Past Events
2010
March 2010
BC Lung Health Forum & Poster Competition
March 24th - March 27th
Park Ballrooms, Main Floor, Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, BC
The Centre for Lung Health invites you to a combination of meetings providing a superb opportunity for physicians, scientists, fellows allied health professionals, and graduate students to showcase lung related research carried out in BC. It also provides a great forum for professional development. There will also be a Poster Competition. The David Bates Memorial lecture will be on the Thursday evening. This lecture will be given by Dr. Jim Hogg who has provided global leadership in our understanding of the pathogenesis of COPD. Dr. Peter Pare will deliver the Centre for Lung Health Plenary lecture "Genetic Testing for Respiratory Disease. Are We There Yet?"
There is no registration fee for students for the Centre for Lung Health Research and Policy Day event.
Click here to view the event flyer.
Peak Performance: The Path to Exceptional Athletic Achievement
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Segal Centre, SFU Harbour Centre,
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Join leading experts from around the world for an afternoon focused on hot topics in the scientific, ethical and psychosocial complexities underlying competitive sports and the challenges athletes face in reaching peak performance. Presenters and discussants will address state-of-the-art advances and future innovations that may play important roles in elite achievement: ergogenic aids such as nutritional supplements, "doping", and mechanical assistive devices, mental-emotional strength and stamina, and breakthroughs in the healing and repair of injuries. This forum for lively and thought-provoking discussion will interest anyone involved in athletic activities: aspiring athletes themselves, their coaches and families, spectators, health sciences and engineering innovators, the press, and the public-at-large.
For more details visit: www.heartandlung.ca/peak
4th Annual Heart, Lung and Blood Research & Education FEST
No Boundaries: Scientists and Innovators for Better Health
March 8 - 9, 2010
Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, BC
Call for poster abstracts - Deadline: February 15, 2010
For program details and to RSVP click here.
January 2010
Seeking better biomarkers of acute and chronic immune rejection
Dr. Bruce McManus, Director, Providence Heart + Lung Institute will be a guest lecturer at Imperial College.
January 18, 2010 at Imperial College London.
For more information click here.
Past Events
2009
February 2009
COPD: Reactive Past, Preventive Future
Public Forum: Thursday, February 5, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Conference: February 6-7, 2009
COPD: Reactive Past, Preventive Future brings together the world's leading clinicians and researchers to celebrate 30 years of excellence in lung research at the James Hogg iCAPTURE Center and to generate a new "blueprint" for COPD research for the next generation of COPD researchers. There will be over 20 internationally renowned speakers at the meeting, who will discuss topics ranging from Molecular Pathogenesis to Self-Management in COPD.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Delta Vancouver Suites
www.copd2009.com
March 2009
Heart, Lung and Blood Research FEST 2009
The 3rd Annual Heart, Lung and Blood Research FEST will be held as a day-long event within UBC's annual Celebrate Research Week.
Tuesday, March 10th 2009
Sheraton Wall Centre
Vancouver, BC
For full agenda click here.
Contact: Jenny Boon jboon@mrl.ubc.ca
Free Public Talk:
"Navigating Diabetes Research - From Causes to Care."
Child & Family Research Institute, Providence Health Care Research Institute and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute present:
Research Matters: A Free Public Talk on Leading Edge Health Research - "Navigating Diabetes Research - From Causes to Care."
Members of the public are invited to learn about research related to diabetes and its complications from:
- Dr. Bruce Verchere, CFRI
- Dr. Gordon Francis, PHCRI
- Dr. Garth Warnock, VCHRI
This event will be moderated by Dr. Rhonda Low, host of "Your Health" on CTV.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7pm - 9 pm
Chan Centre for Family Health Education at CFRI
To register contact: 604-875-2000 ext. 5397 or reseduc@cw.bc.ca
Air Pollution and Heart Disease - Making the Connections
Air Pollution Affects Heart Health: Learn How
A FREE Information Panel and Discussion Presented by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon and the UBC Centre for Health and Environment Research
Panelists include:
Dr. Stephan van Eeden, Providence Heart + Lung Institute, who first identified the biological mechanism linking air pollution and heart health.
