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Work in Progress Seminar: Implementing a peer-led program to reduce overdose among people leaving incarceration – The PREVAIL Project

St Paul’s Hospital 1081 Burrard St, Vancouver, British Columbia

Amanda Slaunwhite, PHD Scientist, Advancing Health Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Beth Snow, PHD, MBA, CE Program Head – Evaluation, Advancing Health Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Population & Public Health, UBC Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University Vice President, Canadian Evaluation Society Jenyo Banjo, MPH Program Manager […]

Evolving Threats and Emerging Solutions: Fundamentals from the Front Lines of Insect-borne Viruses Research

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

French Scientist in Residence at Green College Benjamin Matthews, Zoology; Roenick P. Olmo, Centre national de la recherche scientifique and French Scientist in Residence at Green College; and Selena Sagan, Microbiology and Immunology Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, November 27, 5-6:30 pm Unlike applied research, fundamental research often yields findings that may […]

CHSPR Seminar | Laying the Foundations for Developing a Disease-specific Comorbidity Index A Journey through Challenges, Decisions, and Next Steps

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

Speaker: Hanna Frank, PhD Student, UBC School of Population and Public Health Comorbidity indices are integral to epidemiological research; however, existing tools — such as the widely used Charlson index — were originally developed for general in-hospital populations and focused on predicting outcomes relevant to those settings. These indices may lack relevance for specific disease […]

Molecular signatures of pregnancy health and child development: What can measures of biological age tell us?

Online/Virtual Event

The Women’s Health Seminar Series features multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training for attendees, including students across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biological, psychological, behavioural, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effects on […]

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CHSPR Seminar | The Impact of BC’s Contraception Subsidy: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

Speakers: Laura Schummers and Michael Law, University of BC BC introduced Canada’s first universal no-cost contraception subsidy in 2023. This study estimates the effect of this subsidy on contraception use and out-of-pocket costs for prescription contraception. We will demonstrate their application using real-world databases to address challenges such as residual confounding and model misspecification. Laura Schummers […]

Winter 2025 Indigenous Public Health Training Institute

Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Explore Canada’s only Indigenous Public Health professional development opportunity at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. The Indigenous Public Health Training Institutes equip Indigenous community members and scholars with the necessary skills to address public health issues in Indigenous communities. One-week intensive courses are offered toward the completion of the Graduate Certificate or Certificate (non-credit) in Indigenous […]

CHSPR Health Policy Conference: Primary Care at A(nother) Crossroads

Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre 6163 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

The 37th annual Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) health policy conference will confront the primary care crisis. With primary care stretched beyond its limits, it is necessary for provincially delivered and funded systems to learn from each other and more quickly apply evidence to practice. Speakers will engage with approaches that are […]

Women’s Health Seminar: Sex differences in obesity, eating behaviors, and diet patterns: Insights from the brain-gut microbiome system

Online/Virtual Event

The Women’s Health Seminar Series features multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training for attendees, including students across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biological, psychological, behavioural, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effects on […]