Usher Institute Annual Lecture and Showcase 2020 We are delighted to be welcoming Dr Jeannie Shoveller, Vice President Research and Innovation, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Canada to speak to us on the topic of Health sciences in a changing world: Where to from here? Abstract: A pandemic of COVID-19 infection and associated health, social and economic sequelae, coincident with worldwide calls for social justice, equity and diversity – 2020 indeed offers a changing world for the health sciences. As health scientists grapple with unprecedented challenges in the face of rapidly evolving structural and operational contexts, many also are lifting their heads to consider the broader horizon and asking “where to from here?” As the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated, science, particularly the health sciences, can unite or divide society. Fault lines also are being exposed within the scientific community itself, as an underlying competitive ethos continues to bubble – whether in the search for a “Thousand Talents” or the push towards “Endless Frontiers”. The capacity for a wide range of science, including social sciences and humanities scholarship, to also strengthen collaboration and to foster trust within and across societies also requires examination, if we are to realize the potential benefits of health sciences in an equitable and just manner. Professor Shoveller will discuss potential future directions, including efforts to level the scientific playing field and initiatives that recognize equity issues as integral to excellence in scientific pursuits – offering perspectives of where we might go from here and potential implications for transforming health in society. The Annual Lecture will be preceded by a showcase of work from across the Centre for Biomedicine Self and Society. Programme 14.00 Introduction Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley Sarah will give a brief overview of The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society. CBSS brings together humanities and social science researchers from across the University of Edinburgh, to address the complex social, cultural and technological aspects of contemporary biomedicine, public health and health care. We encourage multiple forms of engagement and collaboration within and beyond the academy. 14.05 Showcase Watch our short film to meet some of the researchers at our Centre and find out about their projects. We will be highlighting our interdisciplinary approach as well as some of our recent work relating to the Covid-19 pandemic. 14.20 Live polling Take part in our interactive poll to let us know what you think about the domestication of epidemiology and modelling in the context of the pandemic. All you need is your phone, your laptop or any other internet-enabled device. 14.30 Annual Lecture Health sciences in uncertain times: Where to from here? Dr Jeannie Shoveller, Vice President Research and Innovation IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Canada Oct 28 2020 14.00 - 16.00 Usher Institute Annual Lecture and Showcase 2020 Annual Lecture Online - Zoom Webinar
Usher Institute Annual Lecture and Showcase 2020 We are delighted to be welcoming Dr Jeannie Shoveller, Vice President Research and Innovation, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Canada to speak to us on the topic of Health sciences in a changing world: Where to from here? Abstract: A pandemic of COVID-19 infection and associated health, social and economic sequelae, coincident with worldwide calls for social justice, equity and diversity – 2020 indeed offers a changing world for the health sciences. As health scientists grapple with unprecedented challenges in the face of rapidly evolving structural and operational contexts, many also are lifting their heads to consider the broader horizon and asking “where to from here?” As the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated, science, particularly the health sciences, can unite or divide society. Fault lines also are being exposed within the scientific community itself, as an underlying competitive ethos continues to bubble – whether in the search for a “Thousand Talents” or the push towards “Endless Frontiers”. The capacity for a wide range of science, including social sciences and humanities scholarship, to also strengthen collaboration and to foster trust within and across societies also requires examination, if we are to realize the potential benefits of health sciences in an equitable and just manner. Professor Shoveller will discuss potential future directions, including efforts to level the scientific playing field and initiatives that recognize equity issues as integral to excellence in scientific pursuits – offering perspectives of where we might go from here and potential implications for transforming health in society. The Annual Lecture will be preceded by a showcase of work from across the Centre for Biomedicine Self and Society. Programme 14.00 Introduction Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley Sarah will give a brief overview of The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society. CBSS brings together humanities and social science researchers from across the University of Edinburgh, to address the complex social, cultural and technological aspects of contemporary biomedicine, public health and health care. We encourage multiple forms of engagement and collaboration within and beyond the academy. 14.05 Showcase Watch our short film to meet some of the researchers at our Centre and find out about their projects. We will be highlighting our interdisciplinary approach as well as some of our recent work relating to the Covid-19 pandemic. 14.20 Live polling Take part in our interactive poll to let us know what you think about the domestication of epidemiology and modelling in the context of the pandemic. All you need is your phone, your laptop or any other internet-enabled device. 14.30 Annual Lecture Health sciences in uncertain times: Where to from here? Dr Jeannie Shoveller, Vice President Research and Innovation IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Canada Oct 28 2020 14.00 - 16.00 Usher Institute Annual Lecture and Showcase 2020 Annual Lecture Online - Zoom Webinar
