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SUMMARY:Intro to knowledge synthesis for knowledge users – Online course
DESCRIPTION:Participate in this 3-month online course\, starting in January. \nThis course will teach students about knowledge synthesis in general\, as well as how to conduct knowledge\nsynthesis projects. Students will begin to conduct knowledge synthesis in the topic of their choice\, with guidance\nfrom the course directors. \nAt the end of this course\, students will be able to: \n\nDifferentiate between different types of knowledge synthesis\, such as systematic reviews and qualitative\nevidence reviews\nDistinguish between different types of evidence that can be summarized in knowledge synthesis\nDevelop a knowledge synthesis question\nEstablish the eligibility criteria for knowledge synthesis\nCreate a knowledge synthesis protocol\n\nParticipants will develop a protocol that is ready for registration that has been reviewed by the course directors. \nInterested in joining? Email Meghan.Storey@UnityHealth.to or apply now! \nFind more details here: https://bit.ly/42AoohE
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/intro-to-knowledge-synthesis-for-knowledge-users-online-course/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260108T193000
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SUMMARY:January 2026 - Action Kick Off call
DESCRIPTION:Action Kick-Off call: strategizing for impact in 2026 – January 8\, 2026 at 7:30 pm ET \nJoin us as we kick off the year by strategizing for maximum impact in 2026. \nThis session will dive into our latest call to action and feature a learning segment on international assistance with Results’ Senior Manager of Advocacy and Global Health\, Ekatha Ann John. \nThis is also a great opportunity to connect with fellow advocates\, learn more about your local group\, and take action together. \nAttend here!
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/january-2026-action-kick-off-call/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260109T090000
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SUMMARY:Ask a Fellow: International Youth Fellowship Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual Q&A session to learn more about the application process\, the placements\, and life overseas!\n\n\n\nCalling all internationally minded young people in Canada! Do you want to learn from communities around the globe? Are you ready to apply your knowledge and enthusiasm to initiatives aimed at building a more prosperous\, pluralistic world? If so\, Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s International Youth Fellowship may be just what you’re looking for! This funded opportunity offers an intensive training program and an eight-month overseas placement for recent university graduates and young professionals aged 30 or under. \nJoin us on Friday\, January 9\, 2026 at 9:00am EST for a virtual Q&A session to learn more about the application process\, the placements\, and life overseas! You’ll have the opportunity to hear directly from International Youth Fellows and AKFC staff. Please bring any questions you may have about the Fellowship and AKFC\, and we will do our best to answer them live! \nRegister for free now to receive a Zoom link. The event will be recorded and published on our website afterwards. \nAdditional information: \n\nVisit our website to learn more about the Fellowship and Frequently Asked Questions.\nClick here to get started on your application. Applications are due on Sunday\, February 1 at 11:59 pm EST.\n\nWe’re looking forward to seeing you at the event and having you join us in building a world where we all thrive together! \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/ask-a-fellow-international-youth-fellowship-information-session-2/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260113T130000
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SUMMARY:Voices with Impact: January Webinar
DESCRIPTION:2026 marks the Year of the Volunteer\, a time to celebrate the longstanding impact of service. It’s also a chance for us all to write a new chapter in our lives\, inspired by those who have already filled many pages with stories of resilience\, compassion\, and dedication to their fellow human beings. \nJoin Cuso International on Tuesday January 13 for the first event in our Voices with Impact winter webinar series – a celebration of the stories\, wisdom\, and lived experiences that shape the heart of volunteering. This season\, we’re turning the pages of powerful books written by Cuso alumni\, exploring how service transforms communities and the people who step forward to serve. \nOur opening conversation features Wendy Nordick\, author of Indelible: A Social Worker in the Wake of Civil War\, and Marian Dodds\, author of Tizita – A Memoir of Perseverance and Enchantment. Together\, they’ll reflect on resilience\, compassion\, and the enduring impact of global service. \nBring your curiosity\, your questions\, and your bright New Year energy\, because every story becomes richer when we share it. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/voices-with-impact-january-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260116T143000
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SUMMARY:FutureSHIFT SkillBuilding Labs: Session 1 Power\, Pattern\, and Fragmentation
DESCRIPTION:Format: Online \n\nLearn to decode the signals of power and their patterns\,\nbuild the skills that turn foresight into your strategic roadmap for navigating risk\, and\nstep into your power to seize responsibility.\n\nOverview \nThe international cooperation sector is in a pivotal moment. Cooperation Canada and The Collective Legacy​​ present the FutureSHIFT Lab\, a journey to dismantle inequitable systems and build justice-centred futures. \nThis is not a passive series. It’s a facilitated lab where you will gain practical skills to diagnose power dynamics\, apply liberatory design\, and co-create a more equitable sector. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/futureshift-skillbuilding-labs/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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SUMMARY:FutureSHIFT SkillBuilding Labs: Session 2 : Building Strategic Design Through Equity as Technology
