Past Events
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May 30, 2018
Suffering, Stories, and Healing: Narrative Medicine Tools for Health Care Providers | Webinar by Dr. Katrina Genuis
Webinar
Vancouver BC V6T1Z3
CanadaPain and suffering are not static entities. They appear differently throughout history, across cultures, from one human to the next. One person might continue to find life meaningful and fulfilling despite pain; another might experience pain as a destroyer of meaning and identity.
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May 17, 2018
How Purdue Pharma was allowed to push OxyContin in Canada; seminar by Dr. Joel Lexchin
School of Population and Public Health room B104
2206 East Mall
Vancouver BC V6T1Z3
CanadaThe W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics presents: “How Purdue was allowed to push OxyContin in Canada” Thursday, May 17, 2018 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. SPPH B104 Speaker: Joel Lexchin, York University
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May 15, 2018
Cannabis and Joints: The Promise of Cannabinoids to Treat Arthritis | Jason McDougall Colloquium May 15
Centre for Brain Health, Rudy North Lecture Theatre (LL 101)
2215 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver BC V6T1Z3
CanadaBC Pain Research Network and the UBC Department Of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics are delighted to co-host Prof. Jason McDougall from Dalhousie University to give a colloquium titled Cannabis and Joints: The Promise of Cannabinoids to Treat Arthritis.
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May 14, 2018
Forging Effective SSH Partnerships with Non-Academic Organizations: The Researcher’s Perspective
Michael Smith Labs, Room 102
Vancouver BC V6T1Z3
CanadaSPARC, the Faculty of Education, and the Faculty of Arts are pleased to offer the first of two panel discussions on effective collaboration with non-academic partners on social sciences and humanities research.
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May 14, 2018
Is it good enough? Is it harmful? The ethics of using art in health research; Seminar by Dr. Kathryn Boydell
Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
1961 East Mall
Vancouver BC V6T1Z3
CanadaThe W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia is happy to host Dr. Katherine Boydell from Black Dog Institute (Australia) for an interactive discussion around the ethics of using art in health research. As an international expert in arts-based methods and knowledge translation, Dr.
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April 25, 2018
BC Pain Research Network Meet and Greet Seminar Series April 25
3110 Pharmaceutical Sciences Building
2405 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver BC V6T1Z3
CanadaAll pain researchers and trainees are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate by giving a brief talk on their research. We are looking for 3 volunteers to give a 10 min talk with the goal that this format should allow more time for feedback and open discussion.
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April 23, 2018
BC Pain Research Network Workshop Proposals Due
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
Vancouver BC V6T1Z2
CanadaWe are keen to start hosting workshops and will select a minimum of 4 proposals to fund. Workshops will focus upon specific topics from multiple perspectives, hopefully building to joint interest in grant applications.
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April 19, 2018
Jeff Mogil Colloquium: Pain in Mice and Man: Ironic Adventures in Translation April 19
Earth Sciences Building, Room 1012,
2207 Main Mall
Vancouver BC V6T1Z4
CanadaJeff Mogil, director of the The Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain at McGill University will give a Colloquium jointly sponsored by the BC Pain Research Network and the Department of Psychology titled “Pain in Mice
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April 18, 2018
From Painful to Playful: An Intuitive Approach to Pediatric Pain Management | Webinar by Claire Brown
Webinar
Vancouver BC V6T1Z3
CanadaAll children have a right to play. This is especially important for children and youth living with pain. Join Claire Brown, Certified Child Life Specialist from BC Children’s Hospital, to explore using play to manage pediatric pain.
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April 17, 2018
Collaborative Health Research Projects - Workshop
Michael Smith Labs, Room 102
2185 E Mall
Vancouver BC V6T1Z4
CanadaCollaborative Health Research Projects - Workshop CIHR and NSERC will shortly announce the 2018 Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) funding opportunity. In preparation, SPARC will host a CHRP workshop on Tuesday, April 17, 2-4pm (room TBA). The workshop will consist of a presentation by Dr.