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In this week’s issue:
Announcement:
Funding Opportunities:
Awards and Honours:
Events:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Innovative Ebola Research Grants
Registration Deadline: May 25, 2015
Full Application Deadline: June 8, 2015
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to support innovative research projects relating to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) with achievable outcomes, and with strong potential to have an impact on the management of EVD in the current outbreak, or to prevent or improve the response to potential future EVD outbreaks, by the end of the funding period.
CIHR will provide funding for applications that are determined to be relevant to the following research areas:
The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $2,400,000. This amount may increase if additional funding partners participate. The maximum amount per grant is $250,000 for up to one (1) year.
Webinars: There will be 2 information webinars to learn more about this funding opportunity. For questions about the registration process, please contact Melanie Brule at melanie.brule@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
Full details on this funding opportunity, including application deadlines and instructions, can be found at https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=2248.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Clinical Research Awards
LOI Deadline: June 1, 2015; 2pm PST
Full Application Deadline: September 9, 2015
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT), the nonprofit drug discovery and development affiliate of the CF Foundation, offers competitive awards to support clinical research projects directly related to CF treatment and care.
Projects may address diagnostic or therapeutic methods related to CF or the pathophysiology of CF, and applicants must demonstrate access to a sufficient number of CF patients from CF Foundation-accredited care centers and to appropriate controls.
Up to $100,000 per year (plus 8% indirects) for a maximum of three years may be requested for single-center clinical research grants. For multi-center clinical research, the potential award is up to $225,000 per year (plus 8% indirects) for a maximum of three years.
For trials exceeding these limitations, please contact Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics before submission.
For further information, please visit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation website.
Department of Defense – Lung Cancer Research Program
Pre-Application Deadline: June 2, 2015
Full Application Deadline: September 16, 2015
The Department of Defense has recently announced 3 funding opportunities within its Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP).
LCRP Opportunities:
Full details for LCRP Opportunities available at http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/lcrp.shtml.
Weston Brain Institute – Rapid Response 2015
LOI Deadline: June 16, 2015; 2pm EDT
The Weston Brain Institute is delighted to launch its Rapid Response 2015 program to provide seed funding for totally novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research ideas to catalyze the development of safe and effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases of aging. Each project may receive up to $150,000 over 12-18 months
Applicants must be researchers or postdoctoral fellows, and developing a therapeutic and/or a tool to help accelerate the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Submission of the Letter of Intent is done through the Institute’s online grant management system at https://weston.smartsimple.ca/welcome/neuroscience.
The Weston Brain Institute will be holding a Program Information Session for this funding opportunity on May 20th at 1:00 PM. This session is intended to provide you with comprehensive information on the application process and to provide an opportunity for open questions.
To sign-up for the WebEx and receive the dial in details as well as submit any questions you may have in advance, please follow the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YX22TJS
The Institute welcomes inquiries about our funding programs at neuro@weston.ca or 416-935-4056.
Additional information about the Program can be found at http://westonbraininstitute.ca/funding-opportunities/2015-rapid-response/.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2015
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to create a Registry of DOHaD cohort studies that will provide a database of metadata and definition of variables from all relevant Canadian cohorts, thereby linking them in a way that facilitates larger and better powered studies.
The specific objectives of the registry are to:
The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $1,300,000 over 5 years or a maximum of $260,000 per annum – enough to fund one grant. This amount may increase if additional funding partners confirm their participation in this initiative.
Full details on this funding opportunity, including application deadlines and instructions, can be found at https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/viewOpportunityDetails.do?prog=2252.
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
Prostate Cancer Foundation – Stupski Prize in Prostate Cancer Computational Oncology
The Prostate Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce the Stupski Prize in Prostate Cancer Computational Oncology, a first-in-field initiative designed to attract novel ideas to the field of cancer bioinformatics. These solutions will help clinicians and researchers optimize treatment for individual prostate cancer patients and will likely lead to breakthroughs in other cancers as common molecular drivers are uncovered.
A total of five $25,000 prizes will be awarded over the next two years. Additional details on this initiative may be found in the official press release at http://www.pcf.org/stupski-prize.
The inaugural Stupski Prize was awarded to Nikolaus Schultz, PhD, for his work developing the cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics. Future prizes will be awarded as a result of global, crowdsourced competitions. All interested parties are encouraged to sign up on the PCF website to be notified of upcoming Stupski Prize competitions: http://www.pcf.org/stupski/email.
EVENTS:
Centre for Blood Research Seminar Series – Receptor-mediated endocytosis in megakaryocyte development
Date & Time: April 29, 2015; 12-1pm
Location: LSC 3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Seminar by:
Dr. Hervé Falet
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Associate Biologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Blood platelets are produced by bone marrow megakaryocytes in a process that requires extensive membrane rearrangements. These include the formation of the demarcation membrane system, the surface‐connected membrane extension that invaginates into the cell body and elaborates to provide membranes for future platelets. Our current research is focused on the cellular mechanisms and membrane binding and deforming proteins involved in the formation of this unique internal membrane system. In this talk, we will highlight our recent efforts to characterize the role of the large GTPase dynamin 2 and the F‐BAR protein PACSIN2 in receptor‐mediated endocytosis required for megakaryocyte development and platelet production.
Please contact Dr. Hugh Kim (hughkim@dentistry.ubc.ca) to network with the guest speaker.
Date & Time: May 4, 2015; 4-5pm
Location: Biomedical Research Centre, 2222 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Seminar by:
Dr. Judah Denburg
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine
William J. Walsh Professor of Medicine
Scientific Director, AllerGen-NCE Inc.
McMaster University
Hosted by Dr. Kelly McNagny Kelly@brc.ubc.ca
UBC SPARC Office – NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants Workshop
Date & Time: May 4, 2015; 1-3pm
Location: Room 101, Michael Smith Laboratories, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver
The SPARC Office is pleased to announce it is once again organizing an NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants Workshop for UBC researchers interested in applying to this valuable research partnership funding program.
Jeffery Nerenberg, Senior Manager, Research Partnerships, from the NSERC-Ottawa office will be coming to UBC on Monday, May 4th, 2015 to give a presentation, meet with researchers and address any questions you may have related to the NSERC CRD program. In addition to Mr. Nerenberg, some successful UBC CRD applicants will also outline and discuss their experiences with the CRD program.
This information session is scheduled for:
1:00 – 3:00pm on Monday, May 4th, and additional information is available on the Event Registration webpage on the SPARC website.
Please NOTE: Registration for this Workshop is REQUIRED. Lunch will be provided.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to forward them to David Woods (david.woods@ubc.ca) in the SPARC Office.
UBC SPARC Office – CIHR 2015 Foundation Scheme Information Session
Date & Time: May 14, 2015; 1-4pm
Location: UBC Point Grey campus (location TBA), with videoconference connections to hospital sites and UBC Okanagan
The SPARC Office has arranged a CIHR 2015 Foundation Scheme Information Session, hosted by Dr. Lara Boyd. The target audience is brand-new 2015 applicants and grant facilitators/research support staff who are not yet familiar with the Foundation Scheme.
For full details and to register for the May 14th session, please visit the Information Session announcement at http://sparc.ubc.ca/programs/cihr-2015-foundation-scheme-information-session-may-14th-1-4pm-0.
If you have any questions, please call or email Christy McTait at 604-827-5615 or christy.mctait@ubc.ca.
You are invited to attend the
BC Neuropsychiatry Program (BCNP) Grand Rounds!
Date:
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015
Time:
11:00AM-NOON (PDT)
Location:
UBCH, Detwiller Pavilion, Room 1C13
***ATTN: UBC Attendees***
Kindly be seated ON TIME as we are starting PROMPTLY at 11AM
Topic:
Controversies in Post-Stroke Depression
Presenter:
Magda Ilcewicz-Klimek, MD, FRCPC
BC Neuropsychiatry Program
UBC Hospital
Clinical Instructor – Department of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia
All sites that did NOT pre-register and want to participate in this grand round must forward the following 3 items to Belinda.Chen@vch.ca by 1200 Monday April 27th.*
*Please be advised that we are unable to process any late requests.
**NOTE: Rooms must be reserved by the individual sites themselves**
Please note that 10:30 will be the scheduled time to turn on your equipment
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A team of UBC researchers has made a significant discovery uncovering the cause of brain swelling after trauma to the head. Their research, published today in Cell, paves the way for a preventative drug treatment for severe brain damage following stroke, infection, head injury or cardiac arrest.
By turning off a single gene, scientists from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH), a partnership of UBC and Vancouver Coastal Health, were able to successfully stop swelling in rodent brains.
Brain swelling is a gradual process that becomes life-threatening within days of the injury, and is caused by sodium chloride drawing water into the nerve cells. This swelling—known as cytotoxic edema—eventually kills brain cells.
“We’ve known for years that sodium chloride accumulation in neurons is responsible for brain swelling, but now we know how it’s getting into cells, and we have a target to stop it,” explains brain researcher Brian MacVicar, co-director of DMCBH with the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the study’s principal investigator.
The team, including Terrance Snutch, director of translational neuroscience at the DMCBH, developed several novel technological approaches to identify the cascade of events that took place within individual brain cells as they swelled.
They then switched off the expression of different genes and were able to pinpoint a single protein—SLC26A11—that acts as a channel for chloride to enter nerve cells. By turning off the chloride channel, the accumulation of fluid into the cells was halted, and nerve cells no longer died.
“It was quite a surprising result, because we had few indications as to what this protein did in the brain,” says Ravi Rungta, then a graduate student in the MacVicar lab and the paper’s lead author.
Though the technique used by the researchers to block swelling and cell death is unlikely to work quickly enough to mitigate swelling in the case of real head trauma, the discovery has provided a target for drug development.
“This discovery is significant because it gives us a specific target – now that we know what we’re shooting at, we just need the ammunition,” says MacVicar. “That’s what we’re doing now: looking for drugs to inhibit the chloride channel.”
BACKGROUND
This research was co-sponsored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Brain Canada, Genome British Columbia, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, and the Koerner Foundation.
About brain swelling:
Severe brain swelling is life threatening because the skull, which normally protects the brain, also limits its ability to expand. With increasing pressure and nowhere to go, the brain centres that control breathing can be crushed.
At present, treatment options are limited. When all other treatment options fail, an operation called a decompressive craniectomy is sometimes performed, in which a portion of the skull is removed and the brain is allowed to swell out of the skull. Although extreme, it can save the patient’s life, but the procedure is not always effective nor without complications. There is an urgent need for new treatments.
Some well-known figures whose lives were claimed by brain injuries include actress Natasha Richardson (wife of actor Liam Neeson), who died in 2009 after a skiing accident and Dr. Richard Atkins, creator of the Atkins diet, who died in 2003 after slipping on ice.
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The Western Branch Scientific Program is pleased to announce that there will be an additional scientific meeting for 2015 to be held on June 20, 2015.
Judith Felman, a psychoanalyst and specialist in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy will be visiting Vancouver between June 7 and July 20. She has offered to present the model as a courtesy to our branch.
Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (D.I.T.) is a brief, 16 sessions therapy model developed in recent years by a team of renowned psychoanalysts at the Anna Freud Centre and the Tavistock Clinic: Peter Fonagy, Alessandra Lemma & Mary Target (2011). The approach is aimed at treating people presenting with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. The model is psychodynamic in nature. It aims to elucidate the patient’s object relationships, as they come to be expressed through the interpersonal narratives brought to the session, including the transference relationship. Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy encourages exploration of current and past relationships within a structured setting. This model also borrows elements from other, more cognitive therapeutic approaches, in particular in the supportive structure it provides and in the use of mentalisation as a technique to enable and develop the patient’s curiosity in exploring his mind.
This model offers alternatives for people within the medical organizations who are faced with the need to offer short term therapies. We hope you will find this useful in your many occupations within the medical system and also in your private practices.
Please see the attached flyer for additional information.
Warm regards
Judith Setton-Markus
Chair
WB Scientific Program Committee
Attached is the April update for the Future of IT in the Faculty of Medicine initiative. Highlights for the month include:
See theattached update for more details.
Let us know if you have any questions or comments about this initiative.
Regards,
Future of IT in the Faculty of Medicine Project Team
Dear Department Members,
The UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the UBC Department of Medicine are submitting a proposal for lunch time yoga classes and have reached out to the UBC Department of Psychiatry to see if any Department of Psychiatry members are interested in participating.
If you are interested in participating in lunch time yoga, please forward your name and email to me at psychiatry.hrmanager@ubc.ca. I’ll then pass your name and contact information to the coordinator who will keep you updated on the status of the lunch time yoga classes, if they will be happening and if so, the location, schedule, and cost.
Thank you,
Mary
Mary Liu CHRP
Human Resources Manager
Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry
The University of British Columbia
2255 Wesbrook Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 2A1
Phone 604 822 7315 | Fax 604 822 7756
To: All members of the Faculty of Medicine
This is your notice that the Faculty of Medicine Full Faculty Meeting will be held on Monday, May 11, 2015 between 5:00 – 6:30 pm at the following locations:
Agenda – May 11, 2015 Full Faculty Meeting
Webcast Event details:
Watch: Click on this link to attend the on demand webcast beginning at 5 pm. Where possible, please join the meeting 5 minutes before beginning. For users with older web browsers, click this supplemental link.
Note: Viewers are asked to use Firefox or Internet Explorer – Chrome may not work for the webcast due to a recent change in their browser.
The interactive webcast format enables Faculty of Medicine members to attend and participate from their computer anywhere in the Province. Voting members can also vote during the live webcast. For details and instructions on the interactive webcast features, visit MedNet.
Regrets: Karminie de Silva at Tel: 604 822 2421 | Email: fomdo.reception@ubc.ca
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Michael Halpin is a PhD student in sociology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison (MA from UBC). He is currently conducting his dissertation project, which focuses on schizophrenia/psychosis and Huntington Disease. Michael has requested to come to Vancouver in May 2015 and conduct interviews at UBC. Michael is broadly interested in talking to those who are engaged in schizophrenia research and/or treatment, including professors, clinical researchers, staff, graduate students and post-docs. Interviews typically last 45 minutes to an hour, although the duration can be adjusted to accommodate your schedule. Interview questions address everyday activities and perspectives on recent developments in the field (e.g., NIMH’s RDoC Initiative). Participants typically find the questions very easy to answer. While visiting, Michael will also be interviewing individuals at EPI. Michael has previously conducted interviews with at a psychosis centre in the United States, as well as individuals with schizophrenia/psychosis and their family members. All study findings will be made available to participants after the study is completed.
Please contact Michael by email (mahalpin@wisc.edu) or telephone (608-658-3311) If you are interested in participating, or have any questions comments or concerns.
