Events Calendar

CIHR’s COVID‑19 and Mental Health Research Initiative: Supporting the Mental Health and Substance Use Responses to COVID‑19 Improving Public Confidence in Science: Plain Language Recs on COVID‑19 Recommendations & Contextualization RecMap Speakers: Holger Schunemann, Kevin Pottie McMaster/UOttawa Infos >>

Speaker: Ashley Radomski Our objectives are to explore young people and families’ awareness of, access to, and usage of mental health services prior to and since the pandemic. In particular, we are interested in their awareness or use of the e-mental health services the government has made freely available to the public more recently. We … Continue reading

Une conférence virtuelle pour mieux comprendre l’impact de la pandémie sur les relations humaines et amoureuses La pandémie nous plonge dans une nouvelle réalité de distanciation sociale, d’isolement et de confinement. L’absence de contacts, si ce n’est que virtuels, ou de moments de complicité transforme les relations humaines, et nos habitudes relationnelles se trouvent chamboulées. … Continue reading

Speaker: Christine Czerniak Technical Lead for Infodemic Management at WHO An information epidemic has accompanied the COVID‑19 pandemic. Information gaps, a mix of misinformation and malicious disinformation, along with a rapid rise in the volume of information are making it harder for people to know how best to protect themselves and each other. This can … Continue reading

Speaker: Dr. Timothy Caulfield, LLM, FRSC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, Research Director, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta The spread of misinformation has been a defining characteristic of the pandemic, and it continues to do real harm. The good news is … Continue reading

Causerie virtuelle Plus d’un milliard de doses de vaccin contre la COVID-19 ont été distribuées à ce jour. De ce nombre, moins de 1% l’ont été dans les pays défavorisés. Pour accélérer la vaccination dans le monde, plusieurs états demandent la levée des brevets. Alors que les chercheurs ont fait preuve d’une collaboration inouïe pour le développement des … Continue reading