Welcome,
Welcome to the inaugural Canadian Refugee Health Conference! Refugees often come from areas of conflict or regions with poor public health infrastructure and are at risk for malnutrition and infectious diseases. Many have suffered from physical or emotional trauma and loss. On arrival to Canada they often experience cultural, language and financial barriers. The complex issues in this population can be challenging to health care providers.
The objectives of this conference include:
- closing clinical gaps in refugee health
- capacity building in refugee health
- networking and information exchange
- education of future health care providers
- building partnerships with key refugee stakeholders
- building advocacy for refugee and uninsured populations
This conference will create a forum by which health care professionals can share information and experiences. We envision increased advocacy and enhanced evidence-based health policies for refugee populations as a result of this initiative.
This clinical conference may be of special interest to primary care physicians, specialists, nurses and nurse practitioners and other allied health professionals, as well as trainees.
On behalf of the Canadian Refugee Conference Committee, we look forward to seeing you in Toronto in November 2009!
Dr. Anna Banerji, MD, MPH, FRCPC, DTM&H
Chair, Canadian Refugee Health Conference 2009
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Conference venue:
Nov. 24-25, 2009
University of Toronto
Conference Centre
89 Chestnut Street,
Toronto, Ontario
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