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Media Advisory |
ATTENTION: Assignment editors, health, research and science reporters
OTTAWA (November 2, 2006) - The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health is bringing together experts in the field of gender and health research from all over Canada for a two-day symposium in Halifax that will focus on knowledge translation. Researchers and students will share their work and discuss ways to better communicate results of studies to the main stream public.
"Some of the most recognized specialists in the area of gender and health will discuss a wide range of issues from vulnerability and resilience among sexual minorities, to violence in same-sex relationships, and food security," said Dr Miriam Stewart, Scientific Director of CIHR Institute of Gender and Health. "Our annual meeting is an opportunity to not only network with colleagues, but hopefully create partnerships to help better understand the difference between genders when it comes to health."
The two-day symposium will feature presentations and participation in panels by 32 researchers. Topics will include: experiences of young adult women cancer survivors, intimate partner violence, early life determinants of asthma, and role of gender in insulin resistance and hypertension, among others.
Research Trainees, Postdoctoral Fellows and New Investigators in the area of Gender and Health have also been invited to participate.
This symposium is open to the media. Dr. Miriam Stewart and the researchers will be on hand through out the event to discuss current research in the area of gender and health. The detailed agenda is available by calling CIHR media relations.
| What: | CIHR-IGH 5th Annual Symposia and Workshop |
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| When: | Monday, November 6, 2006 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 7, 2006 8 :30 a.m. - 6 :00 p.m. |
| Where: | Lord Nelson Hotel 1515 South Park Street Halifax Nova Scotia |
CIHR's Institute of Gender and Health is the first research institute in the world to examine the health of women and girls, men and boys. It champions efforts to better understand how sex and gender influence access to the health system, chronic conditions and disabilities, health across the lifespan, health behaviours and addictions and environmental determinants of health.www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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Further information:
Marie-France Poirier, CIHR Media Relations, (613) 941-4563, mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
