Public Event
The Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba will once again be hosting a FREE public event in October as part of our 15th Annual Child Health Research Days conference. We are thrilled to be welcoming internationally renowned public speaker, author, and professor, Timothy Caulfield.
Professor Caulfield is an unrivalled communicator who debunks myths and assumptions about innovation in the health sector — from research on stem cells to diets to alternative medicine — for the benefit of the public and decision-makers. He is a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, a professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, and a Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta.
Over the past several years, he has been involved in a variety of interdisciplinary research endeavours that have allowed him to publish over 350 articles and book chapters. His research focuses on topics like stem cells, genetics, research ethics, the public representations of science, and health policy issues. The recipient of numerous academic and writing awards, Professor Caulfield is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Trudeau Foundation, and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
Professor Caulfield also writes frequently for the popular press on a range of health and science policy issues and is the author of two national bestsellers: The Cure for Everything: Untangling the Twisted Messages about Health, Fitness and Happiness (Penguin, 2012) and Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?: When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash (Penguin, 2015). His most recent book is The Vaccination Picture (Penguin, 2017). He is also the host and co-producer of the award-winning, hit documentary TV show, A User’s Guide to Cheating Death, which has been shown in over 60 countries and is currently streaming on Netflix.
Date:
October 23, 2019
Time:
6:30-7:00 – Coffee and Registration
7:00-8:00 – Presentation
Location
RBC Convention Centre (Theatre)
375 York Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3J3
Click here to register. Please note that seating for this event is limited and will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis.
