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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Join the UBC Data Science and Health Cluster (DASH) as they explore how AI and data can transform cardiac care at their event "Reinventing Cardiac Care: A New AI-Empowered Paradigm"! Data is increasingly shaping our healthcare landscape. From electronic health records to wearable devices, huge amounts of data are generated every hour, offering insights into […]
WiP Seminar: Dr. Roxana Geoffrion This is a hybrid event, you may attend in person (St. Paul's Hospital) or virtually. Please register and indicate your preference. Summary: Vaginal surgery has a superior outcome profile compared with other surgical routes, yet skills are declining because of low case volumes. Graduating residents’ confidence and preparedness for vaginal […]
Join UBC's Research Security team top learn more about new Government of Canada requirements for research security in federal funding, how they relate to your research, and about the resources and support available to help you navigate these requirements while safeguarding your research.
Join the Let’s Talk Overdose conference on May 7, hosted by the UBC Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Group with support from the UBC Department of Psychiatry and more. This full-day conference will highlight cutting-edge research, novel interventions, and collaborative strategies to address the ongoing overdose crisis. Date: May 7, 2024, 8:00am-4:15pm PST Register & learn […]
In this TI Best Evidence webinar, Dr. Mark Horowitz will present the Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines approach to deprescribing antidepressants and share insights about distinguishing between the withdrawal effects resulting from stopping antidepressants and the relapse of underlying conditions. He will also describe the method of hyperbolic tapering to stopping antidepressants. There will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions. […]
Join UBC's Research Security team top learn more about new Government of Canada requirements for research security in federal funding, how they relate to your research, and about the resources and support available to help you navigate these requirements while safeguarding your research.
WiP Seminar: Adam Easterbrook, Mary Berger, Angela Pang On June 1st, 2023, the BC government legislated a policy permitting BC pharmacists to prescribe for 21 minor ailments and contraception services (MACS) further expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice. The work aims to understand pharmacists’ experiences concerning their expanding scope, including their perceptions of current payment models. […]
