Call for presentations: The Canada Health Act at 40
The Canadian Health Coalition and the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics invite researchers to submit proposals for 10-minute presentations on topics related to advancing public health care on the 40th anniversary of the Canada Health Act. The presentations will be given at a research roundtable at the University of Ottawa on June 20, 2024.
Established and emerging scholars, members of the public service, graduate students, independent scholars, and union/community-based researchers are invited to submit a proposal.
The roundtable will discuss the challenges posed to upholding the criteria and conditions of the Canada Health Act given the crisis being experienced by health care workers and patients, and the risks posed from increased privatization of insured health services by some provinces and territories. Social determinants of health as well as racism and systemic inequities in health care will also be discussed.
The research roundtable will be an opportunity to share promising practices and build partnerships across diverse disciplines and backgrounds. It will also inform advocacy by citizens and organizations campaigning for the defence and expansion of public Medicare.
Deadline for submissions: March 31, 2024.
Participants will be notified if their proposal was successful before April 15, 2024.
Registration fee: $100 for full-time faculty and those with institutional/organizational support, and $50 for contract faculty, those without institutional/organizational support. Limited participation subsidies are available for participants who need support.
A conference registration form for presenters and audience members will follow.
For more information, contact Tracy Glynn at tglynn@healthcoalition.ca.
The Canadian Health Coalition was founded in 1979 and comprises frontline health care workers’ unions, community groups, students, and public health experts.
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Tracy Glynn is the National Director of Projects and Operations for the Canadian Health Coalition
