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ONLINE: Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series: A unifying theory of Lifestyle Medicine

ONLINE: Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series: A unifying theory of Lifestyle Medicine

When:
Thursday, April 25, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Description:

Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series: Changing the Paradigm

A unifying theory of Lifestyle Medicine

Speaker: Dr. Dean Ornish is the founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute and Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF and Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSD. For over 45 years, he has directed clinical research demonstrating, for the first time, that comprehensive lifestyle changes may begin to reverse even severe coronary heart disease, without drugs or surgery. 

Learning objectives:

  1. Describe and understand the biological mechanisms common to many chronic diseases
  2. Describe and understand how diet and lifestyle choices affect each of these biological mechanisms—for better and for worse
  3. Understand the hypothesis of why these lifestyle changes may stop or reverse the progression of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and the randomized, controlled clinical trial in progress to test this hypothesis

The Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series has been certified for up to 6 CFPC Group Learning credits and 6 Royal College Section 1- Group Learning hours. It provides a Queen’s University certificate of completion for up to 6 hours of professional learning for health professionals.

Contact:
Patricia Fletcher
patricia.fletcher@queensu.ca
Cost:
n/a
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ONLINE: HealthyPeople, HealthyPlanet: Animal agriculture and global impact on environment, food security, social justice

ONLINE: HealthyPeople, HealthyPlanet: Animal agriculture and global impact on environment, food security, social justice

When:
Monday, April 22, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series: Changing the Paradigm

Animal agriculture and the global impact on environment, food security, and social justice

Speaker: Dr. Tushar Mehta completed medical school and residency at the University of Toronto.  Currently, he practices Emergency Medicine in Brampton, ON and participates in international health projects. 

Learning objectives:

  1. Understand the mechanisms by which animal products have a higher ecological impact than high quality plant protein foods
  2. Identify parameters of global ecology that are predominantly impacted by animal agriculture
  3. Describe how food security is impacted by animal agriculture
  4. Discuss the adequacy of plant protein in human nutrition
  5. Describe the pandemic and infectious disease implications of animal agriculture
  6. Review common misinformation tactics used by animal agriculture industry

The Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series has been certified for up to 6 CFPC Group Learning credits and 6 Royal College Section 1 - Group Learning hours. It provides a Queen’s University certificate of completion for up to 6 hours of professional learning for health professionals.

Contact:
Patricia Fletcher
patricia.fletcher@queensu.ca
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ONLINE: Healthy People, Healthy Planet Series: What if it came in a pill? Physical activity as a chronic disease ‘cure’

ONLINE: Healthy People, Healthy Planet Series: What if it came in a pill? Physical activity as a chronic disease ‘cure’

When:
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Description:

Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series: Changing the Paradigm

What if it came in a pill? Physical activity as a chronic disease ‘cure’ for the 21st century

Speaker: Dr. Stuart Phillips is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and a member of the School of Medicine at McMaster University. He is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. 

 Learning objectives:

  1. Appreciate the health benefits of exercise
  2. Gain insight into why aerobic exercise and resistance training (weightlifting) are equally important for health
  3. Understand the difference between physical activity and exercise
  4. Learn why exercise is the premier means of maintaining health as we age

The Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series has been certified for up to 6 CFPC Group Learning credits and 6 Royal College Section 1 - Group Learning hours. It provides a Queen’s University certificate of completion for up to 6 hours of professional learning for health professionals.

Contact:
Patricia Fletcher
patricia.fletcher@queensu.ca
Cost:
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ONLINE: Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series: A primer on sleep for healthcare professionals

ONLINE: Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series: A primer on sleep for healthcare professionals

When:
Thursday, April 11, 2024
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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Description:

Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series

A primer on sleep for healthcare professionals: A lifestyle medicine approach

Speaker: Param Dedhia, MD, is a curious internal medicine doctor and passionate integrative medicine practitioner. As a sought-after speaker and physician, he translates medical science into our everyday lives. 

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify the components of healthy sleep
  2. Discuss the physiological & psychological role of sleep
  3. Explain the bidirectional connection between sleep & health
  4. Identify the most common sleep disorders & treatment
  5. Review approaches for sleep for the healthcare professional (on-call and shift work) and young families
  6. Describe the keys to optimal sleep

This lecture is part of an online series of 6 lectures has been certified for up to 6 CFPC Group Learning credits and 6 Royal College Section 1- Group Learning hours, 1 credit/lecture. It provides a Queen’s University certificate of completion for up to 6 hours of professional learning for health professionals.

