Learning for Life Program: Fall 2022

Join us in-person or online for lectures from UM experts on topics related to Health as a Human Right. Explore new ideas, hear about innovative research happening right here in Manitoba, and engage in discussion with your peers.

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Fall 2022

Register for individual lectures or the series in two ways:

In-person

$20 per session or $75 for the series of 5 ($25 savings for series).
Includes on-site parking, networking and light refreshments after the lecture.
Lecture theatre in Richardson Centre for Functional Foods & Pharmaceuticals building.
Masks are required, except while eating or drinking, visit UM’s COVID-19 site for health and safety protocols.
Review the UM Map for lecture and parking locations.

Virtual

Free
Live lectures will be hosted on Zoom (video platform).
Links to the Zoom sessions will be provided 48 hours prior to the lecture.

Lecture series

Presented live from 10 – 11 a.m. CT every other week from October 6 – December 1

Melanie MacKinnon [BN/96]
October 6

Melanie MacKinnon [BN/96], Executive Director, Ongomiizwin Health Services and Head of the Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences presents:

Love-Lean-Lead: Lessons from the Manitoba Indigenous response to the Pandemic

About the presenter:
- MacKinnon led a team which created an Indigenous-focused testing and contact tracing site. 
- She established the Manitoba First Nations Pandemic Response team with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
- Recognized for her leadership with both a place on the WXN's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in 2021 and the Indspire Health Award in 2022.
Register for Melanie MacKinnon's lecture
Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum
October 20

Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Canada Research Chair, Professor Max Rady College of Medicine, Physiology and Pathophysiology in Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba, presents:

No time to waste

About the presenter:
- Canada Research Chair in Molecular Cardiology
- Director research development, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
- Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre
- Principal investigator, cardiac gene biology, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre
Register for Dr. Kishenbaum's lecture
Dr. Rusty Souleymanov
November 10

Dr. Rusty Souleymanov, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba. He is also cross-appointed to the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba, presents:

Improving the Health Outcomes of Marginalized People in Manitoba: Findings from Infectious Disease & Addictions Research

About the presenter:

Dr. Souleymanov is currently the principal investigator on several community-based research projects including:
- Manitoba Two-Spirit, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men’s Health Study
- Migration and Health Study
- COVID-19 Two-Spirit, Gay, Bisexual, Queer Men - This study examines impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health and substance use of "Two spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer men"
Register for Dr. Souleymanov's lecture
Dr. Noralou P. Roos
November 24

Dr. Noralou P. Roos, O.C., PhD, Professor Emerita, Co-Director of Get YourBenefits! presents:

Better Income Leads to Better Health and Well-being Help People Get Their Benefits!

About the presenter:
- Established the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) in the department of community health sciences and served as director from 1991 to 2004.
- Worked with experts across the country to create the Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN)
- Led the creation of the Evidence Network, funded by CIHR, which helped academics with having their research published in the media to a broader audience.
- Population health pioneer inducted into Medical Hall of Fame
Register for Dr. Roos' lecture
Dr. Robert Mizzi
December 1

Dr. Robert Mizzi, Canada Research Chair Associate Professor, Educational Administration, Foundations & Psychology (EAF&P), Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba, presents:

Teaching for Spatial Justice on University Campuses

About the presenter:
- Canada Research Chair in Queer, Community, and Diversity in Education
- Editor Emeritus of the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education
- President Emeritus of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education.
Register for Dr. Mizzi's lecture
Dr. Peter McPherson [BSc(Hons)/86, MSc/88]
September 23, 2022

Dr. Peter McPherson [BSc(Hons)/86, MSc/88], a James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Anatomy and Cell Biology, Director of the Neurodegenerative Disease Research Group, presented:

Special Homecoming Edition of Learning for Life: The making of an unhealthy brain and the tools required to understand why it is unhealthy

About the presenter:
- 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award for Academic Innovation recipient
- James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Anatomy and Cell Biology at McGill's The Neuro, where he is the Director of the Neurodegenerative Disease Research Group.
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
- Recently appointed director of the Proteomics platform at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.