Queen’s Health and Human Rights Conference

Excited to introduce Rosemary Georges, one of our panelists who will be speaking on "Immigrant and Refugee health and Mental health; Navigating the health care system and sponsorship"! ❤

Rosemary conducted a qualitative investigation on the mental health needs of Syrian refugees and immigrants as part of her MSc Thesis in Health Services Research at the University of Toronto (2018). In 2016 she participated in the Hult Prize Foundation challenge where she co-designed a conceptual app to support the integration of newcomers in the Greater Toronto Area. She has supported many newcomers as they immigrated to Canada, both through sponsorship efforts and community-level supports. She is currently working on sponsoring a Syrian family that has been living in Lebanon for over 7 years in asylum. Rosemary works as a Research Advisor at the Ontario Hospital Association and has interests in mental health, digital health, and misinformation.

Reminder to get your tickets below and enter our giveaway on our Instagram! Only 5 MORE DAYS!! 😊

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/refugee-and-immigrant-health-tickets-228932030867?fbclid=IwAR1GiFef6EhNFR0cRidihesXA2yoAx-yoLTeFJrovHor-fAjT50v3sfWcPM

The conference is only 2 WEEKS AWAY... Remember to register if you haven't already done so using the link below! Sign up is only $5, but you will also be getting a $5 Uber Eats gift card, $5 off your purchase at Score Pizza, AND a free baked good & coffee from Sens Cafe in Kingston! Hope to see you guys there :)

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/refugee-and-immigrant-health-tickets-228932030867?fbclid=IwAR0tO4t6t6zVGbO7zVuVwvz1HosN3T9q7hfnVk9uLPHkkENoRGrwt_1oa6Y

Introducing our next 2 speakers!..... Dr Colleen Davison, who will be presenting on "Family Separation in Contexts of Migration: Understanding global patterns and potential implications of this child health concern" & Dr. Susan Bartels who will be presenting on "The Gendered Intersection of Poverty, Immigration, and Safety for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon"!

Dr. Colleen Davison is a PhD trained Social Epidemiologist and Global Population Health Researcher who has a tenured appointment in the Department of Public Health Sciences, with cross appointment in the Department of Global Development Studies. She is also the Associate Dean for Equity and Social Accountability at Queen’s Health Sciences. Dr. Davison’s overarching research interests are in global child and adolescent health including issues of child and family health equity, social justice and public health, child protection and child rights. As Associate Dean she champions work to enhance equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigeneity, and accessibility at Queen’s Health Sciences and beyond. She is a founding member of the ARCH research collaboration for global health equity and is very committed to the application of research and to teaching and mentorship.

Dr. Susan Bartels is a Clinician-Scientist and Tier II Canada Research Chair in Humanitarian Health Equity at Queen’s University. In addition to practicing emergency medicine, she conducts global public health research focused on how women and children are impacted by humanitarian crises. While much of her work has been in Sub-Saharan Africa, she has also worked in the Middle East as well as in Asia and Latin America. Dr. Bartels is interested in using innovative methods to improve understanding of the social determinants of health in complex environments such as armed conflict and natural disasters. After completing fellowship training in international emergency medicine and a Masters of Public Health degree at Harvard University, Dr. Bartels was faculty at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative where she conducted research for the Women in War program. Dr. Bartels has been faculty at Queen’s in 2014 and is currently Director of the Queen’s Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship, the first program of its kind in Canada.