Contract Faculty CoP: Teaching Community Engagement Using the Social Impact Lab Toolkit

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

Multi-access This CoP session will describe how the Social Impacts Lab Toolkit developed by the Centre for Community Engaged Learning was applied to a 4th year engineering design course to support student engagement with their community-based project partners.  The session will include examples of lessons and assignments developed using the toolkit, as well as an […]

In Their Own Words: Plaintiffs & Their Lawyers Speak About Youth Climate Cases, Part 4 – Juliana v US

Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

The Centre for Law and the Environment’s four-part series, In Their Own Words: Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers Speak About Leading Youth Climate Cases, covers four leading cases from Canada and the US in which youth are demanding climate accountability and action from their government. Each session in the series will delve into a particular case […]

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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Uses in Health Care Services

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

Speaker: Sian Tsuei The health care industry has seen increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies over the last several years. The dizzying pace of development is generating a vast range of implications for health care service providers and policymakers. To facilitate productive dialogue and research on AI-related health services and policies implementation and research, […]

Women in Science

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

Join us as we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Thursday, February 8, 2024. Hear from inspiring female leaders who are paving the way for research in health sciences. Presented by BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Women's Health Research Institute and BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services Research Institute. Registration for this free […]

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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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Common Academic Expressions in English: Making Connections

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

One of the major challenges that academic writers encounter is making connections within the text, for example, making comparisons and drawing conclusions. Rather than counting on readers to figure out the meaning of a difficult text, academic writing requires writers to make clear connections between ideas. In this workshop, we introduce a variety of academic […]

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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Writing an Annotated Bibliography: Synthesizing Multiple Studies

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

This evidence-based workshop introduces researchers to the typical structure of an annotated bibliography, while accounting for variations in purpose. Typically, the annotations aim to synthesize multiple studies, thereby enabling researchers to develop a discussion of the current field, and, if relevant, identify a potential knowledge contribution. Research shows that annotated bibliographies across disciplines typically consist […]

In Their Own Words: Plaintiffs & Their Lawyers Speak About Youth Climate Cases, Part 2 – La Rose v Canada

Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

The Centre for Law and the Environment’s four-part series, In Their Own Words: Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers Speak About Leading Youth Climate Cases, covers four leading cases from Canada and the US in which youth are demanding climate accountability and action from their government. Each session in the series will delve into a particular case […]

Free

Contract Faculty CoP: Pedagogical Practices Together

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

Multi-access Welcome to the start of a new term and start of a new year! In this first session of 2024, our Community of Practice will focus on building our strengths and resilience. Please come with some of your own teaching tips and tricks if you can, but you’re very welcome to come to work […]

In Their Own Words: Plaintiffs & Their Lawyers Speak About Youth Climate Cases, Part 1 – Mathur v Ontario

Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

The Centre for Law and the Environment’s four-part series, In Their Own Words: Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers Speak About Leading Youth Climate Cases, covers four leading cases from Canada and the US in which youth are demanding climate accountability and action from their government. Each session in the series will delve into a particular case […]

Free

Contract Faculty End-of-Term Marking Party

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

Multi-access The end of term brings many hours of grading final assignments, which can be overwhelming and isolating. Why not come and spend some of your grading hours in the company of your contract faculty colleagues in our last Community of Practice event of 2023? We’ll have a large, light-filled and quiet room, snacks, a […]