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This event is presented by the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing (CISP)

Join the Canadian Social Prescribing Exchange to connect and learn! Held every 3rd Tuesday in March, July and November. 

Note: To account for Social Prescribing Day events, the March 2025 Canadian Social Prescribing Exchange will be held on Friday, March 21st. 

This is a meeting for all individuals and organizations in Canada interested in social prescribing. This may include those involved in similar or intersecting practices, and those not currently engaged in social prescribing, but who would like to learn more. Social prescribing implementers and practitioners are also welcome to participate and network.

In the Canadian Social Prescribing Exchange, we will explore and discuss social prescribing developments in Canada and attendees will have the opportunity for topic-specific networking and collaboration.

This event is presented by the Institute for Pandemics and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

Misinformation spread through social media has been responsible for an increasing mistrust of public health, particularly amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Existing analysis tools of social media and other online content rely on logic and science, often ignoring people’s beliefs, cultural backgrounds and feelings when it comes to understanding health information. 

The fifth-annual Vohra Miller Lectures in Critical Public Health Issues aims to foster a dialogue on health equity issues, as it relates to culturally-aligned artificial intelligence (AI) to foster trust in health. 

# Speakers

# Panelist and Moderator:

• Kate Mulligan, Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

# Panelists:

• Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
• Jude Kong, Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
• Dan Lizotte, Associate Professor, The University of Western Ontario

# Special Remarks by:

• Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, Professor and Dean, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

# Panelists will explore some of the following issues: 

• Why marginalized population voices are not represented amongst current research technologies 

• Using AI to analyze online conversations to discern types of health information different demographics trust and share 

• Understanding how faith, culture, and emotion factor into people’s health activities 

This event will be held both in-person and livestreamed on YouTube. Participants that attend in person are invited to join a meet-and-greet with the panelists after the event. 

# Background on Lecture Series

The Institute for Pandemics at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health was formed in spring 2020 in order to tackle some of the most pressing issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and to understand how to prevent future pandemics. A central goal of The Institute is to address issues of health equity associated with pandemics and other public health emergencies. As part of this goal, The Institute, along with its founding donor, the Vohra Miller Foundation, sponsors a lecture series that features preeminent scholars, policymakers, advocates, and others who are engaging in the science of pandemic-related health inequities, other critical public health issues, and in the translation of that science. This is the fifth annual lecture of the Vohra Miller Lectures in Critical Public Health Issues.

This event is presented by the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing (CISP)

Discover the transformative potential of social prescribing for a healthier Canada. Designed for health and community leaders, policymakers, researchers, and all those committed to advancing holistic, person-centered care, this session offers an introduction to the practice. Participants will explore how experts in England use evidence and research to improve patient outcomes and health system efficiency while hearing from practitioners and experts on how social prescribing can drive more equitable and integrated care in Canada.

Duration: 1 hour

Note: This webinar will be recorded and made available for future viewing.

This conference is hosted by Parachute and KITE/UHN

Co-hosts Parachute and KITE/UHN are pleased to invite you to join colleagues from across Canada to the first in-person Canadian Fall Prevention Conference in six years. This event will highlight new research and knowledge, explore the implementation of promising practices, and examine cross-cutting issues to prevent and mitigate the impact of falls and falls-related injuries on diverse populations. 

Supported by CIHR’s Institutes of Aging and Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, the 2025 Canadian Fall Prevention Conference will bring together healthcare professionals, academics, researchers, government representatives, public health/injury prevention and industry leaders working in fall prevention.

Topics include: 

• Community-centred fall prevention strategies
• Equity-focused engagement strategies
• Two-eyed seeing and indigenizing fall prevention programming
• Caregiver experiences
• Policies and systems
• Exercise programming
• Aging in place
• Clinical practices

The conference runs from 8:00 am - 7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 9 and 8:00 am - 3:30 pm on Thursday, April 10. See the full schedule here.

Additional optional programming includes a tour of the Challenging Environment Assessment Laboratory at the KITE Research Institute (free but space is limited); the Walk-BEST Assisted Gait Training Program ($200); and Indigenous Fall Prevention (TBD). 

Registration fees: $699 for the full conference or $299 for a single day. Discounts are available for students and members of the public who are not affiliated with an organization.