Schedule

Crossroads Day 1: Friday, March 10, 2023

Halifax Central Library (HCL)

TimeLocation (Room)Event
12:00 – 12:45 pmHCL (Paul O’Regan Hall)Registration and Lunch
12:45 – 1:15 pmHCL (Paul O’Regan Hall)Opening Ceremony: Welcome from Crossroads Co-Chairs and the Healthy Populations Institute
1:15 – 2:15 pmHCL (Paul O’Regan Hall)Panel 1 – Health for All: Breaking down barriers to achieve equitable health
2:15 – 2:30 pmHCL (Paul O’Regan Hall)Refreshments Break
2:30 – 3:30 pmHCL (Paul O’Regan Hall and Lindsay Children’s Room)Concurrent Mini-courses:
Option 1 – Trauma awareness training (Paul O’Regan Hall)
Option 2 – Conducting Qualitative Research: Introduction to photovoice (Lindsay Children’s Room)
3:30 – 3:45 pmHCL (Paul O’Regan Hall)Refreshments Break
3:45 – 4:45 pmHCL (Paul O’Regan Hall and Lindsay Children’s Room)Concurrent Panels:
Panel 2 – Digitalization of Health: Integrating technology into the prevention, treatment and management of non-communicable disease (Paul O’Regan Hall)
Panel 3 – Tackling the Challenges of Food Insecurity (Lindsay Children’s Room)
4:50 – 5:00 pmHCL (Paul O’Regan Hall)Day 1 Closing Remarks
5:00 – 7:00 pmBreak
7:00 – 8:00 pmDalhousie Student Union Building (The Grawood)Networking and Social Mixer
Snacks will be served.
8:00 -10:00 pmDalhousie Student Union Building (The Grawood)Drag Trivia
Sponsored by DalOUT

Crossroads Day 2: Saturday, March 11, 2023

Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB)

TimeLocation (Room)Event
8:00 – 8:45 amCHEB (C170)Registration and Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 amCHEB (C170)Day 2 Opening Remarks
9:00 – 10:00 amCHEB (C170)Keynote Speaker 1 – Dr. Sanja Stanojevic
Presentation Title: “Is vaping safer than smoking? Why is it taking so long to answer this question?”
10:05 – 10:45 amCHEB (C140, C150)Poster Session 1
10:45 – 11:00 amCHEB (C170)Refreshments Break
11:00 am – 12:15 pmCHEB (C220, C221, C264, C266, C268)Oral Presentation Session 1
12:15 – 1:00 pmCHEB (C170)Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pmCHEB (C170)Keynote Speaker 2 – Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed
Presentation Title: “Musings on Wicked Problems and the Public Health Approach”
2:05 – 2:45 pmCHEB (C140, C150)Poster Session 2
2:45 – 3:00 pmCHEB (C170)Refreshments Break
3:00 – 4:15 pmCHEB (C220, C221, C264, C266, C268)Oral Presentation Session 2
4:20 – 5:00 pmCHEB (C140, C150)Poster Session 3
5:05 – 5:15 pmCHEB (C170)Day 2 Closing Remarks
5:15 – 6:30 pmBreak
6:30 – 7:00 pmLord Nelson Hotel (Regency Ballroom)Networking and Social Mixer
7:00 – 9:00 pmLord Nelson Hotel (Imperial Ballroom)Awards Banquet, Sponsored by Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University
Opening Remarks by Dr. Brenda Merritt, Dean of Faculty of Health
3-Course Dinner
Presentation Awards
9:00 – 9:30 pmLord Nelson Hotel (Imperial Ballroom)Distinguished Speaker: Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard
9:30 pm – midnightLord Nelson Hotel (Regency & Imperial Ballroom)Networking and Social Mixer