in speaking to today’s youth in hopes of inspiring a new generation of leaders. He says, “If my story can inspire even one kid to take a risk and go after something someone told them they couldn’t achieve, then I’ve done what I’m here to do.”

Marc Lafleur is a graduate of the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ. Realizing the importance of governance, he entered the Institute of Corporate Directors’ “Director Education Program” (DEP) and, in 2021, became one of their youngest graduates.”

The event features a talk from Marc and an engaging Q&A with Matthew Bondy, Vice-President, Enterprise Canada, moderated by Lili Liu, dean, Faculty of Health.

Itinerary

3:10 p.m. - Doors open

3:30 p.m. - Formal program begins

4:45 p.m. - Reception and book signing

“True Founder" books will be available at the venue for purchase between 3:00 -3:30 p.m. and 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. outside the lecture hall. Visa, Mastercard, and Amex only - No cash. The author, Marc Lafleur, will be available to sign your copy between 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. at the reception following his talk.

Visitor parking is available by purchasing a ticket from the pay and display machine. We recommend X Lot, which costs $5.00. It accepts coin, WatCard, Visa or Mastercard. X Lot is on Hagey Boulevard behind the Optometry building (corner of Columbia and Hagey).

If you have questions or require assistance, email Saba Shafiq.

Talk: Mental Health and Well-being for Students (CANCELLED)

Fiona McAlister — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:49:34 +0000

Talk: Mental Health and Well-being for Students (CANCELLED) Fiona McAlister Fri, 12/16/2022 - 10:49

CANCELLED: DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, TODAY'S EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED.

Date: Wednesday January 25, 2023

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Location: HLTH EXP 1689

Our speakers will be:

Exercise as health care: past, present, and future - Hallman Lecture

Michelle Douglas-Mills — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:53:24 +0000

Exercise as health care: past, present, and future - Hallman Lecture Michelle Dougl… Thu, 10/20/2022 - 15:53

Dr. Paul Oh, cardiologist and medical director of the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Program at the UHN-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, will discuss the evolution and future of exercise as a key component of health promotion and care, particularly for people at risk for, or living with, chronic conditions.

The presentation will examine the collaborative role of clinical care and community services in exercise as part of health promotion and care, and as an opportunity for collaborations across medical disciplines.

The lecture will be hosted both in person at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ and streamed online, followed by a panel discussion. In-person attendees are invited to stay for a cocktail reception following the talk.

For details and to register, see event website.

This Hallman Lecture Series is funded by the Lyle S. Hallman Professorial Endowment. The event is hosted by the Centre for Community, Clinical and Applied Research Excellence (CCCARE) and Faculty of Health at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ.

The Exercise as Health Care lecture is in celebration of the 20th anniversary of CCCARE's UW WELL-FIT program.

Wes Graham Symposium

Saba Shafiq — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 01:52:44 +0000

Wes Graham Symposium Saba Shafiq Fri, 09/09/2022 - 21:52

The Faculty of Mathematics and the Faculty of Health invite you to join us on Saturday, October 1, at the Wes Graham Symposium, a celebration of research and innovation made possible by the legacy of James Wesley (Wes) Graham.

This complimentary event begins at 3:00 p.m. in M3 1006 with welcome addresses from:

Vivek Goel, President, University of ��ݮ��Ƶ
Mark Giesbrecht, Dean, Faculty of Mathematics
John Hirdes, Professor, Faculty of Health

Hear about research, recognized and supported in Graham’s name, in artificial intelligence, data science, bioinformatics, health informatics, and healthcare applications:

Joanne McKinley, Director of Software Development, Google, 2020 Recipient of J.W. Graham Medal in Computing and Innovation
Edith Law, Associate Professor, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science and co-directs the Human Computer Interaction Lab
Pedro Elkind Velmovitsky, PhD student in Public Health and Health Systems

Lectures will be followed by a reception, with refreshments, to present the J.W. Graham Medal in Computing and Innovation hosted in the M3 Atrium.

Schedule

Time	Room	Event
3:00 p.m.	M3 1006	Wes Graham Symposium begins
3:05 p.m.	M3 1006	Welcome and Opening Remarks Vivek Goel President, University of ��ݮ��Ƶ
3:10 p.m.	M3 1006	Greeting from the Faculty of Mathematics Mark Giesbrecht Dean, Faculty of Mathematics, University of ��ݮ��Ƶ
3:15 p.m.	M3 1006	Greeting from the Faculty of Health John Hirdes Professor, Faculty of Health, University of ��ݮ��Ƶ
3:20 p.m.	M3 1006	Greeting from the 2020 Recipient of J.W. Graham Medal in Computing and Innovation Joanne McKinley Director of Software Development, Google
3:25 p.m.	M3 1006	Crowdsourcing Medical Time Series Annotation: Expertise, Ambiguity and Human-AI Collaboration Edith Law, Wes Graham Research Fellow 2020-2021 University of ��ݮ��Ƶ Many crowdsourcing contexts involve tasks that are short and simple, requiring little expertise or context. In this talk, I will discuss projects in which we tackle the problem of crowdsourcing medical time series annotation, addressing questions such as: To what extent can we engage non-experts to annotate medical data? What tools can we design to enable small groups of experts to collaboratively handle ambiguous edge cases? What are the various roles that AI can play in medical crowdsourcing systems? We will describe two platforms---MechanicalHeart and CrowdEEG---and findings from several studies that provide insights into how we can design systems that coordinate human and machine intelligence to tackle these difficult annotation problems.
4:15 p.m.	M3 1006	TBD Pedro Elkind Velmovitsky, PhD student in Public Health and Health Systems University of ��ݮ��Ƶ
4:55 p.m.	M3 1006	Closing Remarks
5:00 p.m.	M3 Atrium	Wes Graham Symposium Reception Refreshments and presentation of the J.W. Graham Medal in Computing and Innovation

Parking

Complimentary parking will be available on Saturday, October 1 in lot X.

