Grand Rounds will not be held this week due to the Public Health Symposium in Semiahmoo. The 2011 SPPH Grand Rounds seminars will begin on Friday, Jan. 14.

The sixth annual public health symposium brings together the UBC School of Population and Public Health, the University of Washington School of Public Health, and the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Jerry Spiegel
Associate Professor, SPPH
Director, Global Health Research Program, Liu Institute for Global
Issues

TITLE: Developing Global Health Partnerships: Lessons from 6 years of collaboration in Ecuador

THEME: Global Health & Vulnerable Populations

UBC's Sustainably Managing Environmental Health Risks in Ecuador has been recognized by the Canadian Coalition of Global Health Research as a "gold standard' of partnerships. This interdisciplinary and intercultural project has stimulated establishment of innovative master's and PhD programs at Ecuadorian universities, creating a platform for collaboration with UBC students and faculty. And this has led to several funded action research initiatives, an Andean Public Heath Observatory on Environment and Health, and an Environmental Health Clinic. This session will examine strategies for meeting the challenges inherent in developing global health partnerships.

SPPH Faculty Meeting - Note new date.

Jan Hajek & Jennifer Gardy

TITLE: Ghon with the Wind":  The (Not So Complex) Story of Passion, Networks and Whole Genome Sequencing During a TB Outbreak

THEME: Public Health, Emerging Threats & Rapid Response

The Maternal Child Health (MCH) Theme in the School of Population and Public Health is now off to a great start - a number of ideas were put forward in the Town Hall Meeting in June and the MCH Advisory Committee Meeting in October.

We are now following up on the recommendations put forward by the Advisory Committee. Key informant surveys to assess the needs, competencies and employment opportunities for MCH graduates are now underway. We are also completing an environmental scan of courses offered at UBC in other departments relevant to MCH.

UBC Faculty and Trainees interested in maternal-child health are welcome to attend the MCH Theme's town hall meeting on Jan. 27 at the CFRI Chan Centre for Family Health Education.

Jerilynn Prior
Professor of Endocrinology / Department of Medicine
Scientific Director, Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research, UBC

Christine Hitchcock
Clinical Assistant Professor, SPPH
Research Associate, Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research, UBC

TITLE: "Progesterone Treatment of Hot Flushes and Night Sweats in Menopausal and Perimenopausal Women"

THEME: Epidemiology & Biostatistics

“AIDING” DEVELOPMENT? THE MILLENNIUM
DEVELOPMENT GOALS, FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Ashok Kotwal, Department of Economics, UBC
John Hariss, School for International Studies, SFU
Philippe Le Billon, Department of Geography, UBC
Patrick Francois (Moderator), Department of
Economics, UBC
5-6:30 pm, Wednesday, January 30, 2012