Mary DeVera
PhD Defense
Date: Thursday September 2, 2010
Time: 12.30 pm
Location: Room 200, Graduate Student Centre
Thesis title: Pharmacoepidemiologic Studies of Statins in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Final Doctoral Examinations are normally held in the Examination Rooms on the main floor of the Graduate Student Centre, at 6371 Crescent Road. Parking is available in the Rose Garden Parkade (underground), or outside the University Centre (previously the Faculty Club).

Examinations normally take 2 - 3 hours to complete. Exam room doors are locked once exams are in progress - Late entry is not permitted.

An orientation for all new SPPH students in the PhD, MHSc, MSc, MPH and MHA programs.

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At the inaugural talk for the new Green College Population Health Lecture Series, Dr. Michael Hayes, Director of Health Education and Research from the University of Victoria, will present "Language, Ambivalence and Relevance: Reflections on Population Health Research, Practice and Policy."

In this talk Dr. Hayes will focus on three themes in population health (language, ambivalence and relevance) as they relate to the intersection of research, practice and policy. The language of population health is sloppy and inconsistent, which has implications for both theorizing what’s going on and communicating with others (in the sphere of population health and outside of it). Ambivalence concerns both indifference and indeterminism and will be touched on. Relevance will be discussed in relation to the differing positions, constraints and aspirations operating in the realms of research, practice and policy.

There will be four additional meetings of this series during the 2010-11 Academic Year. The Population Health Series, which is co-sponsored by several units throughout campus, has a special thematic focus on “Furthering the Intersections of Theory and Method for Improving Research, Practice, and Policy.”  In light of this focus, the series' aim is to invite internationally-recognized social scientists who are conducting cutting-edge work integrating innovative theoretical perspectives and/or developing novel methods for use in advancing population health science and improving practice and policy.  Rather than simply being a forum for scholars to present on a particular study they have conducted, the series is intentionally designed to have a focus on new theoretical and methodological ideas for the conduct of research. Each event is open to all, especially students.

Master of Public Health Advisors, Supervisors, Faculty and Students are invited to a meet and greet and practicum showcase. Meet the incoming MPH cohort and joint the returning MPH students to hear about their exciting practicum summer projects.

RSVP to Dawna Brown by Thursday Sept. 9 at dawna.brown@ubc.ca or 604-827-5470.

Richard Lester
Lead Physician, Division of STI/HIV Control,
BC Centre for Disease Control;
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

TITLE: Cell Phones Fighting HIV/AIDS: A Randomized Trial in Kenya

Theme: Global Health and Vulnerable Populations

Keynote presentation by Dr. Nigel Fisher, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti.

Other talks by:
Dr. Carol Dahl, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
Dr. Denis Martin, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative,
Dr. Peter Singer, CEO, Grand Challenges Canada,
Dr. Rachel Kidell-Monroe, President of the Board, Universities Allied for Essential Medicine,
Dr. Allan Saul, Director, Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health and
Dr. Shayam Sundar, Professor of Medicine, Banaras Hindu University.

Only 10 spots left! Click here to register.

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BC Hepatitis Services is again hosting an Interdisciplinary Viral Hepatitis Education Workshop for health and social service providers who want to increase their knowledge about viral hepatitis and improve prevention and care services.

Please visit the BC Centre for Disease Control website for program details and event registration.

Patti Janssen
Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC;
Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Women’s Reproductive Health Research Training Program

TITLE: Home Birth in BC: Consequences, cost and politics

THEME: Maternal – Child Health

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Open to SPPH TA's.
Topic: Web CT Vista
Presenter: Emily Renoe (UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology expert), with assistance from senior and former TA’s: Guilia Muraca, Anna Carson and Margo Pearce

Please bring a laptop.

The Olympic Line - Vancouver’s 2010 Streetcar demonstration project held during the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games saw urban streetcars return to Vancouver for the first time in almost half a century. The project proved extremely popular and has ignited the idea of reinvesting in streetcars as part of a broader sustainable transportation system for the city of Vancouver and the entire Metro Vancouver region.