Toronto

June 2010

• "Bringing Health Research Out of the Closet: The Invisibility of LGBT People in Canadian Health Research"
  Hosted by Sherbourne Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
  Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 7 p.m.
  Gladstone Hotel
  1214 Queen Street West, Toronto
  RSVP: LGillis@rainbowhealthontario.ca
  
  
• "Hospital Superbugs: Can you protect yourself and your loved ones from infection?"
  Hosted by Department of Microbiology at Mount Sinai Hospital in collaboration with CIHR
  Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
  The Duke of York Pub
  39 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto
  RSVP: atong@mtsinai.on.ca
  

May 2010

• "Oversold on Sodium: How too much salt affects our health"
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  Hosted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  Thursday, May 27, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
  Gladstone Hotel
  1214 Queen Street West, Toronto
  RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
  
  
• "Reproductive Technologies: Where do we draw the line?"
  Hosted by Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario in collaboration with CIHR
  Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
  C'est What? Brew/Vin Pub - Restaurant
  67 Front St. E., Toronto
  RSVP: Info@caho-hospitals.com

April 2010

• "New Ways of Looking Inside Our Bodies"
  Hosted by the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario in collaboration with CIHR
  Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
  The Corner Place Restaurant Lounge, 11 Jarvis St., Toronto
  RSVP: info@caho-hospitals.com
  
  
• HIV/AIDS and Herpes: More Than Just a Pain in the Pants?"
  Hosted by the Immunodeficiency Clinic at University Health Network and the Ontario HIV Treatment Network in collaboration with CIHR
  Tuesday, April 27, 2010
  lo'la Martinis, 7 Maitland St., Toronto
  RSVP: rali@ohtn.on.ca

March 2010

• "Generation Sex, Y and Z: More Sex Ed By Youth For Youth"
  Hosted by York University and University of Toronto in collaboration with CIHR
  Thursday, March 4, 2010, 6 p.m.
  Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
  RSVP: lexie.maister@utoronto.ca

February 2010

• "Genes and Nutrition: Are Personalized Diets the Key to Better Health?"
  Hosted by Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) in collaboration with CIHR
  Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 5 p.m.
  College Street Bar, Toronto
  RSVP: vleong@caho-hospitals.com

• "Emergency Department Wait Times & What We Are Doing About Them"
  Hosted by the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in collaboration with CIHR
  Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
  The McLaughlin Auditorium
  Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  2075 Bayview Ave. - E wing Ground Floor, Toronto
  RSVP: genevien.simpson@sunnybrook.ca

January 2010

• "Why Can't I Find a Family Doctor in this City, Really?: The Problem and Promise of Primary Health Care"
  Hosted by The Centre for Research on Inner City Health at St. Michael's Hospital in collaboration with CIHR
  Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
  Dora Keogh Irish Pub, 141 Danforth Ave., Toronto
  RSVP: tynanma@smh.toronto.on.ca  

November 2009

• "The Genetics of Mental Health"
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  Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 7 p.m.
  Gladstone Hotel
  1214 Queen St. W., Toronto, Ontario
  (corner of Gladstone Ave. and Queen St., just east of Dufferin St.)
  RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
  
  
• "DESIGNing Health 2.0: Changing the Way We Manage Our Health"
  Hosted by Ontario College of Art & Design in collaboration with CIHR
  Tuesday, November 24, 2009
  OCAD Auditorium, Toronto
  RSVP: hkrupa@ocad.ca
  
  
• "Art and Health - Healthy People; Healthy Communities"
  Hosted by Ontario College of Art & Design in collaboration with CIHR
  Tuesday, November 24, 2009
  OCAD Auditorium, Toronto
  RSVP: hkrupa@ocad.ca
  
  
• "Design, Art and the Healthcare Environment: Healthy Outcomes"
  Hosted by Ontario College of Art & Design in collaboration with CIHR
  Monday, November 23, 2009
  OCAD Auditorium, Toronto
  RSVP: hkrupa@ocad.ca
  
