Global Health Rehabilitation Initiative Forums

The School of Physical & Occupational Therapy (SPOT) GHRI Forum is a regular event that brings together students, clinicians and researchers interested in topics related to global health and rehabilitation. Each session will feature an invited guest who will discuss experiences of a global health activity (in Canada or internationally). The emphasis of these sessions is on sharing and discussion, rather than formal presentations. 
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Please contact: spotglobalhealth.spot [at] mcgill.ca

Interested in learning more about our Global Health in Rehabilitation and our Speakers? Check out the GHRI podcasts!

Poster for GHRI forum How global is our global health? Overcoming Visa and Passport Inequities with profile photos on the left  Monday, November 4th

How Global Is Our Global Health? Overcoming Visa And Passport Inequities

Guest Speakers: Shashika Bandara, PhD, Michelle Joseph, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRCS, Riya Sawhney, MD, Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz, MD

2001 McGill College Avenue, Rm 1140
Montréal
Hybrid event: LInk here 


Poster for GHRI forum The challenges of continuity of front-line healthcare for asylum seekers living in Montreal: avenue for action Thursday, September 25, 2024

The challenges of continuity of front-line healthcare for asylum seekers living in Montreal: avenue for action
Presentation in french

Guest Speaker: Maria Prado, pht. 

Charles Meredith House, Room 101
1130 Pine Ave West
Montreal 


GHRI Forum on Individual and Community Resilience Amidst Adversity:  Psychosocial restoration in 1994 post-genocide  against the Tutsis in Rwanda. Speakers are EMMANUEL BIRACYAZA, MPH, BSc PhD Student and SAMUEL HABIMANA, MPH, BSc, PhD Candidate

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Individual and Community Resilience Amidst Adversity: Psychosocial restoration in 1994 post-genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda

Guest Speakers: 
Emmanuel Biracyaza, MPH, Bsc, PhD Student
Samuel Habimana, MPH, BSc, PhD Candidate

Virtual Event: Zoom Link 


Poster with text information as on webpage and photo of speaker , Melissa Bandura. Melissa is smiling and pictured beside big white fluffy dog. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023

Applying the PolyVagal Theory to the Management of Mental Health & Chronic Pain

Guest Speaker: Melissa Bandura OT, PhD. 
5:45- 6:45

Hybrid: event link
Hosmer Building: Room 202


Poster for GHRI forum Housing Outcomes of Syrian Refugees in Canada with a photo of speaker, Abe OUDshoorn, RN, PhD. Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023

Housing Outcomes of Syrian Refugees in Canada

Guest Speaker: Abe Oudshoorn, Rn, PhD. 
5:45 - 6:45pm
Hybrid: event link
Hosmer Building: Room 202 


GHRI forum poster with profile photo of Dr. Maiya and his credentials Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Need for Fall Risk Screening and Early Multifactorial Rehabilitation Program: Quality of Life and Functional Fitness in Elderly Type II Diabetics with Peripheral Neuropathy

Guest Speaker: Dr. G. Arun Maiya
4:45pm-6:00pm
Hybrid: Event link
Hosmer Building 202


Poster for GHRI forum on April 11 with Erin Keough PTTuesday, April 11, 2023

Guest Speaker: Erin Keough pht., MSc(A), CTRS

5:45 pm-7:00 pm

Hybrid: Event link 
Hosmer Building 202 


GHRI poster with profile photo of speaker Maylis NeeTuesday, March 21, 2023

Health bias, nutrition and body image stigmas

Guest Speaker: Maylis Née

5:45pm - 7:00pm 

Hybrid event

Hosmer Building 202


2022

Poster with photo and text with time and zoom linnkThursday, Dec 1st, 2022

The Intersection Between Disability and Climate Change 

Guest Speaker: Sebastien Jodin, PhD.

