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Informing ethical lung cancer screening policies through inquiries of key informant perspectives and public values

School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

Speaker: Manisha Pahwa, McGill University Lung cancer screening policies and programs are evolving in Canadian jurisdictions with the goal of reducing lung cancer mortality. Potential ethical issues range from promoting autonomy and minimizing harm, to group-level justice considerations related screening access and the use of lung cancer risk factor information to determine individual screening eligibility. […]

Bridging worlds: Integrating Indigenous knowledges and design thinking for digital adolescent mental health assessment

Online/Virtual Event

Johanna Sam, PhD, M.Sc. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Bridging worlds: Integrating Indigenous knowledges and design thinking for digital adolescent mental health assessment This interactive presentation explores the intersection of Indigenous knowledge, design thinking, and e-mental health tool development to […]

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Indigenous Peoples’ experiences and realities within the Canadian Healthcare system: What’s the impact on health outcomes?

Online/Virtual Event

Indigenous peoples have consistently faced health inequities in the Canadian Healthcare system, which have contributed to poorer outcomes. This disparity is still a reality for many Indigenous peoples seeking care. It is important to understand how systemic racism and stereotypes influence the care they receive today. The SBME Indigenous Engagement Committee in collaboration with the […]

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CGSHE Trainee Research Symposium: Spring 2024

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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. The CGSHE Trainee Research Symposium is co-hosted by CGSHE in the […]

Peace of Mind for Rural Maternity in BC with Real-Time Virtual Support’s (RTVS) Maternity and Babies Advice Line (MaBAL) with Dr. Amy Sawchuck & Dr. Keeve de Villiers

Online/Virtual Event

Drs. Keeve de Villiers and Amy Sawchuk will present on the Maternity and Babies Advice Line, part of the Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) suite of peer support pathways. Family physicians with expertise in obstetrics are available 24/7 to support rural providers with maternity, newborn or women’s health issues. The service provides a safety net and […]

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Better data. Better decisions. Healthier Canadians.

School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

Speaker: Brent Diverty, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) This seminar will introduce the important and rich information available at CIHI, share progress being made in Canada towards better health data, and discuss working with CIHI as a researcher or partner. CIHI maintains 30 critical databases that contribute, along with other data suppliers such as Statistics […]

2024 Global Health Conference

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The Institute for Global Health at BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre are thrilled to announce the 6th Annual Global Health Conference (GHC24)! GHC24 is an annual event bringing together a community of students, trainees, clinicians, researchers, and faculty from across health professions and disciplines to share knowledge. This year's conference […]

6th Annual Global Health Conference (GHC24)

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The Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s Hospital and the BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre are thrilled to announce the 6th Annual Global Health Conference (GHC24). GHC24 is an annual event bringing together a community of students, trainees, clinicians, researchers, and faculty from across health professions and disciplines to share knowledge. This year’s […]

Evaluating Inequities in Refugee & Im/migrant Health Service Access

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About the Talk This talk will summarize key findings and recommendations from the IRIS project, which is completing 5 years of mixed-methods data collection and analysis understand the health experiences of immigrants and migrants (im/migrants) in British Columbia. IRIS combines interviews with im/migrant community members and quantitative data from health and immigration administration to focus […]

Norman Bethune Symposium

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Held in the spring, the full-day Norman Bethune Symposium highlights recent research in bleeding and thrombosis, with participation from a range of scientists and clinicians at all levels of training.

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VanBUG Bioinformatics Seminar

Michael Smith Laboratories 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

VanBUG Bioinformatics Seminar   Date: Thursday, April 18 Time: 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM (PT)   Please fill out our RSVP form if you are interested in attending this seminar at either location. Speaker Location: SFU (Big Data Hub, ASB 10900) Live Stream: UBC (Michael Smith Laboratories, MSL 102)   Featured Speaker: Dr. Sean Gibbons Associate Professor, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle Talk title: You […]

Designing the Clinical Support & Research Centre: From collective experience to built environment

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

Erin Cherban, M.Sc. Chief Clinical Research Officer, Advancing Health Clinical Trials Working Group Lead Beth Snow, PhD, MBA, CE Program Head — Evaluation, Advancing Health Dry Research Working Group Lead Scott Tebbutt, PhD Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Principal Investigator, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation Wet Lab Working Group Lead Planning for the Clinical Support […]

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