Public Health and Pandemic Caring in Context
November 8, 2022 at 9:30 am PT
at the Cecil Green Park House ($10 admission – lunch will be served) and online via Zoom (free)*
with Dr. Esyllt Jones, University of Manitoba
Pandemic Caring: public health nursing and community in the history of infectious disease
Dr. Esyllt W. Jones is a professor of history at the University of Manitoba. Her research interests include history of health, public health and pandemic history. She is the author of Influenza 1918: Disease, Death and Struggle in Winnipeg, and co-editor of the recently published Medicare’s Histories: Origins, Omissions and Opportunities in Canada (2022).
PROGRAM
9.30 Registration and refreshments
10.00 Opening Remarks – Geertje Boschma
Reflecting on the Legacy of Helen Shore
10.20 Keynote with Dr. Esyllt Jones | discussion
11.15 Break
11.45 Panel discussion with:
Dr. Susan Duncan, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria
Dr. Sonya Grypma, Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
Dr. Alison Phinney, Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
Dr. Mariko Sakamoto, Alzheimer Society of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Social Work, UBC
12.45 Closing remarks – Elizabeth Saewyc
12.55 Lunch
*A ZOOM LINK WILL BE SENT TO ALL PARTICIPANTS ONE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT
If you registered “in person” but find you are not able to attend at Cecil Green Park on November 8, you are welcome to attend online. The event will be recorded for those unable to attend at all.