News, Announcements, Events

Toronto, Ontario
July 26-27, 2010

8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

23 Edward Street, Suite 1218

Event open to  scientists, KT professionals, science/practitioners, educators, and decision makers in community based organizations and government

Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 28-30, 2010

Fort Garry Hotel

The National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) are pleased to announce their fifth annual Summer Institute: 2010 NCCPH Summer Institute: Making Connections for public health practice, policy, and research.

Daily themes:

• Connecting with Others
• Connecting with Evidence
• Connecting to Action

For more information, please visit http://www.si2010.ca.

Toronto, Ontario
June 16-18, 2010

Sheraton Centre Hotel

This conference brings together nurses interested in Community Health Nursing from practice, research, administration, policy and education to provide a forum to explore issues of mutual concern as well as exchange knowledge, share evidence and ideas and generate solutions. It's never been so important to incorporate knowledge to action, by engaging nurses with others in knowledge exchange, enabling evidence informed practice, and inspiring excellence.

Hamilton, Ontario
June 2, 2010

Hamilton Convention Centre, 1 Summers Lane

Objectives

London, Ontario
May 14, 2010

8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 1150 Wellington Road South

The Middlesex London Health Unit, in partnership with PRIMA (Pregnancy Related Issues in the Management of Addictions), is offering a workshop on Problematic Substance Use in Pregnancy. This workshop is designed for physicians, nurses, midwives, nurse practitioners, PHNS, and addiction workers, and anyone working with pregnant women who may be using substances.

Hamilton, Ontario
May 10-14, 2010

Hamilton, Ontario
May 10-14, 2010

A one-week intensive course at McMaster University

What is Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EIDM)?

London, Ontario
May 6-7, 2010

Four Points Sheraton, 1150 Wellington Road South

The Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition (OHSC) is an Ontario-wide coalition, with members from almost all of Ontario’s public health units as well as school boards, hospitals, mental health agencies, universities, health-related organizations, education-related organizations, parents and students.

We would be most pleased if you and/or any of your colleagues could attend.

Liverpool, England
April 25-29, 2010

The 21st annual conference of the International Harm Reduction Association

This conference -- a dynamic gathering of academics, activists and people with lived experience -- will look at issues such as the adequacy of existing harm reduction models for low- and middle-income countries, stimulant users and young people, the integration of harm reduction into health systems, and how harm reduction intersects with drug control systems and fields such as human rights, security and development.

April 17-April 18, 2010
New Haven, Connecticut

Yale University

Presented by Unite For Sight, 7th Annual Conference

The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes more than 2,200 students and professionals from 55 countries who are interested in global health and international development, public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, public service, environmental health, and education.