Dr. Ryan Allen, SFU Faculty of Health Sciences, who has worked on the landmark MESA-Air project, a landmark study looking at the cardiovascular effects of air pollution in a population of 7000 people in six major US metropolitan areas.
Dr. Chris Carlsten, VCH Lung Centre, a physician and researcher who has studied the effect of traffic exhaust on cardiovascular function
Glen Okrainetz, Director of Air Protection, BC Health Protection Branch, Manager of the Air Quality Section and Acting Director of the Environmental Quality Branch in the BC Ministry of the Environment.
Moderated by Dr. Michael Brauer, Centre for Health and
Environment Research
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 7 - 9 pm
Where: 800 Robson Street (at Howe), UBC Robson Square Theatre
For more information please contact research@hsf.bc.ca or 604-737-3401
Light refreshments will be provided.
June 2009
Heart Centre Nurses present:
CARDIAC NURSING 2009 - TECHNOLOGY: FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE?
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Join us to examine the implications for caring for the cardiac patient in a world of rapidly changing technology.
UBC Golf Club, Vancouver, BC.
Final program coming soon!
For more information please contact Tiffany Chui - 604-806-9320
To view poster and registration form click here.
November 2009
Women's Heart Health Forum & Health Fair
Heart disease and stroke is the leading cause of death for women in Canada, yet the majority of women don't know that they are at risk.
Join leading cardiac experts from the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital for an interactive discussion about women's heart health in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation's The Heart Truth campaign.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (doors open at 9:00 a.m.)
Health fair: 11:30 - 1:30
New Lecture Theatre, Level 1
St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver
Topics will include:
• Preventing cardiovascular disease in women
• The journey from symptoms to treatment
• Coping with the risk factors of heart disease
• Pregnancy & heart disease
Visit the Health Fair!
After the forum, have your risk factors assessed & speak with experts from our provincial Heart Centre. Ask your questions to our dietitians, exercise therapists, psychologists and other experts. Learn about different risk factors and how you can improve your heart health!
The forum is free to the public but space is limited. Registration is advised.
RSVP: nordano@providencehealth.bc.ca or 604-806-9139.
Visit www.heartandlung.ca/hearttalk for more information.
2008
September 2008
Joint Heart + Lung Rounds
"Right Ventricle - Pulmonary Arteries Unit"
A comprehensive approach in both the diagnosis and experimental therapies of
cardiopulmonary vascular diseases.
Thursday September 18, 2008
7:15 AM: Case Studies
8:00 AM: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Canada Research Chair in Pulmonary Hypertension
University of Alberta
Location: Hurlburt Auditorium, St. Paul's Hospital
For additional information on this event please contact: Jenny Boon
Ph: 604-806-9853 Email: jboon@mrl.ubc.ca
Click here to view poster.
Living Well with Heart Transplant
A Patient Education Day
Friday, September 19
St. Paul's Hospital
New Lecture Theatre, Providence Building Level 1
Join us for an interesting and informative day that covers a variety of topics and presentations around the issue of heart transplantation. For more information and a list of speakers and topics please view the event program.
Contact for Information: Sue Mortimer 604-806-8887
email: smortimer@providencehealth.bc.ca
Registration Fee $10 donation at the door to Heart Transplant Home Society. Registration starts at 8:00 a.m. Please RSVP By September 8, 2008 for catering purposes.
Gift of Hope Fundraising Dinner 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
6:00 p.m. Reception (Dinner starts at 7:00 p.m.)
The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, 1601 Bayshore Drive (Stanley Park entrance)
Tickets: $175 (Tax deductible: $100)
St. Paul's Hospital Foundation's Gift of Hope Fundraising Dinner raises funds to buy crucial equipment for St. Paul's Hospital. This year, the proceeds of the Gift of Hope Dinner and related events will be used to purchase bronchoscopy equipment and an Aperio ScanScope XT System for the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul's.
