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Program

The NARHC 2025 organizing committee is putting together an exciting program that has attracted a world-renowned faculty of national and international speakers. The program agenda will be posted here when available.

Featured Plenary Sessions Include:

Refugees and International Human Rights Law
Payam Akhavan
Human Rights Lawyer: Member of the Court of Arbitration at the Hague, Special Advisor on Genocide to the Prosecutor or the International Criminal Court

Racism Against Refugees in the Health Sphere
Dr. Rageshri Dhairyawan
HIV and Sexual Health Specialist, Author, Advocate, Barts Health NHS Trust, London UK

Challenges for Refugee Women – “Unpacking the Gendered Dimensions of Armed Conflict”
Dr. Shatha Elnakib
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Humanitarian Assistance, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Advocacy – “Beyond Health Advocacy, Towards Solidarity - Lessons from Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Work in Medicine and Public Health”
Yipeng Ge
Primary Care Doctor, Public Health Practitioner

Network Navigation
Christine Kouri
Director N4

Refugee Children's Mental Health Issues
Dr. Rachel Kronick
Research and Child Psychiatrist

Palestine Issues – “Gaza, International Law and the Right to Health”
Michael Lynk
Arbitrator with the Ontario Grievance Settlement Board

Mental Health Crisis
Dr. Clare Pain
Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and Psychoanalyst

Detention/Asylum Issues in Australia
Dr. Barri Phatarfod
Founder, Doctors for Refugees, Sydney, Australia

Lessons Learned from the Afghan Response
Umashanie Reddy
National Secretariat Director of the Refugee Resettlement Program

Sexual Orientation, Gender Issues and Migration - "Invisibilized: LGBTIQ+ Refugee Health" and “Challenges in LGBTIQ+ Refugee Health and well-being"
Gabriel Schirvar
LGTBIQ+ Specialist and Trainer for International Organization on Migration (IOM)

Register

Event Dates

Conference
Thursday September 11 - Saturday September 13, 2025

Event Location

Sheraton Fallsview Hotel
5875 Falls Ave,
Niagara Falls, ON
L2G 3K7

Information & Assistance

Conference Services
conferences@uhn.ca

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We do not issue letters of invitation to international delegates. Administrative fees will apply to cancelled registrations. We encourage you to finalize travel prior to registering.