Global Health eNEWS                        September 2016

More information on speakers, workshops, and abstract submissions are available online. 

This past summer, over 30 first year students from the UBC Faculty of Medicine participated in Global Health Initiative (GHI) projects across the globe. From conducting mental health workshops in Kenya to sickle cell disease education in Nepal and health screens at a boarding school in India, the work the students performed was as diverse as the locales they visited. One thing is for certain, though: for all of the GHI participants, their summer abroad taught them lessons that no university lecture ever could.

Read more about their exciting stories.

Since 2013, a Vancouver-based respiratory team has been working to empower local nurses and doctors to perform diagnostic testing for asthma and COPD and to deliver education and self-management skills at Georgetown Public Hospital, in the small South American nation of Guyana.

                                          
Learn more about the program from Dr. Robert Levy.

Date: Monday, October 3rd, 2016 at 6 pm Pacific Time
Location: MSAC Hardwick Hall, 2750 Heather Street, Vancouver, BC

The GHI student leaders will be facilitating the workshop that gives students an opportunity to imagine and learn about our global heath through drawing and mapping on paper in groups. It also provides an opportunity for more deeply understanding advocacy, power struggles and collective action to uphold the dignity and respect we all seek. Our discussion will touch on themes of sustainable development, colonialism & hegemony, and autonomy vs. paternalism.

Learn more

Date: November 14th–18th, 2016
Location: The Vancouver Convention Center
Brief Intro: At the 4th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, questions will be confronted on how health systems can absorb shocks, respond to emerging needs and take advantage of new opportunities in the face of emerging challenges.

View the full program online.

Register now and take part in this exciting event!

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Link to the course.