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Hurlburt Auditorium, Providence Building, St. Paul's Hospital 1081 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6 Canada
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Knowledge as Prevention:
The Effect of New Information on
Stigma and HIV Testing
Laura Derksen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto
Wednesday, June 14 12:00PM-1:00PM
Hurlburt Auditorium, Providence Building 2, St. Paul's Hospital
This is a free lecture and is open to the public. The lectures are geared towards researchers, clinicians, students and hospital staff.
Laura Derksen is an applied economist with research interests in global health and development. Her recent work focuses on understanding low demand for HIV testing and treatment in southern Africa. She combines randomized field experiments with administrative health records to investigate the link between information, social interactions, and health seeking behavior.
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