Thursday | NOV 9, 2023 | 4:00 - 5:15 PM
Moderated by Rachael Manion
Topic: Skin of Color/Rare Skin Conditions
The Patient Research Engagement Workshop involved a panel discussion with two male patients with rare skin conditions. One of the patients lives with pemphigus vulgaris and the other with a burn injury he sustained on the job. Both patients discussed their skin conditions and what it was like for them trying to get a diagnosis and begin treatment.
Friday | NOV 10, 2023 | 4:00 - 5:15 PM
Speaker: Dr. Nitika Pai
Title: Oh Melanin- did you just skin me? Colorism and its impact on EDI in the workplace.
Dr Pai is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University and a Senior Scientist at MUHC Research Institute, Montreal, Canada.
Her global implementation research program on diagnostics is based in Canada, South Africa, and India. She is a global expert in point-of-care diagnostics, digital health, and implementation science in HIV/ STBBI (i.e., Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, HPV, bacterial STIs) and sexual and reproductive health. She integrates rapid diagnostics with digital health solutions to plug health service delivery gaps. Using design thinking, she develops process and product innovations. She synergizes digital health, machine learning, and predictive analytics with rapid point-of-care diagnostics to impact clinical care and service delivery in community settings. Her solutions aim to generate clinical, public health, and social impact. They are being evaluated and implemented nationally & internationally.
Speaker: Dr. Diego Herrero
Title: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Approaches to Enhance Innovation and Social Relevance of Research Projects.
Diego Herrera, PhD works as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Specialist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. He has worked for sixteen years as a researcher and practitioner with Indigenous peoples, women, displaced population, and youth affected by armed conflicts in seven countries. He has worked as EDI Advisor for Research at the University of Ottawa, as Program Specialist at UN Women Colombia and as Human Rights and Gender Equality Specialist at the Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) in Canada. He holds a PhD in intercultural communication and development from the University of Montreal and has worked as a researcher and lecturer in several Colombian and Canadian universities. He has also published several articles, books and book chapters related to his research and professional experience.