Michael Halpin, PhD. Candidate
Department of Sociology
University of Wisconsin – Madison
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The University of British Columbia’s Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Andrew Simpson as the new vice president, finance. He will begin the role June 22. Simpson has 25 years of experience as a senior executive leading the finance and operations portfolios at major post-secondary institutions in New Zealand and Canada. He joins UBC from Victoria University of Wellington where he has worked since 2009 as chief operating officer, implementing significant change in financial management practices and leading business planning for large-scale infrastructure projects, among other notable achievements. “Andrew Simpson’s focused strategic experience and long history of success managing financial and operational decisions in the higher education sector is extremely rare,” said Arvind Gupta, president and vice-chancellor of the University of British Columbia. “His depth of knowledge and proven ability to innovate and stimulate growth will make him a strong member of our senior management team.” At UBC, Simpson will oversee the areas of finance, treasury and risk management services across both UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. The university has an operating budget of $2 billion, research income approaching $600 million, 161 spin-off companies and a $12.7 billion economic impact. Simpson will also lead the university’s relationship with UBC Investment Management Trust, which manages UBC’s endowment, staff pension plan, working capital and other investment portfolios, and UBC Properties Trust, which acquires, develops and manages real estate assets for the benefit of the university. “It is a great pleasure for me to return to Canada and play a role contributing to the growth and strength of UBC and its global reputation,” Simpson said. “I look forward to working with the entire UBC community to continue to build the institution and find new ways to support and enhance student learning and research productivity.” Previous to his leadership position at Victoria University of Wellington, Simpson was vice-principal, operations and finance, at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, from 2003 to 2008. In this role, he led the largest capital development in the university’s history and an expansive portfolio of responsibilities, including the management of the university’s investment services and pension plan. Prior to Queen’s, he was chief operating officer (1997-2003) at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand; financial controller and director planning and information (1995-1997) at the Central Institute of Technology, Wellington, New Zealand; and financial accountant/financial analyst (1990-1995) at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Before his long career in post-secondary institutions, he worked for Ernst and Young from 1985 to 1990, including two years as an audit supervisor in Toronto. Born in New Zealand, the 51-year-old Simpson holds dual citizenship with Canada. He is married and has two children. A chartered accountant, he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Otago, New Zealand, in 1986.
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This is a reminder that the nomination deadline for representation on a number of Faculty of Medicine standing committees is Friday, April 24, 2015. Please see the message below for additional information.
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This message is being sent to all voting members in the Faculty of Medicine on behalf of Dean Gavin Stuart.
You are invited to submit nominations to fill upcoming vacancies on a number of the Faculty’s major standing committees. As required, an election by the Faculty’s voting members will be conducted in the late spring, after this call for nominations is complete.
The following FoM standing committees will have vacancies as of July 1, 2015:
*The “Call for Nominations” for the Research Associate vacancy is available here.
To nominate additional faculty members who are eligible for the above vacancies, please complete and return the nomination forms and nominee statements by midnight on Friday, April 24, 2015 to the attention of Patricia Lou, Assistant, Governance and Recognition, by mail/delivery/fax/email to:
Dean’s Office, Faculty of Medicine
317-2194 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Fax: 604 822-6061
Nomination Materials
For an overview of the Faculty’s major standing committees and governance structure, please visit the FoM Overview of Governance and Major Standing Committees Organization Chart on MedNet.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Patricia Lou, Assistant, Governance and Recognition, at patricia.lou@ubc.ca or (604) 822-0397.
Thank you.
Gavin C.E. Stuart, MD, FRCSC
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Vice Provost Health, UBC
The Faculty of Medicine is committed to equitable and diverse representation in its students, faculty, staff and administration, as outlined in the Faculty of Medicine’s Strategic Directions and in Valuing Difference: A Strategy for Advancing Equity and Diversity at UBC. Please keep the commitment to equity in mind in the nomination and selection process for new standing committee members.
The National Trajectory Project (NTP) examined the operation of current criminal justice provisions for people declared NCRMD and subject to the jurisdiction of Review Boards. The NTP was a multisite retrospective longitudinal study of 1800 individuals found NCRMD in BC, ON, and QC, Canada’s 3 largest provinces and with greatest number of NCRMDs.
Highlights of the Study Results:
1) Persons found NCRMD are much like other persons suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. This is a heterogeneous population, one-size does not fit all.
2) Individuals found NCRMD have low rates of recidivism and very low rates of violent recidivism, particularly when compared to offenders.
3) For most offenses, individuals found NCRMD tend to be detained longer under the Review Board than had they been found guilty and received a sentence.
The results of the National Trajectory Project (NTP) were published in a special edition of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry free to the public.
The Department would like to congratulate her on the importance of the project as well as the wide spread media coverage of it. Here are just several of many media outlets:
March 31, 2015
Harper’s Change To The Criminal Code Serves No Value to the Mental Health System
Marvin Ross, Huffington Post blog
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/marvin-ross/criminal-code-changes_b_6977768.html
March 26, 2015
Dispelling myths: mental illness and crime
Crimesense Magazine, by Danielle Dube
http://www.crimesensemag.com/tag/crime/
Just under 0.2 per cent of Canadian criminal cases in a year will receive a verdict of Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD), says a new article published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. According to the […]
Landmark study dispels ‘not criminally responsible’ myths
CMHA Ontario
http://ontario.cmha.ca/news/landmark-study-dispels-not-criminally-responsible-myths/
March 21, 2015
Insanity defence, not being abused in Canada Courts
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.thestarphoenix.com/Insanity%2Bdefence%2Bbeing%2Babused%2BCanadian%2Bcourts/10905405/story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTQ2NTg3MTk3ODEzNTc2Mjg4NzIaNTE4OTczYzJiNjJhZGI1NDpjb206ZW46Q0E&usg=AFQjCNFY75f8HeBujOFHYgZ8DmsXvZXuJA
Get-tough policy for not criminally responsible offenders unnecessary, studies find
Yahoonews.com, Daily Brew, Canada News, Steve Mertl
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/get-tough-policy-for-not-criminally-responsible-142537161.html
Mentally ill Canadians found ‘not criminally responsible’ are misunderstood
Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/article/mentally-ill-canadians-found-not-criminally-responsible-are-misunderstood
Treatment easy to get after crime, study finds
NCRs least likely to reoffend
Winnipeg Free Press, By: Alexandra Paul
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/treatment-easy-to-get-after-crime-study-finds-296984061.html
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition March 20, 2015 B5
March 20, 2015
Do criminals fake mental illness so they can escape jail time?
Global News, Noon News Hour BC
http://globalnews.ca/video/1895153/do-criminals-fake-mental-illness-so-they-can-escape-jail-time
Do criminals fake mental illness so they can escape jail time? We talk to Dr. Anne Crocker, a researcher who conducted a study on people who use the ‘not criminally responsible’ defence.
A study of people deemed not criminally responsible
CBC radio, All in a Day
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/All+in+a+Day/ID/2659871524/
Getting help for a serious mental illness might be easier if you’ve committed a crime. That’s according to a nation-wide study into offenders deemed “not criminally responsible”. All in a Day talked to a co-author from the Royal Ottawa.
Mentally ill Canadians found ‘not criminally responsible’ are misunderstood
Toronto Disability Examiner, Carola Finch
http://www.examiner.com/article/mentally-ill-canadians-found-not-criminally-responsible-are-misunderstood
March 19, 2015
Lacunes du système judiciaire face aux troubles psychiatriques
L’heure de pointe avec Line Boily, Toronto, Radio-Canada, 16h12
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/emissions/L_heure_de_pointe_Toronto/2013-2014/archives.asp?date=2015-03-19
New study breaks misconceptions about Canada’s NCR cases
Canada AM
http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=575808&playlistId=1.2292522&binId=1.815911&playlistPageNum=1
The National Trajectory Project profiles individuals found Not Criminally Responsible in Canada
By BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services.
http://www.bcmhsus.ca/recent-news-releases/2015/03/19/the-national-trajectory-project-profiles-individuals-found-not-criminally-responsible-in-canada
Canadian Press, by Colin Perkel
CTV: People found not criminally responsible unlikely to reoffend: study
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/people-found-not-criminally-responsible-unlikely-to-reoffend-study-1.2288240
cbc.ca: Insanity defence hardly a handy way to escape justice: study
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/story/1.3001947
The StarPhoenix: Insanity defence, not being abused in Canadian courts
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/Insanity+defence+being+abused+Canadian+courts/10905405/story.html
National Newswatch: Insanity defence hardly a handy way to escape justice, study concludes
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2015/03/19/insanity-defence-hardly-a-handy-way-to-escape-justice-study-concludes/#.VSVVRU10yUk
Hamilton Spectator: “Not criminally responsible” hardly a handy way to escape justice: study
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5515583–not-criminally-responsible-hardly-a-handy-way-to-escape-justice-study/
Regina Leader-Post: Insanity defence not being abused, study concludes
http://www.leaderpost.com/health/Insanity+defence+being+abused+study+concludes/10905078/story.html
Times Colonist: Abuse of insanity defence is a myth, study finds
http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/abuse-of-insanity-defence-is-a-myth-study-finds-1.1798039
Macleans.ca: Study: Insanity defence hardly a handy way to escape justice
http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/study-insanity-defence-hardly-a-handy-way-to-escape-justice/
In this week’s issue:
Funding Opportunities:
Events:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Canadian Diabetes Association – 2015 Personnel Awards Competition Now Open
Deadline: May 4, 2015; 8pm EST
Applications are currently being accepted for the following Personnel Awards:
For detailed information regarding eligibility criteria, please visit the CDA website at http://www.diabetes.ca/research/research-grants-awards-competitions/2015-research-competition.
All applications are to be submitted online through ResearchNet,
amfAR – Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research
LOI Deadline: May 14, 2015; 3pm EDT
The goal of amfAR’s Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research is to:
Applicants must conduct basic biomedical research on HIV/AIDS to be considered for funding in this program.
Please visit the amfAR website for further information.
Prostate Cancer Foundation – Young Investigator Awards
Deadline: June 3, 2015; 3pm EDT
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is pleased to announce a request for applications for Young Investigator Awards.
PCF (www.pcf.org) champions human capital investment to fast-forward solutions for prostate cancer with the ultimate goal of ending death and suffering from prostate cancer. The PCF Young Investigators Award program is one of our most significant efforts toward developing gifted cohorts of young prostate cancer researchers.
PCF Young Investigator Awards will be three (3) years in duration and will provide $75,000 per year. The award funds may be used flexibly to advance the career and research efforts of the awardee. Every PCF Young Investigator is required to be under the direct supervision of a mentor. Applicants should be within six-years following completion of a professional degree or clinical training such as MD, PhD, DSc, MD-PhD or equivalent and hold the title of Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Instructor, Research Associate, Assistant Professor, or equivalent. Applicants should have received no more than $200,000 in current direct research funding from all sources including institutional funds. Investigators who have specifically received young investigator research support from the NCI, NIH, or DoD are still qualified and very much encouraged to apply. Young Investigator awardees are required to attend the Annual PCF Scientific Retreat and Young Investigator Day, typically held in October, throughout the duration of their award.
For further information, please review the PCF Request for Applications.
Government of Canada – Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
Internal Deadline: June 8, 2015
Please be advised that Banting has officially launched the 2015/2016 Banting Fellowship Competition and their website is now updated with the new competition information. The PDFO website has also been updated to reflect these changes however the changes will primarily impact the applicants that UBC will be endorsing through the internal adjudication process. The most significant change is that the Banting Application will require only 2 institutional documents instead of the 4 that were outlined in previously available information and used in previous years. These letters that formed part of the formal Banting Application have been streamlined so that the supervisor statement will now include professional development and the research environment, changing the page limit from 4 to 5 pages. The PDFO will assist in providing feedback/advice on the new institutional document where possible.
For your convenience, attached is a 1-page information flyer for circulation.
Please contact Hourik Khanlian (Hourik.khanlian@ubc.ca) with any questions regarding UBC internal processes.
For any general Banting inquiries (including Common CV and ResearchNet support) please send your questions directly to Banting http://banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca/contact/index-eng.html.
EVENTS:
Centre for Blood Research – Norman Bethune Symposium
Date: April 16, 2015
A webcast link for the recently occurred Norman Bethune Symposium is available at http://client.xelivebroadcast.com/20150416ubccbr/.
Date & Time: April 17, 2015; 4-5pm
Location: Biomedical Research Centre, 2222 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Seminar by:
Dr. Judah Denburg
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine
William J. Walsh Professor of Medicine
Scientific Director, AllerGen-NCE Inc.
McMaster University
Hosted by Dr. Kelly McNagny Kelly@brc.ubc.ca
Centre for Blood Research Seminar Series – Cardiovascular disease in children treated with second-generation antipsychotics
Date & Time: April 22, 2015; 12-1pm
Location: LSC 3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Seminar by:
Dr. Angela Marie Devlin
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UBC
Research Scientist, CFRI
Approximately 1 in 7 (1.2 million) Canadian children and youth under age 19 yrs are estimated to have a mental health condition and many will be treated with second‐generation antipsychotic (SGAs) medications. Recent estimates suggest that approximately 5600 children in British Columbia are undergoing SGA treatment. However, use of SGAs comes with concern because SGA treatment is associated with rapid weight gain and other comorbidities such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, and impaired glucose tolerance. Recent estimates further suggest that SGA‐treated children have a 1.5 to 3‐fold greater risk of type 2 diabetes compared to those who are not treated. The mechanisms of SGA ‐induced weight gain and metabolic side effects are not known. Interestingly, not all SGA‐treated children develop these side‐effects suggesting there are underlying genetic and/or lifestyle factors that predispose a child. Targeted genetic analyses have identified interactions of SGA‐treatment with gene variants in pathways regulating methyl metabolism and appetite control, which may be useful in predicting children at risk for metabolic side effects. Further clinical and mechanistic studies have identified effects of SGAs on pancreatic beta cell function and have begun to characterize the effects of SGAs on cardiovascular function in children.
UBC SPARC Office – NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants Workshop
Date & Time: May 4, 2015; 1-3pm
Location: Room 101, Michael Smith Laboratories, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver
The SPARC Office is pleased to announce it is once again organizing an NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants Workshop for UBC researchers interested in applying to this valuable research partnership funding program.
Jeffery Nerenberg, Senior Manager, Research Partnerships, from the NSERC-Ottawa office will be coming to UBC on Monday, May 4th, 2015 to give a presentation, meet with researchers and address any questions you may have related to the NSERC CRD program. In addition to Mr. Nerenberg, some successful UBC CRD applicants will also outline and discuss their experiences with the CRD program.
This information session is scheduled for:
1:00 – 3:00pm on Monday, May 4th, and additional information is available on the Event Registration webpage on the SPARC website.
Please NOTE: Registration for this Workshop is REQUIRED. Lunch will be provided.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to forward them to David Woods (david.woods@ubc.ca) in the SPARC Office.
