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  • CHSPR Seminar | Evolving Strategies for Ovarian Cancer Prevention: Exploring the Acceptability and Feasibility of Risk-Reducing Salpingectomy

    School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

    Speaker: Alex Lukey, PhD Candidate, School of Population and Public Health Growing confidence in both the origins of ovarian cancer and the safety and effectiveness of salpingectomy as a preventive strategy has led to increased adoption of opportunistic salpingectomy in clinical practice. Although current guidelines only recommend salpingectomy opportunistically, the greatest reduction in mortality and […]

  • Accessing Data through DASH—Breaking Barriers: Distributed Analysis for Multi-regional Research

    School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Join us for an exclusive webinar introducing Distributed Analysis—a groundbreaking methodological innovation designed to transform how researchers conduct multi-regional studies. Traditional data-sharing models often face roadblocks related to privacy and regulatory compliance. Distributed analysis offers a powerful alternative: enabling researchers to analyze data across multiple regions without physically pooling datasets. In this session, you'll learn: […]

  • CPRC Cancer Prevention & Survivorship Trainee Research Day

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    The CPRC is planning the inaugural Cancer Prevention & Survivorship Trainee Research Day, to be held on Friday, September 12th, 2025, at The Canadian Cancer Society Centre for Cancer Prevention and Support. This one-day event will showcase the latest trainee-led research spanning diverse topics such as cancer risk reduction, early detection, survivorship considerations, and equitable […]

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  • CHSPR Seminar | Linking Primary Care Records to Improve Early Cancer Diagnosis: Sharing Experience from the UK

    School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

    Speaker: Meena Rafiq, University College London The UK has established nationwide primary care electronic health record datasets that are linked to hospital and cancer registry data. These linked datasets have been used to generate influential research that underpin primary care guidelines and clinical practice in the UK. In this talk Dr Meena Rafiq will showcase how […]

  • CAE Seminar | Co-produced care: Co-production by academic researchers and young people to foster youth participation in mental health in Brazilian schools

    School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

    W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics Public Seminar Speaker:  Sheila Murta, Associate Professor, Institute of Psychology, University of Brasília Co-production by researchers and young people for the development of mental health research and interventions is increasingly common. However, this model raises a number of challenges, related, for instance to communication, power and control. This […]

  • CHSPR Seminar | Examining the individual, community, and system-level impacts of innovative mental health and substance use services for youth in BC

    Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

    A proposed multi-methods research program Speaker: Kirsten Marchand, University of BC and Foundry BC Addressing the rising rates and burden of mental health and substance use disorders among youth (typically ages 12-24) is an urgent priority. Mental and substance use disorders typically emerge and peak during this developmental period and require timely, accessible, and appropriate […]