Events

February 26th: Enhancing community-based care for depression: global mental health research across the implementation trajectory

UPCOMING EVENT!   Title: Enhancing community-based care for depression: global mental health research across the implementation trajectory Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Time: 12 – 1 PM Location: School of Population and Public Health, UBC Campus, 4th Floor, Room 424 The event is free but please register: HERE Lunch will be provided. Topic: Closing the critical gap in availability of and […]

Global Health Initiative Workshop: Maternal/Pediatric and Reproductive Global Health

Come to our next GHI workshop on Maternal/Pediatric and Reproductive Global Health. The workshop will be on Tuesday, February 11th, from 6:00 to 7:30pm at the MSAC Hardwick Hall! There will be FREE FOOD for all participants starting at 5:30 pm.   To begin the evening, we will have a small activity on Sexual History […]

SPPH Upcoming Global Health Event Voices in Health– Indigenous Sovereignty is Sustainability: Public Health, Biodiversity and Climate Change

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2020 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM Location: School of Population and Public Health, Room B151, UBC campus Speakers: Dr. Shannon Waters Please visit this link for more details: https://www.spph.ubc.ca/spph-voices-in-health/

UBC Global Health Initiative and UBC EnviroMed Workshop!

Hi everyone! Our first Global Health Initiative (GHI) workshop of the year is a collaboration between EnviroMed and GHI on Climate Change & Disaster Management on Friday, January 17th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the MSAC Latham Hall! If you have any questions or comments about the workshop, feel free to email monica.hsieh@alumni.ubc.ca or […]

Upcoming Events!

Global Health Initiative Workshop: Health Systems and Resilience Come to our third GHI workshop featuring Dr. Ali Okhowat as our presenter on Health Systems and Resilience on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 6 to 8 pm at the MSAC Hardwick Hall! Dr. Okhowat is a physician, bioethicist, and humanitarian worker who is interested in the application […]

Global Health Initiative Workshop: Building a Village

Hello everyone! Come to our next Global Health Initiative (GHI) workshop called Building A Village on colonial legacies and globalization. The workshop will be on Wednesday, November 6th, from 6:00 to 7:30pm at the MSAC Hardwick Hall! There will be FREE PIZZA for all participants starting at 5:30 pm. To begin the evening, we have […]

GHI Workshop – Ethics in Global Health (Sept. 25th)

Hello everyone, We are hosting our first Global Health Initiative workshop on Ethics in Global Health on Wednesday, September 25th, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the Medical Students’ Alumni Centre! Food will be served at 5:30PM. Please RSVP at: https://forms.gle/xE7tEn3WJ1Cyp1aJ7 Questions can be directed to monica.hsieh@alumni.ubc.ca or veena.lin@alumni.ubc.ca.

Humanitarian & Disaster Response Simulation Training Program  POSTPONED

Humanitarian & Disaster Response Simulation Training Program POSTPONED

Date: October 19-22, 2017 Humanitarian & Disaster Response Simulation Training Program is designed to simulate a complex humanitarian emergency that requires a comprehensive understanding of war, natural disasters and forced displacement, and the impact of cultural contexts on the affected populations

GHI Workshop: Delivering Trauma Informed Care to Vulnerable Populations – Jan 16 2017

Date: At 5:30 PM on January 16th Location: Hardwick Hall at the Medical Student Alumni Centre (MSAC) – at Heather and West 12th avenue, Vancouver, B.C. VC is also available (details are provided below). Workshop Content: Open forum discussion with a focus on diversity among ethno-cultural populations that physicians are providing service to. The workshop will include practical […]

Climate and Health Talk – Nov. 9 2016

Climate and Health Talk – Nov. 9 2016

A talk by Dr. Courtney Howard, emergency physician in the Canadian arctic. Date: 5 pm November 9, 2016 Location: Room 1221, Forest Science Centre, UBC Why did the Canadian Medical Association just divest from fossil fuels? Why can Canada’s MDs now invest in a fossil-free fund? Why did Dr. James Orbinski, the doctor who accepted […]