Events and Conferences

WW 2011 is a global convergence to advance women's equality through research, exchange, leadership, and action.  Expected to draw some 2000 participants from around the world, WW 2011 is a unique global event that will enhance women's leadership skills and organizational capacity, support the exchange of knowledge and ideas, and foster research and action networks on women's issues. The first Women’s Worlds event was a modest gathering of academics in 1981 in Israel to discuss the advent of Women’s Studies and forge networks on feminist research. Today, the congress is a large event attracting researchers, activists, policy-makers, advocates, allies, and more.

Read WW 2011’s FAQs.

Brussels from September 13 – 17, 2011 

The International Women’s Health Meeting « IWHM » has been for more than 30 years, an international forum of women’s grass rooted organizations, academics, and advocates that promotes women’s health, sexual and reproductive rights. They invite you not only to come and participate but also to inform and mobilize any individual, any organization who might show interest in women health and human rights. Visit their website.

Please join the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies (in Winnipeg) for an introduction to the REDress project on campus on Thursday, February 3^rd, 2011 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm in the Duckworth Centre, second floor lounge, at the University of Winnipeg. 

The REDress Project is a public art installation, which will be installed at UW from March 7-12, 2011, that aims to raise awareness surrounding the murder and disappearance of over 500 Aboriginal women across Canada.  The aim of the project is to collect, by community donation, 500 RED dresses to later install and display in public spaces in an effort to draw attention to this often overlooked national issue. Educational initiatives connected to the project will help to broaden knowledge of the circumstances and underlying social structures that marginalize and misrepresent Aboriginal women in Canada as well as the conditions that lead to racialized and gendered violence. 

The organizers intend this launch to be an opportunity for folks to learn about the project, and pick up some educational materials about the issue that can be shared in the classroom, workplace, or home.  Join them for coffee and cake, and learn how you can support the REDress Project. Please also consider donating a gently used RED dress of any size or style to the project at the launch.

Please share this information widely, and for more information contact Kim Hunter at iwgs@uwinnipeg.ca. 

WOMEN'S HEALTH:  PRACTICE & POLICY SERIES
BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre and the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health are pleased to invite you to our lunch hour presentation.

Screening Mammography: Understanding the Issues And Controversies in the Media
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Noon-1:00 pm

Presenter
Dr Paula Gordon
Medical Director, Breast Program, BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Chair, Academic Committee, Screening Mammography Program of BC

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A new professional development session offered by the Association of Ontario Midwives. Spots are limited so register today!

Dealing with Near Misses and Poor Outcomes in Maternal-Newborn Care: Issues Facing Perinatal Care Providers

Friday, February 25, 2011

Crowne Plaza Hotel Hamilton, ON

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This full day event will take a multidisciplinary approach to the exploration of relevant medical-legal and psychosocial issues facing care providers following a critical incident in maternal-newborn care. The day will provide participants with an opportunity to gather and share information by way of presentations, interactive forums and hands-on exercises.

Topics For The Day Include:

• The Apology Act and Disclosure
• The Power of Saying Sorry: Disclosure from the Patient’s Perspective
• An Interdisciplinary Case Review
• Nurses Grieve Too: Video Presentation and Question & Answer Session with the Director/Producer
• Panel Discussion - Supporting Each Other After A Critical Incident
• An In-depth Case Study Discussing:

- The Patient's Perspective
- The Care Provider's Perspective
- The Perspective of the Health Care Team

*Sessions and presenters subject to change

Fees
AOM Student Member: Free (limited spots)
AOM Member: Full Day Registration $25
Non Members: Full Day Registration $100

For more information please contact Sally Liu, CPD administrator at cpdadministrator@aom.on.ca or 416 425 9974 ext 2239.

Presented by The Urban and Inner City Studies 2011 Speaker Series (University of Winnipeg)

Where: 519 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg - Urban Circle Training Centre
When: February 16, 2011
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (light lunch will be provided)

Indigenous storytellers are now carrying their narratives into digital media domains. Through digital stories, we will explore the intergenerational effects on professional First Nations women in Winnipeg whose mothers attended residential school. A 'digital story' is a short video approximately 3-5 minutes in length. The presenters will be showing and discussing their own digital stories, produced as part of a research project by the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence.

For more information, contact Claudette Michell by email: c.michell@uwinnipeg.ca or by phone: (204) 988.7196

The National Network on Environments and Women’s Health presents a free public forum on the growing trend towards biomonitoring* studies, their promise and pitfalls, their social significance, their gender implications and the ethical questions that they raise.

WHEN: Wednesday January 26 2011, 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Novella Room, Bluma Appel Salon, 2^nd Floor, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street (one block north of Bloor) **Wheelchair accessible venue**
Subway: Yonge & Bloor
Parking: HBC Parking Garage off Asquith Avenue

SPEAKERS:
Sharyle Patton, Director, Health and Environment Program, Commonweal (environmental research institute), Bolinas, California
Andrew Black, Policy Analyst, Assembly of First Nations, (First Nations Biomonitoring Initiative)

*Biomonitoring is a scientific technique for assessing human exposures to natural and synthetic chemicals, based on sampling and analysis of an individual’s tissues and fluids (Environmental Health Research Foundation).

Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE) is hosting a Canadian Institute of Health Research Café Scientifique on health through a gender lens in Saskatchewan.

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at 7:00 pm
McNally Robinson Bookstore, 3130 8^th St. E, Saskatoon

Three speakers have been invited to discuss different issues related to women’s health. Diane Martz will be speaking on a senior population in rural women’s health. Alex Wilson will be speaking about Aboriginal women’s health, identity and wellness in Saskatchewan and Margaret Haworth-Brockman will talk about PWHCE’s community research activities in Saskatchewan.

PWHCE is one of the Centres of Excellence for Women’s Health supported by the Women’s Health Contribution Program, through the Bureau of Women’s Health and Gender Analysis of Health Canada. For over fifteen years, PWHCE has been working with Saskatchewan women to improve and address health issues.

For more information contact pwhce@usask.ca.

University of Saskatchewan, Marquis Hall
Saskatoon
Friday, Jan. 21, 2011
8:30 am to 3:45 pm

RSVP to the PWHCE’s Saskatoon office at pwhce@usask.ca.

Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence is hosting a one day workshop on women’s health in Saskatchewan. The workshop will bring together researchers, community organizers and students from a range of disciplines with an interest in women’s health and gender. The event aims to promote wider linkages and participants will have opportunities to discuss ways to strengthen women’s and gender health research and knowledge exchange in the province.

Researchers Colleen Dell, Jennifer Poudrier and Jennifer Nicol will be speaking on their innovative research methods and interests. Additionally, PWHCE’s Executive Director, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, will share her perspective on the Federal Women’s Health Strategy.

The Power of Knowledge: Integrating Research, Policy, and Promising Practice Around the World

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: JANUARY 14TH, 2011!  REGISTER NOW AND SAVE

March 2-5, 2011
Vancouver, BC

Conference Description
Our understanding of FASD is entering a period of rapid expansion and change, dramatically increasing our comprehension of the breadth and depth of the global impact of this lifelong disability. This 4th International conference will provide an advanced forum for emerging and cutting edge research, policy and practice that will assist governments, service systems, service providers, parents and caregivers, as we strive to address the complex issues of FASD. This new knowledge will be an impetus for critical action in supporting women, individuals, families, and communities around the world.

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