ERA-Can+ – Webinar on Opportunities for Europeans in Programs by CFI
Date & Time: May 6, 2015; 4:30-6pm Central European Summer Time
ERA-Can+ Canadian project partners are hosting a live webinar about research opportunities for Europeans to participate in programs offered by the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The webinar is open to European researchers, research managers, and representatives from universities, colleges, government agencies and the private sector.
Canada’s Public Policy Forum and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada will host a webinar to introduce the ERA-Can+ project and Horizon 2020—the European Union’s current Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The second part of the webinar will feature the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and explore its research opportunities open to Europeans.
Date: May 6, 16:30 – 18:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Speaker: David Moorman, Senior Advisor, Policy and Planning, Canada Foundation for Innovation
For more information and to register: http://ppforum.ca/webinar-research-opportunities-europeans-canada-foundation-innovation
The panelist will be available to answer questions from audience members following his presentation.
For further information please contact Danielle Lenarcic Biss at dbiss@aucc.ca. Any technical questions pertaining to ERA-Can+ of Horizon 2020 can be directed to the ERA-Can+ helpdesk at helpdesk@era-can.net.
When:
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015
1100 – 1200 Noon (PDT)
Where:
UBC Hospital, Detwiller Pavilion: Room 1C13
Remote sites via videoconference
Topic:
Potential Biomarkers for Depression Response to DBS
Presenters:
Zelma HT Kiss, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Neurosciences (Neurosurgery)
Clinical Scholar of the AIHS
Director – Neuromodulation Program
Director – Clinician Investigator Program
University of Calgary
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Raj Ramasubbu, MBBS, DPM, MD, MRC Psych, FRCPC, MSc
Clinician Investigator, Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education
University of Calgary
*The BC Neuropsychiatry Program Grand Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada*
We appreciate the assistance of the UBC Departments of Psychiatry, Continuing Professional Development and Knowledge Translation, and the Media Group; and the VGH and PHSA Telehealth programs.
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Lisa Genova is a wildly successful author whose first book, Still Alice, was recently adapted into an Oscar-winning film. While Genova was penning her third novel, Inside The O’Briens, she relied on the knowledge of Department of Psychiatry postdoctoral fellow Alicia Semaka to bring a story about Huntington’s disease to life. Semaka shares the story of how she ended up with an acknowledgement in a best-selling author’s book.
How did you become a consultant on this book?
I have been a fan of Lisa Genova’s work since her first book, Still Alice. I read an interview in which she said she was working on a book about an inherited neurodegenerative disease and genetic fate. I was so excited because I just knew the book was going to be about Huntington disease (HD).
Given my background with HD, I felt compelled to reach out to her, so I tracked down her publicist and agent and offered to share my knowledge and experience with her. I have great respect and passion for the Huntington’s community, and if there was anything I could do to help make the book a true and authentic representation of their lived experience, I wanted to do it.
What was your role?
We had a few phone conversations and email exchanges over the course of a couple of years. I did my PhD on Huntington’s disease and I’ve worked with a lot of patients and families. I’m also a genetic counsellor so I have experience and knowledge around predictive testing.
While my rationale for reaching out to her was to share my experience and knowledge, truthfully, I never thought she would actually contact me. I think this just goes to show that if you have expertise in something, don’t be afraid to go out on a limb and offer to share it, because you never know what can happen. Who would have thought I’d contribute to a book by an international best-selling author?
Did you get to read any book drafts of Inside The O’Briens?
No, but I did receive an advance reader’s copy of the book. I think it’s a really accurate representation of the lived experience of Huntington’s disease—for both patients and families.
It’s fiction and written, of course, for entertainment. But I really feel she hit the nail on the head. In all her books she has the ability to really educate her reader and at the same time keeping them engaged in the story. I truly believe this book will do wonders in increasing awareness about HD, which is fantastic.
What are you working on now?
I’m now doing my post-doctoral fellowship, looking at genetic counselling for individuals that have serious mental illness.
Research has shown that despite not having clinically available genetic testing for mental illness, genetic counselling has a positive impact on patients’ lives. They have better treatment adherence, perceived management and control over their illness, and experience less stigma.
What I hope to find out is “why?” It’s a qualitative study where I interview people before and after they receive genetic counselling to try and determine how it’s helping them.
The University of British Columbia’s Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Andrew Simpson as the new vice president, finance. He will begin the role June 22.
Simpson has 25 years of experience as a senior executive leading the finance and operations portfolios at major post-secondary institutions in New Zealand and Canada. He joins UBC from Victoria University of Wellington where he has worked since 2009 as chief operating officer, implementing significant change in financial management practices and leading business planning for large-scale infrastructure projects, among other notable achievements.
“Andrew Simpson’s focused strategic experience and long history of success managing financial and operational decisions in the higher education sector is extremely rare,” said Arvind Gupta, president and vice-chancellor of the University of British Columbia. “His depth of knowledge and proven ability to innovate and stimulate growth will make him a strong member of our senior management team.”
At UBC, Simpson will oversee the areas of finance, treasury and risk management services across both UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. The university has an operating budget of $2 billion, research income approaching $600 million, 161 spin-off companies and a $12.7 billion economic impact.
Simpson will also lead the university’s relationship with UBC Investment Management Trust, which manages UBC’s endowment, staff pension plan, working capital and other investment portfolios, and UBC Properties Trust, which acquires, develops and manages real estate assets for the benefit of the university.
“It is a great pleasure for me to return to Canada and play a role contributing to the growth and strength of UBC and its global reputation,” Simpson said. “I look forward to working with the entire UBC community to continue to build the institution and find new ways to support and enhance student learning and research productivity.”
Previous to his leadership position at Victoria University of Wellington, Simpson was vice-principal, operations and finance, at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, from 2003 to 2008. In this role, he led the largest capital development in the university’s history and an expansive portfolio of responsibilities, including the management of the university’s investment services and pension plan.
Prior to Queen’s, he was chief operating officer (1997-2003) at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand; financial controller and director planning and information (1995-1997) at the Central Institute of Technology, Wellington, New Zealand; and financial accountant/financial analyst (1990-1995) at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Before his long career in post-secondary institutions, he worked for Ernst and Young from 1985 to 1990, including two years as an audit supervisor in Toronto.
Born in New Zealand, the 51-year-old Simpson holds dual citizenship with Canada. He is married and has two children. A chartered accountant, he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Otago, New Zealand, in 1986.
Issues & Resources
• UBC.ca has an expanded faculty and staff section. The new digital content includes timely updates, important resources and event feeds.
• UBC faculty and staff will continue to have access to lynda.com’s online learning resources through March, 2019. Learn more about the types of professional development and learning opportunities are available through lynda.com.
• The new self-directed online office ergonomics assessment tool is available to all UBC employees.
Events
• Faculty & Staff Sports Day at the Vancouver campus is May 8, 2015. Register by May 1 for this free event, full of physical and mental activity (and a free lunch).
• UBC Continuing Studies is offering free 30-minute workplace coaching sessions (April 30 or May 1). Space is limited so please RSVP.
Dr. Christine Tipper will be presenting on “Applications of Neuroimaging in Psychiatry”
Meeting Details
Date: Monday April 20th, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Christine Tipper
Article: Linden, D. E. J. (2012). The Challenges and Promise of Neuroimaging in Psychiatry. Neuron 73 8–22.doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2011.12.014.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22243743
Time: 12:00
Room: 3rd floor conference room
Location: BCMHARI, 3rd floor CFRI building, BCCW hospital site
Four UBC mathematicians have been recognized for their research contributions with awards and fellowships.
Dong Li, a UBC researcher with a focus on fluid dynamics, mathematical biology and mathematical physics, is the winner of the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) 2015 Coxeter-James prize.
Alejandro Adem, a leading expert in group cohomology and the geometry of group actions, was the recipient of the 2015 CMS Jeffery-Williams Prize.
Two mathematicians were recognized by the American-based Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics: Fred Brauer and Rachel Kuske have joined the Society’s new cohort of fellows. The fellowships recognize outstanding contributions to the fields of applied mathematics and computational science.
More information here.
Vancouver School of Economics’ associate professor Hiro Kasahara has received the Japan Statistical Society Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding research in statistics and related fields. Kasahara’s main research areas are econometrics and international trade. More information here.
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) will honour zoology professor Michael Gordon with the 2015 CAN Young Investigator Award at the upcoming annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting in Vancouver. Gordon’s research provides insight into two critical decisions that humans and animals have to make: what to eat, and how much. He studies this complex question in the fruit fly and has significantly contributed to the understanding of the neural circuits that drive taste responses and feeding preferences. More information on his research here.
Wendy Atkinson, the rentals and programming manager at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, was honoured with the B.C. Touring Council’s 2015 Presenter of the Year award.
Atkinson programs the Chan Centre’s Beyond Words series, launched in 2012 to explore the power of words in performance as an agent of change and a means of igniting conversation. Events have included sold-out engagements with songwriter John K. Samson, spoken word poets Shane Koyczan and Ivan Coyote, Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq, and environmentalist/author Severn Cullis-Suzuki.
A study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and led by nursing associate professor Vicky Bungay examines the work environments of off-street sex workers and how they make decisions affecting their health and safety.
The study, called SPACES (Sex, Power, Agency, Consent, Environment & Safety), has launched a website with the first report of findings and biographical information of 116 participants and their experiences. More information here.
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) professor Matthew Soules has received the Honorable Mention Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) for his living canopy structure “Vermilion Sands,” a living canopy structure installed on Vancouver’s waterfront in the summer of 2014. More information here.
UBC alumna Jodi Gustafson is one of three Canadian students selected among 54 Gates Cambridge Scholars who will begin their postgraduate courses at the University of Cambridge this October. Gustafson, who will do a Master of Philosophy in conservation leadership, produced a documentary during her undergraduate research at UBC which highlighted the impacts of climate change on Inuvialuit communities in Canada¹s Western Arctic.
Andrea Palmer, a mechanical engineering student in her final year, has won the 2015 Canadian Global Impact Competition for “Reveal,” a wearable device to track anxiety in real-time for children with autism. Palmer has earned a spot in the Singularity University’s Graduate Studies program which accepts only 80 students worldwide each year.
Palmer co-founded Reveal with students Kristoffer Vik Hansen (Integrated Engineering), Paul Fijal (Mechanical Engineering), Diou Cao (Finance and Accounting), Maricel Saenz (Finance) and Logan Graham (Economics). More information here.
Christoph Sielmann, an electrical and computer engineering PhD student and teaching assistant, is one of 16 winners of the Killam Graduate Assistant Teaching Award. Sielmann has been commended for mentoring students to think critically and for sharing his industry experience and knowledge with students. More information here.
Civil engineering students held a poster-showcase celebration to present their Community-Based Experiential Learning Sustainability Projects. Under the guidance of Professor Susan Nesbit, student teams worked with local community organizations to design concepts for sustainable responses to challenges and opportunities faced by these organizations. Projects include a design for an affordable, sustainable Vancouver condo building on principles of “The Blue Economy,” a proposal for a soilless microgreen growing system, and the identification of energy efficient opportunities for a new parks operations centre. More information here.
In their final-year capstone project, fourth-year electrical and computer engineering students Brittaney Geisler, Tyler MacDonald, Caleb Ng and Tina Saad created a simple, inexpensive, user-friendly and wireless electomyography system that can provide clinicians with objective information during clinical assessments of Restless Legs Syndrome. More information here.
For their final-year capstone project, electrical and computer engineering students Prab Grewal, Sarah Holdijk, Rohit Singla and Kathy Xu worked with medical diagnostic imaging company Novadaq Technologies in exploring ways to apply 3D imaging and surgical navigation techniques in intra-operative imaging environments. More information here.
Angie McTague of LV Rogers Secondary School in Nelson, B.C., and Gordon Trousdell (April 23, 1980-January 21, 2015) of West Vancouver Secondary School were honoured with UBC Engineering’s McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award. Presented annually by the Faculty of Applied Science, the award was established by James McEwen and his family to celebrate teachers and their influence on students both academically and personally. More information here.
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre presents an exhibition of photographs exploring village life in Guizhou Province, China, by anthropologist, photographer, and UBC alumna, Evelyn Nodwell. The exhibition appears in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary at UBC Library and Asian Heritage Month.
Date: April 16 – May 30
Place: Level 2 foyer, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (1961 East Mall, Vancouver)
Info: Click here.
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Please note the following position opportunity for Assistant Dean, Faculty Development.
We would be grateful if you would bring this position to the attention of your departments, areas and contact lists.
The advertisement is posted on our FOM website here: Assistant Dean, Faculty Development.
Review of applications will begin on May 15, 2015; see postings for details.
This posting can be found on the Faculty of Medicine website under ’Career Opportunities’.
Teleconference Sites:
Vancouver Island
VC: VGH
VGH 1908 Victoria General
Northern BC
VC: UNBC
NHSC 9-374 UNBC
Greater Vancouver
VC: ARC
RGH 1763 Richmond General
Greater Vancouver
VC: CWH
CSB V2-221 BC Children’s & Women’s
Greater Vancouver
VC: LGH
LGH 2514 Lion’s Gate
Greater Vancouver
VC: RCH
RCH 025-B Royal Columbian
Greater Vancouver
VC: SMH
SMH M-3.526 Surrey Memorial
Greater Vancouver
VC: SPH
SPH 1500 LT St. Paul’s
Greater Vancouver
VC: VGH
DHCC 2252 Vancouver General
The department would like to congratulate Ms. Hippman on this award . The Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s Awards administered by CIHR are intended to provide special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a Master’s degree in a health related field at a Canada institution. These candidates are expected to have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity.
This message is being sent on behalf of Dr. Howard Feldman, Executive Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine and Dr. Robert McMaster, Executive Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.
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To Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the formal appointment of Dr. Brian MacVicar and Dr. Jon Stoessl as Co-Directors, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH).
Drs. MacVicar and Stoessl have been serving as interim Directors upon Dr. Max Cynader’s departure from the role in June 30, 2014 and as such have been building upon the vision of the DMCBH as a place that will improve patient care, spearhead new treatments and advance health research. With their appointment to the role now confirmed, Drs. MacVicar and Stoessl are poised to lead DMCBH into the future.
Dr. MacVicar, a Professor and Head of Basic Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry, is one of the world’s pioneers in describing the activity of brain cells in brain maintenance, protection and repair. He is also the Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Science and the Royal Society of Canada.
Dr. Stoessl, a Professor and Head of the Division of Neurology in the Department of Medicine, is an internationally recognized Parkinson’s researcher and clinician. He is also a Canada Research Chair in Parkinson’s disease and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Science.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. MacVicar and Dr. Stoessl to this appointment.
Sincerely,
Howard Feldman, MD, FRCP(C)
Executive Associate Dean, Research
Faculty of Medicine
W. Robert McMaster
Executive Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Associate Dean Research, UBC Faculty of Medicine
Vice President Research, Vancouver Coastal Health
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Please note the following position opportunity for Director, Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP).
We would be grateful if you would bring this position to the attention of your departments, areas and contact lists.