The Gift of Hope Fundraising Dinner features a sit-down gourmet dinner, a return performance by the popular group, ABBA Cadabra and the Retro Divas, and hundreds of prize draws.
Tickets & Information: 604-806-8922 or visit www.helpstpauls.com.
October 2008
Respiratory Research Seminar Series
Surgical and nonsurgical advances in the treatment of chronic thromboembolic disease and associated PAH
Dr. Marc De Perro
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
Staff Surgeon, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
Wednesday October 15, 2008
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Gourlay Conference Room, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC.
For more information on this event please contact: Jenny Boon at 604-806-9853 or jboon@mrl.ubc.ca.
Click here to view event poster.
2008 Gairdner Lectures - Vancouver
October 20, 2008
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Life Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre 1 (LSC 1),
University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
Speaker: Dr. Gary Ruvkun, Gairdner Laureate 2008, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
Lecture: "The tiny RNA pathways of C. elegans"
Speaker: Dr. Alan Bernstein, Gairdner Wightman Laureate 2008, Executive Director, Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, New York, NY, USA
Lecture: "Global solutions for global challenges: Progress towards an HIV vaccine"
Contact:
Seetha Kumaran
T: (604) 875-2000 x 5426
E: skumaran@cmmt.ubc.ca
7th International Conference on Urban Health
October 29 - 31, 2008
The 7th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH-2008) will be held at the Westin Bayshore in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. The meeting begins Wednesday, October 29 with engaging pre-conference workshops and concludes Friday, October 31. The conference theme is Knowledge Integration: Successful Interventions in Urban Health and we encourage delegates to move beyond description and to share with us their actions, which have improved health of urban communities.
November 2008
CPR Awareness Month
Every November the Heart and Stroke Foundation celebrates CPR Awareness Month. Each province celebrates by organizing different events. Please visit the Heart & Stroke Foundation website for more information.
The Segal Centre, SFU Harbour Centre,
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
For more details visit: www.heartandlung.ca/peak
No Boundaries: Scientists and Innovators for Better Health
Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, BC
For program details and to RSVP click here.
January 18, 2010 at Imperial College London.
For more information click here.
2009
February 2009
COPD: Reactive Past, Preventive Future
Public Forum: Thursday, February 5, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Conference: February 6-7, 2009
COPD: Reactive Past, Preventive Future brings together the world's leading clinicians and researchers to celebrate 30 years of excellence in lung research at the James Hogg iCAPTURE Center and to generate a new "blueprint" for COPD research for the next generation of COPD researchers. There will be over 20 internationally renowned speakers at the meeting, who will discuss topics ranging from Molecular Pathogenesis to Self-Management in COPD.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Delta Vancouver Suites
www.copd2009.com
March 2009
Heart, Lung and Blood Research FEST 2009
The 3rd Annual Heart, Lung and Blood Research FEST will be held as a day-long event within UBC's annual Celebrate Research Week.
Tuesday, March 10th 2009
Sheraton Wall Centre
Vancouver, BC
For full agenda click here.
Contact: Jenny Boon jboon@mrl.ubc.ca
Free Public Talk:
"Navigating Diabetes Research - From Causes to Care."
- Dr. Bruce Verchere, CFRI
- Dr. Gordon Francis, PHCRI
- Dr. Garth Warnock, VCHRI
This event will be moderated by Dr. Rhonda Low, host of "Your Health" on CTV.
Chan Centre for Family Health Education at CFRI
To register contact: 604-875-2000 ext. 5397 or reseduc@cw.bc.ca
Air Pollution and Heart Disease - Making the Connections
A FREE Information Panel and Discussion Presented by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon and the UBC Centre for Health and Environment Research
Dr. Stephan van Eeden, Providence Heart + Lung Institute, who first identified the biological mechanism linking air pollution and heart health.
