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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Finding the Optimal Number of Splits in Double Cross-Fitting Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimators

Online/Virtual Event

Ehsan Karim, PhD, M.Sc. Scientist, Advancing Health Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Finding the Optimal Number of Splits in Double Cross-Fitting Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimators Flexible machine learning (ML) algorithms have become vital in the realm of epidemiological research, offering refined insights through real-data analyses. However, integrating highly flexible algorithms within […]

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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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Surgical Competence: Evidence to Implementation

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

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 […]

Work in Progress Seminar: New developments in emergency department chest pain research

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

Join Advancing Health Scientist Dr. Frank Scheuermeyer as they discuss their ongoing research. Chest pain is a ubiquitous emergency department (ED) presentation, with likely 1 million Canadian visits this year. Most patients with chest pain — including many with no serious heart disease — will undergo extensive and potentially invasive testing and unnecessary hospitalization, while […]

Advancing Health Work in Progress Semarin: Advancing homes of substance for 2S/LGBTQ+ youth, a photovoice study

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

Trevor Goodyear, RN, MSN, MPH, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UBC Member, Wellstream: The Canadian Centre for Innovation in Child and Youth Mental Health Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (2S/LGBTQ+) youth aged 14 to 29 experience inequities in both homelessness and substance use. Yet, studies with 2S/LGBTQ+ […]