GHI Workshop: International Nutrition, March 11, 2014
The next GHI workshop will be an introduction to “International Nutrition” with Judy Mclean and Crystal Karakochuk.
Crystal Karakochuk is a Registered Dietitian with over 10 years of experience in clinical pediatrics, community based nutrition programming and international nutrition. She has worked internationally with the UN World Food Programme (Rwanda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Italy HQ) and UNICEF (Timor-Leste). Her research interests include food and nutrition programming to reduce maternal and child undernutrition, infant and young child feeding, and micronutrients.
Tropical and Geographic Medicine Course, UBC, May 5-9, 2014
The UBC Faculty of Medicine and School of Population and Public Health are thrilled t…
GHI Workshop: Does Aid Work?, Dr. Michael Seear, February 5, 2014
Dr. Seear will be addressing one of the biggest questions facing aid at any level – does all that work achieve any measurable benefit? The discussion will include issues such as sustainability and outcome measurement.
Dr. Michael Seear first studied medicine at University of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He was subsequently a district health officer at a remote rural hospital. In 1982 he moved to Canada and took postgraduate training in Pediatrics at Vancouver and then further fellowship training in Toronto in respirology and intensive care.
UBC Online Global Health Journal Club, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 – Malaria
The next UBC online global health journal club is happening on Wednesday Jan 15 at 8PM PST.
Due to popular demand, we will be reviewing: Malaria
Our journal club will be focused on two recent Malaria reviews from the Lancet (attached to this email). The first is a general review of malaria biology and epidemiology, followed by a second paper detailing “new strategies for new challenges” in Malaria elimination. We are very fortunate to have as our guest Dr. Jan Hajek,
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.
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.
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.