Agenda For National Rural Health Research Summit

Media Release

October 20, 1999 For Immediate Release

The University of Northern British Columbia and Health Canada are co-presenting a National Summit on Rural Health Research October 23-25 in Prince George. Note that the welcome and plenary sessions are open to the media and a news conference is scheduled for Monday afternoon:

Saturday, October 25th     Prince George Civic Centre
Identifying the Needs and Questions in Rural Health Research

11am - noon

Delegate welcome from UNBC President Charles Jago and Summit Co-Chairs John Wootton and Max Blouw.

7:30pm

Dinner and keynote speaker: Brian Saylor, Director of Circumpolar Health Studies at the University of Alaska
 

Sunday, October 24th     Ramada Hotel
Addressing the Research Needs and Questions

8:30am - noon

Plenary session reporting from break-out groups

12:30pm

Lunch speaker: Scott Nichols, Inuit Tapirisat of Canada

3:30 - 4:30pm

Plenary session. Speaker: Jim Dosman, University of Saskatchewan
 

Monday, October 25th    Coast Inn of the North
Mechanisms for a National Network

8:30am - 12:30pm  

Plenary session

1:30 - 3pm

Reports and closing remarks

3:30pm

News Conference on Summit recommendations and follow-up
Evanoff Room