COVID Community
Connecting with our community during the pandemic; providing facts, research and updates
About
The COVID COMMUNITY webinar series shares stories of how the Cumming School of Medicine and its partner institutions contribute to the fight against COVID-19. It creates a space for members of the public to learn about and discuss the latest advances with scientists and clinicians, co-creating living knowledge to address the pandemic.
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June 7, 2021
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Public Health in Trying Times: A look at the first year of COVID-19
March 15, 2021
- The ICU response to COVID-19 – Dr. Ken Kuljit Parhar
- The impact on patients and family - Dr. Kirsten Fiest
- The opioid crisis and COVID-19 – Dr. Katrina Milaney
- Mobilizing the Public Health Residency Program – Dr. Richelle Schindler
Speakers and Moderators
O’Brien Institute for Public Health Member;
Department Head and Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences;
Director, Health Technology Assessment Unit
O’Brien Institute for Public Health Member
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences
Distinguished Policy Fellow, School of Public Policy
Research Theme Lead, Networks of Centres of Excellence Making the Shift
Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development
Co-Lead, Physician Learning Program (PLP) Professor,
Departments of Medicine and Oncology
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Member, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
O’Brien Institute for Public Health Member
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine
O’Brien Institute for Public Health Member and Hotchkiss Brain Institute.
Director of Research and Innovation, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Assistant Professor, Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Community Health Sciences, and Psychiatry
Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine ; Population and Public Health, Alberta Health Services
Keeping your kids healthy and happy during the pandemic
February 22, 2021
- The pandemic: mental health impacts and inequities for parents and kids with neurodiverse needs with Dr. Carly McMorris
- The long-term effects of pregnancy during a pandemic with Dr. Catherine Lebel
- When will children be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine? with Dr. Jim Kellner
Speakers & Moderators
Assistant Professor, Werklund School of Education
Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute ,
Owerko Centre
Hotchkiss Brain Institute Mathison Centre for Mental Health
O’Brien Institute for Public Health
Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Neuroimaging
Royal Society College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology Adjunct Associate Professor, Werklund School of Education
Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics; Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases; and Community Health Sciences ,
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services
Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute
O’Brien Institute for Public Health
Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development
Co-Lead, Physician Learning Program (PLP) Professor,
Departments of Medicine and Oncology
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Member, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
Director, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Alberta Children’s Hospital
Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Husky Energy Chair in Child and Maternal Health Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, Chair in Pediatric Research
From Bench to Bedside: How research will lead our recovery from COVID-19
January 11, 2021
Topics
- Why it is important to have a Level 3 virology lab in Calgary? with Paul Kubes
- How do you create a vaccine in record time? with Craig Jenne
- Can we repurpose old drugs to treat a new disease? with Braedon McDonald
Speakers & Moderators
Assistant Professor in the Department of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine in the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Clinician-scientist, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases and International Microbiome Centre
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Member of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Director, Calvin, Phoebe & Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease
Dean of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development
Co-Lead, Physician Learning Program (PLP) Professor,
Departments of Medicine and Oncology
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Member, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Founding Director of Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