Dr. Ryan Allen, SFU Faculty of Health Sciences, who has worked on the landmark MESA-Air project, a landmark study looking at the cardiovascular effects of air pollution in a population of 7000 people in six major US metropolitan areas.
Dr. Chris Carlsten, VCH Lung Centre, a physician and researcher who has studied the effect of traffic exhaust on cardiovascular function
Glen Okrainetz, Director of Air Protection, BC Health Protection Branch, Manager of the Air Quality Section and Acting Director of the Environmental Quality Branch in the BC Ministry of the Environment.
Moderated by Dr. Michael Brauer, Centre for Health and
Environment Research
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 7 - 9 pm
Where: 800 Robson Street (at Howe), UBC Robson Square Theatre
For more information please contact research@hsf.bc.ca or 604-737-3401
Light refreshments will be provided.
CARDIAC NURSING 2009 - TECHNOLOGY: FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE?
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Join us to examine the implications for caring for the cardiac patient in a world of rapidly changing technology.
UBC Golf Club, Vancouver, BC.
Final program coming soon!
For more information please contact Tiffany Chui - 604-806-9320
To view poster and registration form click here.
November 2009
Heart disease and stroke is the leading cause of death for women in Canada, yet the majority of women don't know that they are at risk.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (doors open at 9:00 a.m.)
Health fair: 11:30 - 1:30
New Lecture Theatre, Level 1
St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver
• Preventing cardiovascular disease in women
• The journey from symptoms to treatment
• Coping with the risk factors of heart disease
• Pregnancy & heart disease
The forum is free to the public but space is limited. Registration is advised.
RSVP: nordano@providencehealth.bc.ca or 604-806-9139.
Visit www.heartandlung.ca/hearttalk for more information.
September 2008
A comprehensive approach in both the diagnosis and experimental therapies of
cardiopulmonary vascular diseases.
7:15 AM: Case Studies
8:00 AM: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Canada Research Chair in Pulmonary Hypertension
University of Alberta
Location: Hurlburt Auditorium, St. Paul's Hospital
For additional information on this event please contact: Jenny Boon
Ph: 604-806-9853 Email: jboon@mrl.ubc.ca
Click here to view poster.
Living Well with Heart Transplant
A Patient Education Day
St. Paul's Hospital
New Lecture Theatre, Providence Building Level 1
Contact for Information: Sue Mortimer 604-806-8887
email: smortimer@providencehealth.bc.ca
6:00 p.m. Reception (Dinner starts at 7:00 p.m.)
The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, 1601 Bayshore Drive (Stanley Park entrance)
Tickets: $175 (Tax deductible: $100)
St. Paul's Hospital Foundation's Gift of Hope Fundraising Dinner raises funds to buy crucial equipment for St. Paul's Hospital. This year, the proceeds of the Gift of Hope Dinner and related events will be used to purchase bronchoscopy equipment and an Aperio ScanScope XT System for the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul's.
Tickets & Information: 604-806-8922 or visit www.helpstpauls.com.
Dr. Marc De Perro
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
Staff Surgeon, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
Wednesday October 15, 2008
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Gourlay Conference Room, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC.
For more information on this event please contact: Jenny Boon at 604-806-9853 or jboon@mrl.ubc.ca.
Click here to view event poster.
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Life Sciences Centre, Lecture Theatre 1 (LSC 1),
University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
Speaker: Dr. Gary Ruvkun, Gairdner Laureate 2008, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
Lecture: "The tiny RNA pathways of C. elegans"
Lecture: "Global solutions for global challenges: Progress towards an HIV vaccine"
Seetha Kumaran
T: (604) 875-2000 x 5426
E: skumaran@cmmt.ubc.ca
The 7th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH-2008) will be held at the Westin Bayshore in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. The meeting begins Wednesday, October 29 with engaging pre-conference workshops and concludes Friday, October 31. The conference theme is Knowledge Integration: Successful Interventions in Urban Health and we encourage delegates to move beyond description and to share with us their actions, which have improved health of urban communities.