HeaLS

  • The goals of the Health Law and Science Policy (HeaLS) Group are to conduct health law and science policy research, disseminate scholarly outputs and policy work to a broad interdisciplinary community, facilitate collaborative opportunities with national and internationally based researchers and organizations, and attract top graduate students to the Faculty

Announcements:

      Steve Penney Book Launch

Events

Cafe Scientifique: 

Panel Members: Dr. Lori West, Dr. Atul Humar, Sharon Marcus

April 29, 2013, Edmonton, Alberta

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Cafe Scientifique: 

Genetic Testing and You!

Panel Members:  Vardit Ravistky, Timothy Caulfield, Gail Ouellette, Bev Heim Myers and Frank Zinatelli 

April 18, 2013, Montreal, Quebec

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Exploring the unique social/ethical and health systems challenges of low cost whole genome sequencing workshop

April 19-20, 2013, Montreal, Quebec

 

HeaLS and HLI Seminar Series: 

 

Medical Tourism, The Realities, The Challenges

 

Panel Members:

 

Timothy Caulfield, University of Alberta

Glenn Cohen, Harvard University         

Y.Y. Chen, University of Toronto

 

February 12th, 2013

12:00-2:00

Thursday, January 24, 2013 

 

 

12:00-1:00

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Closing the Gap? The Canadian Charter and Determinants of Health

 

Martha Jackman, University of Ottawa 

 

 

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

 

12:00-1:00 PM

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Hear No Evidence.  See No Evidence.  Speak No Evidence. How Omission, Commission and Downright Stupidity Shaped Canada’s Food Guide

Yoni Freedhoff, University of Ottawa 

 

 

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

 

12:00-1:00 PM

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Workshops/Conferences:
Privacy Challenges in Cell Therapy Research: Policy Development Workshop

March 6-8, 2013, Banff AB

Workshop Program 



Perceptions of Promise: Biotechnology, Society and Art

November 8, 2012  - February 2, 2013 Enterprise Square Gallery

Check out our public panel event: Saturday, November 24, 2:00-3:30 PM 

U of A Museums at Enterprise Square 

Check out the video of the New York Show

Using and Abusing Evidence in Science and Health Policy

May 30th- June 1st, 2012

Conference Final Program  / Conference Sponsors