CWHN Webinar Series

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Last year, the Canadian Women’s Health Network (CWHN) launched its new series of webinars. The interactive lecture format allows presenters to speak to and take questions from a nationwide audience online, and allows audience members to interact and discuss presentation material with each other. Sessions are also recorded and available on CWHN’s website for later viewing by those who couldn’t attend the webinar.

Maternal Health Internationally - What’s Really Needed?
Recorded June 16, 2010

Shortly before the much-hyped G8 and G20 summits in Toronto, the Canadian Women’s Health Network welcomed Katherine McDonald, Executive Director of Action Canada for Population and Development, to discuss what the evidence shows about maternal health internationally.

McDonald addressed the costs and benefits of investing in maternal health, family planning and newborn care around the world. Using powerful examples, she illustrated how addressing the full spectrum of care, from family planning through to infant care, has far reaching benefits to women and communities, both health and social. Bringing reliable evidence to a passionate debate, she discussed what we need to do to address gaps in family planning, address gaps in maternal and newborn care, and why funding the complete spectrum of care leads to better outcomes for both mothers and children, and uses funds most efficiently.

Creating Climate Change for the Medical Workplace:
Lessons on physician work-life balance from around the world
Recorded April 29, 2010

Members of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada joined CWHN to discuss the challenges of finding balance in medical workplaces.

Despite the fact that women now make up half of all physicians in Canada under 35, and up to 70% of students in some med schools, there are still gender issues. Presenters  addressed the questions of which specialties women are choosing, working hours and issues of work-life balance. Reflecting on their 2008 Needs Assessment, the FMWC discussed three priorities to make the most of both the women and men who make up our medical workforce – of improved workplace flexibility, increased physician resources in Canada, and the need for more female faculty and women advancing into leadership positions.

Check www.cwhn.ca or subscribe to Brigit’s Notes, CWHN’s monthly newsletter, for the announcement of upcoming webinars.