Dear Health Promoters,

I coordinate a course in the Faculty of Pharmacy at University of Toronto
in which I am trying to introduce the concepts of determinants of health in
various contexts, one of which is chronic illness.

Last year I was able to bring out some of the issues of addictions as a
coping mechanism to debilitating illness (like rheumatoid arthritis), and
would like to do something similar this year (not necessarily addictions,
but some issue that might dramatize social determinants in a chronic
illness context. )

Is there anyone in the Toronto area who can speak from close personal or
clinical experience to a class of 130 very bright, engaged students?

The class is scheduled for November 26th from 2 to 4 pm.

Please get back to me if you have any leads (or other good ideas)

thanks

David