The advertisement is posted on our FOM website here: Director, Human Early Learning Partnership.
Review of applications will begin on May 8, 2015; see postings for details.
This posting can be found on the Faculty of Medicine website under ’Career Opportunities’.
The Neuroplastic Brain: How Psychotherapy Changes it!
Rosalind Irving, M.Ed. R.C.C.
www.counsellingwestvancouver.com
Therapist
Adult Community Mental Health and Addictions
The HOpe Centre, North Vancouver
Neuroplasticity research has shown extraordinary results in treatments for a wide range of nerve-related diseases including M.S., Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s chorea, Chronic Pain, Stroke, Dementia, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Osteo-arthritis, as well as Psychiatric cases.
Based on Norman Doidge’s two books, The Brain that Can Change Itself, (2007) and The Brain’s Way of Healing, (2015), this presentation will focus primarily on the broad implication of Neuroplasticity for Psychotherapy.
Objectives:
1. Become familiar with Neuroplasticity: What is it? How does it occur? How can it be encouraged?
2. Discover how Neuroplasticity is integral to Psychotherapy
3. Learn how we can promote our own brain plasticity
4. Discuss how this science may shape our future work within the community
When: Friday, April 24th, 2015
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Full breakfast served by Blenz Café at HOpe Centre
Where: Lions Gate Hospital, Evergreen House Boardroom
Please RSVP by April 22nd to Dr. Apu Chakraborty at: apu.chakraborty@vch.ca
Sponsored through an unrestricted educational grant from Lundbeck Canada Inc.
In this week’s issue:
Announcement:
Funding Opportunities:
Events:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Child & Family Research Institute – Scholars of Excellence
Deadline: April 30, 2015
The CFRI Scholars of Excellence program provides exceptional individuals an opportunity to generate an innovative and independent research program under the mentorship of world-class researchers based at the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI).
The overall goal of this program is to train recent PhDs, MDs and MD-PhD graduates to conduct clinical/translational research in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment with intent to develop future leaders in child health research. The program is designed to attract new talent, and preference will be given to applicants from outside BC.
The program provides scholars with a generous stipend of $70,000/year for 3 – 5 years. In the first two years, additional funds are available for research-related expenses ($10,000/year) and travel expenses to attend conferences ($3,000/year).
For more information, please visit the CFRI Scholars of Excellence website.
Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation – Applications for Mental Health Research
Deadline: November 1, 2015; 5pm EST
The Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation is accepting applications for behavioral or psychological research studies based in the United States or Canada.
Through its Faculty/Post-Doctoral Fellows program, the fund will award grants of up to $20,000 to support studies aimed at developing, refining, evaluating, and/or disseminating innovative interventions designed to prevent or ameliorate major social, psychological, behavioral, or public health problems affecting children, adults, couples, families, or communities. In addition, the fund will consider studies that have the potential for adding significantly to knowledge about such problems. Projects must focus on the United States or Canada or on a comparison between the U.S. or Canada and at least one other country.
To be eligible, applicants must be a faculty member at an accredited college or university or an individual affiliated with an accredited human service organization that is considered tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, the principal investigator must have an earned doctorate in a relevant discipline and relevant experience.
Please view the complete RFP for eligibility and application guidelines.
EVENTS:
Centre for Blood Research – Norman Bethune Symposium
Date & Time: April 16, 2015; 7:15am-6:30pm
Location: SFU Segal Building, 500 Granville St., Vancouver
Dr. (Henry) Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a Canadian physician who in the 1930s spearheaded the implementation of the first practical mobile blood collection and distribution system and promoted universal access to health care. This symposium is held in his honour and will be informative and entertaining, with participation of a full range of scientists and clinicians at all levels of training.
What you can expect to achieve from this symposium:
Please register at www.cbr.ubc.ca. For further information about this even, please contact Hana Kim at hana.kim@ubc.ca
Biomedical Research Centre – Application Seminar: Sequencing Made Manageable
Date & Time: April 17, 2015; 1-5pm
Location: Biomedical Research Centre, 2222 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Presentation on the virtues of Next Generation Sequencing and information on service and workflow at BRC-Seq.
Technician Contact: Ryan Vander Werff (BRCSeq@brc.ubc.ca)
CIHR – Meet the new Scientific Director of CIHR, Institute of Gender and Health
Date & Time: April 28, 2015; 1-2pm
Location: Room 101, Michael Smith Laboratories, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver
Dr. Cara Tannenbaum, the new Scientific Director of the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, invites you to attend a meet & greet information session at the University of British Columbia. Cara would like to extend her greetings to the Vancouver research community, briefly highlight areas of interest and opportunity in IGH’s Strategy 2017, discuss the recent changes to CIHR’s structure and funding programs, and explain the role of the Sex and Gender Champion in upcoming funding initiatives.
This is an open invitation, so please feel free to circulate it widely. For further information, contact Catherine Lavigne-Pelletier at catherine.lavigne-pelletier@criugm.qc.ca.
Learn more about Dr. Cara Tannenbaum.
UBC wrapped up its 2014 United Way campaign last week, thanking the staff, faculty and emeriti who together raised $572,218 in Vancouver and the Okanagan.
More than 680 community members donated to the campaign via payroll and through 50 fundraising events.
The Vancouver donations will go to United Way Lower Mainland, supporting its work with 150 community partners, 450 programs for children, young adults and seniors, and advocacy for social change. Funds raised at the Okanagan campus will support the United Way of the Central and South Okanagan/Similkameen.
For more information, click here.
Associate professor of economics Matilde Bombardini has won the 2015 Bank of Canada Governor’s Award.
Bombardini’s current research explores the impact of international free trade on the efficient matching of workers to firms, and investigates the relationship between Canadian importing firms and their foreign suppliers for implications on productivity.
For more information, click here.
Patrick Mooney, an associate professor at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), has been elected to the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Academy of Fellows for his lifetime achievements in the field of landscape architecture education.
For more information, click here.
More B.C. kids looking to jumpstart their engineering or science careers will have a chance to participate in Geering Up, UBC Engineering’s summer camp that provides hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programming for children and youth.
Geering Up recently received a $29,800 grant from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, which will fund class workshops and summer camps in Prince George, Kelowna and inner-city Vancouver.
Click here for more.
Amit Chakma, president of Western University and Indira Samarasekera, president of the University of Alberta are among the recipients of this year’s Engineering Excellence Awards from the Faculty of Applied Science.
The awards celebrate outstanding UBC engineering alumni, future alumni and faculty emeriti.
Chakma and Samarasekera will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Other award recipients are:
Click here for more.
The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences has launched pharmsci.ubc.ca, a new website providing information about educational opportunities, research, and work in the community. The site features “A New Way of Thinking,” a video developed to celebrate the launch.
The Education Library is undergoing renovations which will significantly increase seating capacity, enhance Wi-Fi, and install six new public computers.
The library entrance has been temporarily moved to make way for the renovations, which are expected to complete by June 29.
For updates, visit the library website.
Pacific Spirit Place at the SUB is closing after 46 years of service to the campus and is thanking its many patrons in the community.
The last day of business is Friday, April 10. UBC Food Services will continue to provide service at Subway and Starbucks at their current locations. For more information, contact food.services@ubc.ca.
The 15th Annual Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS) will be held in Manchester, UK from June 16 to June 18, 2015. Post-conference workshops will be held June 15 and June 19, 2015. The theme of this year’s conference is Risks-Rights-Responsibilities: Innovations in Forensic Mental Health Services. Further details regarding the conference and how to register can be found below and by visiting www.iafmhs.2015.com.
Those who are interested in becoming a member of IAFMHS can register by visiting by visiting http://www.iafmhs.org and clicking on the ‘2015 Membership’ icon. As a member of IAFMHS, you will enjoy the following benefits:
– Electronic access to current and past issues of the International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
– Reduced conference registration fees
– Networking opportunities through ongoing communications, including the members’ only portal and special interest groups
Membership rates are $115 for regular members and $55 for student members. Your 2015 membership will be valid until December 31.
Please forward to students and faculty who would find this conference or membership of interest.
Regards,
The International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services
Registration now underway for the
International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services conference, 2015
Venue: Mercure Hotel, central Manchester, UK
Dates: 16-18th June 2015
Pre/Post conference skills workshops: 15th & 19th June
EARLY BIRD rate only £375 / Day delegate £190
(until 18th April, will then increase to £445 / £225)
STUDENT rate £145 / Student day delegate £75 (proof of status required)
We can guarantee a conference of high quality presentations, international keynote speakers and up to date content of interest to practitioners, researchers and academics, all brought to you in the vibrant culture of the city of Manchester.
Details of the Pre/Post – conference workshops available here:
http://www.bbmh.manchester.ac.uk/iafmhs2015/workshopInfo/
Accommodation can be booked via the website at preferential conference rates.
Book your conference place now by debit or credit card here:
https://estore.manchester.ac.uk/browse/product.asp?compid=1&modid=2&catid=421
For alternative payment options please contact the Conference Committee on IAFMHS2015@manchester.ac.uk
A preliminary conference schedule will be available soon.
We look forward to welcoming you to Manchester in June 2015!
IAFMHS 2015
Conference Committee
University of Manchester
The April Newsletter is available online with:
Just click on the link below and enjoy the read!
http://www.emeriti.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/News2015Apr.pdf
The Association of Professors Emeriti
Ph.: 604 822 1752
admin@emeriti.ubc.ca
http://www.emeriti.ubc.ca/
Khodadad (Kody) Javaheri is a medical student completing his 4th year who deferred his CaRMS match to next year and has now decided that psychiatry is his career goal. He is enrolled in the Master’s in Health Sciences program starting in September and needs to complete a research project during the year. If you have a project and are interested in supervising him, you can contact him directly at khodadad@alumni.ubc.ca
HOpe Centre Mental Health Clinical Research Day
Date: Friday, April 24th, 2015
Time: 12:00pm – 6:30pm
Location: Lions Gate Hospital Auditorium (basement)
Cost: Free- includes a light lunch and refreshments
Please register online as seating is limited!
For more information please visit the event page:
Please join us at Lions Gate Hospital for an informative and clinically useful educational program, including a virtual tour of the new HOpe Centre, a mental health facility operated jointly by UBC and Vancouver Coastal Health.
The two educational sessions will focus on new research findings in mental health that are directly applicable to clinical practice, and provide information about mental health projects on the Northshore of Vancouver.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Glenda MacQueen (University of Calgary) who will be sharing the lessons learned on building capacity for integrated research, care, and education.
Free Public Lecture: All interested individuals are welcome to attend the free public lecture (5:00-6:30pm) presented by Dr. Erin Michalak and Kerry Dennehey who will be discussing mental health care and support services
*Physicians for this event will be charged $50 for registration fees. (MOC Section 1 & Mainpro M1 credits- to be advised)
Who would benefit from attending this event?
Identified target audience: Psychiatrists doing research in mental health and/or treating patients with psychiatric illness.
Additional attendees: other clinicians (family physicians, psychologists, counselors, mental health care providers, etc.), other health professionals (nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, etc.), medical residents and students, fellows, graduate students, and research staff working in the area of mental health.
**Registration for the full event reserves a seat for the free public lecture**
We HOpe to see you there!
This message is being sent to all voting members in the Faculty of Medicine on behalf of Dean Gavin Stuart.
You are invited to submit nominations to fill upcoming vacancies on a number of the Faculty’s major standing committees. As required, an election by the Faculty’s voting members will be conducted in the late spring, after this call for nominations is complete.
The following FoM standing committees will have vacancies as of July 1, 2015:
Vacancy for two (2) junior faculty member (Assistant Professors or instructors with less than 5 years of experience) elected by Faculty. The Nominating Committee’s nominees are:
*The “Call for Nominations” for the Research Associate vacancy is available here.
To nominate additional faculty members who are eligible for the above vacancies, please complete and return the nomination forms and nominee statements by midnight on Friday, April 24, 2015 to the attention of Patricia Lou, Assistant, Governance and Recognition, by mail/delivery/fax/email to:
Dean’s Office, Faculty of Medicine
317-2194 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Fax: 604 822-6061
Nomination Materials
For an overview of the Faculty’s major standing committees and governance structure, please visit the FoM Overview of Governance and Major Standing Committees Organization Chart on MedNet.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Patricia Lou, Assistant, Governance and Recognition, at patricia.lou@ubc.ca or (604) 822-0397.
Thank you.
Gavin C.E. Stuart, MD, FRCSC
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Vice Provost Health, UBC
The Faculty of Medicine is committed to equitable and diverse representation in its students, faculty, staff and administration, as outlined in the Faculty of Medicine’s Strategic Directions and in Valuing Difference: A Strategy for Advancing Equity and Diversity at UBC. Please keep the commitment to equity in mind in the nomination and selection process for new standing committee members.
Fake Anti-Virus software is one of the most frequently encountered and persistent threats on the web. This malware, with over half a million variants, uses social engineering to lure you, scare you into believing your computer is infected with threats that do not really exist, and then pushes you to purchase services to clean up the non-existent threats. Often those services and software are actually viruses themselves.
As a member of UBC, you can download and install Sophos antivirus, for your home computer, for free, from http://www.it.ubc.ca/, using your CWL account.
Colin Bryant
Computer and Communications Systems Manager | Medicine | Psychiatry
The University of British Columbia | Pt. Grey Campus
Phone 604 822 7374
E-mail colin.bryant@ubc.ca
Dear UBC Community,
The 2014 UBC United Way campaign is now officially closed. We are delighted to announce together; staff, faculty, students and our unions and associations, in Vancouver and Okanagan have raised over $572,000, surpassing our goal.
Thank you UBC for changing people’s lives!
Visit www.unitedway.ubc.ca for stories on individuals who made this possible.
Thank you!
United Way invests your donations locally to:
or copy paste this https://survey.ubc.ca/s/UBCUnitedWayDonationSurvey/ in your browser.
This is our last communication for the 2014 campaign. If you prefer not to receive any further communication about the UBC Community United Way Campaign please email united.way@ubc.ca
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ARE YOU PLANNING TO PLACE MATERIAL ON LIBRARY COURSE RESERVE FOR YOUR
2014/15 CLASSES?
You will need to submit your requests via
UBC’s “LOCR”
Library Online Course Reserve
system to ensure they are available for your students
If you would like to put items on Course Reserve please view the required information by going to the library web page (www.library.ubc.ca).
** Note: If your reserve books are no longer required or requested we will return them to the general collection for 2-week loan circulation. Digitized articles expire at the end of your course and will need to be re-requested for subsequent terms.
If you need any further assistance please contact the appropriate branch by looking for contacts information at http://services.library.ubc.ca/borrowing-services/course-reserves/ and clicking on Contacts.
