RESIDENTS WITHOUT BORDERS
invites you to

A Workshop: Global Health Advocacy 101

Join us for an interactive session which will explore the many ways that health professionals can play a role in advocating for vulnerable populations. The CanMEDS roles highlight the fact that physicians, ideally, play an important role in advocating: for individual patients, for communities and for populations. As discussed at our first meeting, an interest in global health often comes with a genuine interest in vulnerable populations (whether in Canada or abroad)-- and an interest in effecting change to the systems that reinforce inequities in health.

What does "ADVOCACY" mean for those of us with an interest in the health of vulnerable populations and in global health? And how do we develop the skills needed for our roles as 'Global Health Advocates'? This session will be guided by 2 physicians who have both been exemplary in their work in advocating for change for populations that traditionally do not have a voice. Both of these speakers have extensive experience both within Toronto and abroad, and will no doubt lead an amazing session.


Monday, October 25, 2010 at 6:30pm
Location: TBA
Free to all interested
RSVP to saterkuile@yahoo.ca Food and drinks to be provided.

SPEAKER BIOS
Dr. Philip Berger
Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Medical Director, Inner City Health Program at St. Michael's Hospital Dr. Berger has been involved with the treatment of HIV positive patients in Toronto since the beginning of the HIV epidemic in the 1980's, and is a long-time and outspoken advocate for both the gay/lesbian community and injection drug using populations that he works with as a physician. He has published and lectured widely on critical health issues including drug addiction, the physical and psychological effects of torture and HIV/AIDS. In addition to his work here in Toronto, he served for 4 years as a locum physician at the Tepong (Place of Hope) Clinic, in the Leribe district, of Lesotho, Africa as part of the Ontario Hospital Association?s AIDS initiative (OHAfrica Project).

Dr. Katherine Rouleau
Assistant Professor, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of TorontoDr. Rouleau is a family physician and the deputy chief in the Department of Family Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital. Her practice focuses on the inner city population including people living with HIV, the homeless, refugees and new immigrants, the poor and marginalized individuals. She teaches family medicine. Her academic activities currently focus on global health and capacity building in family medicine in low income countries. She currently directs the PGY3 Fellowship in Global Health and Vulnerable Populations for FM residents, and has also been involved with collaboration between the Department of Family and Community Medicine in Toronto and Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.