Doxycycline for STI Prevention: Evidence-to-date and overview of the DISCO Study

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Troy Grennan, MD, M.Sc., FRCPC, DTM&HScientist, Advancing HealthPhysician Lead, Provincial HIV/STI Program, BC Centre for Disease ControlClinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBCMember, CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network   This talk will provide an overview of the evidence-to-date on doxycycline for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI), focused on the DISCO Study, a recently initiated […]

Thrombosis vs. Hemostasis: Balancing the competing risks of bleeding and clotting

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Work in Progress Seminar: An overview of the coagulation pathway, summary of available anticoagulants and their development, and discussion of potential new therapeutics to address the unmet clinical needs in the management of patients requiring anticoagulant therapy. AGNES LEE, MD, MSC, FRCPC Scientist, Advancing Health Professor, Division of Hematology, UBC Medical Director, Thrombosis Program, VCH […]

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Physical environmental evaluation of a care village in Comox, British Columbia: Pre-relocation findings.

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Habib Chaudhury, PhD, FGSA Scientist, Advancing Health Professor, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University Ziyang Zhang Ph.D. Candidate in Gerontology at Simon Fraser University This talk will look at the physical environment in the existing traditional care home and planned post-relocation evaluation in the new village-model based home. In the current facility, design challenges and […]

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The UBC Academy of Translational Medicine Welcomes Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes: Bridging the Gap Between Data, Research, and Care

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Please join the Academy of Translational Medicine for the following presentation: Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes: Bridging the Gap Between Data, Research, and Care *Formerly known as the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS) 27 November 2023 | 1pm – 2pm Virtual Event | Register Here Are you looking for clinical research support services […]

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Embedding research within care: Adaptive platform trials as learning health systems

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Srinivas Murthy, MD CM, MH.Sc. Scientist, Advancing Health Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Investigator, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Peter Wall Scholar 2022–23 Embedding research within care: Adaptive platform trials as learning health systems. COVID-19 has demonstrated that high-quality randomized evidence is possible to obtain, even during health emergencies. However, it also highlighted […]

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Accessibility needs among people with Opioid Use Disorder: Disability justice in treatment with injectable opioids

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Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes, Ph.D. Scientist, Advancing Health Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), Person-Centered Care in Addiction and Public Health Jennifer Gagnon, Ph.D. Lecturer, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, UBC Opioid use disorder and disability are lifelong co-occurring conditions that share several challenges, including barriers to readily available and […]

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