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Interprofessional Global Health Course

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Overview

The Ã山ǿ¼é Interprofessional Global Health Course (IPGHC) is a student-led initiative that was started in 2007 in an effort to address the paucity of global health content at the time in health professional students’ curricula at Ã山ǿ¼é. Entering its 18th year, the course aims to build on current curricula and engage participants in an interdisciplinary discussion of global health contexts. It is open to Ã山ǿ¼é students studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, speech-language pathology, dietetics and human nutrition, psychology, and students from other academic backgrounds with a strong interest in global health. The course is a 10-week lecture series that meets on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The format for each lecture will include a 1-hour lecture and 1-hour of student-led activities. The course will incorporate online and in-person lecture-based learning, case studies, speakers and panel discussions, small group activities, and audio-visual materials to meet the following course objectives:

Objectives

  1. To increase student awareness of the global burden of diseases and the geopolitics of global health.
  2. To expose students to the realities and challenges facing health professionals in a global and local context.
  3. To provide a framework for students to approach global health challenges.
  4. To encourage inter-professionalism by facilitating collaboration and communication amongst students.
  5. To inspire students to consider applying global health principles to their professional practice.

Course Details

Who can apply?Ìý

The course is open to Ã山ǿ¼é students studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, dietetics and human nutrition, psychology, and speech-language pathology. Students from other academic backgrounds (U1 and higher) with a strong interest in global health are welcome to apply.

When is the class?Ìý

The course will run from January 14 to March 25, 2025 on Tuesday evenings from 6 PM to 8 PM. You will be required to attend at least 8 lectures out of the 10 to receive the certificate.

Where?

The format of the course will be in-person sessions on campus (McIntyre Room 208/9). Course materials will be available onlineÌýinÌý.

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Subjects covered in the course include, but are not limited to, global mental health, advocacy and allyship, migrant and refugee health, climate crisis, Indigenous health, oral health, disability, politics and policy, and maternal health.

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  • This is a free, non-credit course.
  • The course will accept a maximum of 100Ìýstudents.
  • Eligible students must complete the 2025ÌýIPGHC student registration form.
  • The IPGHC student committee willÌýreviewÌýall registration forms.
  • Selection to the course will be based on the student program, year of study, motivation to takeÌýthe course, and overall interest in global health.
  • Students must complete a pre-and post-survey for the course.
  • Students will be required to attend at least 8 lectures out of the 10 to receive the certificate.
  • Students who meet all attendance and other course requirements will have it stated on their Co-Curricular Record (CCR).

Registration

Please use our online form to . You will need to login with your Ã山ǿ¼é username and password.

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2025 Schedule

The schedule will be regularly updated as speakers are confirmed.

Date

Lecture Topic

Speaker(s)

Week 1

January 14

Introduction to Global Health Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor and Inaugural Chair, Department of Global and Public Health, Ã山ǿ¼é

Week 2

January 21

Global Health Governance Dr. Orvil Adams, Adjunct Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health,ÌýUniversity of Ottawa

Week 3

January 28

Global Health Ethics

TBC

Week 4

February 4

Indigenous Health TBC

Week 5

February 11

Climate Change Dr. Jura Augustinavicius, Assistant Professor, Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy, Ã山ǿ¼é

Week 6

February 18

The Future of Resource Management TBC

Week 7

February 25

Oral Health , Maternal and Child Oral Health Strategist

Week 8

March 11

Humanitarian Crises/Conflict , Executive Director, MSF Canada

Week 9

March 18

Technology in the Future of Global Health Dr. David Benmiroh, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Ã山ǿ¼é Univeristy

Week 10

March 25

Panel Discussion TBC

Course Materials

All course materials will be available on for registered participants.

The Ã山ǿ¼é IPGHC Team 2024-2025

Faculty Advisors

  • Dr. Charles Larson, MD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Global and Public Health, Ã山ǿ¼é
  • Dr. Svetlana Tikhonova, DMD, PhD, Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, Ã山ǿ¼é
  • Catherine-Anne Miller, RN, MHSc, Full-time Faculty Lecturer, Ingram School of Nursing, Ã山ǿ¼é
  • Dr. Raphael Lencucha, BScOT, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Ã山ǿ¼é
  • Kevin O'Neill, Global Health Programs, Ã山ǿ¼é
  • Johnathan Lin, Global Health Programs, Ã山ǿ¼é

Student Coordinators

  • Nari Ait Hamou, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ã山ǿ¼é
  • Nasim Khosravi, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, Ã山ǿ¼é
  • Claire Mabia, Ingram School of Nursing, Ã山ǿ¼é
  • Sarah Lapin, Ingram School of Nursing, Ã山ǿ¼é

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Video Suggestions

  • (3 min, 2007)
    Short introductory video which lists the 8 MDG and is accompanied by an excerpt from Kofi Annan’s address to the millennium summit in 2000.
  • Hans Rosling:
    - Hans Rosling, 2006
    About low and middle income countries that, with economic and health progress, are catching up with high income countries.

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  • (3 min)
    Quick animation about issues affecting maternal health.
  • Ìý(13min, 2003)
    Short video featuring testimonies of mothers and midwives in villages and slums across Africa and South East Asia.
  • (1 hr, by Alyson and Tim Holland)
  • Interesting Clips: Short clips calling for action to solve global issues. Ìý

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Contact Us

  • Send us an email at ipghc.fmhs [at] mcgill.ca
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