Andrea Baumann Health Equity Symposium
Oct 30, 2023
1:00PM to 3:40PM
Date/Time
Date(s) - 30/10/2023
1:00 pm - 3:40 pm
Andrea Baumann Health Symposium
A symposium on Health Equity in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: October 30, 2023
Time: 1 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
Location: Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery (MDCL) 3020
Keynote: Health Equity and Public Health: Mobilizing the Principles and Potential for Impact
Speaker: Na-Koshie Lamptey, deputy, medical officer of health, city of Toronto
Lecture: COVID Research Project on Asian Canadians, COVID-19, and Racism
Speaker: Chandrima Chakraborty, professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, director of the Centre for Peace Studies, McMaster University
Lecture: Six Nations COVID Response
Speaker: Sara Smith, epidemiologist, Six Nations Health Services, Six Nations
Lecture: Lac Laronge COVID Response
Speaker: Lisa Mayotte, registered nurse, public health nursing manager, Lac La Ronge Indian Health Services, Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Saskatchewan
Lecture: Impact of COVID on Racialized Children
Speaker: Gita Wahi, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, pediatrician, McMaster Children’s Hospital
Lecture: Impact of COVID on the South Asian community in Canada
Speaker: Sujane Kandasamy, postdoctoral researcher, Brock University, co-founder and director education, The Starfish Canada