Lecture

Dr. Patrick Brill-Edwards, recipient of the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences' 2017 Alumni Achievement Award, will discuss aspects of the initial development of Gardasil – the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) – and the on-going tension between the science and the pseudo-science of its implementation.

The Hallman Lecture Series presents John Frank, Director of the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy for a discussion of the notions of “upstream” and “downstream” prevention in public health practice, examples and their respective pros and cons. Panel and reception to follow.

The Faculty of Applied Health Sciences' (AHS) 50th Anniversary Celebration marks the beginning of our celebratory year. AHS students, faculty, staff, alumni and donors are invited to join us for lunch followed by celebratory remarks and a public lecture featuring Honourable A. Anne McLellan, P.C., O.C., A.O.E.

The neoliberal movement is broad and impacts on the global to local context within in an education system and university research and innovation environment. One unintended consequence of the neoliberal movement and logic which impacts on university life is how it changes research practice and the resulting creativity and innovation.

Julie Robillard, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Dr. Robillard is an affiliated researcher of the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence and Vice-chair of the Ethical, Legal, Social Impacts Committee of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging.

The Hallman Lecture Series presents

Dr. Brant E. Fries, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

This presentation covers three recent studies demonstrating a range of applications of assessment data. 

University of Waterloo Discovery Days in Health Sciences is presented in partnership with The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, and is a day of hands-on workshops to help grade 10 and 11 high school students explore the wide variety of careers in the field of health sciences.

The Hallman Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Leon Geffen, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa for an exploration of a novel psychosocial peer support program, modelled upon an existing HIV support program, for providing peer-to-peer companionship to other older adults. Initial outcomes of the study have shown that a peer support program is an effective approach to improve wellbeing of older persons living in disadvantaged communities.

Measuring our wellbeing goes beyond economic indicators.

Poor food intake is common in older adults in Canada and can lead to functional problems, poor immunity, reduced healing, and frailty. Join Professor Heather Keller as she discusses the Making the Most of Mealtimes and More-2-Eat projects as a response to this issue.