Innovations in Gender, Sex, and Health Research - Canadian Institutes of
Health Research, Institute of Gender and Health - November 22 and November
23, 2010

TORONTO, Nov. 17 /CNW/ - Notification of event:   

Partnerships and Citizen Engagement, Canadian Institutes of Health Research    

November 22, 2010, 8:30 AM ET / November 22, 2010, 3:00 PM ET / November 23, 8:00 AM ET / November 23, 2010, 3:00 PM ET

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Innovations in Gender, Sex, and Health Research is the first-ever Canadian national conference dedicated to the field of gender, sex, and health. Now you can connect with the cutting-edge research presented by top Canadian and international scholars at this two-day event from anywhere in the world! All four keynote sessions will be webcast live and the recordings made available online.

Please note that start times are approximate. Due to the live nature of this event, times may shift slightly.

Monday, November 22, 2010

1. 8:30 AM - Why Do We Need an Institute of Gender and Health? Chloe E. Bird, RAND Corporation
2. 3:00 PM - Of Boys and Men: The State of the Science on Boys' and Men's Health. Larry Goldenberg, University of British Columbia; John Oliffe, University of British Columbia; Yves Tremblay, Laval University.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

1. 8:00 AM - The X Factor: Accounting for Sex in Biomedical Research. Gillian Einstein, University of Toronto; Olga Kovalchuk, University of Lethbridge; Jeffrey S. Mogil, McGill University.
2. 3:00 PM - From Knowledge to Action: Using Sex, Gender and Health Research to Improve Policy and Practice. Paula A. Johnson, Harvard University

   

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