UBC Global Health Conference – Oct. 14-15, 2016
Dates: October 14th – 15th, 2016 Location: the Life Sciences Centre at UBC’s Point Grey Campus Conference website: www.ghcubc.com Registration: Available online Early-bird rate (Sep. 14th-30th): $15 Regular rate (thereafter): $20 Abstract submission for poster […]
The Annual GHI Recruitment Night – Sep. 12th 2016
On September 12th, the Global Health Initiative (GHI) will be holding the annual Global Health Recruitment Night. GHI is a student-led initiative including students with various backgrounds and different levels of global health knowledge. Students, through GHI, have the opportunity to learn more about global health in both workshops and lecture series. GHI also offers […]
GHI Workshop: Vision Village – Oct. 3rd 2016
Welcome back to school! The Global Health Initiative’s first exciting workshop of the school year will be creating a “Vision Village”. This workshop will be taking place on October 3rd, at 6 pm. This workshop will be hosted by the GHI student leaders. They will be facilitating the workshop that gives students an opportunity to imagine and […]
Tropical and Geographic Medicine Intensive Short Course – May 2-6, 2016
Purpose This course is to be offered by the School of Population and Public Health, UBC. The main purpose of the course is to offer a training opportunity for health professionals to learn an approach to preventing, diagnosing, evaluating, treating and managing people with tropical diseases. Course Objectives Through didactic lectures, interactive problem-solving discussions and […]
UBC Centennial Session in Global Health – April 28, 2016
The Neglected Global Diseases Initiative is pleased to present an evening with world-renown global health expert, Dr. Peter J. Hotez. This Centennial Session is an important opportunity for the UBC community and members of the public to understand the issues around global health, neglected tropical diseases and complexities of implementing systemic change in areas of need. […]
GHI Workshop: Vision Village – Feb. 5th, 2016
The Global Health Initiative’s next exciting workshop on creating a “vision village” will be taking place on Friday February 5th , at 6pm. Please be advised that this workshop is mandatory for those going on GHI trips this summer. Our speaker will be Bjorn Stime, the PhD student at SPPH and he will facilitate a fun exercise, Vision Village, that provides a creative opportunity to imagine – through drawing and […]
MIND Speaks Up to be Launched – Feb 1st 2016
Submitted by the UBC Med MIND Mental Illness Network for Destigmatization (MIND) is seeking students, faculty and staff interested in sharing a personal story about their experiences with struggling. As previewed in the website trailer released last fall, MIND will officially be launching MIND Speaks Up, a website dedicated to breaking down the stigma surrounding […]
GHI Workshop: Acute Disaster Relief – Jan 26th, 2016
The Global Health Initiative’s exciting workshop on acute disaster relief will be taking place on Tuesday, January 26th, at 7pm. Please be advised that this workshop is mandatory for those going on GHI trips this summer. Our speaker will be Dr. Karen Joughin, who was a member of the Queensland Health team sent to Banda Aceh, Indonesia, three weeks after the Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami in […]
Mock Refugee Camp: Jan 28th 2016
Submitted by the Friends of MSF (Doctors Without Borders) UBC Event: Mock Refugee Camp When: Thu. Jan. 28 10am-4pm Where: The Nest, lower atrium What: UBC Friends of MSF (Doctors Without Borders) in collaboration with other UBC clubs, presents a mock refugee camp to demonstrate the basic needs of refugees and the obstacles they face along their […]
UBC Global Health Conference
Please look to the bottom of this post for opportunities on how YOU can get involved and help shape the GHC 2016! Even if it is with just a small and quick comment about this post. Global Health Conference The GHC is an annual event that had its greatly successful inauguration as a historic UBC […]