Q&A about recent evidence on opioid prescribing

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

This seminar is a follow-up to the recently published study in the BMJ on the effect of opioid and stimulant Risk Mitigation Guidance dispensations on mortality (Slaunwhite et al., BMJ 2024;384:e076336). This seminar is aimed at care providers and will be led by Dr. Bohdan Nosyk, who will answer pre-submitted and live questions on the analysis […]

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Evaluating the implementation of programs to improve emergency department care for people who use opioids in B.C.

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

Andrew Kestler, MD, MBA, MSCPH, DTMH Scientist, Advancing Health Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UBC Physician Lead, Emergency Department Opioid Crisis Response, St. Paul’s Hospital Emergency Physician, St. Paul’s, Vancouver General, and BC Children’s Hospitals Evaluating the implementation of programs to improve emergency department care for people who use opioids in B.C. In […]

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Are hospitalized patients becoming more complex? Results from a population-based study

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John Staples, MD, FRCPC, FACP, MPH Scientist, Advancing Health Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Health Professional-Investigator, Michael Smith Health Research B.C. Hiten Naik, MD Research Fellow, Clinician–Investigator Program, UBC General Internal Medicine Physician, UBC Hospital Wednesday, March 6, 2024 12:00–1:00 PM The Cullen Family Lecture Theatre at St. Paul's Hospital, or Online Complex patients require complex care. […]

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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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