Plug Yourself into UBC Research: a Series for Undergraduate Students
Plug Yourself into UBC Research: a Series for Undergraduate Students
Meet the people that make UBC a top-40 research university and explore how you can get involved.
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Subject – Learning And Research – Health
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Connecting Online Safely
Connecting Online Safely
UBC experts explore the subject of how youths can cope with and develop healthier approaches to social media, cyberbullying, and more.
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CGSHE Trainee Research Symposium
CGSHE Trainee Research Symposium
The Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity is proud to present our next Trainee Research Symposium! The symposium will showcase ten-minute presentations by CGSHE trainees from UBC and SFU on intersectional approaches to gender equity and sexual health, followed by a Q&A session. Moderated by UBC Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. A.J. Lowik. The CGSHE Trainee […]
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UBC 23 24 Indigenous Cultural Safety Program Community Building Event
UBC 23 24 Indigenous Cultural Safety Program Community Building Event
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, in-person, at the First Nations Longhouse Link to event: https://ubc2324.med.ubc.ca/event/ubc-23-24-students-facilitators-community-building-event/ The UBC 23 24 team is excited to invite the entire UBC 23 24 community to sit with us, share some food and get to know each other! This includes all UBC Health Professional students and leadership […]
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BCCSU Research & Dialogue speaker series: Vancouver Injection Drug User Study (VIDUS)
BCCSU Research & Dialogue speaker series: Vancouver Injection Drug User Study (VIDUS)
The “Research & Dialogue” speaker series places substance use research in dialogue with lived experience to put the latest evidence into real world context. Each virtual hour-long session takes place on the last Wednesday of the month. The sessions are broken in to a 35-minute presentation, a 10-minute response from the respondent, and a 15-minute […]
BCCSU Research & Dialogue speaker series: Vancouver Injection Drug User Study (VIDUS)
BCCSU Research & Dialogue speaker series: Vancouver Injection Drug User Study (VIDUS)
The "Research & Dialogue" speaker series places substance use research in dialogue with lived experience to put the latest evidence into real world context. Each virtual hour-long session takes place on the last Wednesday of the month. The sessions are broken in to a 35-minute presentation, a 10-minute response from the respondent, and a 15-minute […]
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Peer-Led Intervention Work to Promote Dignity
Peer-Led Intervention Work to Promote Dignity
A UBC public dialogue event centered around the importance of peer-led work, with formerly incarcerated lived-experience speakers.
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UBC CPD: What’s New in Toxicology? What Every Acute Care Practitioner Needs to Know
UBC CPD: What’s New in Toxicology? What Every Acute Care Practitioner Needs to Know
The BC Drug and Poison Centre’s medical toxicologists will discuss recent changes in the management of drug overdose. Program highlights include presentation of difficult management cases and discussions of controversial management areas. Toxicologists will demonstrate why the management of each case is difficult and emphasize key management strategies while focusing on pearls and pitfalls in […]
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UBC CPD: Practical Cancer Care for Primary Point-of-Care Providers
UBC CPD: Practical Cancer Care for Primary Point-of-Care Providers
The BC Cancer Family Practice Oncology Network invites you to join us for this half-day virtual update on topics relevant to primary care. This year we will be focusing common presentations of childhood cancer, management late effects of childhood cancer, practical hematology, and management and understanding prognosis for patients with lung cancer. Each interactive session […]
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CHÉOS Work in Progress Seminar: Novel methods for equitable people-centred health measurement
CHÉOS Work in Progress Seminar: Novel methods for equitable people-centred health measurement
The Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS) is presenting a hybrid Work in Progress seminar with Associate Director Dr. Amy Salmon and Program Head of Patient-Reported Outcomes Dr. Rick Sawatzky looking at novel methods for equitable people-centred health measurement. It is widely recognized that social inequities are associated with health outcomes. There has […]
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Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH) Town Hall
Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH) Town Hall
Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH), led by UBC, is one of five national research hubs established through the integrated Canada Biomedical Research Fund (CBRF) and Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund (BRIF) competition. CIEBH is pursuing an integrated program of biomedical research and talent development, along with building associated infrastructure to support the development and manufacturing […]
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UBC 23 24 First Contact Screening Event
Join us for an exciting and eye-opening screening of the first season of First Contact, a thought-provoking television series exploring the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians on April 12th from 5:00 – 6:30pm. Food and snacks will be provided. We’re also hosting a follow-up discussion session for those who can’t make it to the screening […]
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UBC Department of Surgery Monthly Grand Rounds
UBC Department of Surgery Monthly Grand Rounds
The UBC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. These rounds are typically scheduled on the second Wednesday every month during the academic year (September to June), from 7 am to 8 am, cover a […]
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14th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Day
14th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Day
The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is pleased to announce the return of an in-person Research Day! We are excited to welcome audience members and presenters to join us at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (Chan Centre Lecture Theatre & Chieng Family Atrium) for a full day of podium presentations on April 12. […]
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Data organization in spreadsheets for the Health Sciences
Data organization in spreadsheets for the Health Sciences
Are you a health sciences researcher who is kept up at night by data cleaning and formatting? Have you ever wondered about the basic principles of good data organization for spreadsheets? Does health data privacy and security confuse you, especially as it relates to good data management practices? Set yourself up for success by attending this workshop. […]
