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Global Health eNEWS                            April 2016

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Division of Global Health, Dept. of Family Practice; RCCbc-Rural Coordination Center of BC; GHI-Global Health Initiative; and CGHN-Clinical Global Health Network

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UBC Centennial Session in Global Health - TOMORROW, April 28, 2016

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The Neglected Global Diseases Initiative is pleased to present an evening with world-renown global health expert, Dr. Peter J. Hotez. This Centennial Session is an important opportunity for the UBC community and members of the public to understand the issues around global health, neglected tropical diseases and complexities of implementing systemic change in areas of need.

Date: April 28, 2016
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Location: Paetzold Lecture Theatre, Pattison Pavilion, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC.

This event is free to attend however REGISTRATION is necessary. 

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Tropical and Geographic Medicine Intensive Short Course - May 2-6, 2016

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This course is to offer a training opportunity for health professionals to learn an approach to preventing, diagnosing, evaluating, treating and managing people with tropical diseases.

Date: May 2-6, 2016
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (7:45 am start on May 2, 2016)
Location: UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Building & UBC Life Sciences Centre

Learn more about the course 

Register for the course  


'Victims deserve access to medical care': A Canadian nurse on the challenges of responding to sexual violence in conflict settings

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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has recently highlighted sexual violence as an urgent health and medical issue in a conflict setting.

This was discussed by Mariko Miller, an emergency nurse and sexual assault nurse examiner in Vancouver, B.C. She has undertaken five medical postings overseas with MSF — most recently in Bentiu, South Sudan, where she was the nursing activity manager at a project that provides clinical care to people affected by war and conflict.

Read the full article


UBC Journalism students win Edward R. Murrow Award

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UBC Journalism students have been honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for their Out of the Shadows project on global mental health treatment.

The Murrow Awards are presented each year by the Radio Television Digital News Association and are one of the highest honors in journalism, recognizing “outstanding achievements in electronic journalism.”

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