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Transforming the future of public health emergency research through interdisciplinary collaboration, building capacity, and driving action.
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We are now the Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics!

Our new name reflects a broader commitment: advancing research, policy, and partnerships to strengthen global health resilience.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/43J7iyM

#HealthEmergencies #Pandemics #UofT #HealthSecurity
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Who’s in the room when policies are created? Prof. Chavon Niles reminds us, real change happens when those most impacted, underserved & under-resourced, are part of the conversation.

🎥 Watch the full webinar: youtu.be/TXvjJK9Pek4?...

#HealthEquity @uoftmedicine.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Join us for our next Catalyst Series event exploring how AI & data are reshaping pandemic response and public health systems. Featuring @zshakeri.bsky.social (@uoftdlsph.bsky.social) & Swetaprovo Chaudhuri (@engineering.utoronto.ca).

🗓️ Dec 9, 12:00-1:00pm

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Graphic promoting the University of Toronto IHEP Catalyst Seminar Series: Session 3 – Artificial Intelligence and Data. Online event on December 9, 2025, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Speakers: Zahra Shakeri, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Swetaprovo Chaudhuri, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. Register at pandemics.utoronto.ca.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Kathi Wilson (UTM) shares why community-engaged approaches are essential in infectious disease response, at our Catalyst Long-COVID seminar.

📺Watch the seminar: youtu.be/n9c52Adtco4?...
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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📢 U of T researchers Andrea Rishworth & Kathi Wilson host a knowledge-sharing event: Understanding the Impacts of Structural Racism on Long-COVID Management. Taking place in-person on Dec 4, 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM.

✅ RSVP by Nov 24: [email protected]
Poster for a community event: Understanding the Impacts of Structural Racism on Long COVID Management. Dec 4, 10 AM–1:30 PM at Burnhamthorpe Community Centre, Mississauga. Lunch provided. RSVP by Nov 24: andrea.rishworth@utoronto.ca.
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Chavon Niles opens the first Collective Futures roundtable, supported by an IHEP Knowledge Mobilization grant.

Today’s session focuses on what isn’t working, what communities need, and how we plan better for future public health emergencies.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Health threats are evolving — and so are we.

Recently, we announced we've expanded our mission and changed our name to the Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics.

Read more about the change ⬇️
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November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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👋 Meet David Kormos, IHEP postdoc fellow.

His research is improving indoor air quality & pandemic resilience with low-cost filtration and aerosol transmission research, bringing engineering, microbiology & public health together.

🔗 Read the spotlight: pandemics.utoronto.ca/spotlight-da...
Quote graphic with University of Toronto and Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics logos. Text reads: “If we can improve indoor air quality affordably and reliably, we can make a real difference in public health outcomes during future pandemics.” – David Kormos. Bottom text: Read the Spotlight → pandemics.utoronto.ca.
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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🌿 Can nature prescriptions build resilience into public health systems?

@nadhahassen.bsky.social, IHEP Postdoctoral Fellow is exploring how community-led nature prescribing can support public health & prepare communities for future emergencies.

🔗 Read the article: bit.ly/47NJYRS
Prescribing Connection: Strengthening Communities for Health Crises - Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics
What if nature was part of your prescription? At the University of Toronto, Dr. Nadha Hassen is investigating how community-led nature prescribing, connecting people to nature-based activities like…
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November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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🔔 Upcoming Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics events.

Reminder: join us for our upcoming online events, from our Catalyst seminar series to a timely webinar exploring security requirements that shape pandemic preparedness.

🧵 Upcoming topics in the thread 👇
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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🎉 Congrats to IHEP members named/reappointed as Canada Research Chairs: Beverley Essue, Goldie Nejat, Hilary Brown, Rayjean Hung & Laura Rosella!

🔗 Read the full @utoronto.ca list: www.utoronto.ca/celebrates/4...

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41 U of T researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
Forty-one faculty members from the University of Toronto have been named or reappointed Canada Research Chairs in support of their research. Awarded by the Government of Canada, Canada Research Chair ...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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📺 Watch our Nov 11 Catalyst Seminar exploring COVID-19’s impact on people with disabilities, with insights from Chavon Niles (@uoftmedicine.bsky.social) and Hilary Brown (UTSC).