In this week’s issue:
Announcement:
Funding Opportunities:
Awards and Honours:
Events:
ANNOUNCEMENT:
CIHR Reforms: Funding Opportunities for the 2015 Foundation Scheme 2nd “live pilot” and 2016 Project Scheme 1st “live pilot”
As part of the multi-year approach for the transition to the new Open Suite of Programs and peer review processes, CIHR would like to inform the community that two key funding opportunities are now available:
A set of questions and answers as well as a number of supporting materials for both competitions can be found through the funding opportunities and on the CIHR Reforms website. Please note that the information in the funding opportunities and supporting documents may change based on the analysis of the results from ongoing pilots. All changes will be communicated and highlighted in the appropriate documents as they are made.
If you have any questions regarding these two funding opportunities, please visit the CIHR website or send an email to Roadmap-Plan.Strategique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Government of Canada – Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
Internal Deadline: June 8, 2015
As the most prestigious postdoctoral award in Canada, the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program provides the opportunity to bring top talent to join the research community at UBC. Fellowships are awarded to the very best postdoctoral researchers, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to Canada’s economic, social and research-based growth.
At UBC, the internal Banting selection process is managed by the Postdoctoral Fellows Office. Please visit the PDFO website for full details.
Please note that the internal selection process is only for candidates interested in holding their fellowship at UBC.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program
Deadline: June 15, 2015
The “Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program” (the Initiative) is a collaboration of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the International Development Research Centre, and the Israel Science Foundation. This program is availed thanks to the generous contribution of the Azrieli Foundation
The Initiative seeks to support fundamental research at the cutting-edge of biomedical science with a primary focus on brain research. This first call for proposals is directed toward new frontiers in neuroscience and subsequent calls may extend to other organs and diseases, and other topics in health sciences.
The organizations funding this Initiative support the search for breakthroughs in health sciences that have the potential to bring about enduring changes across the globe, including in developing regions.
The Initiative will support world-class research teams co-led by Canadian and Israeli investigators. The teams will be expected to integrate researchers from low and middle income countries to further their scientific capacity. In their capacity as collaborators or trainees, researchers from Eligible Countries will contribute to and benefit from their involvement in the Initiative.
Funds Available
The funding partners intend to make an annual joint call for proposals in each of the next five years. The current competition will fund up to six teams, with a maximal annual budget of approximately $390,000 per team (NIS 1,206,000), for a total amount of approximately $1.17M over three years (NIS 3,618,000).
ISF will administer the grant to the Israeli PI’s institution.
IDRC will administer the grant to the Canadian PI’s institution.
Please visit the CIHR website for further details on this funding opportunity.
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
Breakthrough Prizes Foundation – Nominations for 2016 Awards
Nomination Deadline: May 31, 2015
Founded by Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki, Jack Ma and Cathy Zhang, Yuri and Julia Milner, and Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, the Breakthrough Prize Foundation was created to recognize the world’s top scientists.
To that end, the foundation is accepting nominations for its 2016 prizes in Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences, and Mathematics.
Fundamental Physics: The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was founded in 2012 by Yuri Milner to recognize individuals who have made a profound contribution to human knowledge. The competition is open to all physicists — theoretical, mathematical, experimental — working on the deepest mysteries of the universe.
Life Sciences: The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences honors transformative advances in understanding living systems and extending human life.
Mathematics: Founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Yuri Milner, the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics rewards significant discoveries across the many branches of the subject.
The winner of each prize will receive a cash award of $3 million. In addition, promising junior researchers in the field of Fundamental Physics will receive a $100,000 award. Laureates are expected to attend a televised award ceremony designed to celebrate their achievements and inspire the next generation of scientists. As part of the ceremony schedule, they also will engage in a program of lectures and discussions.
Anyone may make a nomination, but self-nominations are prohibited.
For complete program guidelines and nomination instructions, visit the Breakthrough Prize website.
EVENTS:
Life Sciences Institute – Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: Dr. Ali Tehrani, Zymeworks
Date & Time: April 13, 2015; 1-2pm
Location: LSC 3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
We are proud to have as our next speaker Dr. Ali Tehrani, President and CEO of Zymeworks.
Dr. Tehrani founded Zymeworks after finishing his Doctoral degree in Microbiology and Immunology at UBC. While completing his PhD he co-founded the Student Biotechnology Network.
The talk will be followed by an optional 1-hour mentorship lunch, where attendees can meet the presenter and get feedback on their own entrepreneurship ideas. Registration is required only for the lunch, and closes Tuesday, April 7.
Biography
Dr. Tehrani is one of Zymeworks’ co-founders and currently serves as President and CEO of the company. He has been an integral part of many of the Company’s corporate achievements including raising seed and angel financing and overseeing the Company’s technical operations and patent filings. Dr. Tehrani holds both Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees in Biochemistry from the University of Massachusetts, and has a Doctoral degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of British Columbia. While completing his PhD degree he co-founded the Student Biotechnology Network, for which he received the UBC Faculty of Science Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership in 2002.
Zymeworks is one of the fastest growing Vancouver biotech companies with over 50 employees and a Seattle-based affiliate, developing new approaches to designing novel antibodies to treat cancer, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases. A major scientific milestone is the development of ZymeCAD, a comprehensive platform for in silico protein modeling and engineering, as well as Azymetric for the development of bispecific antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates. In recent years Zymeworks completed several multi-million dollar rounds of financing and announced large collaborations with Merck, Eli-Lilly and Celgene.
Biomedical Research Centre – Application Seminar: Sequencing Made Manageable
Date & Time: April 17, 2015; 1-5pm
Location: Biomedical Research Centre, 2222 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Presentation on the virtues of Next Generation Sequencing and information on service and workflow at BRC-Seq.
Technician Contact: Ryan Vander Werff (BRCSeq@brc.ubc.ca)
Date: June 13, 2015
Location: UBC Robson Square, Vancouver
Target Audience: Family Physicians, Specialists, Locums, IMGs, Residents, physicians new to BC, physicians working in episodic care settings.
Up to 7.0 MainPro-M1/ MOC Section 1
Registration: https://events.ubccpd.ca/website/index/110395
Overview:
This 8th annual conference and job fair will emphasize practical, non-clinical knowledge crucial to your career, including BC resources you need to know, billing, incorporation, updating your CV, opening and running an office, and social media management. Talks on medico-legal report writing, reducing your paperwork, patient management, and medical work outside of clinical practice will reduce your office stressors and make you a more efficient physician. Also, take some time network with other physicians and make connections for career opportunities at the end of the day Job Fair!
Please distribute to your staff and faculty
Issues
We have an update on Staff Professional Development Funding for the 2015-2016 year:
There is a new screen in Faculty & Staff Self-Service that allows staff to see their professional development fund balance
A reminder about individual PD funding limits for the 2015-16 year
A reminder that the new PD funding year started April 1, 2015
UBC faculty and staff are invited to submit suggestions on how the university can be more efficient (i.e. create a new revenue stream and/or operating efficiency for the university).
The UBC Fact Sheet has been updated.
Event
The next Hot Lunch staff networking event is April 29, featuring Prof. Arvind Gupta, UBC President.
Here are just some of the news and events of interest this month. For a complete list, visit MedNet: mednet.med.ubc.ca.
– Recent Appointment Announcements
– Leadership Opportunities & Searches:
– Interim Associate Lead for OSCE Assessment – MD Undergraduate Education
– Director, Interprofessional Education
– Interim Co-Director for the Foundations of Medical Practice IV and Transition into Clinical Education – MEDD 422 Course
– Director, Centre for Health Education Scholarship
– Vancouver Fraser Medical Program Year 3 Site Director – MD Undergraduate Education
– Director, Clinical Educator Fellowship Program
-Read last month’s Staff Spotlights
-UBC’s new survey tool available now
-Watch the Distinguished Medical Research Lecturer Seminar
-Submit your ideas to UBC for new ways of working
-Try out Lightboard, a new learning technology at UBC
-Faculty of Medicine incoming Dean Dr. Dermot Kelleher’s Open Forum now available online
…Read more
DATES & DEADLINES
Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship | Deadline: April 10
MSFHR Research Trainee Award | Deadline: April 10
Call for Abstracts Patient’s Voice 2015 | Deadline: April 30
…Read more
UPCOMING EVENTS
Apr 7: Qualitative Systematic Reviews and Research Synthesis
Apr 11: 10th Annual UBC Faculty of Medicine Art Show
Apr 13: MRSc 10th Anniversary Leadership Series
Apr 14: SharePoint/MedNet Training
Apr 16: Norman Bethune Symposium
Apr 18: Medical Disorders & Pregnancy
Apr 22: CBR Seminar Series with Dr. Angela Devlin
Apr 23: WordPress Training
Apr 23: A Seminar of Mindfulness
Apr 25-28: Canadian Conference on Medical Education 2015
Apr 29: Community of Practice: Learn more about e-newsletters
Apr 30: Choosing the Right Outcome Measures
SAVE THE DATE
May 1: Clinical Neurosciences 2015: Integrated Therapy: From Street to Office
May 8-9: 12th Annual Pediatric Emergency Medicine Update & Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS)
May 9: 2nd BC eHealth and Innovative Technology Showcase (eHITS)
May 11: Full Faculty Meeting
May 25: 11th D. Harold Copp Lecture
May 26: The Secret, Social Lives of Bacteria
June 8-13: 23rd World Congress of Dermatology
June 22-26: 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges
NEWS & HONOURS
-Martin Gleave appointed as Head, Department of Urologic Sciences
-David Cabral becomes first Ross Petty-Arthritis Society Research Chair
-UBC scientist finds a key to cancer cells’ resilience
-UBC Cardiology fitness challenge raises nearly $6000 for inner-city school
-Wendy Robinson appointed Assistant Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
-Non-invasive device instantly detects urinary tract infections
-Traffic, Asthma and Genetics (TAG) study featured as CIHR success story
-Stem cells show promise for reversing Type 2 diabetes
-Graydon Meneilly elected as APM Council Member At-Large
-Melanie Reed appointed Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, SMP
-Universal public drug coverage would save Canada billions
-Three faculty members receive the 2015 CAME Certificate of Merit Award
-UBC celebrates CaRMS Match Day 2015
-Four faculty members among winners of the 2015 LifeSciences B.C. Awards
-Pain relief pioneer donates $5 million for new UBC sport and exercise medicine centre
-Lindsay Machan receives 2015 SIR Leader in Innovation Award
…Read more
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Faculty of Medicine | Dean’s Office
The University of British Columbia
#317 – 2194 Health Sciences Mall | Vancouver, BC | V6T 1Z3
(T) 604.822.2421 | (F) 604.822.6061 | med.ubc.ca
Twitter: @UBCmedicine | Facebook: /UBCmed
Attached to this email and below is a poster for the next BC Reproductive Mental Health Academic Rounds on Wednesday, 22nd April 2015, 12.00 – 1.00. Dr Tim Oberlander , Developmental Pediatrician at BC Children’s Hospital, will be presenting on ‘Mother’s Mood Matters: Developmental effects of prenatal exposure to SSRI antidepressants’. We look forward to you joining us.
Please circulate the information to any colleagues who may be interested in joining us via Telehealth or Teleconference.
Should you wish to join us for this presentation, please respond to kthomaspeter@cw.bc.ca asap but by end of day 16th April 2015 at the very latest.
When joining us via Telehealth for any of these presentations, please respond with the following information:
1) Your location (city/hospital) and preferred Telehealth site/room.
2) A contact person for your site who will be responsible for arriving 15 minutes early to participate in the test call and distributing slides, evaluation materials and a sign in sheet.
A Help Guide is attached to assist with setting up Telehealth connections if needed.
When joining via Teleconference, respond via email to kthomaspeter@cw.bc.ca for connection details.
A Note for Physicians: The Reproductive Mental Health Academic Rounds are a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Physicians who attend via Telehealth are eligible are able to earn MOC Section 1 credits so long as they sign and return the attendance and evaluation form. These forms will be emailed to the site contact in advance of the presentation.
Kate Thomas-Peter
Project Manager
BC Women’s Reproductive Mental Health Program
P1 – 228, Mental Health Building
4500 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1
Office: 604 875 2345 x5693
Fax: 604 875 3115
Email: kthomaspeter@cw.bc.ca
Web: reproductivementalhealth.ca
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New Employee and Family Assistance Program Provider April 1, 2015
To: All Employees Enrolled in UBC’s Employee and Family Assistance Program
From: UBC Human Resources
We are pleased to announce that the University of British Columbia has retained the services of Shepell as the new provider of our organization’s Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP). The EFAP is a benefit provided for all eligible faculty, staff and their dependents. The transition to the new provider will take place on April 1, 2015.
Shepell is a leading EFAP service provider and offers a wide range of confidential and voluntary support services to assist you and your family with resolving everyday challenges, complex issues, and everything in between.
The EFAP is completely confidential within the limits of the law*. No one, including your employer, will be informed that you have accessed the service unless you choose to tell them.
You and your eligible dependents can reach Shepell by telephone or First Chat (instant online chat through your computer or mobile device) 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Emergency services can be accessed immediately and non-emergency services, such as in-person counselling, can be scheduled at a convenient time and location.
EFAP services are provided within the monthly premium that is paid by you (remains at $1.20/month) and UBC . There are no additional charges.
*Shepell is required by law to disclose what would otherwise be confidential information when there is a risk of serious injury to oneself or others, there is suspicion of child abuse as defined by provincial legislation, or when served with a properly executed court order (i.e. subpoena).
What does your EFAP include?
EFAP Counselling
EFAP Work-Life Advice Services (Telephone Only)
EFAP Online Services (Self-Directed)
Your EFAP is available 24/7/365 with simple access
The EFAP benefit for UBC faculty, staff and their dependents reflects our continuing commitment to your well-being and privacy. Please take a moment to review the new brochure and share the information with your family. We encourage you to use the EFAP anytime you need it. Call Shepell at 1-800-387-4765, or visit workhealthlife.com and sign up for their online services and resources using Employer name “University of British Columbia”.
Download Shepell’s myEAP app today!
Visit shepellfgi.com/myeap or scan the QR code now. You can also follow Shepell on Twitter and LinkedIn.
What happens if I am currently in counselling with Homewood Health?
If you or a member of your family is currently seeing a counsellor through our previous EFAP provider (Homewood Health), you may continue to see that counsellor until resolution. If you would like to begin counselling or initiate any of the above support services, please contact Shepell for more information starting April 1, 2015.
For Additional Information
If you have any questions, please contact:
Vancouver Campus Okanagan Campus
Stephanie Mah, Benefits Specialist Tracey Hawthorn, WRAP Coordinator
Tel: (604) 822-6823 Tel: (250) 827-8183
Email: stephanie.mah@ubc.ca Email: tracey.hawthorn@ubc.ca
Thank you.
UBC Human Resources
On behalf of the Regional Department of Psychiatry CPD Committee, please join us at our next monthly grand rounds on April 7, 2015 from 0830 to 0930, details attached.
We are pleased to announce that you can now join us live on your computer or mobile device using this webinar link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2362015224777633281. Pre-registration is required to obtain your personal link to the webinar.
