The School of Physical & Occupational Therapy (SPOT) GHRI Forum is a regular event that brings together students, clinicians and researchers interested in topics related to global health and rehabilitation. Each session will feature an invited guest who will discuss experiences of a global health activity (in Canada or internationally). The emphasis of these sessions is on sharing and discussion, rather than formal presentations.听
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Have questions or suggestions?
Please contact: spotglobalhealth.spot [at] mcgill.ca
Interested in learning more about our Global Health in Rehabilitation and our Speakers? Check out the GHRI podcasts!
Monday, November 4th
How Global Is Our Global Health? Overcoming Visa And Passport Inequities
Guest Speakers:听Shashika Bandara, PhD,听Michelle Joseph, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRCS,听Riya Sawhney, MD,听Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz, MD
2001 海角社区 College Avenue,听Rm 1140
惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒
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Thursday, September 25, 2024
The challenges of continuity of front-line healthcare for asylum seekers living in Montreal: avenue for action
Presentation in french
Guest Speaker: Maria Prado, pht.听
Charles Meredith House, Room 101
1130 Pine Ave West
Montreal听
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Individual and Community Resilience Amidst Adversity:听Psychosocial restoration in 1994 post-genocide听against the Tutsis in Rwanda
Guest Speakers:听
Emmanuel Biracyaza, MPH, Bsc,听PhD Student
Samuel Habimana, MPH, BSc,听PhD Candidate
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Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023
Applying the PolyVagal Theory to the Management of Mental Health & Chronic Pain
Guest Speaker: Melissa Bandura OT, PhD.听
5:45- 6:45
Hybrid:
Hosmer Building: Room 202
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023
Housing Outcomes of Syrian Refugees in Canada
Guest Speaker: Abe Oudshoorn, Rn, PhD.听
5:45 - 6:45pm
Hybrid:
Hosmer Building: Room 202听
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Need for Fall Risk Screening and Early Multifactorial Rehabilitation Program:听Quality of Life and Functional Fitness in Elderly Type II Diabetics with Peripheral Neuropathy
Guest Speaker: Dr. G. Arun Maiya
4:45pm-6:00pm
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Hosmer Building 202
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Guest Speaker: Erin Keough pht., MSc(A), CTRS
5:45 pm-7:00 pm
Hybrid:听听
Hosmer Building 202听
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Health bias, nutrition and body image stigmas
Guest Speaker: Maylis N茅e
5:45pm - 7:00pm听
Hybrid event
Hosmer Building 202
2022
Thursday, Dec 1st, 2022
The Intersection Between Disability and Climate Change听
Guest Speaker: Sebastien Jodin, PhD.
5:45 - 7:15
Hybrid Event:
Hosmer Building 202
Thursday, Nov 3rd, 2022
Improving Access to Rehabilitation in Low-Income Countries
Guest Speaker: David Charles, Physiotherapist
5:30 - 7:00听
Hybrid Event:
Hosmer Building, H202
Thursday, April 4th, 2022
Practicing Reflexivity in Eeyou Istchee
Guest Speakers: Julia Chin and Ananya Nagar, 2021 Occupational Therapy Graduates
5:00 - 7:00pm
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
Problematizing the taken-for-granted in rehabilitation services offered to Inuit children听
Guest Speaker: Janna MacLachlan, PhD(c), OT reg. (Ont.)
5:00-7:00 pm
Zoom link听
2021
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021
Shifting Perspectives: Rehabilitation Clinical Placement in Nunavik
Guest Speakers:听Amy Runlan Gan and No茅mie Tito, M1 PT Students
6:00-7:30 pm
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Monday, March 22nd, 2021
Justice-Centered Physiotherapy: Perspectives of a Black Professor from the Global South听
Guest Speaker: Fernanda Cockell, PT, PhD
6:00- 7:30 pm听
Zoom link here
Thursday, Feb 4th, 2021
Global Fight for Health Care and Justice
Topic:听BENDING THE ARC: A Documentary and discussion
6:00-7:30 pm
2020
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Friday, Dec 4th, 2020
Accessible Global Governance: The (in)Visibility of Persons with Disabilities
Guest Speaker: Prof. Derrick L. Cogburn听
6:00pm - 7:30 pm
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Monday, Nov 9th, 2020
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Same but Different? Experiences in a Global Clinical Practicum and Application in Practice
Guest Speakers: Chelsey Saunders, Daisy Petrucci, Zack Legault听
Recipients of the 2019 SPOT Global Health Travel Awards
5:30 - 7:00pm
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Thursday, Feb 13th, 2020
Rehabilitation in Nigeria: A Cross-cultural Comparison听
Guest Speaker: Rose Uzoma Elekanachi, MSc, BSc PT
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5:30-7:00 pm, Hosmer House 202
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2019
Learnings from Amar Seva Sangam (ASSA)
Guest Speaker: Chamila Anthonypillai, BSc Rehab. MScOT
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6:00-7:30 pm, Hosmer House H301
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
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A Healing Road to Creativity听
Guest Speaker: Sara Abassbhay, BSc.Rehab, MSc, Pht.
