Past symposiums
| April 6, 2011 – The Third Annual Sheela Basrur Symposium, Health Promotion in Ontario 25 Years after the Ottawa Charter: What have we achieved? What still needs to be done? |
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The third annual Sheela Basrur Symposium served as the lead-off event for the inaugural Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC), on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at Toronto’s Harbour Castle Hilton convention centre.
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, the symposium explored “Health Promotion in Ontario 25 Years after the Ottawa Charter,” and sought to answer the questions: “What have we achieved?” and “What still needs to be done?”
In his keynote address, Irving Rootman, visiting professor in the department of gerontology at Simon Fraser University, provided an overview of the Charter. John Garcia, program leader for the |
| master of public health program at the University of Waterloo, followed with a keynote address examining the Charter and health promotion in Ontario. Vivek Goel, President and CEO of Public Health Ontario provided introductory remarks and moderated a panel discussion which followed the presentations. Panellists included Sandra Laclé, Angela Mashford-Pringle, Ruth Grier and John Garcia. Dorothy Pringle, chair of the Sheela Basrur Centre Advisory Council, offered closing remarks.
You can read an account of the symposium on HOT TOPHCs, the convention’s blog.
View Irwin Rootman’s slide presentation here, and John Garcia’s presentation here. |
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| May 25, 2010 – The Second Annual Sheela Basrur Symposium - "Food, Fads, Facts and Fiction... how safe is our food?"; |
Current debates around eating locally, the benefits of eating organic foods, individual rights to sell unpasteurized milk and the recent outbreaks of foodborne illness are issues that have garnered the attention of media, politicians and public health professionals. Amidst all of the debates, what are the latest research findings and scientific knowledge in this area?
The Second Annual Sheela Basrur Symposium entitled, “Food, Fads, Facts and Fiction... How Safe Is Our Food?”, stimulated discussion and debate on the topic of food safety by exploring the current state of our food system from a variety of perspectives, including public health, political, environmental, economic and social. Food experts from a range of disciplines discussed the topics of food safety, the benefits and risks of eating organic versus conventional foods and the arguments behind the growing local food movement.
Click here to view pictures from the symposium.
Presentations and podcasts from the symposium are available below:
- Session 1: Food Safety
- Session 2: Systems Thinking
- Session 3: The Local Food Debate
| May 21, 2009 – Inaugural Sheela Basrur Centre Symposium |
The H1N1 Flu Outbreak presented a number of challenges and opportunities for public health officials, including coordination and communications within public health and with the public. The symposium provided an opportunity for dialogue and discussion with Public Health Ontario scientific and medical experts, journalists and health educators.
To view the presentations click on the session below:
To view the webcasts click on the session below:
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