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Climate Change & Health: Health Challenges Around the World    Fri Dec 5, 2008, Ottawa, ON

When: Expert Panel Discussion, Friday, December 5th, 5 pm
Community Climate Change Groups Fair, 4 pm – 7 pm

Where: University of Ottawa, Roger Guindon Hall, Amph. A, 451 Smyth Rd
Campus map - http://www.uottawa.ca/maps/hsc.html
Refreshments will be provided afterwards

Join us Friday, December 5th for a panel discussion with leading experts on
how climate change will impact health in the upcoming years, from both a
Canadian and an international perspective. From infectious diseases to
environmental refugees to the impacts on food production, join us in a
discussion about the challenges and possible solutions in this area.

* Dr. David Fisman, MD, MPH, FRCP(C): How Climate Change will Affect
Infectious Diseases in Canada: Challenges to Healthcare and Public Health

* Dr. Raywat Deonandan, Epidemiologist, Assistant Professor in the Faculty
of Health Sciences: Climate Change in a Global Health Context: The Likely
Effects on Population Health

* Representative from the Canadian Association of Nurses

 
 

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