  
• "From the Playground to HIV: If risks for gay men start early, when should prevention begin?"
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  Organized by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, its Institute of Infection and Immunity and The Ontario HIV Treatment Network, in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
  Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7 p.m.
  Gardiner Museum, Terrace Room
  111 Queen's Park,
  Toronto, Ontario
  RSVP: Angela.Whelan@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
  
  
• "Understanding Influenza Through the Media"
  Hosted by Department of Microbiology at Mount Sinai Hospital in collaboration with CIHR
  Thursday, November 12, 2009
  Duke of York pub, Toronto
  
  
• "The stranger in the mirror: Is it time to change the way we view eating disorders?"
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  Organized by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes,
  in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada and in conjunction with the Rendezvous with
  Madness Film Festival.
  Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 5 p.m.
  Workman Arts
  651 Dufferin Street, Toronto
  RSVP: 416-978-1315 or alexandra.novis@sickkids.ca

October 2009

• "Stranger In A Strange Land: How Does Immigration Impact On Mental Health?"
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  Hosted by Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its Institute of Population and Public Health in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
  Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 7 p.m.
  Gladstone Hotel (North Ballroom)
  1214 Queen Street W., Toronto
  RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

September 2009

• "He's a player, she gets played: Challenging gendered stereotypes about youth sexual health"
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  Hosted by CIHR's Institute of Gender and Health
  Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 5 p.m.
  Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
  12 Alexander St., Toronto
  RSVP: ea-igh@exchange.ubc.ca

May 2009

• "Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine and Personalized Medicine: Where are we now and where can we get to?"
  Hosted by York University in collaboration with CIHR
  Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 3 p.m.
  Graduate Lounge, Ross Building
  York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto
  RSVP: ronp@yorku.ca

April 2009

• "Pandemic Flight Path: How Infectious Disease Spread through the Global Airline Transportation Network"
  Hosted by Centre for Research on Inner City Health in collaboration with CIHR
  Wednesday, April 15, 2009
  Bar Italia, Toronto
  RSVP: VandermeulenA@smh.toronto.on.ca

March 2009

• "Language of Violence: Does culture matter to understanding domestic violence?"
  Hosted by Centre for Research on Inner City Health in collaboration with CIHR
  Wednesday, March 11, 2009
  Women's Health in Women's Hands, Toronto
  RSVP: VandermeulenA@smh.toronto.on.ca

February 2009

• "Why Neighbourhoods Matter for Mental Health"
  Hosted by Centre for Research on Inner City Health in collaboration with CIHR
  Tuesday, February 17, 2009
  The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
  RSVP: VandermeulenA@smh.toronto.on.ca
  
  
• "Health and Family Meal: Will Dinners Come Out of the Box?"
  Hosted by Ryerson University in collaboration with CIHR
  Thursday, February 5, 2009
  Oakham Café, Toronto
  RSVP: mendelso@ryerson.ca
  
  
• "Is Work More Than a Living?: Promoting and Maintaining Mental Health in the Workplace"
  Hosted by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in collaboration with CIHR
  Wednesday, February 18, 2009
  Bymark, Toronto
  RSVP: leah_kirkpatrick@camh.net

November 2008

• "Gender Inequities in Health: What Can We Do To Close the Gaps?"
  Hosted by the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute in collaboration with CIHR
  Tuesday, November 25, 2008
  The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
  RSVP: arlene.bierman@utoronto.ca

• "The Successful Aging Model: Can we fail at aging?"
  Hosted by Faculty of Health at York University in collaboration with CIHR
  Wednesday, November 19, 2008
  Bagel Brothers, Toronto
  RSVP: maryfox@yorku.ca

October 2008

• "Progress vs. Privacy: Who should have access to my medical data?"
  The promises and pitfalls of an electronic health era.
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  Sunday, October 19th, 2008, 5 p.m.
  The Drake Hotel - The Underground
  1150 Queen Street West, Toronto
  Please RSVP: info.ihspr@utoronto.ca

