GHI Workshop: Global Disability, October 23, 2013
“Global Disability” is a discussion of disability-related issues here and abroad, including legislation affecting Canadians and day to day realities faced by persons with disabilities in various settings.
Dr. Wee completed her MD at UBC in 1993, and physiatry training at Queen’s University in 1997.
GHI Workshop: HIV – A Global Perspective, November 13, 2013
This workshop is an exploration of the global HIV pandemic from the perspective of the developing world. We will examine the impact of HIV on sub-saharan Africa, and discuss progress to date in the global “war against HIV”. Emphasis will be placed on practical and ethical considerations in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV when working in a resource-limited setting.
Global Health Initiative: Refugee Health Workshop, October 9, 2013
Through a series of case scenarios, Dr. Maureen Mayhew will be discussing Refugee Health in Canada. Dr. Mayhew is a Clinical Associate Professor at UBC and Johns Hopkins School of Population and Public Health. She has 25 years of experience practicing medicine in a variety of settings including rural and remote, cross cultural, inner city, refugee health, public health and international public health.
Primary Care Global Health Journal Club: Surgical disease burden in global health
After a summer vacation break, the UBC primary care global health journal club is back this fall, on Wednesday, October 9 at 8PM PST.
Our topic will be: Surgical disease burden in global health
Global Health Initiative: Recruitment Night, September 30, 2013
Are you interested in becoming involved in a global health project?
The UBC Global Health Initiative is a medical student run organization that hosts a series of educational workshops and several global health projects with faculty support and mentorship.
Students will present brief summaries of the GHI projects and information on how to apply to be on a project team will be provided at this event.
GHI Workshop: Acute Disaster Relief, September 18, 2013
Dr. Karen Joughin was a member of the Queensland Health team sent to Banda Aceh, Indonesia three weeks after the Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. This experience impressed on her the importance of organized and coordinated disaster relief work.
NEW PUBLICATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING ETHICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH
“Resolving complex ethical, social and cultural issues in the early stage of a global health research project or clinical trial can improve the impact and quality of that research, a new report says.” Source (Lesley Shepherd); http://www.stmichaelshospital.com/media/detail.php?source=hospital_news/2013/20130808_hn
Invitation to Attend Social Entrepreneurship Institute
We warmly invite you to attend the Social Entrepreneurship Institute on Friday, December 6, 2013, at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, Connecticut. Presented by Unite For Sight, the Social Entrepreneurship Institute provides mentoring, guidance, and successful strategies for participants to apply to their work in global health, social entrepreneurship, and international development.
Over 50 Prominent Canadians Sign Declaration Calling on Federal Government to Reverse Refugee Health Cuts
Dr. Vincent Lam, Adrienne Clarkson, and Kiefer Sutherland among those pledging support on eve of 2nd National Day of Action Toronto, June 13, 2013 – The campaign for refugee health care gained some high profile new support today as dozens of prominent Canadian writers were joined by actors, filmmakers, and musicians in signing a declaration […]
UBC Primary Care Global Health Journal Club – Disease Eradication (Guinea Worm)
The next UBC Primary Care Global Health Journal Club will be May 30 at 6PM PST. The journal club will focus on the concept of disease eradication (prerequisites, biological principles, social factors), as reviewed recently in the NEJM Paper. We will have a specific focus on Guinea Worm disease (GWD). Paper 2 overviews the GWD […]