5:45 - 7:15

Hybrid Event:
Registration and Zoom link

Hosmer Building 202


Poster for GHRI forum nov 3Thursday, Nov 3rd, 2022

Improving Access to Rehabilitation in Low-Income Countries

Guest Speaker: David Charles, Physiotherapist

5:30 - 7:00 

Hybrid Event:
Zoom link 
Hosmer Building, H202


Thursday, April 4th, 2022

Practicing Reflexivity in Eeyou Istchee

Guest Speakers: Julia Chin and Ananya Nagar, 2021 Occupational Therapy Graduates

5:00 - 7:00pm
Zoom Link 


Announcement poster with image of presenter

Thursday, February 10th, 2022

Problematizing the taken-for-granted in rehabilitation services offered to Inuit children 

Guest Speaker: Janna MacLachlan, PhD(c), OT reg. (Ont.)

5:00-7:00 pm
Zoom link 

2021

Nunavik scenery with headshots of two presenters arranged on top of the scenery, text with forum information and zoom link, QR codeTuesday, November 16th, 2021

Shifting Perspectives: Rehabilitation Clinical Placement in Nunavik

Guest Speakers: Amy Runlan Gan and Noémie Tito, M1 PT Students

6:00-7:30 pm
Zoom link 


Poster with presentation details and photo of smiling presenter, Fernanda CockellMonday, March 22nd, 2021

Justice-Centered Physiotherapy: Perspectives of a Black Professor from the Global South 

Guest Speaker: Fernanda Cockell, PT, PhD

6:00- 7:30 pm 

Zoom link here


Thursday, Feb 4th, 2021

Global Fight for Health Care and Justice

Topic: BENDING THE ARC: A Documentary and discussion

6:00-7:30 pm

Zoom link here

2020

 

Poster with text, time Dec 4, 6 pm, photo of Derrick L.Cogburn Friday, Dec 4th, 2020

Accessible Global Governance: The (in)Visibility of Persons with Disabilities

Guest Speaker: Prof. Derrick L. Cogburn 

6:00pm - 7:30 pm

Zoom Link here 


Monday, Nov 9th, 2020

 

Same but Different? Experiences in a Global Clinical Practicum and Application in Practice

Guest Speakers: Chelsey Saunders, Daisy Petrucci, Zack Legault 
Recipients of the 2019 SPOT Global Health Travel Awards

5:30 - 7:00pm
Zoom link here  


Thursday, Feb 13th, 2020

Rehabilitation in Nigeria: A Cross-cultural Comparison 

Guest Speaker: Rose Uzoma Elekanachi, MSc, BSc PT

 

5:30-7:00 pm, Hosmer House 202
 

2019

Learnings from Amar Seva Sangam (ASSA)

Guest Speaker: Chamila Anthonypillai, BSc Rehab. MScOT

 

6:00-7:30 pm, Hosmer House H301


Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

 

A Healing Road to Creativity 

Guest Speaker: Sara Abassbhay, BSc.Rehab, MSc, Pht.

4:45-6:00pm

Davis House, D3


Tuesday, April 30th, 2019

Culturally Created Care: Reflections on how history and culture have shaped and impacted health care in India, Northern Quebec, and South Africa

Guest Speakers: Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Masters Students

4:45- 6:00 PM
Davis House -D20


Friday, April 5th, 2019

 

Cross-border collaboration: Expertise sharing in perineal rehabilitation

 

Guest Speakers: Claudia Brown and Di Wu
3:00- 4:15
Hosmer House 202

 


Thursday, Mar 14th, 2019

 

Film Screening: Continuons à aller plus loin ensemble!

Guest Speaker: Mathieu Francoeur
14:45 - 18:15 
McIntyre Building: room 1027 

 

 

2018

 


Wednesday, Nov 21st, 2018

 

Our bodies, our stories are sacred:
An introduction to trauma-sensitive and culturally safe approaches to working with Indigenous people and communities

Guest Speaker: Jessica Barudin, MSc, PT
4:45-6:00pm
Hosmer House 202
 


Wednesday, October 24th, 2018

 

Motor rehabilitation of stroke survivors in low resource settings; Inferences from an Indian center

 

Guest Speaker: Dr. John Solomon

4:45 - 6:00 pm
Hosmer House 202


Wednesday September 26th, 2018

 

Think Globally, Act Locally: Research Evidence and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

 

