Optimism, pessimism & exhaustion: A Conversation and Reflection on Pandemics

Webinar #17: February 17, 2021

This CoPEH-Canada hosted webinar enabled a conversation and reflection on pandemics. This session was fueled by perspectives from David Waltner-Toews award-winning author and practitioner whose work navigates the interface of health, ecosystems, and our shared future, along with Lisa Adams – sharing her own reflections from Australia.

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Background reading /fuel for discussion

 *   Learning from Pandemics: 3 Rs and 7Ds
 *   The wisdom of pandemics Viruses are active agents, existing within rich lifeworlds. A safe future depends on understanding this evolutionary story.
 *   On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus

David Waltner-Toews

Speaker
Professor at University of Guelph
Associate Researcher at CoPEH-Canada

Lisa Adams

Discussant
Veterinarian, facilitator and group worker

Margot Parkes

Moderator

​UNBC School of Health Sciences