If you are joining on your mobile device, download the GoToMeeting app from the APP Store and when participating, we strongly suggest you use WiFi as data roaming is quite intensive.
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Dear Researcher,
Faculty of Medicine and the Office of Research Services has released the official deadlines & procedures for the MSFHR 2015 Research Trainee Award application. In order to meet Faculty of Medicine & UBC deadlines, your application package must be submitted to the Department Administration Office – attention Vicky Yau (vicky.yau@ubc.ca), by noon, Tuesday, April 7, 2015 for Department review & approval.
After Department approval, the Department will submit your application package to the Faculty Dean’s Office for Faculty approval. After Faculty approval, the Faculty Dean’s Office will submit your application package to UBC ORS for Institution approval. ORS will electronically approve your application via ApplyNet for submission to MSFHR.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Vicky Yau at vicky.yau@ubc.ca
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Dear all,
For the 2015 MSFHR Research Trainee Award opportunity, the Faculty of Medicine (FoM) has agreed with the Office of Research Services (ORS) on the following procedures/timelines:
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| April 10, 2015 | Application package sent to Dean’s Office or affiliated hospital research office, hard copy or via email, for review & approval (FoM Internal Deadline, for signatures only) |
| April 13, 2015 | Application package approved by Faculty and taken to ORS |
| April 17, 2015; 8:30am | Applicant submits application on ApplyNet (ORS internal deadline) |
| April 20, 2015; 4:30pm | ORS approves application on ApplyNet (MSFHR application deadline) |
Please remember that you can continue working on your research proposal up until you submit on ApplyNet on April 17th, even after you have submitted your application package for Faculty approval.
Required Documents:
Please visit the ORS website to familiarize yourself with the MSFHR eSubmission Procedure.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Vicky Yau at the Department (Vicky.yau@ubc.ca) Bryan Wong at the FoM (bryan.wong@ubc.ca), or Donna Lei (donna.lei@ors.ubc.ca) or Andrea Sherrington (andrea.sherrington@ors.ubc.ca) at ORS.
New websites aim to sort information from nonsense on bipolar disorder
UBC team aims to help people live healthy, happy lives
By Bethany Lindsay, Vancouver Sun March 31, 2015
New websites aim to sort information from nonsense on bipolar disorder
Dr. Erin Michalak and her team at UBC have developed two websites to help people with bipolar disorder.
Photograph by: RICHARD LAM Richard Lam , Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER — For many people, the Internet is the first place to turn for answers about illness and mental health issues.
But if you’ve ever consulted Dr. Google, you know that it can be difficult to sort the helpful, evidence-based information from the nonsense.
That’s why a UBC psychiatry professor and her team are launching two new online tools to help people with bipolar disorder manage their illness and lead healthy, happy lives.
“We’ve spent many years creating research on different strategies people with bipolar disorder can use to flourish, to live well and to have good quality of life,” said professor and team leader Dr. Erin Michalak. “We’ve spent the last two years … really kind of distilling that down and using different methods to share that information with people.”
The result of these years of research is two websites, launching Monday to mark World Bipolar Day — the Bipolar Wellness Centre and the Quality of Life Tool.
The wellness centre is a hub for resources to help people with bipolar disorder manage their symptoms and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Besides written information, it also includes web seminars on issues like mood, exercise, relationships and sleep, as well as videos starring Victoria Maxwell, an actor coping with bipolar disorder.
The second website is a companion piece. It asks users to complete a five-minute questionnaire about their quality of life, then shows them what aspects they might want to work on.
“The two sites are connected,” Michalak said.
“For example, if they’re struggling in sleep or struggling in their spiritual life, they have tailored information on that, and then they can go into the specific areas in the wellness centre and speak to specific problems with sleep or specific problems with spirituality.”
The primary goal is to provide the best information to help people with bipolar disorder thrive, but there’s also a research component to the work.
“What we really need to know from these sites is how do you take health information and make it readily usable to people who are facing bipolar disorder on a day-to-day basis?” Michalak said.
The next step will begin in September, when the team will launch a “living library.” People with bipolar disorder will be able to talk to experts on the illness — doctors, academics and even other patients — through two 30-minute conversations via a secure tele-health system.
“The philosophy is that you’re checking out a person rather than a book,” Michalak said. “This is really one of the more creative aspects of the project.”
blindsay@vancouversun.com
Twitter.com/bethanylindsay
© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
Visit the Bipolar Wellness Centre via: www.bdwellness.com .
The Quality of Life Tool can be reached via www.bdqol.com
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We are pleased to announce that phase 2 of public consultation on the University Boulevard Precinct will begin on April 7. Please join us at an open house on April 8 or submit your feedback online<http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/projects-consultations/consultations-engagement/university-boulevard-precinct-planning> starting April 7 until April 19.
UBC is updating plans for the University Boulevard Precinct. In January and February 2015, we conducted campus stakeholder and public consultation on how to complete the precinct vision. This included workshops with academic leadership and faculty, presentation and discussions with various committees and councils, along with on-campus and online public consultation. The purpose of this first phase of consultation was to hear the needs, interests and ideas for how to complete the precinct vision. The combined outcomes from these events along with further design analysis were used to develop draft planning and design concepts for the precinct.
During phase 2 of public consultation we are presenting proposed planning and design concepts for feedback. Public consultation will run from April 7 – 19 with both on-campus and online opportunities. Events details:
Public Open House
Date: April 8, 2015
Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Main Concourse, Student Union Building (SUB), 6138 Student Union Boulevard
Online Consultation
If you cannot attend the open house, you can review materials online starting April 7 and fill out a feedback form until April 19. Please visit planning.ubc.ca<http://planning.ubc.ca/vancouver/projects-consultations/consultations-engagement/university-boulevard-precinct-planning>
If you have any questions about the project, please contact Aviva Savelson, Acting Senior Manager, Consultation, Campus + Community Planning at 604-822-9984 or aviva.savelson@ubc.ca<mailto:aviva.savelson@ubc.ca>.
Regards,
Aviva
Aviva Savelson, MA, MCIP, RPP
Acting Senior Manager, Consultation | Campus + Community Planning The University of British Columbia
2210 West Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604-822-9984 aviva.savelson@ubc.ca<mailto:aviva.savelson@ubc.ca>
www.planning.ubc.ca<http://www.planning.ubc.ca/>
In this week’s issue:
Funding Opportunities:
Events:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Prostate Cancer Foundation – Movember-PCF Challenge Awards
Deadline: April 30, 2015
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is pleased to announce a request for applications for Movember-PCF Challenge Awards for investigations of metastatic, lethal prostate cancer. These
awards will be funded depending on the level of innovation in applications received. High risk, currently unfunded projects are most desired.
At least six (6) Challenge Awards from U.S.-based teams will be funded by money raised in the U.S. by Movember, and given the prestigious designation of ‘Movember-PCF Challenge Awards’. Meritorious applications from outside the U.S. may be considered for funding with other PCF funds.
Please visit the PCF website for full details.
Child & Family Research Institute – Scholars of Excellence
Deadline: April 30, 2015
The CFRI Scholars of Excellence program provides exceptional individuals an opportunity to generate an innovative and independent research program under the mentorship of world-class researchers based at the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI).
The overall goal of this program is to train recent PhDs, MDs and MD-PhD graduates to conduct clinical/translational research in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment with intent to develop future leaders in child health research. The program is designed to attract new talent, and preference will be given to applicants from outside BC.
The program provides scholars with a generous stipend of $70,000/year for 3 – 5 years. In the first two years, additional funds are available for research-related expenses ($10,000/year) and travel expenses to attend conferences ($3,000/year).
For more information, please visit the CFRI Scholars of Excellence website.
Department of Defense – Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program and Ovarian Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities
Deadline: May 2015, See below
The Department of Defense has recently announced funding opportunities within the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) and Ovarian Cancer Research Programs (OCRP).
ALSRP Opportunities:
OCRP Opportunities:
Full details for ALSRP Opportunities at http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/alsrp.shtml
Full details for OCRP Opportunities at http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp.shtml
Children’s Heart Foundation – Research in Congenital Heart Disease
Deadline: June 5, 2015
The Children’s Heart Foundation calls upon all investigators to submit research proposals on congenital heart disease by June 5, 2015.
The Medical Advisory Board of The Children’s Heart Foundation will review the proposals by late Fall 2015. Those recommended will receive funding in December 2015.
Investigators should contact The Children’s Heart Foundation for an application, or download an application from our website at www.childrensheartfoundation.org.
Lupus Research Institute – Distinguished Innovator Awards
Deadline: June 25, 2015
The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) invites applications for its Distinguished Innovator Awards, a global program that will provide outstanding scientists with substantial support for up to four years to conduct novel research into the fundamental causes of lupus and so provide new directions toward a cure or prevention.
Advances across many disciplines have led to novel treatments that aim to suppress the manifestations of lupus. Yet few interventions are being developed that seek to reverse or prevent the disease. LRI Distinguished Innovators will address this gap by pioneering research into the fundamental, causative pathways of lupus.
In pursuit of this goal, the LRI welcomes novel, hypothesis- or discovery-driven proposals in human and/or animal model based lupus research. The research proposal must aim to uncover the fundamental causes of lupus and present a compelling vision of how the discovery would lay the groundwork for a potential cure, prevention, or highly effective therapy.
The expert review panel will judge applications primarily on the novelty and potential of the research proposal, and the strengths and track record of the investigator. Emphasis will be on the rationale for the hypothesis rather than the amount of preliminary data. Continuations of long-term research projects will not be considered.
Successful applicants will be outstanding investigators who have demonstrated creativity and productivity in their field of research. We encourage applications from investigators in diverse disciplines including, but not limited to, immunology, genetics, molecular-, cell- and systems biology. Scientists who have not previously worked in lupus are encouraged to apply, as are researchers working outside the US. Applicants must hold a position at an academic institution.
Annual funding of up to $250,000 per year, for a term of up to four years, will be awarded for approved projects. We anticipate that no more than four Distinguished Innovator Awards will be made in 2015.
For full details and application information, please visit the LRI website.
Deadline: May 6, 2015
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene has released Robert E. Shope International Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, a Fellowship that provides support for international training opportunities to full-time post-doctoral fellows (PhD, DVM, MD or equivalent) with positions at N. American institutions who study any tropical infectious disease in arbovirology and/or emerging tropical infectious diseases. Award value is $25,000 for defraying travel costs, living expenses and or research abroad.
For further information, please visit the ASTMH website.
EVENTS:
Centre for Blood Research Seminar Series – Autoantibodies to cell surface GRP78 promote prostate cancer growth by activating TF procoagulant activity
Date & Time: April 1, 2015, 12-1pm
Location: LSC 3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Seminar by:
Dr. Richard C. Austin
Professor of Department of Medicine
McMaster University
Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancer types and accounts for fifteen percent of all new cancer cases in men. Age-adjusted incidence rates of PC have dramatically escalated due to the increased availability of screening for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in men without symptoms of the disease. Current evidence indicates that PC is characterized by a prothrombotic state, occurs on the surface of cancer cells and involves the enhanced expression of tissue factor (TF) and/or its procoagulant activity (PCA). We now have evidence that TF expression/PCA can be modulated in cancer cells by anti-GRP78 autoantibodies. We report, in this study, that anti-GRP78 autoantibody titres are significantly elevated and increase with advanced disease stage in a clinical population diagnosed with PC. Based on these findings, we now propose that the engagement of anti-GRP78 autoantibodies to cell surface GRP78 supports PC growth and metastasis. We previously demonstrated that anti-GRP78 autoantibodies enhance TF expression/PCA in PC cells. In support of these findings, we have shown that the administration of the anti-GRP78 autoantibodies in vivo significantly accelerated tumor growth in NOD/SCID mice. In addition to their effect on TF expression and PCA, we have shown that the binding of anti-GRP78 autoantibodies to cell surface GRP78 activates the unfolded protein response (UPR) in cultured DU145 cells and tumors. The UPR conditions cells to better process physiological insults and promotes the continuous proliferation and survival abilities of the tumor cells. Importantly, this effect on TF-PCA can be alleviated by neutralizing these autoantibodies, or coating cell surface GRP78 with the anticoagulant, heparin.
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Former graduate student of biomedical engineering Marianne Black has been named one of B.C. Business’s 30 Under 30 for 2015. Black co-founded Arbutus Medical Inc., a company that makes surgical drill covers for typical hardware-store drills that can be properly sanitized. Black began the project during her master’s at UBC and has deployed the drill cover to hospitals in Uganda where nearly 2,000 patients have been treated using this technology. The covers are now employed in seven countries where expensive surgical drills are far and few between, with Syria recently added.
Black is now doing her PhD in mechanical engineering at Stanford University and she remains active in Arbutus Medical Inc. She plans to help the company expand further into Africa and beyond and develop more medical devices for cash-strapped hospitals. More information here.
Two civil engineering professors have been inducted as Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada for their contributions to engineering in Canada.
Carlos Ventura, civil engineering professor and director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility, has been a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering since 1992. Ventura has authored more than 450 publications, and combines over 30 years of research to help protect Canadians from earthquakes. More information here.
Alex Sy has been an adjunct professor in the Department of Civil Engineering since 1995, and is Vice President, Technical at Klohn Crippen Berger. More information here.
The Traffic, Asthma and Genetics (TAG) study by Michael Brauer, professor at the School of Population and Public Health, and Christopher Carlsten, professor at the Respiratory Division at the Department of Medicine, along with Canadian and European collaborators, has been featured as one of Canada’s success stories by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Networks of Centres of Excellence. The study looked at genetic factors to help predict which children will develop traffic pollution-related asthma. More information here.
Journalism alumna Katelyn Verstraten has been awarded a fellowship by Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE), an innovative program that explores the history of the Holocaust as a way to engage graduate students across five different fields (business, journalism, law, medicine, and religion) in an intensive study of contemporary ethics in their discipline.
Verstraten, a freelance reporter living in Vancouver, is one of 12 journalism students and young journalists chosen by FASPE to participate in a two-week program that will take place this summer in Germany and Poland. More information here.
Formed in 2012 by two students, the Biomedical Engineering Student Team (BEST) brings together students from across the university to tackle challenges in biomedical device design. BEST has recently worked with musical therapists on a device called Music to Movement, which provides musical feedback to patients who are in rehabilitation programs after a stroke. Musical feedback is used by occupational therapists to help the recovering brain map musical sounds to specific movements, like holding a cup or taking a step. BEST will enter the Music to Movement device in the 2015 BMEidea competition this April for a chance to win $10,000. More information here.
A team of UBC environmental design alumni are the winners of the People’s Choice Award in Viva Vancouver’s 2015 Robson Redux competition. The installation “#icu” by Jeanie Lim, Jason Pielak, Grace Chang, Christine Chung and Samuel McFaul aims to be a catalyst for connection. Inspired by a periscope, #icu invites people to peer through windows in the installation to meet strangers, see a friend or watch a scene. More information here.
