When a health emergency breaks, how do people find information they can trust? Join McGill’s Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab for a fireside chat with Dr. Garth Graham, Head of YouTube Health, on what works in surfacing credible health information at scale, and how platforms respond when verified facts are scarce.
Tuesday, October 13 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM EST at 2001 McGill College Avenue at the School of Population and Global Health (SPGH), Room 1140.
Register here.
After the Polycrisis: Planetary Health and the Wellbeing Society with Dr. Courtney Howard
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Courtney Howard, emergency physician and President-Elect of the Canadian Medical Association, on what it takes to move from overlapping global crises toward societies built for wellbeing. Taking place October 20, 2026, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM EDT on Zoom, co-organized by the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab and the Department of Family Medicine.
You can register here.
Book Launch: Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants by Dr. Joanne Liu
Join us for the launch of the English edition of Dr. Joanne Liu's Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants, a firsthand account drawn from her years on the frontlines of the world's gravest humanitarian crises. The evening features a conversation with Dr. Liu, followed by a book signing and reception.
Taking place September 22, 2026, at the McGill School of Population and Global Health.
Event registration is now closed.
What Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Consequences of COVID-19
In After Covid, Jason Gale explores what the world is still living with: the hidden toll of Long Covid, the strain on health systems, the rise of chronic illness, the deepening mental health crisis, and the dangerous spread of anti-science extremism.
You can watch the recording here.
Launch Event of the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab.
At the launch, we explored how PERL’s mission comes alive through real-world challenges in crisis preparedness.
We were joined by national and global voices in panels and dialogues as we charted a shared path forward in an era of autocracy, disinformation, and shifting geopolitical risks.'
You can watch the recording here.