Available now ➡️ bit.ly/3JLE9MP

#HealthEquity #DisabilityJustice #CatalystSeminar
Session 2: Impacts on Individuals with Disabilities
This seminar explored how the COVID-19 pandemic deepened health inequities for people with disabilities, especially among racialized and immigrant communities. Featured speakers: 🔹 Chavon Niles…
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November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Joseph Munn (@sickkidsto.bsky.social), an IHEP Catalyst Grant awardee, highlights why early disease definitions matter, especially for future outbreaks, at our recent Catalyst Long-COVID seminar.

📺Watch the seminar: bit.ly/4p7YPxu
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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David Jones (2023 IHEP Studentship Awardee) is an author on a review on nursing shortages, with Sara Allin (@ihpmeuoft.bsky.social). The study highlights how burnout & turnover worsen staffing gaps, & why early action is key.

🔗 Read the review: bit.ly/43sgKXr
Graphic titled “NEW PUBLICATION” with text announcing that David Jones, 2023 IHEP Studentship Awardee, is lead author on a newly published umbrella review co-authored with Sara Allin. The study examines how hospital nursing shortages can become self-reinforcing through feedback loops and stresses the need for early interventions. It notes the research was supported by David’s IHEP Studentship Award. U of T and IHEP logos appear at the bottom right. Background shows a hospital hallway in blue tones.
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Join us on Dec 9 for our seminar exploring how AI & data modelling are being used to support pandemic readiness & improve public health infrastructure. Presenters include @zshakeri.bsky.social (@uoftdlsph.bsky.social) & Swetaprovo Chaudhuri (@engineering.utoronto.ca).

Sign up ➡️ bit.ly/3VWjgkw
Graphic promoting the University of Toronto IHEP Catalyst Seminar Series: Session 3 – Artificial Intelligence and Data. Online event on December 9, 2025, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Speakers: Zahra Shakeri, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Swetaprovo Chaudhuri, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. Register at pandemics.utoronto.ca.
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at our Impacts on Individuals with Disabilities Catalyst Seminar, exploring how COVID-19 impacted access to care for people with disabilities, especially in racialized & immigrant communities.

🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4q0qjX7
Promotional graphic for the Catalyst Seminar Series titled "Impacts on Individuals with Disabilities." Event date: November 11, 2025, from 12–1PM EST, held online. Speakers: Chavon Niles (Temerty Faculty of Medicine) and Hilary Brown (University of Toronto Scarborough). Includes speaker headshots and a registration link at pandemics.utoronto.ca.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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📢 Join us on Nov 24 at 12 PM ET for webinar: Health Security Unbound: Navigating Power, Surveillance, and Ethics.

Led by @joyfitzgibbon.bsky.social (Trinity College), featuring panelists David Fisman (@uoftdlsph.bsky.social) & Victoria Haldane (IHPME).

🔗 Book your place: bit.ly/48MvQKN
Event graphic for “Health Security Unbound: Navigating Power, Surveillance, and Ethics.” Includes event details: November 24, 2025, 12:00–1:00 PM ET, online via Zoom, pandemics.utoronto.ca. Features three speakers: Joy Fitzgibbon (Presenter), David Fisman (Panelist), Victoria Haldane (Panelist). Logos for University of Toronto and Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics appear at the bottom. Background is dark blue with teal and white text.
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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⏰ Reminder: Join us Nov 11 for the Catalyst Seminar on how COVID-19 impacted access to care for people with disabilities, especially in racialized & immigrant communities.

🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4q0qjX7

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Promotional graphic for the Catalyst Seminar Series titled "Impacts on Individuals with Disabilities." Event date: November 11, 2025, from 12–1PM EST, held online. Speakers: Chavon Niles (Temerty Faculty of Medicine) and Hilary Brown (University of Toronto Scarborough). Includes speaker headshots and a registration link at pandemics.utoronto.ca.
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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👏 Congratulations to Chavon Niles & team! Their project mobilizing knowledge on disability, race & immigrant health for pandemic and public health planning, has received CIHR funding.

