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Dalla Lana School of Public Health: One on One with Steini

  • 19 Jul 2021
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Webinar

Don't miss our second annual alumni event, featuring guest host Sabina Vohra-Miller in conversation with Dean Steini Brown.

About this event

Join Sabina Vohra-Miller as she interviews Dean Steini Brown to discuss Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, including how we prepare families, communities and systems for future adverse health events.

Following this conversation, you will have an opportunity to ask Dean Brown your questions.

About the Speakers

Steini Brown, Professor and Dean, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown is the Dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) at the University of Toronto. He received his undergraduate degree in government from Harvard University and his doctorate from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Steini is well known for his expertise in evidence-informed policy making, health-care quality improvement, performance management, leadership and health systems capacity-building and strategy. He also has extensive entrepreneurial and leadership experience in the private and public sectors, including founding roles in start-up companies, head of strategy for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care and the head of policy and science for the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation. Prior to serving as Dean of the DLSPH, he was Director of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and while in this role, he also led numerous complex initiatives with other universities, hospitals, government and international agencies.

Steini is currently co-chair of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, a group of scientific experts and health system leaders who evaluate and report on emerging evidence relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic and Ontario’s response. He has been working collaboratively with the Premier and Cabinet on resilience and recovery measures and efforts. Steini, along with many faculties of the DLSPH, have played a critical role in the response, and will remain deeply involved with Ontario’s strategy going forward.

Sabina Vohra-Miller, Founder, Vohra Miller Foundation

Sabina Vohra-Miller has an MSc in clinical pharmacology and toxicology. She previously worked in biotech as a scientific advisor. In 2016, she retired from her role in biotech and with her husband, she co-founded the Vohra-Miller Foundation, a philanthropic endeavor with the goal of making systemic, sustainable, and meaningful changes to healthcare in Canada.

Sabina is the founder of Unambiguous Science, which is a fact-based, educational resource that aims to make science accessible and approachable. She is also the co-founder of the South Asian Health Network, a grassroots volunteer-based organization focusing on culturally appropriate health educational content and advocacy to address structural inequities in health care within the South Asian community. She is also Vice-Chair of the board at Lymphoma Canada and a Director of the board at The Stop Community Food Centre. She sits on the Advisory Committee for the Institute for Pandemics at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.

Sabina’s passions include both science education, especially countering vaccine mis- and dis-information, as well as promoting and advocating for health equity and access to healthcare. She believes strongly in community-based approaches. As a first-generation immigrant and woman of colour, she is amazed by the impact social capital has and wants to support organizations that are helping build a more resilient and equitable Canada for everyone.

This event is hosted by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s Office of Advancement & Alumni Engagement. Contact alumni.dlsph@utoronto.ca for any inquiries. Please note that this event will be held in English and will be posted on the Dalla Lana School of Public Health YouTube page with closed captions following the event.


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