1. Events
  2. Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

https://www.med.ubc.ca/
Today

UBC Therapeutics Initiative Best Evidence Webinar

Online/Virtual Event

TOPIC: Fixing one problem with another: Problematic prescribing cascades PRESENTER: Dr. Aaron M Tejani, researcher/educator with the Therapeutics Initiative, clinical assistant professor with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences UBC, and Medication use evaluation pharmacist with Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services. CME CREDITS: MainPro+/MOC Section 1 credits: 1.0. You must register, attend the webinar and complete the […]

Free
Recurring

Indigenous Initiatives Design Series (II-Design Series)

See Description

The Indigenous Initiatives Design Series (II-Design Series) is a 3-part workshop for instructors and members of the UBC teaching and learning community who come to Indigenous topics with different levels of knowledge and expertise to share practices, redesign elements of their teaching and learning projects and resources, model and explore educational materials, and apply classroom […]

JEDII STEM Series – Supporting equity-deserving groups: Orientation and on-boarding to support equity-deserving students, faculty and staff

Online/Virtual Event

How can we improve the orientation and onboarding of students, faculty and staff from equity-deserving groups in STEM at UBC? As UBC works towards successfully recruiting more folks from equity-deserving groups into our community, it becomes increasingly important for units to take a close examination of current onboarding and orientation practices. In this session we […]

UBC Faculty of Medicine Alumni & Friends Vancouver Summer BBQ

William A. Webber Medical Student & Alumni Centre 2750 Heather Street, Vancouver, British Columbia

Kick off the summer with Faculty of Medicine alumni, faculty, and staff at the (once again!) annual UBC Faculty of Medicine Alumni & Friends Vancouver Summer BBQ! You’re invited to join us on July 14th for an afternoon BBQ, beverage, fun games, and prizes at the MSAC Vancouver, while chatting with old friends and colleagues […]

Free
Recurring

Indigenous Initiatives Design Series (II-Design Series)

See Description

The Indigenous Initiatives Design Series (II-Design Series) is a 3-part workshop for instructors and members of the UBC teaching and learning community who come to Indigenous topics with different levels of knowledge and expertise to share practices, redesign elements of their teaching and learning projects and resources, model and explore educational materials, and apply classroom […]

BC Brain Wellness Program presents World Brain Day: Brain Health for All

Online/Virtual Event

On Wednesday, July 20th from 12:00-1:30pm, Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell and the BC Brain Wellness Program invite you to join our annual virtual celebration of World Brain Day! The World Federation of Neurology has selected the theme "Brain Health for All", which aligns with our vision and mission at the Brain Wellness Program. Please join us […]

Featured Featured Recurring

Decolonial and Anti-Racist Approaches to Wellbeing: Workshop

Online/Virtual Event

Rethink and reimagine what wellbeing looks like in your personal and professional lives through a decolonial and anti-racist lens. These 2.5-hour sessions — held across three months and facilitated by one of Canada’s most influential speakers, Larissa Crawford from Future Ancestors — will help faculty and staff identify opportunities to advance anti-racism, decolonization, and Indigenization […]

Featured Featured

alumNIGHTS Pride 2022: Roller Skating Party

See Description

Ready, set, roll! For this year’s Pride season, we’re going to kick up our wheeled heels and get the rainbow out to the roller-skating rink at the PNE. With DJs and other fabulous fun, there’ll be plenty to keep this family-friendly kiki hopping. Want to take a spin on the floor? Or just chill and […]

$10

Therapeutics Initiative Methods Speaker Series — Elicit: Applying language models to evidence synthesis

Online/Virtual Event

This talk introduces Elicit, an AI research assistant inspired by the systematic review process. The talk explores how Elicit uses language models and other machine learning methods to enable unique search and text extraction features. It also discusses the challenges of working with such new technology, notable failure modes, and insights from the current user […]

Free

JEDII STEM Series – Deep dive into recruitment: Inclusive and equitable on-campus processes

Online/Virtual Event

In many faculty and leadership searches, the search process typically includes an in-person visit to the campus. In this final session, we will talk about processes that we can implement in order to have an inclusive and equitable on-campus interview. In this session, we will also talk about strategies that can be implemented to increase […]

Therapeutics Initiative Best Evidence Webinar: Rethinking medication adherence

Online/Virtual Event

In this Therapeutics Initiative (TI) Best Evidence Webinar, Dr. Aaron M Tejani will describe the evidence linking medication adherence to patient important outcomes. By the end of the presentation, attendees will be able to: - Understand the importance of shared informed decision-making as it relates to medication adherence; - Recognize that informed non-adherence is a […]

Free

JEDII STEM Series – Supporting equity-deserving groups: Managing workload and burnout as a member of an equity-deserving group working in JEDII

Online/Virtual Event

The minority tax is real. Many people from equity-deserving groups engaging in JEDII may need to manage hostile environments, apathetic leaders, unrealistic work-loads and expectations. This can lead to cynicism, impatience and a sense of hopelessness in this work. Within this context, it is critical for equity-deserving groups to learn strategies that will help them […]