Queen’s Health and Human Rights Conference

Another speaker's announcement coming at you! 🥳

Introducing Dr. Praseedha Janakiram, MD, CCFP, FCFP who is part of our Clinical Experience series:

Praseedha Janakiram is a Family Physician at Women’s College Hospital Crossroads Refugee Clinic and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. With Sri Lankan origins, an immigrant to Canada herself from a youth spent in West Africa, her primary care practice is focused on the care of refugees, with special interests in women’s health, HIV primary care, global health education and capacity strengthening initiatives.

She is a former Program Director of the Enhanced Skills Program in Global Health and Vulnerable Populations, and current Faculty Lead for the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Family Medicine – an innovative collaboration at the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto supporting the launch and development of the first family medicine training program in Ethiopia.

Praseedha has former clinical experience in Malawi, Pakistan, Nunavut, and Yellowknife. She served an interim role as Acting Vice Chair Global Health and Social Accountability at the Department of Family and Community Medicine in 2019.

Praseedha is a single mother of a bright and energetic 6 year old, who motivates and inspires her work and her many diverse roles in life. Praseedha has been recognized with several faculty awards at the University of Toronto and was awarded the Federation of Medical Women of Canada Reproductive Health Award in 2015, and the Yves Talbot Award for Excellence in Global Health Leadership in 2020.

We're ecstatic to have Dr. Janakiram join the HHRC family this year; reminder to get your tickets if you haven't already and turn on your post notifications for the chance to win some cool free stuff starting tmr! 😉

CALL FOR RESEARCH ABSTRACTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED!!

If you missed your chance to put forward your research, have no fear; lucky for you the date has been extended! Get your submissions in by the new revised deadline of JANUARY 21st, this upcoming Friday!

Don't forget to register for the conference if you haven't already and stay tuned; we have some exciting announcements coming tomorrow :)