RSI Speaker Series: Social Issues in Rehabilitation (PART 1)
We are excited to announce the next installment of the RSI Speaker Series. The event will be a two-part series collaboration between the Speaker Series, rehabINK, and executive committees of RSGSU taking place April 26th 12-2pm and May 10th 12-2pm.
Our first event on Monday April 26th from 12-2 p.m. EST will focus on Equity in Rehabilitation for Black and Indigenous People, and Sex and Gender Considerations in Rehabilitation. Featuring Samira Omar, PhD Candidate at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto; Dr. Sarah Oosman, Associate Professor at the School of Rehabilitation Science at the University of Saskatchewan; and Dr. Barry Trentham, Assistant Professor at the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto.
The event will be divided into two 2-hour sessions with each session covering two of the themes listed above. The first hour of each session will consist of back-to-back 15-minute presentations from our keynote speakers, followed by concurrent 1-hour breakout room panel discussions on each theme. Panels will include the keynote speaker, an author from rehabINK’s recent issue Social Issues in Rehabilitation: Diversity, Care and Inclusion, and a person with lived experience on the topic.
As a world leader in rehabilitation practice and research, we believe that RSI and RSGSU have an obligation to promote discussion and action related to social issues in the context of rehabilitation, research, and healthcare. Furthermore, we believe that learning and discussing these issues is an imperative component of academic training for students in the field of rehabiltiation practice and rehabiltiation science.
Speaker profiles and details for event registration will be released in the coming weeks. Any questions in the meantime may be directed to rehabsciencegsu@gmail.com.
We look forward to sharing in this important event with you.
Sincerely,
RSGSU Speaker Series, rehabINK and Executive Committees
