How can a café be scientifique?

Café scientifiques started in the late-20th century as an informal discussion about scientific subjects. They were never intended to be lectures. The same holds true for CIHR Café scientifiques. They provide insight into health-related issues of popular interest to the general public, and in turn provoke questions and provide answers.

For that reason, the CIHR Café scientifiques are all about accessibility. They involve interaction between the public and experts in a given field at a café, a pub or a restaurant. If you want to take part in a CIHR Café scientifique, there is no need for you to have a science degree. You just need to have a deep-rooted desire to talk about a particular health subject. That way you could learn how health research may provide answers to any questions that are on your mind.

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Upcoming Cafés

June 2013

June 8 - "Prescription medications: Show me the evidence" - St. Martins

May 2013

May 9 - "Resilience in youth coping with stigma" - Vancouver

May 7 - "Out of the Lab, Onto the Web?" - Halifax

May 7 - "Fertility: growing concern & seeds of hope" - Montreal

May 7 - "Vaccination: Arming the Immune System to Add Life to Years" - Sudbury

May 6 - "Mothers speak up! On parenting children with disabilities: implications for mom's wellbeing and social support" - Toronto