Guest Speakers: Dr. K. Shiakao-Thomas, Dr. J. Lai and Mathieu Simard, PT

4:45-6:00 pm
Hosmer House 202


Monday August 27th, 2018

 

Student Research Projects on Global Health and Rehabilitation

 

Guest Speakers:
School of Physical & Occupational Therapy students

4:45 - 6:00pm
Hosmer House 202


Monday May 28th, 2018

 

Killing chickens and cutting skin: On the moral hinterland between Indigenous knowledge(s) and biomedicine

Guest Speaker:
Dr.Andrew Hatala

4:45 - 6:00pm
Hosmer House 202

 


Monday, April 24th, 2018

 

Increasing Access to Prosthetic Devices: Implications for Public Health and Rehabilitation in Developing Countries, a Brazilian experience.

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Edgard Lamounier

4:45 - 6:00pm
Hosmer House 202


Monday March 26th, 2018

 

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Contexts of International Clinical Placements

Guest Speakers:
Students from the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy who completed recent international clinical placements in low-resource settings.

4:45 - 6:00pm
Hosmer House 202


Monday, February 19th, 2018

 

Enhancing Wheelchair Service Provision Education in Health Care Professional University Programs Globally

Guest Speaker:
Paula Rushton, PhD.

5:15 - 7:00pm
Hosmer House 202
 


Monday, January 22nd, 2018

 

Community Based Inclusive Development and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Conflict Settings: Perspectives from Libya

Guest Speaker:
Karen Paul, SW and Mathieu Simard, PT

4:45-6:00pm
Hosmer House 202

 

 

 

2017

 

Monday, November 20th, 2017

 

Ethnographic Reflections on Establishing a Competency-Based Occupational Therapy Program in Beirut, Lebanon

Guest Speaker:
Hiba Zafran, PhD OT
 

4:45-6:00pm
Hosmer House, H202


Monday, October 23rd, 2017

From international fieldwork to the intersection of legislation, health policy and
utilization of sexual & reproductive health services by people with disabilities in
post-conflict Northern region of Uganda

Guest Speaker:
Muriel Mac-Seing, PhD (candidate)

4:45- 6:00pm
Hosmer House, H202
 


Monday September, 25th, 2017

 

Global Health Roles for North American Rehabilitation Professionals:
Considering People with Disabilities from Western Zambia

Guest Speaker:
SHAUN CLEAVER, PhD, PT

4:45pm-6:00pm
Hosmer House, H202

 


Monday June 19th, 2017

 

Building a Meaningful Organization: Improving Accessibility for Children in Nicaragua

Guest Speaker:
Marie-Kim McFetridge, OT and Paramedical Director of Pivot International

4:45pm- 6:00pm
Hosmer House, H-202


 

Monday, March 20th, 2017

 

Let's Talk about the Elephant in the Room:Engaging with Privilege, Neocolonialism, and Oppression in Global Health Work

Guest Speaker:
Marie-Lyne Grenier, PhD OT

4:45pm- 6:00pm
Hosmer House, H-202


 

Monday, February 20th, 2017

 

Surgical Experience in East Africa: Barriers to Best Care;Success with Local Priorities

Guest Speaker:
Mark Hardy, MD.

4:45pm- 6:00pm
Hosmer House, H-202


Monday, January 23rd, 2017
 

Aboriginal Peoples' Health and Rehabilitation

Guest Speakers:
Murielle Fortin, PT  and
Jessica Barudin, Indigenous Health Advocate, yoga consultant and teacher/therapist

4:45pm-6:00pm
Hosmer House, H-202

 

 

2016 

Monday, November 28th, 2016
 

Reflections on Participatory Research:Understanding maternal health needs and healthcare seeking behaviours in Baglung, Nepal
 

Guest Speaker:
Sunisha Neupane, PhD(c)

4:45pm-6:00pm
Hosmer House, H-202


Monday, October 24th (2016)

Join us for McGill’s first School of Physical & Occupational Therapy Global Health Forum!

A Physiotherapist’s Experience Working in AfghanistanMedicins sans frontiers van
Guest Speaker: Anik Goulet, Physiotherapist

Monday October 24 from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. at SPOT: Hosmer House H-202


 

 

 

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