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Conversations About Health in Black Communities
The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP) and the Caribbean African Regenerative Medicine (CARM) Project are proud to present a new webinar series focused on health and well-being in African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities. Conversations About Health in Black Communities will explore lived experiences, health disparities, and the impact of race on health and transplant outcomes—bringing together patients, families, healthcare providers, and researchers for meaningful discussions.
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Celebrate Black Excellence – Ontario Science Centre
CARM team members raised awareness about regenerative medicine for kids by using anime characters with regenerative abilities to make the concept exciting and relatable. The team also promoted and educated the community on the importance of stem cell and blood donation at Ontario Science Centre’s Black Excellence event, where kids participated in several STEM-based workshops.
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Kidney Disease & Kidney Failure: Prevention and Treatment Options
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Looking After Our Health and Wellbeing: Organ Health, Regenerative Medicine and Black Communities.
A webinar hosted by the Caribbean African Regenerative Medicine project Tuesday, November 28th 2023 Welcome and Introductions – Dr. Istvan Mucsi Dr. Mucsi is a CIHR-funded clinician investigator, a transplant nephrologist at the Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on reducing ethnocultural inequities in access to kidney transplants. He has been collaborating with community and religious organizations to develop culturally responsive transplant education. In a Health Canada-funded research, he analyzed quantitative and qualitative data from ~ 700…
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Regenerative Medicine: Stem Cells, Transplants, and Beyond for African, Caribbean and Black Communities
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Workshop – February 27, 2023
Caribbean African Regenerative Medicine Monday February 27, 2023 Regenerative Medicine – An Overview – Dr. Sonya MacParland Applications and Clinical Relevance of Regenerative Medicine – Dr. Golnaz Karoubi. This presentation will highlight the application of regenerative medicine in lung and airway disease Stem Cell Transplant for Blood Disorders – Dr. Arjun Law Equitable access to cutting edge treatments in the UK – Community-Based Approaches – Professor Gurch Randhawa Working with us not against us: African-Caribbean-Black Communities and the Canadian healthcare system – Mr. David Grant Inequity, Anti-Black Racism and Access to…
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Workshop – March 2, 2023
Caribbean African Regenerative Medicine Thursday, March 2nd Regenerative Medicine – An Overview – Dr. Sonya MacParland Going for the Cure: Potentially Curative Therapies in Sickle Cell Disease – Dr. Kevin Kuo This presentation discusses the opportunities and challenges with current curative options in sickle cell disease including hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and gene therapy Sickle Cell Disease and the Need for Blood: Systemic Barriers to Donation for African, Caribbean , and Black Young Adults – Dr. Jennie Haw and Ms. Biba Tinga. In this presentation, we will present results from…
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Looking After Our Health and Wellbeing: Organ Health, Regenerative Medicine and Black Communities.
A webinar hosted by the Caribbean African Regenerative Medicine project Friday, December 1st 2023 (12p.m. – 2p.m.) Welcome and Introductions – Carl E James, PhD Dr. James is the former Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora in the Faculty of Education where he is Professor, and Senior Advisor on Equity and Representation in the Office of the Vice President of Equity, People and Culture, York University. His research examines the education, employment and health of racialized Canadians – noting the ways in which societal and institutional structures mediate…
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Toronto Central Seventh-day Adventist Church – Black Advocacy in Health and Education Spaces
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Building Trust: confronting Anti-Black Racism in Health and Regenerative Medicine (Ottawa, ON)
Building Trust: confronting Anti-Black Racism in Health and Regenerative Medicine (OTTAWA, ON) DATE: Saturday, March 16th, 2024 TIME: 9 am – 5 pm LOCATION: 101 Centrepointe Drive, Nepean, ON (Ben Franklin Place) EVENT AGENDA VIEW FULL EVENT VIDEO including panel discussion and Q & A An event hosted by the Caribbean African Regenerative Medicine project March 16, 2024 Welcome and Introductions – Carl E James, PhD Dr. James is the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora in the Faculty of Education where he is Professor, and Senior Advisor…