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) seismic design team will participate at the 2015 Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition in Boston. More than thirty students have worked together to create a balsa wood scale model that will be placed under simulated gravity loads and earthquake loads. More information here.
A public lecture titled “50 years of French Diplomacy in China: What Did We Learn?” will be given by newly appointed Ambassador of France to Canada, Nicolas Chapuis, at the Institute of Asian Research. Chapuis will provide the audience with insights and anecdotes on the history of relations between China and the West.
Members of the media are welcome. Meetings with the ambassador can be arranged at the conference. Please note that interviews can be conducted in Mandarin.
Date: March 27, 2015
Time: 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Place: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall
Info: Register here. Light lunch provided.
The community is invited to an afternoon of debates about the policies Canada needs to address climate change. This event marks the B.C. launch of the Sustainable Canada Dialogues. The Academics Panel (3 – 4:15) will be chaired by Sally Otto (Zoology) and include Simon Donner (Geography), Sally Aitken (Forestry), George Hoberg (Forestry) and Kathryn Harrison (Political Science). The Politicians Panel (4:30 – 6 p.m.) will be chaired by grad student Gordon Katic and include Scott Andrews (New Democratic Party candidate), Joyce Murray (MP, Vancouver-Quadra), Lynn Quarmby (Green Party) and a representative of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Date: March 27, 2015,
Time: 3 – 6 p.m. Reception 6 – 7 p.m.
Info: Click here.
Students from UBC’s School of Music worked with Thursdays Writing Collective and Instruments of Change to create Voice to Voice, a project of 11 original compositions. The songs will be brought to life at two free premiere events by UBC singers and pianists. A book version of Voice to Voice including project text and score excerpts will be launched by Thursdays Writing Collective in June 2015.
More information here.
Jonathan Taggart, writer-photographer and PhD student at UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, will give an exhibition titled Life Off Grid: Reassembling Domestic Life, part of the Capture Photography Festival.
From 2011 to 2013, Taggart and Phillip Vannini (Canada Research Chair in Innovative Learning and Public Ethnography; professor at Royal Roads University’s School of Communication and Culture) travelled throughout Canada as part of a long-term ethnographic study of people living off the grid in every province and territory. ‘Life Off Grid’ presents photographs from these travels and interviews.
Date: April 2
Time: 5 – 8 p.m.
Place: Lobby Gallery, Liu Institute for Global Issues, 6476 NW Marine Drive
Info: Liu Institute website
Three UBC Press authors will discuss their discoveries in research, how writing about First Nations people has changed over time, and the challenges and successes of the process. The authors are Jean Barman, author of French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest; Paige Raibmon, author of Written As I Remember It: Teachings from the Life of a Sliammon Elder; and Jennifer Kramer, author of Native Art of the Northwest Coast: A History of Changing Ideas.
Date: April 7
Time: 7 p.m. Place: Book Warehouse, 4118 Main Street
Info: http://books.bc.ca/read-local-bc/
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Don’t let personnel issues become security issues; Terminate computer access before you end a contract or tell people they are fired.
Shortly before a labour union strike in August 2006, two Los Angeles transportation engineers allegedly disconnected traffic signals at four busy intersections. Subsequently, these disgruntled employees were accused of unauthorized access to a computer, identity theft and unauthorized disruption or denial of computer services. The danger imposed on the public based on these acts was significant even IF there were no accidents as a result of this action. Had the Department of Transportation revoked computer access as soon as it terminated the contracts of the two engineers, LA would have avoided the risk to the public.
P.S. It took the city days to get the traffic control system back to normal
Colin Bryant
Computer and Communications Systems Manager | Medicine | Psychiatry
The University of British Columbia | Pt. Grey Campus
Phone 604 822 7374
E-mail colin.bryant@ubc.ca
This message is being sent on behalf of Howard Feldman, Executive Associate Dean, Research and David Snadden, Executive Associate Dean, Education, Faculty of Medicine.
To Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Wendy Robinson as Assistant Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education effective March 23, 2015 to June 30, 2018.
Dr. Robinson is a Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at UBC and a Senior Scientist at the BC Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI). She completed her undergraduate studies at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon followed by a PhD in Genetics from the University of California at Berkeley specializing in population genetics and genetic epidemiology. She then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Medical Genetics Institute at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Since joining UBC, Dr. Robinson has been actively involved in undergraduate and graduate teaching, which has been recognized by Departmental and Killam teaching awards. At the CFRI, she has served as Director of the Reproduction & Healthy Pregnancy Research Cluster and a member of the Scientific Steering Committee. Her main research interests involve the genetic and epigenetic aspects of reproduction and early human development.
In her new role, Dr. Robinson’s key responsibilities include the creation of a strategic plan to ensure excellence in training and mentoring of Faculty of Medicine graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at all geographic sites, as well as facilitating a supportive learning and research environment with opportunities for students, graduate advisors and supervisors across programs.
Dr. Robinson’s appointment follows the leadership of Dr. Peter Leung who served as Associate Dean from November 17, 2008 to September 14, 2014.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Robinson to her appointment.
Sincerely,
Howard Feldman, MD, FRCP(C)
Executive Associate Dean, Research | Faculty of Medicine
The University of British Columbia
David Snadden
Executive Associate Dean, Education | Faculty of Medicine
The University of British Columbia
For Regular Faculty members and Sessionals with Continuing Status: A reminder that unused PDR funds earned in 2010/2011 must be used and claimed by June 30, 2015. Claims for funds earned in 2010/2011 not received by Payment & Procurement Services (PPS) on the Vancouver campus by the cut-off date of June 30, 2015, will be forfeited by the individual.
All faculty members (except Sessionals) can view their PDR fund balance online. For further information on PDR funds, please visit the Faculty Relations website. Finally, it should be noted that claims must be submitted within 12 months of that expense being incurred.
If you have any questions, please contact Vicky Yau at vicky.yau@ubc.ca.
The Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms will be held this year at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, on June 27-28, 2015. The program is available on the web site, and the Abstracts Deadline is April 1 (for oral presentations) and May 1 (for poster presentations).
Deadline: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at midnight
Successful candidates receive a $500 stipend, collectable upon attendance.
Psychiatry Residents and Fellows are encouraged to apply for the 2015 CPA Junior Investigator Research Colloquium to be held on Friday, October 2, 2015. Sponsored by the Canadian Psychiatric Association and organized by the CPA Research Committee, this small, all day workshop brings together 18 junior investigators (psychiatry residents and fellows who are on the path towards a successful clinician-scientist career) together with Canadian psychiatrist mentors who have led nationally funded research programs and mentored junior faculty members.
2015 mentors include:
Colloquium Co-Chairs, Dr. Jitender Sareen, University of Manitoba and Dr. Phil Tibbo, Dalhousie University with:
The Colloquium will be held during the CPA Annual Conference in Vancouver. Junior investigators will obtain feedback on past, current and future research, receive information about various aspects of the research process and have the opportunity to create research networks. Residents and fellows with an interest and potential in developing research careers in psychiatry are encouraged to apply.
Read what Colloquium 2014 residents and mentors had to say about their experience.
For more information, contact Hélène Côté at 1-613-234-2815 (232) or by e-mail.
When saving e-mail attachments, do you use the multi-click process of selecting the message, right clicking, then selecting Save As, them browsing for a folder to save it in and finally clicking Save?
If you have the Windows File Explorer 
open, you can simply drag the attachment from Outlook, to a folder on your computer.
In this week’s issue:
Funding Opportunities:
Awards and Honours:
Events:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
UBC Faculty of Medicine – Friedman Scholars Program
Deadline: March 31, 2015; 4pm PST (extended)
The Constance Livingstone-Friedman and Sydney Friedman Foundation Scholarships in Health Sciences are named after the first two faculty members in the UBC Faculty of Medicine. Drs. Constance and Sydney Friedman believed that a full well-rounded education requires students to learn from different perspectives and learn from different cultures. The goal of the Friedman Scholar program is to provide funding to graduate students or medical residents so that they can pursue a learning opportunity to further their career or to bring new perspectives to the education they have already received.
Please visit for more information: http://grad-postdoc.med.ubc.ca/friedman-scholars-program/
National Ataxia Foundation – Pioneer SCA Translational Research Award
LOI Deadline: August 17, 2015
The National Ataxia Foundation is committed to funding the best science relevant to hereditary and sporadic types of ataxia in both basic and translational research.
The foundation is accepting Letters of Intent for research projects focused that will facilitate the development of treatments for spinocerebellar ataxias. A grant of up to $100,000 over twelve months will be awarded in 2015.
Letters of Intent must be received no later than August 17, 2015. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals by September 15, 2015.
For complete program guidelines, information about past award recipients, and application procedures, visit the National Ataxia Foundation website.
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
UBC Faculty of Medicine – Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prize
Deadline: March 24, 2015
The University of British Columbia is currently seeking nominations for the 2015 Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prizes, each with a value of C$50,000.
The Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian citizen who has made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of brain disorders. The Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian citizen who has made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of heart disorders. The Prizes are awarded with the expectation that the Prize recipients will continue to demonstrate excellence in their field of work.
Nomination Deadline: March 24, 2015 at 4:00 pm PST
For further information, please visit www.med.ubc.ca/margolese
McGill University – Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health
Deadline: May 15, 2015
McGill University’s Faculty of Education is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2015 Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health. This important annual academic prize, valued at $50,000 CDN, recognizes an academic whose research has contributed to understanding how factors such as physical activity, nutrition, fitness or psychosocial context can influence personal health and well-being, and whose work could have a positive impact on our behaviour and lifestyle choices.
As recipient of the prize, you will receive the funding as a research grant to further enhance your work, and will have the opportunity to have your research promoted through McGill’s Bloomberg Manulife website, eDigest and social media channels that exist to support the prize. The recipient will be invited to participate in a series of moderated discussions in Toronto and at McGill University in Montreal. In addition, the winner will be invited to participate in media interviews to discuss his/her research and to meet with academics at McGill.
The Prize is presented in association with Lawrence and Frances Bloomberg, Manulife Financial, and the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education with McGill’s Faculty of Education.
Please visit our website at www.mcgill.ca/bloomberg-manulife for more details including eligibility, how to apply, and information on previous winners.
EVENTS:
Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research Lecture – Cystic Fibrosis: From the Perspectives of a Molecular Geneticist, Professor Lap-Chee Tsui
Date & Time: March 23, 2015; 12-1pm
Location: Cullen Family Theatre, 1st floor Providence Building, St. Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver
Dr. Tsui has had a distinguished academic career with major discoveries in Genetics and Genomics. He identified the Cystic Fibrosis gene in the late 1980s and in further studies of the human genome, characterized chromosome 7. He contributed significantly to fighting the SARS coronavirusin 2003 and led the Hong Kong consortium in the international effort in completing the first comprehensive catalogue of the human genetic evaluations.
Dr. Tsui has made significant policy and government contributions early on with the Medical Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He was instrumental in the establishment of Genome Canada in its earlier phase and served as Co-Chair of the interim Board. Noteworthy is his leadership in organizations such as the Human Genome Project (HUGO) and his presidency in the University of Hong Kong.
Dr. Tsui is the recipient of many national and international prizes, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences USA and a Laureate of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. He received the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario.
Canadian Institutes of Health – Visit to UBC
Date & Time: March 25, 2015; 1:30-3:30pm
Location: Room 1002, Life Sciences Building, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
You are invited to an open session being presented by Dr. Jane Aubin, Chief Scientific Officer at the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). Dr. Aubin will review recent and upcoming changes in CIHR funding and answer your questions.
Dr. Aubin’s talk will be video-conferenced from Life Sciences Institute (room 1002) to:
Researchers, research grants facilitators, and graduate students are welcome.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at the following link: http://research.ubc.ca/vpri/cihr-visit-ubc
Date & Time: March 25, 2015; 6-8pm
Location: Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level, Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St., Vancouver
Join us for the final LSI Public Talk of this season, Wednesday, March 25, 6 – 8 PM at Vancouver Public Library.
Tuberculosis (TB) has plagued humanity since antiquity. Today it still infects one third of the human population and new drugs are urgently needed to prevent the spread of drug-resistant strains. UBC LSI Public Talks, in collaboration with TBVets Charitable Foundation, presents an interactive panel of internationally acclaimed speakers on the local and global state of TB as well as cutting-edge approaches to combatting the disease.
Moderator: Jeremy Hirota PhD
Assistant Professor, UBC Dept. of Medicine
Speakers
Bill Jacobs, PhD
Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Kevin Elwood, MD
Clinical Professor Emeritus, UBC Dept. of Medicine, BC Centre for Disease Control
The LSI Public Talks are delivered by the UBC Life Sciences Institute in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library and UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. This edition is presented in collaboration with TBVets Charitable Foundation.
Further details available and please RSVP at http://lsi.ubc.ca/talks.
Centre for Blood Research – Norman Bethune Symposium
Date & Time: April 16, 2015; 7:15am-6:30pm
Location: SFU Segal Building, 500 Granville St., Vancouver
Dr. (Henry) Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a Canadian physician who in the 1930s spearheaded the implementation of the first practical mobile blood collection and distribution system and promoted universal access to health care. This symposium is held in his honour and will be informative and entertaining, with participation of a full range of scientists and clinicians at all levels of training.
What you can expect to achieve from this symposium:
Detailed program of the day’s events is attached to this message.
Please register at www.cbr.ubc.ca. For further information about this even, please contact Hana Kim at hana.kim@ubc.ca
Date & Time: May 1, 2015; 8am-3:45pm
Location: Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 W. Hastings St., Vancouver BC
Target audience: Psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals, family physicians, nurses, residents, and medical students
Up to 5.25 Mainpro-M1/MOC Section 1 credits
Register: https://events.ubccpd.ca/website/index/110341
Highlights:
Date: May 29-30, 2015
Location: UBC Robson Square, Vancouver
Target audience: Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives, Registered Nurses, Specialists, Residents & Other Allied Health Professionals
Up to 12.25 MainPro-M1/ MOC Section 1
Register: https://events.ubccpd.ca/website/index/110330
Our culture presents us with images and messages about sex and sexuality on a daily basis, and yet sexual health remains an under-addressed topic in CPD and in the clinic. Why? Let’s face it: Sex and sexuality include a range of topics that are, on some level and to some degree, uncomfortable for all of us – patients and practitioners alike.
Therefore we are very excited to invite you to attend the 1st Sexual Health conference. Our planning committee has had to work overtime to narrow down a huge number of sexual health topics to accommodate a 2-day CPD program. This course aims to offer something for all practitioners – from generalists to specialists – addressing sexual health through many of its lenses: all ages, genders and orientations; positive and negative health consequences; relevance in society, the law, and of course in day-to-day clinical practice.
We hope to inspire a positive and healthy approach to some of the common issues and challenges faced by patients, and clinicians – and that by attending this CPD event you will build your confidence and competence in an area that has relevance in most domains of healthcare.