The project was proudly supported in its early stages by the Institute.

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Graphic with blue geometric shapes on the left and text on a white background. Text reads: “Congratulations to Chavon Niles and team. Collective Futures, a project we supported, received CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant funding. The initiative mobilizes knowledge on disability, race, and immigrant health for inclusive public health emergency planning.” Logos for University of Toronto and Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics at the bottom.
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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We are now the Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics!

Our new name reflects a broader commitment: advancing research, policy, and partnerships to strengthen global health resilience.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/43J7iyM

#HealthEmergencies #Pandemics #UofT #HealthSecurity
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November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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🔔 Reminder: Catalyst Seminar Series is underway! This fall, join us for a series of webinars exploring cutting-edge research on pandemic and public health emergency readiness, resilience, and recovery.

🧵 Upcoming topics in the thread 👇

🔗 More info: bit.ly/4gcs13f
Catalyst Series - Institute for Pandemics
Join the Institute for Pandemics' Catalyst Series, a dynamic seminar series showcasing groundbreaking pandemic research.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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🗓️ Join us for the online Catalyst Seminar Series on the Impacts on Individuals with Disabilities on Nov 11! Chavon Niles (@uoftmedicine.bsky.social) will speak on health inequities faced by Black and racialized immigrants with disabilities during COVID-19.

Sign up now ⬇️
Catalyst Seminar Series - November
Join IfP for a dynamic seminar series showcasing groundbreaking research from our Catalyst and Research Development Grants.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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📢 Join us on Nov 24 at 12 PM ET for webinar: Health Security Unbound: Navigating Power, Surveillance, and Ethics.

Led by @joyfitzgibbon.bsky.social (Trinity College), featuring panelists David Fisman (@uoftdlsph.bsky.social) & Victoria Haldane (IHPME).

🔗 Book your place: bit.ly/48MvQKN
Graphic promoting an online event titled Health Security Unbound: Navigating Power, Surveillance, and Ethics. Includes names and roles: Joy Fitzgibbon (Presenter), David Fisman (Panelist), Victoria Haldane (Panelist). Event details: November 24, 2025, 12:00–1:00 PM ET, Online via Zoom. Website: pandemics.utoronto.ca. Logos for University of Toronto and Institute for Pandemics at the bottom.
October 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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📢 Long-COVID Seminar Recording now available!

Experts Joseph Munn (the Hospital for Sick Children), Kathi Wilson, and Andrea Rishworth (University of Toronto Mississauga) share insights on how Long-COVID is affecting marginalized and racialized communities in Ontario.

🎥 Watch now ⬇️
Session 1: Long-COVID
This seminar explores how Long-COVID is affecting marginalized communities and racialized populations in Ontario. Presentations highlighted community-centered research and the role of structural…
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October 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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The BRN's Academic Practice Lab is back on Nov. 14!

Join us for a session focused on NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC grants – designed to support your success in securing research funding 📚 buff.ly/wgwkFWg #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
EVENT | The BRN's Academic Practice Lab returns on Nov. 14. This session will focus on Canada's tri-agency research grants. It takes place online from 12 - 1 p.m.
October 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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🗓️ Join us on Nov 11 at 12PM for Catalyst Seminar: Impacts on Individuals with Disabilities with Chavon Niles (@uoftmedicine.bsky.social) & Hilary Brown (@utsc.bsky.social).

We’ll be exploring how COVID-19 worsened health inequities—especially in racialized & immigrant communities.

🔗 bit.ly/4q0qjX7
Promotional graphic for the Catalyst Seminar Series titled "Impacts on Individuals with Disabilities." Event date: November 11, 2025, from 12–1PM EST, held online. Speakers: Chavon Niles (Temerty Faculty of Medicine) and Hilary Brown (University of Toronto Scarborough). Includes speaker headshots and a registration link at pandemics.utoronto.ca.
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM