Symposium | Équité en santé : un dialogue France-Canada (in French)


Oct 27, 2026 — 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Join us for a symposium on health equity, hosted by Dr. Marie-Hélène Chomienne, bringing together researchers, clinicians, and health professionals to explore the theme Perspectives on Cultures, Discrimination, and the Transformation of Care.
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Event Overview

Dr. Marie-Hélène Chomienne invites you to a symposium on health-care equity featuring experts of different backgrounds exploring issues related to cultural safety, discrimination in health care and changing care.

The symposium is organized by the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine’s Francophone Affairs office, the Collège des chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone, the Consortium national de formation en santé and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health.

Click here to view the program (in French).

Photo of special guest Priscille Sauvegrain

Priscille Sauvegrain

Special guest

Priscille Sauvegrain, midwife, sociologist, professor and vice-dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Sorbonne University, and researcher at the Institut national de la santé et la recherche médicale (INSERM).

Accessibility
If you require accommodation, please contact the event host as soon as possible.
Date and time
Oct 27, 2026
4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Format and location
In person
200 Lees (LEE), room 142
Language
French
Audience
General public
Organized by
Collège des chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone (CCRMF), Faculty of Medicine’s Francophone Affairs office, the Consortium national de formation en santé and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health.