Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Time

Session

08:00–08:30

Welcome

Participant Registration and Light Breakfast

08:30–09:00

Welcome & Introductions

Myles Leslie, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary

Jack Jedwab, President and CEO of the Metropolis Institute and the Association for Canadian Studies

Gabriel Fabreau, Refugee Health YYC, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary

9:00–10:00

Setting the Stage: Experiencing Refugee Healthcare 
James Achuli, Writer and Human Rights Activist

Adanech Sahilie, RHYYC Community Scholars

10:00–10:15

Break

10:15–11:30

Theme 1: Pre-Migration and Early Post Arrival Screening
Understanding the Current Landscape: Barriers, Constraints, Pressing Issues, and Stressors 

11:30–12:00

Theme 1: Pre-Migration and Early Post Arrival Screening

Understanding What’s Possible: Case Presentations of key learnings from current practices across jurisdictions and refugee populations

Christina Greenaway, McGill University

Drew Posey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

12:00–12:45

Lunch

12:45–2:00

Theme 1: Pre-Migration and Early Post Arrival Screening
Co-designing the Future: A Progressive Consensus Building Exercise

2:00–2:15

Break

2:15–3:30

Theme 2: Refugee Healthcare Needs and Delivery
Understanding the Current Landscape: Barriers, Constraints, Pressing Issues, and Stressors

3:30–4:00

Theme 2: Refugee Healthcare Needs and Delivery
Understanding What’s Possible: Case Presentations of key learnings from current practices across jurisdictions and refugee populations

Annalee Coakley and Gabriel Fabreau, Refugee Health YYC, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary

Meb Rashid, Crossroads Clinic, Women's College Hospital University of Toronto

4:00–4:15

Wrap Up

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Time

Session

08:00–08:30

Welcome

Participant Registration and Light Breakfast

8:30–8:45

Plenary
Summary of Day 1

8:45–10:00

Theme 2: Refugee Healthcare Needs and Delivery
Co-designing the Future: A Progressive Consensus Building Exercise

10:00–10:15

Break

10:15–11:30

Theme 3: Building Resilient Health Systems
Understanding the Current Landscape: Barriers, Constraints, Pressing Issues, and Stressors 

11:30–12:00

Theme 3: Building Resilient Health Systems
Understanding What’s Possible: Case Presentations of key learnings from current practices across jurisdictions and refugee populations

Santino Severoni, Director, Global Health and Migration Programme, World Health Organization (WHO)

Samuel Schidem, CEO, Project Rozana Germany-EU

Guillaume Mongeau-Martin, Médécins Sans Frontières (MSF)

12:00–12:45

Lunch

12:45–2:00

Theme 3: Building Resilient Health Systems
Co-designing the Future: A Progressive Consensus Building Exercise

Gabriel Fabreau, Refugee Health YYC, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary

Myles Leslie, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary

2:00–2:15

Break

2:15–3:15

Prioritization & Planning – From Ideas to Action

3:15–3:45

Closing

Craig Shankar, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Corinne Prince, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

4:00–6:00

Networking, Light Snacks and Refreshments

Barcelona Tavern
501 8 Avenue S.W.
Calgary, AB T2P 1G1