Contact:
Patricia Fletcher
patricia.fletcher@queensu.ca
Cost:
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ONLINE: Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series: Are sustainable and healthy diets for all possible?

ONLINE: Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series: Are sustainable and healthy diets for all possible?

When:
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Description:

Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series

Are sustainable and healthy diets for all possible?

Speaker: Dr. Walter Willett is a physician and epidemiologist and Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He served as Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard for 25 years. 

Learning objectives:

  1. Describe a healthy diet in broad terms
  1. Describe a sustainable diet in broad terms
  1. Quantify degree to which premature mortality could be prevented by global adherence to the EAT-Lancet Commission dietary targets

This lecture is part of an online series of 6 lectures that has been certified for up to 6 CFPC Group Learning credits and 6 Royal College Section 1- Group Learning hours, 1 credit/lecture. It provides a Queen’s University certificate of completion for up to 6 hours of professional learning for health professionals.

Contact:
Patricia Fletcher
patricia.fletcher@queensu.ca
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Total Eclipse of the Arts

Total Eclipse of the Arts

When:
Monday, March 25, 2024
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Where:
Theological Hall
Room: Convocation Hall
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Description:

Join us for a staged-reading of student-written plays in anticipation of the total solar eclipse! This exciting collaboration between Physics and Drama will showcase seven 10-minute plays, written by the students of DRAM 251 (Fall 2023) and directed and dramaturged by students of DRAM 339 (Winter 2024). From the first eclipse ever to love stories under celestial chariots, each play offers a unique cosmic perspective in the lead up to this once-in-a-lifetime event. Attend in person or via livestream for an enchanting exploration through time, space, and back again!

This is free event takes place on Monday, March 25th at 7:30 pm ET in Convocation Hall, in Theological Hall on Queen’s Campus, or via livestream (Physics @ QueensU ). This is a collaborative event between the DAN School of Drama and Music and the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy at Queen’s University.

Contact:
Anthea-Ftiz James
a.fitzjames@queensu.ca
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Toronto Branch Kickoff to Spring Social

Toronto Branch Kickoff to Spring Social

When:
Thursday, April 4, 2024
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where:
Duke of Cornwall on University, Toronto
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Description:

Feeling like winter is behind us? No matter what the weather has in store, the Queen’s Toronto Branch invites you to kick off spring with your fellow Queen's alumni at the Duke of Cornwall.

Mark your calendars for this great opportunity to shed your winter layers, network over drinks and food, and enjoy the city – perhaps even on the patio! We can't wait to see you there.

Dress code: Casual

This venue is fully accessible. Paid street parking is available.

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$20 General Admission $15 Recent Grads (2018-2023)
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FLSQ Conference 2024

FLSQ Conference 2024

When:
Friday, March 8, 2024 at 2:30 PM – Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Where:
Robert Sutherland Hall
Room: 202
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Description:

International Women's Day Annual Conference
March 8-9, 2024
Gender, "Progress", and Development: 
Equality, Sustainability, and Dimensions of Care

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Research Security Town Hall

Research Security Town Hall

When:
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Where:
HYBRID EVENT - Joseph S. Stauffer Library, Room 014 (lower level) and Microsoft Teams
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Description:

On January 16, 2024, the Federal Government launched a new Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC) Policy. The policy will be applicable to grant applications to the federal granting councils – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), as well as the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).

Given the new policy and scope of applicability, the Vice-Principal Research will be hosting a town hall to discuss the new STRAC Policy and the implementation strategy being taken by the University, as well as to provide a forum for researchers to have their questions answered about the potential impact of this policy on their research.

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Free
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Risk of using the Canadian Armed Forces in domestic operations with Col Mike Babin

Risk of using the Canadian Armed Forces in domestic operations with Col Mike Babin

When:
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where:
Robert Sutherland Hall
Room: 448
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Description:

Risk of using the Canadian Armed Forces in domestic operations: the need to adapt emergency management to evolving requirements - with Speaker Col Mike Babin, CIDP Defence Fellow

Col Babin’s research looks at the exponential increase in the use of the CAF in domestic operations and its impact on the CAF and on Canada’s national security. He also examines the reasons for this rapid increase including societal changes, politics and structural deficiencies in Canada’s emergency preparedness.

*A light lunch will be provided for those who register for in-person attendance.

Contact:
CIDP Communications
cidpcomms@queensu.ca
Cost:
FREE
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