Global Health Initiative Workshop: Medical Equipment Donations Abroad, Nov. 24th 2015
Hi everyone, You are welcome to join the Global Health Initiative’s workshop on medical equipment donations abroad taking place on Tuesday November 24. Medical equipment donations abroad allow many health facilities to gain access to essential medical equipment. However, are these donations effective and do they have their intended impact? Challenges regarding infrastructure and resources, user […]
Global Health Initiative – Project Recruitment Night, September 28, 2015
On September 28th, the Global Health Initiative (GHI) present’s The Annual Global Health Recruitment Night! GHI is a student-led initiative incorporating students from a diverse range of backgrounds in global health education and training via workshops and social media resources. As well, GHI offers the opportunity to participate in international global health projects. On September 28th you will have the […]
Rescheduled: Online Global Health Journal Club: Disaster Relief Medicine, Wed. Dec. 2, 2015
Rescheduled Date: Wed. Dec. 2nd, 2015 at 8 pm Pacific Time Topic: Disaster relief medicine Description: All students, residents, physicians and faculty are welcome to join us for the next UBC Global Health JournalClub. We will be discussing disaster relief medicine. Our discussion will begin with a review of the journal articles below, followed by presentations of two […]
Global Health Initiative Workshop: Refugee Health, Sep. 29th 2015
Hi everyone! The first UBC Global Health Initiative (GHI) Workshop of the year will be taking place on Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 at 7:15 pm Pacific Time in MSAC VC Room. The topic is Refugee Health. Everyone with interest is welcome to join. Here is also a friendly reminder that these workshops are MANDATORY for GHI members. […]
GHI: The Annual Global Health Recruitment Night – Sep. 28th 2015
On September 28th, the Global Health Initiative (GHI) will present the Annual Global Health Recruitment Night. The GHI is a student-led initiative incorporating students from a diverse range of backgrounds in global health education and training via workshops and social media resources. As well, the GHI offers the opportunity to participate in international global health projects. On the Annual Global […]
Online Global Health Journal Club: Post-Ebola, Wed. June 10, 2015
Date: Wed June 10th 2015 at 8 pm PST Topic: Post-Ebola: What have we learned? Guest speaker: Dr. Richard Bedell Description: All students, residents, physicians and faculty are welcome to join us for the next UBC Global Health Journal Club. We will be discussing the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa and review […]
GHI Workshop – Access to Essential Medicines
Hi everyone! Our FINAL GHI Workshop of the year will be taking place this upcoming Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at the MSAC. A friendly reminder that these workshops are MANDATORY for GHI members, so if you have missed one or two recently, it would be great to see you on Tuesday! We will also be taking a […]
Global Health Workshop – Gender-Based Violence and MSF
Hi everyone! Excited to announce that our next workshop is coming up on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. This workshop will focus on Gender-Based Violence and life with MSF. The talk will be taking place at the MSAC at 7pm. Our speaker will be Sharon Janzen, an RN, who completed her first 6 month mission with MSF/Doctors Without Borders in Somalia. She […]
Humanitarianism in the 21st Century – James Maskalyk – March 24th, 5 pm
HUMANITARIANISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY James Maskalyk, Medicine, University of Toronto Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday March 24 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm with reception to follow James Maskalyk is an author, physician, and humanitarian, who has worked in many different health systems around the world. He will discuss principles of humanitarianism, diminishing margins […]
Pre-departure Training Workshop, March 15, 2015
The UBC Global Health Initiative is holding its annual Pre-departure Workshop on Sunday March 15th. Anyone is welcome to attend. RSVP is required. Below is some important information regarding the mandatory Pre-Departure Training (PDT). Please read this email carefully and let us (or your project leaders) know if you have any questions or concerns. There […]