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Halifax

May 2010

  • "Hepatitis C, HIV, and You: Are you having a ménage-à-trois?"
    Hosted by Atlantic Interdisciplinary Research Network (AIRN) for Social and Behavioural Issues in Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis Outreach Society and Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, May 17, 2010
    Fred, 2602 Agricola St., Halifax
    RSVP: susan.kirland@dal.ca

April 2010

  • "Making babies one at a time: When two is a crowd"
    Hosted by Novel Tech Ethics at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, April 19, 2010
    Just Us! Café, 5896 Spring Garden Road, Halifax
    RSVP: Susan.Sherwin@dal.ca

February 2010

  • "Blood Sugar Testing: Everybody's Doing It.Should They?"
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    Presented by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
    Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
    Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum, Halifax
    RSVP: www.cadth.ca/cafe

January 2010

  • "Treating Alzheimer's disease: What to take, and who to trust?"
    Hosted by Novel Tech Ethics at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, January 14, 2010, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
    Join Us! Café, Halifax
    RSVP: francoise.baylis@dal.ca

June 2009

  • "I'm Not Getting Older, I'm Getting Smarter:
    Aging, the Mind and Mental Health"
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    Presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its Institute of Aging in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada
    Friday, June 12th, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
    Prospect Room 2, Exhibition Park Halifax
    *This event is free with admission to the Halifax 50+ Expo

  • "Health and Homelessness: A Look at our Young People Living on the Street"
    Presented by the School of Nursing at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009
    Just Us! Café, Halifax
    RSVP: Jean.Hughes@Dal.Ca

April 2009

  • "The Inconvenient Tooth: A new Challenge for Baby Boomers"
    Presented by Northwood Care Inc. in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, April 20, 2009
    Jane's on the Common, Halifax
    RSVP: amcinnis@nwood.ns.ca

February 2009

  • "What's the Truth About the 'Addictive Personality'?"
    Organized by Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, February 18, 2009
    Café Istanbul, Halifax
    RSVP: Sherry.Stewart@dal.ca

  • "Autism: Research Priorities and the Public Purse"
    Organized by Novel Tech Ethics in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday & Wednesday, February 16 & 18, 2009, 7:30PM
    Uncommon Grounds Coffee House
    1030 South Park St., Halifax

October 2008

  • "Snakes, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: Autism and Our Boys' Health"
    Hosted by Division of Medical Education at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Friday, October 3, 2008, 5 p.m.
    The Alderney Landing Theatre, Halifax
    RSVP: charlenecroft@dal.ca

June 2007  

  • "Are Cities a Health Hazard?"
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    Does urban design stop us from being physically active? Can better zoning prevent air pollution? Is a car culture inevitable in the 21st century? Should we be concerned that cities are making us unhealthy?
    June 18, 2007 at 5 p.m.
    Murphy's Waterfront
    Cable Wharf, Halifax waterfront
    Halifax, NS