AGHN Conference

The Action Global Health Network (#AGHN) is a conference at the University of Ottawa which stimulates discussion, inspires action, facilitates networking and challenges perceptions about local and international global health and development issues. The event brings together current and future leaders, stakeholders, and passionate individuals from a diversity of backgrounds – including allied health and medicine, law and policy, science and technology amongst many others. 

Happening in September, the conference will take place online and will feature workshops and keynote speakers from leaders in global health. The conference will offer a global health perspective to the COVID-19 pandemic and a case competition. 

Many themes will be presented, such as, the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable populations, what we have learned and how we can apply this knowledge to improve our societies and healthcare, how medical students can contribute, learn, and grow in this new reality, etc.
The conference will offer many talks and workshops through September 17th to 21th, 2020. Stay tuned for more information and don’t forget to take a look at our Facebook page!

Past Conferences

November 2019: Combating Vaccine Hesitancy 
  • The Global Health Committee teamed up with Ottawa Public Health for the 2019 AGHN Conference centred on counteracting vaccine hesitancy. The conference brought together business, medical, and graduate students to collaborate in an effort to increase vaccination rates in Canada and globally. The conference featured keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions and a research symposium. New this year was the introduction of the case competition in collaboration with the Telfer School of Management. 
September 2018: Human Rights & Peace
  • This conference consisted of a Movie Opening Night with a screening of Bending the Arc, and a Networking Social, with keynote address from Mark Brender, National Director from PIH Canada. The conference day consisted of three nationally-acclaimed keynotes and 10+ interactive workshops, addressing topics pertaining to disadvantaged populations, as well as inequalities and inequities such as gender, age, culture, sexual orientation or gender identity, and migration status that exacerbate poor outcomes in health. 

Location

University of Ottawa
Roger Guidon Hall
451 Smyth Road
​Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1