For closer parking, we recommend Lot Q. Visitor parking is available by purchasing a ticket from the pay and display machine. It accepts coin, WatCard, Visa or Mastercard.

Gairdner Lecture: Acting Early: From Developmental Science to Scalable Prevention

Michelle Douglas-Mills — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 22:02:40 +0000

Gairdner Lecture: Acting Early: From Developmental Science to Scalable Prevention Michelle Dougl… Tue, 09/07/2021 - 18:02

University of ��ݮ��Ƶ faculty and students are invited to join Vikram Patel for this online Gairdner Lecture research talk.

Vikram Patel PhD FMedSci is a recipient of the 2019 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for his world-leading research in global mental health, generating knowledge on the burden and determinants of mental health problems in low- and middle-income countries and pioneering approaches for the prevention and treatment of mental health in low-resource settings.

Patel has dedicated his research to raising the global profile on mental health problems. Much of his work has been done in partnership with Sangath, an Indian NGO he co-founded in 1996 and now one of India’s leading community-based research organizations.

He also co-founded the Centre for Global Mental Health and the Mental Health Innovations Network at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the Movement for Global Mental Health: the largest global network of individuals and organizations advocating for promoting services and human rights for people living with mental health problems.

In 2018, he co-founded the GlobalMentalHealth@Harvard initiative, which is developing a suite of innovative, inter-disciplinary initiatives aimed at implementing and generating knowledge to transform mental health globally.

This is an online event. The link for accessing the lecture will be emailed the week of the event.

Since 2001, the Gairdner Foundation has seen world-renowned scientists share their award winning science across the country in a series of inspirational lectures.

Global climate connections: How changes to our environment, food systems, and health will shape our future

Michelle Douglas-Mills — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:17:49 +0000

Global climate connections: How changes to our environment, food systems, and health will shape our future Michelle Dougl… Wed, 08/26/2020 - 17:17

Keynote and panel

Presented by the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (AHS)

Join IC3 and AHS for a webinar event, featuring a keynote by World Wildlife Fund Canada President and CEO, Megan Leslie, and panel discussion with the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ's Zahid Butt and Goretty Dias. Our speakers will share their expertise as they discuss climate change and its impact on the environment, food systems and our health.

Register to attend the webinar!

Keynote

Megan Leslie, President and CEO, World Wildlife Fund Canada

Megan Leslie began as President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund Canada in December of 2017 after nearly two years at the organization, first as a consultant on ocean governance, then as head of ocean conservation. Before joining WWF, Megan was a Member of Parliament representing Halifax for two terms during which she was deputy leader of the Official Opposition, environment critic and vice-chair of the government committee on environment and sustainable development. In Parliament, Megan introduced a motion to ban plastic microbeads; this motion passed unanimously, leading to a ban on the Canadian manufacture, sale and importation of these products. She also expedited the creation of Sable Island National Park Reserve.

Panelists

Zahid Butt, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems

Dr. Zahid Butt is a physician epidemiologist and an Assistant professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems. His research applies a ‘syndemic’ framework to examine inter-relationships between epidemics of infectious diseases, social disparities, co-morbidities, and substance use, using epidemiological, statistical, spatial and machine learning methods. Dr. Butt's research activities in the domain of public health, big data analytics and spatial epidemiology have led to more than 100 papers in several high impact journals such as The Lancet, Lancet infectious diseases, Nature, BMJ etc. He is an associate editor for BMC Public Health and section Editor-in-Chief for International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Goretty Dias, Associate Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED)

Professor Goretty Dias has a background in natural sciences and engineering. Recently, her work has focused on sustainability and life cycle assessment (LCA) of dietary patterns, Canadian agriculture products, and bioenergy. Her research interests lie in the use of LCA and other sustainability assessment tools to analyze various agricultural and biobased product systems in order to create more sustainable agriculture and food systems.

Moderator

Daniel Scott, Executive Director, IC3, Professor, Geography and Environmental Management, University Research Chair and Director, Master of Climate Change Program

Hallman Lecture - The state of Indigenous health in Canada: Causes and consequences

Michelle Douglas-Mills — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:48:52 +0000

Hallman Lecture - The state of Indigenous health in Canada: Causes and consequences Michelle Dougl… Tue, 01/07/2020 - 12:48

Jane Philpott

Using her experience as medical doctor and special advisor on health for Nishnawbe Aski Nation – an organization representing 49 First Nation communities in northern Ontario – Jane Philpott will examine causes and consequences of the main health issues in Indigenous communities.

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Former Member of Parliament. Cabinet positions included Minister of Health, Minister of Indigenous Services, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government
Played a lead role in policies that have shaped Canada: Bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees, legislating medical assistance in dying, negotiating a health accord with new resources for mental health and home care, and improving infrastructure for First Nations to provide clean water

Talk will take place Thursday, February 27 at 7:00 p.m., with reception to follow at 8:30.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS LECTURE IS NOW FULL. Sign up for the waitlist and we'll contact you if a space becomes available.

This Hallman Lecture is presented by University of ��ݮ��Ƶ's School of Public Health and Health Systems and the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences.