GHI Workshop: Asset Mapping – Conducting Community Assessments, January 26th
On January 26th, Dr. Farah Shroff, PhD, will be sharing about her international health experiences, with a focus on community asset mapping. She will speak about why community assessments are necessary, how to engage community members in addressing health issues, and how to develop culturally appropriate interventions and future sustainable projects. Afterwards, we will discuss some specific global health cases related to these ideas.
Through the Eyes of a Refugee: Bhutanese Refugee Art Exhibit
6-9 pm January 21, 2012, MSAC building, 2750 Heather St Vancouver. Through the Eyes of a Refugee is a PhotoVoice project with Bhutanese
refugees that began during the summer of 2011. The idea grew out of
the Bridge Clinic in Vancouver where primary care is provided for
refugees and refugee claimants in Vancouver. There is a paucity of
literature regarding the determinants of health of the refugee
population in Canada.
Global Health Initiative Workshop: Aboriginal Health, November 30, 2011
GHI and AHI (Aboriginal Health Initiative) are collaborating on presenting the Aboriginal Health workshop on Wednesday, November 30th. Dr. Behn-Smith will speak about her “Medicine Woman” documentary, what she learned from her life changing trip around the world, and how it has impacted her current medical family practice with Aboriginal patients. Dr. Tu will be speaking on his research and his personal clinical experience working within Infectious Diseases in the Aboriginal population.
Global Health Initiative Workshop: Nutrition, November 9, 2011
There will be a GHI workshop addressing international nutrition on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9. Dr. Alice Temu will speak about approaches to improving a community’s nutritional status and common mistakes international workers make when implementing nutritional programs.
THE GRANDEST CHALLENGE: Taking Life-saving Science From Lab To Village, Dr. Peter Singer and Dr. Abdallah Daar discussion, October 26th
“Our inspiration comes from one simple fact: If your home is in Canada, the United States or Germany you can expect to live into your eighties. If your home is in Swaziland, Mozambique, or Zambia, your life expectancy is half that long. We are poised to experience a revolution in science, one with extraordinary potential to improve human health and welfare. Will we use our power to benefit the few or for the good of all? That is the quest we explore in this book.”
Global Health Initiative: Refugee Health Workshop, October 19, 2011
Determinants of refugee health and barriers to health care for this population will be addressed through a short video titled “Safe and Sound.” In addition, Dr. Scholtens will speak about these issues and her experience working at Bridge Clinic. Third year medical student, Nancy Yao, will address resources available to meet specific needs of refugees and her experience working with this population.
Global Health Initiative: Recruitment Night, September 28, 2011
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.
Ride for World Health
The Ride for World Health 2012 is a 3,700-mile bike ride across the
United States that will take place during April and May of 2012. This
will be the 7th annual medical student initiated event aimed at
raising knowledge and awareness of global and domestic health issues
through education, advocacy and fundraising.
2011 Global Health Conference GHEC-CUGH, Montreal, November 13-15
Mark your calendars for November 13-15 when the Canadian Society for International Health, the Consortium of Universities for Global Health and the Global Health Education Consortium jointly present the 2011 Global Health Conference in Montreal, Canada. Featured speakers include:
Romeo DALLAIRE, Senator, Lieutenant-General of the Canadian Armed Forces (retired) and former commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR),
Eric GOOSBY, Global AIDS Coordinator, PEPFAR,
Roger GLASS, NIH, Fogarty International Center,
Harold VARMUS, Director of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Rounds on International Surgery, June 8th
Global Disability in Surgical Care: Exploring the issues and challenges. Wednesday, June 8th. Speakers: Dr. Nancy Van Laeken and Dr. Penny Norgrove. See attached PDF for details.