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Queer Worldmaking in Mental Health
Queer Worldmaking in Mental Health
About the Talk Dr. Meera Dhebar will review traditional cis-heteronormative colonialist assumptions embedded within the discourses and professional practice of mental health systems. She will discuss the centering of queer of colour cultural knowledge, queer theory, and queer of colour critiques to move beyond the current models of LGBT competencies and affirming therapy to a practice […]
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Third Space Commons Open House
Third Space Commons Open House
After two years of design and construction, Third Quadrant Design is almost ready to unveil our addition to the UBC campus. Join us for our public open house where you will get to explore the building and see what carbon minimalism looks like. 🗓️ Friday, April 14th to Sunday, April 16th (10 AM to 4 […]
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Third Space Commons Open House
Third Space Commons Open House
After two years of design and construction, Third Quadrant Design is almost ready to unveil our addition to the UBC campus. Join us for our public open house where you will get to explore the building and see what carbon minimalism looks like. 🗓️ Friday, April 14th to Sunday, April 16th (10 AM to 4 […]
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Third Space Commons Open House
Third Space Commons Open House
After two years of design and construction, Third Quadrant Design is almost ready to unveil our addition to the UBC campus. Join us for our public open house where you will get to explore the building and see what carbon minimalism looks like. 🗓️ Friday, April 14th to Sunday, April 16th (10 AM to 4 […]
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The Impact of Sex, Age, and Stress on Cognitive Bias
The Impact of Sex, Age, and Stress on Cognitive Bias
The Women’s Health Seminar Series features multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship to faculty, students, and community members across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biological, psychological, behavioural, economic and social impacts on women’s health […]
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Let’s Talk Overdose: Shortcut to Survival for Adolescents & Young Adults
Let’s Talk Overdose: Shortcut to Survival for Adolescents & Young Adults
Join us on April 18 for the free, virtual Let’s Talk Overdose conference! This event will welcome over 1000 attendees to discuss innovations in the field and decide on next steps to mitigate the harms of the overdose crisis. View the program featuring 50+ expert speakers and register here: bit.ly/ltod2023
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Gender/Sex/ual Diversity: Towards More Liberatory Theory & Measurement
Gender/Sex/ual Diversity: Towards More Liberatory Theory & Measurement
About the Talk Many scientific approaches to gender/sex/uality rely on binaries, and are limiting, inaccurate, and a cause of harm, especially to marginalized groups. In this talk, Dr. Sari van Anders discusses new research about gender/sex/uality that is built for and from gender/sex/ual diversity. These approaches include “the gender/sex 3×3” – a new and simple framework for asking […]
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Healthy Aging Research Seminar: Dr. Jennifer Cobb
Healthy Aging Research Seminar: Dr. Jennifer Cobb
Lecture Title: Genome Instability and Aging Speaker Biography: Dr. Jennifer Cobb is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Victoria. Her research investigates the impact of cellular age on DNA double-strand break repair and nuclear organization. Dr. Cobb moved her research program to the University of Victoria in 2022 and continues […]
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BC Provincial Deprescribing Webinar Series #2
BC Provincial Deprescribing Webinar Series #2
When challenged by complex cases involving people taking too many medications, we may ask: Can I stop any of these? Which should I stop first? Do I need to taper this drug? If so, how? What should I monitor for after stopping, and when? Many clinicians address these clinical questions successfully, improving outcomes for patients. […]
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Feeding the City: Tackling Food Insecurity in Vancouver
Feeding the City: Tackling Food Insecurity in Vancouver
Are you concerned about rising food insecurity in your own community? You’re not alone. Food insecurity affects one in five children in BC, visits to the food bank have risen exponentially year over year, while the problem is only worsening with the cost of living crisis, the impacts of the pandemic and extreme weather events. […]
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Global Health Lunch and Learn: Global Health and Decolonization
Global Health Lunch and Learn: Global Health and Decolonization
About the presentation: In this presentation, Dr. Sewankambo will speak about his longstanding career in global health and decolonization efforts within the field. About the presenter: Prof. Nelson K. Sewankambo MBChB, MSc, M.MED, FRCP, LLD (HC), a Professor of Medicine is the Principal (Head) of Makerere University College of Health Sciences and previously Dean of […]
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UBC CPD: Medical Disorders and Pregnancy 2023
UBC CPD: Medical Disorders and Pregnancy 2023
Don’t miss this conference designed for practitioners that deal with the management of disorders in their pregnant patients. This accredited event will provide a focused, expert review of common medical conditions in pregnancy and will provide practical strategies for their management. Resources and clinical guidelines will be highlighted to support your decision-making. Virtual Format: The […]
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BCCSU’s Research & Dialogue Speaker Series: Youth Harm Reduction Calls for Action
BCCSU’s Research & Dialogue Speaker Series: Youth Harm Reduction Calls for Action
As the second session of the BCCSU's Research & Dialogue Speaker Series, Dr. Danya Fast and Kali-olt Sedgemore will share their experiences creating a youth advisory council and A Day for Youth Voices (a youth led and planned summit). They will talk about a youth overdose prevention site, specific calls for action, and the utility […]
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CGSHE Spotlight Series | Decolonizing Research & Practice with Rachel Olson
CGSHE Spotlight Series | Decolonizing Research & Practice with Rachel Olson
About the speaker: Rachel Olson is a citizen of the Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation from the Yukon territory. She is a founding director of the Firelight Group, where she co-leads the traditional knowledge/traditional land use program area and leads the Indigenous health research team. Rachel has a Master of Research in Social Anthropology from the […]
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