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!
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
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
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
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
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Guest Speaker: Erin Keough pht., MSc(A), CTRS
5:45 pm-7:00 pm
Hybrid: Event link
Hosmer Building 202
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Health bias, nutrition and body image stigmas
Guest Speaker: Maylis Née
5:45pm - 7:00pm
Hybrid event
Hosmer Building 202
2022
Thursday, 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
Thursday, 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
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
Tuesday, 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
Monday, 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
2020
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
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 Afghanistan
Guest Speaker: Anik Goulet, Physiotherapist
Monday October 24 from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. at SPOT: Hosmer House H-202
