Health Outcomes

Join author and PLAN Institute board member Ted Kuntz and Dr Phillippe A. Souvestre, founder and medical director of the NeuroKinetics Concussion and Traumatology Clinic, as they discuss the advances made in treating individuals, including Ted's son Joshua, without the use of surgery or prescription drugs. See the attached poster for all the details.

Vickie Cammack will speak to the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority's Summer Institute June 24. Contact the Liu Centre at UBC for more information on how to attend.

PLAN Institute and BC Women's Hospital are proud to launch a new podcast, featuring an interview with pioneering doctor, and founder of TruthAIDS, Dr. Mehret Mandefro.

W-FIVE, CTV's flagship investigative program, recently exposed the shocking conditions in some of Toronto's public housing, where the body of a tenant was left undiscovered in an uninhabitable apartment for days.

PLAN Institute is delighted to welcome Dr. Mehret Mandefro to Vancouver for a discussion of the film All of Us, a documentary that follows her her work with women in the South Bronx who are living with H.I.V./AIDS.  Dr. Mandefro’s journey as she worked and built relationships with women with H.I.V./AIDS  paints a portrait of the power of belonging and acceptance, and the lessons she learned as a young physician with a deep commitment to understanding and improving clinical and public health efforts. She will describe the national network of community-based organizations, institutions, and policy advocates who are using the film in education efforts, and foster a discussion about the power of the visual medium for building connections and creating change. Dr. Mandefro will also discuss the community outreach efforts of her advocacy organization TruthAIDS, which is building on the national network All of Us has brought together.

Click here to find out how you can attend.

The event is by donation. To RSVP and confirm your place, email inquiries@planinstitute.ca

Did you know that Canada is the only G8 country without a mental health strategy? Not for much longer! The Mental Health Commission of Canada is asking for the input of any Canadian affected by or interested in mental health issues to help shape a national strategy. Make your contribution by visiting their website today.

Even though winter is approaching, dark weather outside doesn't have to blot out your inner sunshine. YES!