Let’s Talk! Interprofessional Dialogue at the Intersections of Religion, Diversity and Healthcare

“Let’s Talk! Interprofessional Dialogue at the Intersections of Religion, Diversity and Healthcare” will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., in Room 5028 of the Faculty of Social Sciences Building at the University of Ottawa, on Thursday, March 28, 2013.

The one day workshop is mainly structured around two moderated panel discussions with time for audience engagement after each panel. Topics include: public understanding of what it means to be dead and its cultural and religious implications; Aboriginal women’s experiences of spirituality; student selection in medicine to care for a diverse population; religious plurality in the context of home health; clinical perspectives on mental illness of refugee populations in Canada; and the role of spirituality in health care for African Canadians.

This event is preceded by a professional development workshop for graduate students: Researching Religion: Health Care as Laboratory on Wednesday.  For more event details, please see attached flyer.  Please note that this workshop will be offered in English.