On July 9, 2014, I gave a guest lecture to the University of Ottawa class of Dr Sonia Gulati called, “Special topics in Development studies” (DVM3120).  A PDF of most of the slides I presented are here.

Once again, the audio quality is not great, since I wasn’t using a dedicated microphone.  I stopped the recording just as someone asked about the “Russian story”. If you’re interested, I’d already blogged about that story. Meanwhile, here’s the lecture I gave to the class:

Assistant Editor of CMAJ, and new Editor in Chief of the CSEB National Newsletter, Erin Russell was kind enough to give a brief workshop to the editors of our student-run journal, the Interdisciplinary Journal of Health Sciences.

Her slides can be accessed here.

And please excuse my sloppy audio editing.  It kinda starts and ends abruptly.

May 21, 2014 — Sponsored by the Emerging Health Leaders of Ottawa, this panel presentation was held at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, and featured Dr Jack Kitts, Dr Chris Simpson, Dr Michael Rachlis, and Dr Raywat Deonandan.

You can access my slides are here, the official summary is here, and my follow-up blog post, in which I clarify some of the stats I cited, is here.  Some photos from the event are here.

If you’re looking for a specific speaker, here are their start times: Rachlis: 11:23, Simpson: 33.16, Deonandan: 51:43, and Kitts: 1:13:00. Don’t forget to stay for the Q&A at the end!

You can watch directly on YouTube, or in the screen below:

On May 7, 2014, Dr Ron Labonte, Dr Raywat Deonandan and filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock met at the Heart and Crown pub to speak to the public about issues in medical tourism.  The discussion was moderated by Dr Valorie Crooks.

The brochure for the event is here. My blog post leading up to the event is here.

You can watch the video on Youtube:

On April 29, 2014, I gave a one hour webinar for members of the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB).  Details are here.

The audio is not the greatest, but it is tolerable.  You can access the slides here.  (Since I’m public about these things, the evaluation and comments submitted by attendees are summarized here.)

Access the video directly on Youtube, if you prefer.

This is part 4 of 4 brief podcasts recorded on location in Guyana, all about development issues affecting that country.  This one is about 12 minutes long and was recorded in a “hotel” room in Bartica.  I put quotation marks around the word “hotel” because I want to make it clear that these aren’t exactly 5 star accommodations.  The room is very basic and is above a store.  I’m not complaining, I just want to be clear about the environment.  The hum in the background is the sound of a fan.  This episode is about 12 minutes long.

If you haven’t already, check out parts 1, 2, and 3 .

This is part 3 of 4 brief podcasts recorded on location in Guyana, all about development issues affecting that country.   This one is about 12 minutes long and was recorded in the AmerIndian community of Capoey in the Essequibo area of Guyana.

If you missed them, check out parts 1, 2 and 4.

This is part 2 of 4 brief podcasts recorded on location in Guyana, all about development issues affecting that country.  This is one is 15 minutes long and was recorded in the AmerIndian village of Capoey.  Sound quality is pretty good, for a change.  In fact, you can hear the glorious sounds of tropical nature behind me.

If you missed it, check out part 1, 3 and 4.

This is part 1 of 4 brief podcasts recorded on location in Guyana, all about development issues plaguing that country.  This one is 6 minutes long.  I apologize for the sound quality.  It was recorded on a pier over lake Capoey, and the sound of whipping wind is playing havoc with the microphone.

When you’re done, check out part 2, 3 and 4.

On March 29, 2014, I gave a presentation to attendees of the 2014 University of Ottawa Health Symposium, which are mostly health sciences and biological sciences students.  The lecture was misnamed, “Do What You Love, Love What You Do,” which is something I do not believe in.

The audio is actually of not bad quality, which is a nice departure from previous podcast episodes.  You can access a PDF of the slides here.