4:45-6:00pm
Davis House, D3
Tuesday, April 30th, 2019
Culturally Created Care:听Reflections on how history and culture have shaped听and impacted health care in India,听Northern Quebec, and South Africa
Guest Speakers: Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Masters Students
4:45- 6:00 PM
Davis House -D20
Friday, April 5th, 2019
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Cross-border collaboration: Expertise sharing in perineal rehabilitation
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Guest Speakers: Claudia Brown and Di Wu
3:00- 4:15
Hosmer House 202
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Thursday, Mar 14th, 2019
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Film Screening: Continuons 脿 aller plus loin ensemble!
Guest Speaker: Mathieu Francoeur
14:45 - 18:15听
McIntyre Building: room 1027听
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2018
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Wednesday, Nov 21st, 2018
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Our bodies, our stories are sacred:
An introduction to trauma-sensitive and culturally safe approaches to working with Indigenous people and communities
Guest Speaker: Jessica Barudin, MSc, PT
4:45-6:00pm
Hosmer House 202
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2018
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Motor rehabilitation of stroke survivors in low resource settings; Inferences from an Indian center
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Guest Speaker: Dr. John Solomon
4:45 - 6:00 pm
Hosmer House 202
Wednesday September 26th, 2018
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Think Globally, Act Locally: Research Evidence and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Guest Speakers: Dr. K. Shiakao-Thomas, Dr. J. Lai and Mathieu Simard, PT
4:45-6:00 pm
Hosmer House 202
Monday August 27th, 2018
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Student Research Projects on Global Health and Rehabilitation
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Guest Speakers:
School of Physical & Occupational Therapy students
4:45 - 6:00pm
Hosmer House 202
Monday May 28th, 2018
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Killing chickens and cutting skin: On the moral hinterland between Indigenous knowledge(s) and biomedicine
Guest Speaker:
Dr.Andrew Hatala
4:45 - 6:00pm
Hosmer House 202
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Monday, April 24th, 2018
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Increasing Access to Prosthetic Devices: Implications for Public Health and Rehabilitation in Developing Countries, a Brazilian experience.
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Edgard Lamounier
4:45 - 6:00pm
Hosmer House 202
Monday March 26th, 2018
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Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Contexts of International Clinical Placements
Guest Speakers:
Students from the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy who completed recent international clinical placements in low-resource settings.
4:45 - 6:00pm
Hosmer House 202
Monday, February 19th, 2018
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Enhancing Wheelchair Service Provision Education in Health Care Professional University Programs Globally
Guest Speaker:
Paula Rushton, PhD.
5:15 - 7:00pm
Hosmer House 202
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Monday, January 22nd, 2018
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Community Based Inclusive Development and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Conflict Settings: Perspectives from Libya
Guest Speaker:
Karen Paul, SW and Mathieu Simard, PT
4:45-6:00pm
Hosmer House 202
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2017
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Monday, November 20th, 2017
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Ethnographic Reflections on Establishing a Competency-Based Occupational Therapy Program in Beirut, Lebanon
Guest Speaker:
Hiba Zafran, PhD OT
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4:45-6:00pm
Hosmer House, H202
Monday, October 23rd, 2017
From international fieldwork to the intersection of legislation, health policy and
utilization of sexual & reproductive health services by people with disabilities in
post-conflict Northern region of Uganda
Guest Speaker:
Muriel Mac-Seing, PhD (candidate)
4:45- 6:00pm
Hosmer House, H202
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Monday September, 25th, 2017
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Global Health Roles for North American Rehabilitation Professionals:
Considering People with Disabilities from Western Zambia
Guest Speaker:
SHAUN CLEAVER, PhD, PT
4:45pm-6:00pm
Hosmer House, H202
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Monday June 19th, 2017
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Building a Meaningful Organization: Improving Accessibility for Children in Nicaragua
Guest Speaker:
Marie-Kim McFetridge, OT and Paramedical Director of Pivot International
4:45pm- 6:00pm
Hosmer House, H-202
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Monday, March 20th, 2017
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Let's Talk about the Elephant in the Room:Engaging with Privilege, Neocolonialism, and Oppression in Global Health Work
Guest Speaker:
Marie-Lyne Grenier, PhD OT
4:45pm- 6:00pm
Hosmer House, H-202
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Monday, February 20th, 2017
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Surgical Experience in East Africa: Barriers to Best Care;Success with Local Priorities
Guest Speaker:
Mark Hardy, MD.
4:45pm- 6:00pm
Hosmer House, H-202
Monday, January 23rd, 2017
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Aboriginal Peoples' Health and Rehabilitation
Guest Speakers:
Murielle Fortin, PT听 and
Jessica Barudin, Indigenous Health Advocate, yoga consultant and teacher/therapist
4:45pm-6:00pm
Hosmer House, H-202
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2016听
Monday, November 28th, 2016
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Reflections on Participatory Research:Understanding maternal health needs and healthcare seeking behaviours in Baglung, Nepal
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Guest Speaker:
Sunisha Neupane, PhD(c)
4:45pm-6:00pm
Hosmer House, H-202
Monday, October 24th (2016)
Join us for 海角社区鈥檚 first听School of Physical & Occupational Therapy Global Health Forum!
A Physiotherapist鈥檚 Experience Working in Afghanistan
Guest Speaker: Anik Goulet, Physiotherapist
Monday October 24 from 4:30 鈥� 6:00 p.m. at SPOT: Hosmer House H-202
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