• "Let's Talk Safety in Nursing Homes"
  Hosted by Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in collaboration with CIHR
  Thursday, October 16, 2008
  W.A. Café/Winter Garden Atrium at Baycrest, Toronto
  RSVP: lwagner@klaru-baycrest.on.ca

• "Regenerative Medicine: Can it diminish the economic demands on our health care system? What possible advantages does it hold for Canadians"
  Hosted by the University Health Network in collaboration with CIHR
  Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 6 p.m.
  O'Grady Tap and Grill, Toronto
  RSVP: shirin.ansari-tadi@uhn.on.ca

• "From medical lab to medicine chest: why the wait?"
  Hosted by the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and the Ontario Science Centre in collaboration with CIHR
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 6 p.m.
  Duke of York Original Pub, Toronto
  RSVP: luscombe@mshri.on.ca

April 2008

• "Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Costing the Cure for Obesity"
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  Hosted by CIHR's Institutes of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) and Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR)
  
  Obesity is one of today's fastest growing public health and health care issues. In an effort to combat the epidemic of obesity, governments commit millions of dollars to the prevention and management of obesity-related chronic diseases. These resource allocations, however, are not always supported by evidence. How do the experts determine whether the money spent on obesity treatment and prevention is worth the cost? Join health research experts to share in lively discussion, debate, food and refreshments at College Street Bar.
  Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
  College Street Bar
  574 College Street, Toronto
  Please RSVP: inmd9@sfu.ca

February 2008

• "Private Finance and Canadian Medicare: Kill or Cure?"
  Hosted by the University of Toronto's School of Public Policy and Governance in collaboration with CIHR's Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
  
  Every year, healthcare eats up a larger share of provincial budgets. Is the public healthcare system "unsustainable"? If so, can private finance ease the crunch? What would that mean for the ability of all Canadians to get the care they need? What happens in other nations? Claims and counterclaims about the answers to these controversial questions fly furiously, and generate a lot of misinformation in the process. What are Canadians to think? Join health policy experts to cut through the confusion and enjoy some lively discussion, debate, and refreshments at L'Espresso bar Mercurio.
  Wednesday, February 27th, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
  L'Espresso bar Mercurio
  321 Bloor Street West, Toronto
  info.ihspr@utoronto.ca
  

January 2008  

• "Hospital Acquired Infections: Making Surgery Less Dangerous"
  Hosted by the Centre for Health Services Sciences in collaboration with CIHR
  Thursday, January 31, 2008
  The Estates of Sunnybrook
  Vaughan Estate, Academy of Medicine Room
  2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto

November 2007  

• "Unzipping Your Genes: The promise and perils of personalized medicine"
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  The genomic revolution is opening the door to "personalized medicine" - the possibility of using a person's genetic information to identify each individual's risks for disease and then to tailor individualized strategies for prevention or treatment. But is personalized medicine an elusive dream or an imminent reality? What challenges do we face in translating genomic information into clinical practice? Will it really benefit us as individuals and society as a whole. Do the benefits outweigh the costs and the risks? What's more, who controls access to the information and how is it to be used?
  Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 6 p.m.
  Gladstone Hotel - The Gladstone Ballroom
  1214 Queen Street West, Toronto
   
• "Genetic Testing: Preventive Measure or too much information?"
  Hosted by Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute/Ontario Science Centre in collaboration with CIHR
  Tuesday, November 13, 2007
  Belford Academy
  36 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto

September 2007  

• "Toronto the Good?: Air Quality and Your Health"
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  Each year in Toronto, an estimated 1,700 people die prematurely because of air pollution and 6,000 are admitted to hospital. Learn about some of the biggest health impacts of air pollution, areas where air pollution is the worst and possible policy changes to reduce the problem.
  Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 5 p.m.
  Bar Italia
  582 College Street, Toronto