DESCRIPTION:Format: Online \n\nLearn to flip complex systems into equity-rooted strategies\,\ndesign and co-create actionable\, future-oriented initiatives\, and\ngain the confidence to pave the way on core issues including safeguarding\, MEL\, localization\, and beyond.\n\nOverview \nThe international cooperation sector is in a pivotal moment. Cooperation Canada and The Collective Legacy​​ present the FutureSHIFT Lab\, a journey to dismantle inequitable systems and build justice-centred futures. \nThis is not a passive series. It’s a facilitated lab where you will gain practical skills to diagnose power dynamics\, apply liberatory design\, and co-create a more equitable sector. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/futureshift-skillbuilding-labs-session-2/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260126T133000
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SUMMARY:Wellbeing Society Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Join PHABC for an engaging forum with Dr. Lindsay McLaren exploring the Wellbeing Economy and its implications for public health.\nWe warmly invite you to register and take part in this timely and thoughtful discussion. They hope to see you there! \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/wellbeing-society-webinar-series/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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SUMMARY:Speaking the unspeakable\, Stopping the unstoppable - obstetric violence and birth trauma
DESCRIPTION:Learning Objectives from Webinar:\n\nConsider the variant issues related to the naming and voicing of obstetric violence;\nConsider the variant causes of birth trauma\nConsider the variant impacts and consequences of obstetric violence and birth trauma\nConsider the possible options and strategies for stopping obstetric violence and birth trauma as preventable harms\n\nDr. Heather Mattner \nDr. Heather Mattner is a Perinatal Health Psychologist and Midwife with an extensive background in maternal/infant health care\, midwifery practice\, research and education\, models of practice development and review\, perinatal mental health and wellbeing\, perinatal Aboriginal health and wellbeing and primary health care. Heather has worked and lived in urban\, regional\, rural and remote settings across Australia and in New Guinea\, Nepal and Swaziland holding university\, government\, non-government\, private sector and consultancy roles. Heather is an Adjunct Associate Professor and an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at The University of Adelaide. Heather has a private practice in Perinatal Psychology in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia where she sees 80 to 90 clients a month from across Australia many of whom have experienced perinatal trauma. Heather is intensely committed to achieving the prevention of birth/perinatal trauma and is also involved in presenting workshops across Australia with a consumer advocate and human rights lawyer educating maternity care professionals on Better Birth With Consent. Heather has led the writing of a guideline for the prevention of birth trauma published by the Maternity Consumer Network of Australia. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/speaking-the-unspeakable-stopping-the-unstoppable/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260129T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260129T153000
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SUMMARY:FutureSHIFT SkillBuilding Labs: Session 3 : Acting Courageous in Governance & Practice
DESCRIPTION:Format: Online \n\nLearn to translate equity strategies into new operational practices\,\nreconfigure who holds power and how decisions are made\, and\nharness the courage to anchor enduring change into the foundations of the governing structures.\n\nOverview \nThe international cooperation sector is in a pivotal moment. Cooperation Canada and The Collective Legacy​​ present the FutureSHIFT Lab\, a journey to dismantle inequitable systems and build justice-centred futures. \nThis is not a passive series. It’s a facilitated lab where you will gain practical skills to diagnose power dynamics\, apply liberatory design\, and co-create a more equitable sector. \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/futureshift-skillbuilding-labs-session-3/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260130T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260130T130000
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SUMMARY:Tuberculosis Beyond the Textbook: Gaps\, Innovation\, and Health Systems Realities
DESCRIPTION:Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases\, a fact shaped by inequity and weak health systems. The Partners In Health Canada × Medical Innovation & Global Health Association Tuberculosis Panel brings together clinicians\, researchers\, and global health leaders to share real-world experiences from the field. \nThis session centres honest storytelling\, practical lessons\, and mentorship\, offering insight into what meaningful\, equity-driven global health work truly looks like. \nPanelists: Dr. Dawit Wolday (PhD\, MSc\, MD + Associate Professor McMaster + Senior Research Scientist at EPHI) Dr. Ferris Munyonho (PhD\, MSc + Innovation + Engineering) Petra Heitkamp (MSc + Executive Director\, iLINQ2\, Co-Chair Stop TB Canada) Dr. Charity Oga-Omenka (B.Pharm\, MPH\, PhD + Assistant Professor UWaterloo) \nModerator: Marleigh Austin (Director\, Programs and Partnerships\, Partners In Health Canada) \nAttend here! 
URL:https://canwach.ca/event/tuberculosis-beyond-the-textbook-gaps-innovation-and-health-systems-realities/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinars and Online Events
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