Institut d'études des femmes, Université d'Ottawa / Institute of
Women's Studies, University of Ottawa
ENGLISH TEXT FOLLOWS
L'Institut d'études des femmes de l'Université d'Ottawa a le plaisir
de vous inviter à la Conférence annuelle Shirley Greenberg en études
des femmes intitulée
"Three Shots Heard 'Round the World: HPV Vaccines and the Politics of
Women's Health"
prononcée par
Abby Lippman, PhD
Professeure titulaire, Département d'épidémiologie, biostatistique et
santé au travail, Université McGill
Directrice du comité consultatif en matière de politiques, Réseau
canadien pour la santé des femmes (RCSF)
Vendredi, le 11 avril 2008 à 17 h
Auditorium des anciens
85, rue Université
Université d'Ottawa
ENTRÉE LIBRE
Une réception suivra la conférence.
La conférence sera prononcée en anglais seulement.
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The Institute of Women's Studies of the University of Ottawa is
pleased to invite you to the Shirley Greenberg Annual Lecture in
Women's Studies entitled
"Three Shots Heard 'Round the World: HPV Vaccines and the Politics of
Women's Health"
given by
Abby Lippman, PhD
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational
Health, McGill University
Chair, Policy Advisory Committee, Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)
Friday, April 11, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
Alumni Auditorium
85 University Private
FREE ADMISSION
A reception will follow the presentation.
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ABBY LIPPMAN, PhD
A professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and
Occupational Health, with cross appointments in the Departments of
Social Sciences and Medicine and Family Medicine at McGill University,
Abby Lippman has been engaged in women's health issues for over 30
years as an academic and activist. Currently, Professor Lippman is
Chair of the Policy Advice committee, a member of the steering
committee of Women and Health Protection and past Chair of the Board
of the Canadian Women's Health Network. Her work focuses on feminist
studies of applied genetic and reproductive technologies as well as on
critical analyses of health and pharmaceutical policies. Specifically
Professor Lippman examines the politics of women's health, and has
developed the concepts of "geneticization" and "neo-medicalization" to
analyze and understand contemporary approaches to, and applications
of, biotechnology to women's health.
