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CIHR Café ScientifiqueHalifax

May 2013

  • “Out of the Lab, Onto the Web?”
    Hosted by IWK Health Centre in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
    Just Us! Café
    5896 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax
    RSVP: sam.c@Dal.Ca

April 2013

  • “Our Future is Aging: Rethinking Ways to Deliver Care in an Aging Society”
    Hosted by Nova Scotia Centre on Aging in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, April 23, 2013
    Redwood Grill
    30 Fairfax Dr., Halifax
    RSVP: nsca@msvu.ca or (902) 457-6546

March 2013

  • “The Future of Down Syndrome Research”
    Hosted by Novel Tech Ethics in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, March 21, 2013, 7 p.m.
    Just Us Café
    5986 Spring Garden Road, Halilfax
    RSVP: sandra.moore@dal.ca

November 2012

  • "What if it was YOU(TH): A discussion of HIV/HCV prevention and programming"
    Hosted by Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, November 5, 2012
    Just Us! Café
    5896 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax

June 2012

April 2012

  • "Your Personality and Your Mood: Can Your Personality Make You Anxious, Manic, or Depressed?"
    Hosted by Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1 p.m.
    Mongolie Grill
    1645 Granville St., Halifax
    RSVP: Courtney.g.heisler@gmail.com

January 2012

  • "Not Well Enough Alone: Mental Illness and Social Isolation"
    Hosted by Novel Tech Ethics at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, January 19, 2012, 7 p.m.
    Humani-T Café
    5755 Young Street, Halifax
    RSVP: amiharbin@dal.ca

November 2011

  • "The flu shot: Will you get yours?"
    Hosted by Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, November 10, 2011
    Just Us! Café
    5896 Spring Garden Road
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    RSVP: marta.ciechonska@dal.ca

October 2011

  • "Early Intervention and Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease"
    Hosted by the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 7 p.m.
    Waegwoltic Club
    6549 Coburg Road, Halifax
    RSVP: kim.good@dal.ca

September 2011

  • "Sex or Gender? What difference does it make?"
    Hosted by Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, September 19, 2011, 5 p.m.
    The Company House
    2202 Gottingen St., Halifax
    RSVP: acewh@dal.ca

May 2011

  • "Do we have a supportive and safe home care system? Challenges for family caregivers"
    Hosted by School of Nursing at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
    Just Us! Café, Halifax
    R.S.V.P: sheri.roach@gmail.com

March 2011

  • "Global Health in Our Own Backyard: Looking at the links between local and global health"
    Hosted by Department of International Health at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, March 24, 2011
    Pipa Restaurant and Bar, 1685 Argyle St., Halifax
    RSVP: Jen.LeBlanc@dal.ca

  • "Is it All Just in My Head? Understanding and Treating Health Anxiety and Hypochondriasis"
    Hosted by Department of Psychology at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, March 10, 2011
    Café Istanbul, Halifax
    RSVP: Simon.Sherry@dal.ca

  • "Stories and Facts: How should the media present medical sciences?"
    Hosted by Novel Tech Ethics at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, March 2, 2011
    Murphy's Cable Wharf Restaurant, Halifax
    RSVP: simon.outram@dal.ca

February 2011

  • "What's the Harm in Helping?: Global Health and Canadians' Good Intentions"
    Hosted by Department of International Health at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, February 9, 2011
    Pipa Restaurant and Bar, 1685 Argyle St., Halifax
    RSVP: Jen.LeBlanc@dal.ca

December 2010

  • "A New Generation of Global Health Workers: What is the role of universities in global health?"
    Hosted by the Department of International Health at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, December 2, 2010
    Uncommon Grounds, Halifax
    RSVP: sh321878@dal.ca

November 2010

  • "Working Together for Community Health"
    Hosted by Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, November 30, 2010
    Fred's Gallery, Halifax
    RSVP: dorothy.barnard@iwk.nshealth.ca

  • "Deep Brain Stimulation: From Parkinson's Treatment to Personality Enhancement?"
    Hosted by Novel Tech Ethics at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, November 2, 2010
    Join Us! Café, Halifax
    RSVP: frederic.gilbert@dal.ca

  • "Alternative Bathroom Scales – Food for The Mind, Body and Soul That Will Help People Deal With Body Image and Disordered Eating"
    Hosted by Mount Saint Vincent University in collaboration with CIHR
    Friday, November 5, 2010
    Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax
    RSVP: rita.deverell@msvu.ca

October 2010

  • "The vicious cycle: The link between substance misuse and mental health disorders"
    Hosted by the Centre for Addictions Research at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, October 13, 2010
    Alderney Landing, Halifax
    RSVP: kimpgood@dal.ca

May 2010

  • "Hepatitis C, HIV, and You: Are you having a ménage-à-trois?"
    Hosted by Atlantic Interdisciplinary Research Network (AIRN) for Social and Behavioural Issues in Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis Outreach Society and Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, May 17, 2010
    Fred, 2602 Agricola St., Halifax
    RSVP: susan.kirland@dal.ca

April 2010

  • "Making babies one at a time: When two is a crowd"
    Hosted by Novel Tech Ethics at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, April 19, 2010
    Just Us! Café, 5896 Spring Garden Road, Halifax
    RSVP: Susan.Sherwin@dal.ca

February 2010

January 2010

  • "Treating Alzheimer's disease: What to take, and who to trust?"
    Hosted by Novel Tech Ethics at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, January 14, 2010, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
    Join Us! Café, Halifax
    RSVP: francoise.baylis@dal.ca

June 2009

  • "I'm Not Getting Older, I'm Getting Smarter:
    Aging, the Mind and Mental Health
    "

    Presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its Institute of Aging in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada
    Friday, June 12th, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
    Prospect Room 2, Exhibition Park, Halifax
    *This event is free with admission to the Halifax 50+ Expo

  • "Health and Homelessness: A Look at our Young People Living on the Street"
    Presented by the School of Nursing at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, June 10, 2009
    Just Us! Café, Halifax
    RSVP: Jean.Hughes@Dal.Ca

April 2009

  • "The Inconvenient Tooth: A new Challenge for Baby Boomers"
    Presented by Northwood Care Inc. in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, April 20, 2009
    Jane's on the Common, Halifax
    RSVP: amcinnis@nwood.ns.ca

February 2009

  • "What's the Truth About the 'Addictive Personality'?"
    Organized by Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, February 18, 2009
    Café Istanbul, Halifax
    RSVP: Sherry.Stewart@dal.ca

  • "Autism: Research Priorities and the Public Purse"
    Organized by Novel Tech Ethics in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday & Wednesday, February 16 & 18, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
    Uncommon Grounds Coffee House
    1030 South Park St., Halifax

October 2008

  • "Snakes, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: Autism and Our Boys' Health"
    Hosted by Division of Medical Education at Dalhousie University in collaboration with CIHR
    Friday, October 3, 2008, 5 p.m.
    The Alderney Landing Theatre, Halifax
    RSVP: charlenecroft@dal.ca

June 2007

  • "Are Cities a Health Hazard?"
    Does urban design stop us from being physically active? Can better zoning prevent air pollution? Is a car culture inevitable in the 21st century? Should we be concerned that cities are making us unhealthy?
    June 18, 2007 at 5 p.m.
    Murphy's Waterfront
    Cable Wharf, Halifax waterfront
    Halifax, NS