Canada’s Research Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – McMaster Global Health Webinar Series
Nov 2, 2020 to Nov 13, 2020
9:00AM to 11:30PM
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Date(s) - 02/11/2020 - 13/11/2020
9:00 am - 11:30 pm
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Charu Kaushic, PhD Scientific Director of the Institute of Infection and Immunity Canadian Institutes of Health Research McMaster University Geneviève Boily-Larouche, PhD Assistant Scientific Director of the Institute of Infection and Immunity Canadian Institutes of Health Research McMaster University The Government of Canada has swiftly mobilized Canada’s research and scientific communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This steadfast commitment to keeping up to date with the latest scientific evidence and discoveries has allowed us to adapt public health measures to help prevent and slow the spread of this novel virus. Charu Kaushic and Geneviève Boily-Larouche explores Canada’s research response to COVID-19 and the ways in which the Government of Canada has been working collectively to make progress, and how government funding is being spent on research and other pandemic-related initiatives. “The current COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled an unprecedented capacity for knowledge sharing, at the national and global level, between the scientific community and decision-makers,” says Boily-Larouche. The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated a whole-of-government response, bringing together actors at all levels, from federal to provincial. “We’ve had to co-ordinate, understand and exchange information at high speed between all of those different actors to be able to develop a very relevant, rapid response and put it into action,” Boily-Larouche says. Expert Perspectives on Pandemics: Global Health Webinar Series 2020 This free webinar series explores transdisciplinary perspectives on pandemics in the context of COVID-19.
The COVID-19 emergency presents a global challenge to our health care systems, our economy and our ways of living. In the face of this unprecedented global health crisis, McMaster is dedicated to innovation and collaboration in the discovery of solutions to help combat COVID-19. Take part in these webinars as experts delve into topics including flattening the curve, forecasting the new Coronavirus, cultural histories and reactions to past pandemics, and the search for a magic bullet. The series is part of the Master of Science in Global Health program’s global health symposium, the program’s capstone project.
To watch as part of the McMaster Global showcase you can stream on HOPIN here: https://hopin.com/events/mcmaster-global-virtual-showcase
You can watch all of the webinars on youtube – links are here: https://globalhealth.mcmaster.ca/2020-webinar-series
DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by attendees, participants, and speakers as part of this webinar series are those of the individuals stating them and are not representative of an ideological stance or public policy position by McMaster University or the Global Health Office.