The numbers game: how the media write about death, illness and statistics

Please join us …

When: Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 12–1 p.m.

Where: ICES, G-Wing, Conference Centre (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)

Who: André Picard, health columnist, The Globe and Mail

Topic: The numbers game: how the media write about death, illness and statistics

Learning objectives

1. Enhance knowledge on the importance of health data for forging public policy
2. Discuss the role of the media in the dissemination of health research
3. Reflect on the importance of health/science communication
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the evolving social contract between government, patients and health professionals.

André Picard