2023 North American Refugee Health Conference

July 21-23, 2023 - Conference by the Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers, partnered with the University of Calgary's O'Brien Institute for Public Health.

Event Host/Institute: Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers, partnered with the University of Calgary’s O’Brien Institute for Public Health
Event date and time: July 21-23, 2023
Event location/venue: Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary, Canada
Event type: Conference
Link: https://refugeesociety.org/narhc-conference/

Join 700+ attendees at the North American Refugee Health Conference (NARHC), the annual 3-day conference for healthcare and resettlement professionals working in refugee and immigrant health. Detailed conference agenda will be posted in May.

Invited Speakers include:

  • Boban Stojanovic: Internationally recognized LGBTQ+ activist
  • Titilope Sonuga: Globally renowned poet, playwright and performer
  • James Achuli: Writer and human rights activist
  • Dr. Santino Severoni: Director, Global Health and Migration Programme, WHO
  • Dr. Suzanne Barakat: Executive Director, UCSF Health and Human Rights Initiative
  • Dr. Carlos Franco-Paredes: Fulbright Global Scholar
  • The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy: Chair, World Refugee & Migration Council
  • Corinne Prince & Craig Shankar: Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada
  • Dr.s Drew Posey & William Stauffer: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and NRC-RIM

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