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Charity Evans
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Neurology, UBC

TITLE: Medication Adherence: Taking it to Heart

THEME: Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Tim Oberlander
Professor, Division of Developmental Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC;
Maternal-Child Health Theme Co-Lead, SPPH

TITLE: Why population level research matters: Lessons learned from studies of prenatal exposure to maternal mental health and neonatal outcomes

THEME: Maternal-Child Health

This 2-day short course, to be delivered in Vancouver, offers the opportunity to learn about economic evaluation, its methods and its application. All sessions will be delivered using interactive and hands-on approaches to build knowledge and consolidate learning. The sessions move progressively from rationale and theoretical foundations to analytic methods and decision-making frameworks.

Faculty for this course include Dr. Carlo Marra, Dr. Stirling Bryan, Dr. Larry Lynd and Dr. Craig Mitton. For more details and registration info, see attached file.

Brandon Marshall
PhD Defense
Date: Wednesday November 24, 2010
Time: 9 am
Place: Room 200, Graduate Student Centre (6371 Crescent Road).

Thesis Title: The epidemiology of methamphetamine use among street youth and injection drug users

Brandon’s thesis supervisors are Dr. Jean Shoveller and Dr. Thomas Kerr.

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.

Perry Kendall
Provincial Health Officer, Ministry of Health

Danuta Skowronski
Physician Epidemiologist, BC Centre for Disease Control;
Clinical Professor, SPPH

TITLE: The 2009 Pandemic: All It was Cracked Up to Be?

THEME: Public Health, Emerging Threats, and Rapid Response

SPPH Faculty meeting

The School of Population and Public Health is hosting a grand opening celebration to officially open its new building at 2206 East Mall. The move from the James Mather building to the newly renovated building has brought the school under the same roof as the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, the School of Environmental Health, the Human Early Learning Partnership, Population Data BC, the Global Health Research Program, and the Centre for Population Health Promotion Research – all affiliates of SPPH.

4:00-4:30 Reception
4:30-5:00 Speeches & official opening by UBC President Toope
5:30-6:00 Recognition of graduates & teaching awards
6:00-6:30 Reception