Join the Centre for Health Care Ethics for a presentation and discussion on the topic "Should Clinicians Try to Improve Social Determinants of Health of their Patients?"
- How important are social determinants of health in Canada?
- Do clinicians need to know the social situations of their patients?
- Should clinicians "stick" to care of the individual OR seek to influence policy and population health decisions?
Presenters:
Jack Haggarty, MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist & Senior Medical Director, St. Joseph's Care Group; Professor, NOSM
&
Carolina Vidal, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Panel:
Jodie Murphy, PhD, School of Social Work, Lakehead University;
Wendy St. Laurent-Coutts, NP-PHC, MPH, RM, School of Nursing, Lakehead University
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Time: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Location: St. Joseph's Hospital, Conference Room 3 - Basement, 35 North Algoma Street, Thunder Bay
Everyone welcome. Free admission.