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Meet our co-keynote speaker: Dr. Caesar Atuire, a philosopher and bioethicist with the University of Ghana. He a founding member of the Ghana Research Ethics Consortium and a member of the Planning Committee of the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research, 2020. Dr. Atuire’s philosophical research interests are the intricate implications of multiculturalism and technological innovation, particularly in Africa. Dr. Atuire's and Dr. Rutazibwa's keynote "An African Reading of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Stakes of Decolonization," discussed decolonization within the framework of global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Meet our co-keynote speaker: Dr. Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa, a Belgian/Rwandan International Relations scholar and former journalist and Senior Research Fellow of the Johannesburg Institute of Advanced Studies (JIAS), South Africa. She is a current assistant professor in Human Rights and Politics at the London School of Economics Department of Sociology. Her research and teaching focuses on ways to decolonise (international) solidarity. Building on epistemic Blackness as methodology, she turns to recovering and reconnecting philosophies and practices of dignity and repair and retreat in the postcolony (e.g. autonomous recovery in Somaliland, agaciro in Rwanda and Black Power in the US, Tricontinentalism and the political thought of Thomas Sankara) to theorise solidarity anticolonially.
Dr. Atuire's and Dr. Rutazibwa's keynote "An African Reading of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Stakes of Decolonization," discussed decolonization within the framework of global COVID-19 pandemic. For more information: https://bit.ly/3BEbPmd |
Dr. Jean Chamberlain is an internationally recognized expert in women's health and a member of the Order of Canada. She is a qualified OB/GYN and professor at McMaster University, Canada.
She has volunteered in some of the world's poorest countries to make childbirth a safer experience. She is the founding director of Save the Mothers (STM), an organization dedicated to saving some of the 287,000 women who die in childbirth every year. From 2005-2007, she primarily worked in Uganda with STM and from 2000-05, she worked in rural Yemen as an OB/GYN. In 2017, she returned to clinical practice at McMaster University and continues to support the work of STM. She wrote the books, "Game Changers" and "Where have All the Mothers Gone?" For the conference, Dr. Jean Chamberlain collaborated with Dr. Mike Kagawa to discuss "Global Developments in Women's Health." |
Dr. Mike Kagawa is a lecturer in the Uganda’s Makerere University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. His interests and skills lie within the fields of epidemiology, global health, clinical research, medical education, and clinical obstetrics and gynecology with a bias towards maternal fetal medicine. Dr. Kagawa also works with students in the departments of Nursing and Midwifery, Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Health Professions Education. He is a member of the Continuing Professional Development committee of the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council. In addition to his scholarly work, he is also involved as a National and International Jhiego Maternal and Newborn Health Champion and Master Trainer for Comprehensive and Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care. He has worked with various stakeholders in healthcare and training of health workers such as Jhpiego, Rotary International, EGPAF, AMREF, Marie-Stopes, and the WHO Uganda country office. In these roles, he has participated in training, supported supervision, developed and evaluated training curricula, and monitored healthcare interventions in various areas, such as emergency obstetric and newborn care, family planning, and HIV - particularly prevention of mother to child transmission.For the conference, Dr. Mike Kagawa and Dr. Jean Chamberlain hosted a workshop, "Global Developments in Women's Health."
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Kerry Bowman, PhD, is a Canadian bioethicist and environmentalist. He teaches at the University of Toronto and currently holds an academic appointment with the Department of Family and Community Medicine and The University of Toronto School of the Environment. Dr. Bowman is consulting with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and has been a contributing author to 3 Global Environment Outlook reports examining the connection between human health and the environment. He is also working with The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Dr Bowman's work also includes two major conservation projects in both the Western Amazon and the Eastern Congo focusing on the intersection of human health with factors such as deforestation, biodiversity loss and emerging zoonotic diseases. Dr. Bowman is presently a researcher on a CIHR grant exploring the interrelationship between climate change forest loss , and the COVID-19 pandemic. At the conference, Dr. Kerry Bowman hosted a talk titled "Environmental Health is Human Health."
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Dr. Dale Guenter is a faculty in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster and co-founded the Shelter Health Network in Hamilton as one part of a health care solution for people whose lives do not fit the mould of traditional medical models. He was also the founding primary care lead for the Hamilton Health Links initiative. His primary interest is in exploring and delivering novel approaches to health care that that will result in a more effective experience of healing. His research, teaching and clinical work are focused on people affected by HIV, mental health and addiction, chronic pain, frailty and end of life concerns. His work takes place through community partnerships, collaborations between public health and primary care, improved communication skills, and reflection-in-practice. Dr. Guenter lead a talk about developing care for the vulnerable sector of Hamilton, Ontario's community: "Urban Health Equity"
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Luke Kyne is a senior medical student at McMaster University Michael DeGroote School of Medicine. During his time in medical school, Luke founded the Hub in Hamilton, ON Canada and currently serves as its director. Born out of need for safe-access during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hub provides access to hygiene products, washrooms, harm reduction supplies, and clothing to the community. It works to tackle homelessness, housing instability, and addiction in Hamilton, with an approach that identifies and addresses individual needs while promoting inclusivity. The team works closely with the community's health professionals and policy makers to develop long-term solutions. Luke hosted a speaking workshop with Dr. Guenter to discuss care for our local vulnerable populations, called "Urban Health Equity."
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Shania Bhopa is a Global Health PhD student at McMaster University, co-founder of The Canadian Courage Project a non-profit organization based out of the GTA and host of the Global Health Collective Podcast. Shania brings experience in Knowledge Translation, Health communications and Child Mental Health. Shania lead a workshop on ways to incorporate the UN Sustainable Development Goals into daily life: "SDGs in Daily Life."
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