Symposium - August 21 to 23
Medical Practice and Power in the Transatlantic North: Canada and Sweden in Focus
Free and open to the public. Pre-registration required.
This three-day conference, hosted by the Faculty of Arts at UNB Fredericton, will explore various themes in the history of Swedish and Canadian health and society with a view to expanding transnational scholarly engagement across the Transatlantic North.
In partnership with the University of Gothenberg, this symposium will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and historians of medicine, health and social service systems, as well as health practices and practitioners. Researchers from Lund University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and the University of Prince Edward Island will also attend.
15 speakers will present original research papers that bring the history of these two regions together, through a discussion of the evolution of health care and social services.
KEYNOTE - Thursday, Aug 22 at 5pm
“Social Democratic Solidarity in the Postwar Welfare State: Single-Tier and Single-Payer Universality in Canada and Sweden”
Gregory P. Marchildon, PhD, FCAHS (University of Toronto)
Professor and Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design
Dalla Lana School of Public Health / Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