Sexual Health 2015 offers two full days of interesting plenary sessions and smaller group case-based/interactive workshops – and still we couldn’t manage to fit it all in!
We look forward to your participation on May 29-30, 2015.
Personalized Medicine Summit – Transforming the Practice of Medicine
Date: June 7-9, 2015
Location: Life Sciences Institute, UBC, Vancouver BC
The intent of this summit, organized by the Life Science Institute, University of British Columbia, in partnership with the Personalized Medicine Initiative, GenomeBC and LifeScience BC, is to make recommendations on the best practices for the implementation of Personalized Medicine (PM) in British Columbia and Canada. In many ways BC constitutes an ideal testing ground for putting a Personalized Medicine programme into practice, with its highly integrated single payer health care system, its ethnically diverse, well educated population, and its advanced expertise in the development and application of molecularly-based medicine.
Early bird registration is current on now until April 7th. Please register at https://services.ubcconferences.com/iebms/reg/reg_p1_form.aspx?oc=01&ct=STD&eventid=13041.
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Effective Monday, March 30 the way we operate UBC parkades is significantly changing.
All parkades will use a virtual pay and park system which basically means removing the gates and equipment at parkade entrances and exits. This enables drivers to conveniently and quickly park their car and makes entry to and exit from the parkades much, much faster.
How does this affect permit (puck) holders?
The change for permit holders is minimal. Simply ensure that ANY vehicle you wish to park at UBC parkades has the correct vehicle license plate(s) associated with your account
– log into your UBC Parking account at https://ebus.parking.ubc.ca/ebusiness/cmn/auth_ext.aspx
– add, amend or delete vehicle licence plates that you want associated with your account
Remember
The beauty here is that there isnt a plastic puck to forget or leave on a different vehicle. And even if you have a rental car, just add the plate (remember to remove it after you return the car of course).
As for the plastic puck?, please use the internal UBC Mail to send them back to us and we’ll recycle them for you. Send to “UBC Parking @ The UBC Bookstore”
We apologize if you have received this email more than once or if you no longer chose to park at UBC.
Thank You
UBC Parking & Access Services
The University of British Columbia
110-6200 University Boulevard | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604 822 6786 | Fax 604 827 2509 parking.support@ubc.ca www.ubcparking.com
Please distribute to your faculty and staff
• Everyone is invited to the Rule Out Racism Week panel discussion: The Value of Freedom: Academics VS. Expression.
• Changes are coming to UBC’s parkade operations on March 30.
Members from the UBC community are among the 71 finalists in YWCA Metro Vancouver’s 32nd Annual Women of Distinction Awards. The awards honour extraordinary women leaders, businesses and organizations that contribute to the well-being and future of communities across Metro Vancouver. Winners will be announced at a reception at the Vancouver Convention Centre on May 26. More information here.
Three UBC-led projects received $51,400 in funding from NSERC’s PromoScience program. The three projects were part of a $3.6 million investment announced March 18 to introduce young Canadians to careers in science-based fields. The program supports community-based science camp and outreach activities for elementary and high-school students.
Niamh Kelly received $11,700 for Creative Science, Jakob Manning received $29,800 for Geering Up Satellite Programming in Kelowna, Prince George and Inner City Vancouver, and Christopher Waltham received $9,900 for the UBC Physics & Astronomy Outreach Program. More information here.
Funded by the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship and UBC, the School of Engineering (SoE) at UBC’s Okanagan campus, is leading a $1.1-million project, Innovative Solutions for Developing and Managing Climate Resilient Transport Infrastructure in South Asia Region: A Lifecycle Thinking Approach. Professor Rehan Sadiq, acting director of SoE, is the principal investigator.
The joint Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee-UBC scholarship will enable 24 student scholars, 16 interns and 20 international exchange students to work with Sadiq and SoE researchers in investigating sustainable transport infrastructure in South Asia. More information here.
Daniel Pauly, a professor at the UBC Fisheries Centre, has been named the recipient of the 2015 Peter Benchley Ocean Award for Excellence in Science. Pauly is the founder and leader of the ‘Sea Around Us’ project and is a world leader in identifying overfishing as a threat to marine ecosystems and global food security. He is known for developing the concept of ‘Shifting Baselines’ and scientifically documenting and explaining ‘fishing down the food web.’
The Peter Benchley Ocean Awards recognize excellence in marine conservation solutions across a wide range of expertise including science, policy, media, youth, exploration and citizen activism. The annual awards ceremony will take place on May 14 in Washington D.C. More information here.
UBC members are among the finalists of the 31st annual B.C. Book Prizes. The winners in seven categories will be announced at the Lieutenant Governor’s B.C. Book Prizes gala on April 25.
Kevin Chong (Creative Writing instructor) Northern Dancer: The Legendary Horse That Inspired a Nation
Aislinn Hunter (alumna) The World Before Us
Gabrielle Prendergast alumna) Capricious
Aaron Chapman (alumnus) Live at the Commodore: The Story of Vancouver’s Historic Commodore Ballroom
Roy Miki (PhD student) Dolphin SOS
Ian Kennedy (alumnus) Tofino and Clayoquot Sound: A History
Becky Citra (alumna) Finding Grace
More information here.
English professor Sherrill Grace‘s new book Landscapes of War and Memory is a finalist in the 2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards in the War and Military (Adult Nonfiction) category. The awards help connect readers to previously unknown authors and are given by Foreword Reviews, a review magazine solely dedicated to discovering new indie books. For more on Grace’s book, click here .
UBC Archaeology Day 2015 aims to raise public awareness of the ever increasing destruction of cultural heritage and archaeological resources in many parts of the world.
The keynote speaker Michael Danti (Department of Archaeology, Boston University) will discuss the endangered cultural heritage in Iraq and Syria.
Speakers from UBC will include Christopher Arnett and Peter Merchant (Department of Anthropology) and Lynn Welton, Ryan Johnson, Courtney Innes (Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies).
Date: March 21
Time: 9 – 4:30 p.m.
Place: Anthropology and Sociology Building, 6303 NW Marine Drive
Info: Click here.
UBC professors will speak at the BIL Conference this weekend in Vancouver. The yearly gathering brings together technologists, scientists, artists, hackers and those with a passion for community awareness, social entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Mandy Len Catron (English), Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins (Philosophy) and Marina Adshade (Economics) will be presenting “Love Faculty: Three Perspectives on Modern Love.” Alfred Hermida (Journalism) will give a talk titled “Why nobody sees what you tweet and how to do something about it.”
Date: March 21-22
Time: Doors open at 8 a.m.
Info: Open to the public. Entrance by donation. http://2015.bilconference.com/
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Dear Faculty Member,
The VFMP (Vancouver Fraser Medical Program) team is pleased to invite you to the following workshops. We recommend you register early to secure your spot as space is limited.
Dinner and Development Series
Our Transition to a Competency Based Curriculum- What This Means to the Faculty in the MDUP
Facilitator: Dr. Linlea Armstrong
When: Monday, March 23rd, 2015 6:00-8:30pm ((dinner will be provided at 5:45pm)
Where: VGH: JPPS 1888 (Jim Pattison Pav – Paetzold)
Register for this workshop
VFMP_Lunch Discussion Group Series
Competence Based Medical Education
Facilitators: Drs. Barry Mason and Linlea Armstrong
When: Wednesday, March 25th 2015 12-1:00pm
Where: VGH: DHCC 2267 (Diamond Centre)
Register for this workshop
VFMP_Lunch Discussion Group Series
CCME Review
Facilitator: TBC
When: Wednesday, April 29th 2015 12-1:00pm
Where: VGH: DHCC 2267 (Diamond Centre)
Register for this workshop
2015 annual Medical Education Day for Health Professionals & Dr. William Webber Lecture
Scholarship in Faculty Development
Webber Lecturer: Dr. Gary Poole
When: Friday May 29th, 2015 8:00-16:00
Where: Cecil Green Park House 6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver
Register for this workshop
Please forward this invitation to faculty you think would be interested.
Kind Regards,
Faculty Development Team
Faculty of Medicine
DHCC – 11th Floor
2775 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
604-875-4111 Ext 67789
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As you will know, we are all tasked with effective communication.
To foster it amongst health care professionals and with patients and families is a challenge.
Patients, doctors, and policy-makers understand its importance, however, and with good reason: high-quality relationships and communication in the clinical setting produce “whole-person” knowledge of the patient, and are associated with improvements in: clinical and functional status; treatment-adherence; patient trust; and the satisfaction of both physicians and patients with their encounters.
With the shift from “physician-centred” to “patient-centred” or “relationship-centred” care, patients’ experiences of care are now increasingly being valued and measured.
Also, studies have shown the positive link between integrated care teams and: improved patient health outcomes; reduced mortality; shortened length of stay; enhanced workforce morale; reduced burnout and staff turnover.
This leads into our latest initiative: Psycho-Social Rounds.
Our first meeting was held in February, was led by the Department of Obstetrics, was extremely well attended, and seems to be galvanizing conversation and change.
Our format is as follows: 60-90 minutes, case-based, interactive lunchtime discussions [lunch provided!], held and co-facilitated by our department.
Each session will begin with a brief presentation of a patient (or family) case by members of the healthcare team who cared for the patient, introducing multiple perspectives on selected psychosocial topics. Audience members and the presentation team will participate in the facilitated group discussion that follows.
The Rounds will address a wide range of important topics rarely discussed elsewhere, such as: the management of team conflict; stories of hope; the impaired professional; the impact of patient violence upon providers; when culture or religion undermines communication; the impact of making a mistake; humour and healing, and many others.
The Psycho-Social Rounds will be held monthly at lunchtime, hosted at The HOpe Centre, Lions Gate Hospital from January 2015, kindly sponsored by Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
Please circulate this to your group if of interest and let me know if your Department may have a case for discussion in the future; thank you.
With best wishes,
Apu
DR APU T. CHAKRABORTY
BA MA [Cantab.] MB BS [Lond.] MRCPsych [UK] MSc DLSHTM PhD [Lond.] FRCPC
Cell: +1 (604) 786 6940
Medical Manager, Adult Community Mental Health Services, HOpe Centre, Lions Gate Hospital
Vancouver Coastal Health
Please see below for time sensitive information for MDs who previously practised in the UK for the National Health Service (NHS) .
As of April 1, 2015, any MD that previously practised in the UK for the NHS will no longer be able to transfer his/her NHS pension out of the UK. Most affected MDs are not aware of this April 1, 2015 deadline and they need to act on this immediately.
The repercussions for MDs will be:
Suggested course of action from Scotiabank:
If you will be impacted by these changes, please contact Mary Liu, psychiatry.hrmanager@ubc.ca, who will refer you to a contact at Scotiabank. Scotiabank has experts who will be able to provide advice and recommendations to MDs on how to move forward prior to the April 1, 2015 deadline date.
Mary Liu CHRP
Human Resources Manager
Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry
The University of British Columbia
2255 Wesbrook Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 2A1
Phone 604 822 7315 | Fax 604 822 7756
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2015 CAGP Annual Scientific Meeting
Call for Abstract Submission
The Spectrum of Geriatric Psychiatry: From Prevention to Palliation
September 30, 2015 • Hyatt Regency, Vancouver
The Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry (CAGP) is looking forward to welcoming you to the 24th CAGP Annual Scientific Meeting: The Spectrum of Geriatric Psychiatry: From Prevention to Palliation. The meeting will be held this year in Vancouver at the Hyatt Regency, September 30th, 2015 immediately preceding the Canadian Psychiatry Association conference.
We are pleased to announce that abstract submission for concurrent oral paper presentation, poster presentation, workshop, symposium, clinical case study presentation and resident session is now open! This year we are introducing a new category for Clinical Case Presentations.
There are 5 categories of abstract submission preference. The ASM meeting organizing committee may make decisions on the format of the presentation. All submission abstracts must be submitted in the standardized format irrespective of presentation preference. The maximum word count is 250 words. All presentation categories require three learning objectives. All submissions will be peer reviewed.
Oral Presentation: Oral and poster abstracts will consist of a Title, Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions. An oral presentation is 15 minutes in length (11 minute talk; 4 minutes question and answer period).
Poster Presentation: Oral and poster abstracts will consist of a Title, Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions.
Workshop: A workshop is 60 minutes in length and must be highly interactive, lively and informative with 25% audience participation.
Symposium: A presentation of two or three separate talks around a similar theme with time for a discussant. The overall symposium must have an abstract with the symposium Chair listed along with the discussant (if the discussant is different than the chair). Each individual talk within the symposium must have a separate abstract and learning objectives. The symposium Chair should share the title of the Symposium with the individual presenters so that they may put the symposium title in their individual abstract submission.
Clinical Case Presentation: This presentation is dedicated for presentation of informative clinical cases. There should be maximal audience participation, interaction and discussion. The clinical case must be supported with literature and evidence around the teaching and learning points.
There is no additional funding for speakers. All applicants are responsible for their own travel costs to attend the conference and must register for the conference.
INSTRUCTIONS:
* Abstract submissions are due Tuesday March 17th, 2015 by 11:59 pm EDT.
* Abstracts submissions will be accepted using the online submission platform only.
* Once the online submission has been completed, you will receive immediate automated confirmation of receipt of your submission.
* All abstracts will be peer reviewed.
* Please include the title, and three learning objectives and abstract text of no more than 250 words.
* Learning objectives must indicate what the participants will learn from the presentation in terms of knowledge, skills or attitudes.
* In keeping with the principles of Maintenance of Certification (MOC), a minimum of 25% of the presentation time must be allotted for audience discussion and participation.
* The planning committee’s decision regarding your submission will be sent the week of April 27th, 2015.
* All applicants are responsible for their own travel costs to attend the conference, and must register for the conference.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT <http://www.cagp.ca/event-1796381%20>
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In this week’s issue:
Funding Opportunities:
Awards and Honours:
Events:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research – 2015 Research Trainee Award
LOI Deadline: March 17, 2015
The MSFHR Research Trainee Program – Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awards support highly qualified applicants at the post-PhD and post-health professional degree (MD, DDS, DVM or DPharm) stages to prepare for careers as independent health researchers.
At the time of application, applicants must commit at least 75 percent time to research training; this commitment does not include holding a full-time paid research position. Health professionals with active clinical service must commit at least 50 percent time to research training.
Applications are submitted through the MSFHR ApplyNet system.
Letter of intent deadline is March 17, 2015.
Full application deadline is April 20, 2015.
Please visit the MSFHR website for additional information.
Child & Family Research Institute – Scholars of Excellence
Deadline: April 30, 2015
The CFRI Scholars of Excellence program provides exceptional individuals an opportunity to generate an innovative and independent research program under the mentorship of world-class researchers based at the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI).
The overall goal of this program is to train recent PhDs, MDs and MD-PhD graduates to conduct clinical/translational research in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment with intent to develop future leaders in child health research. The program is designed to attract new talent, and preference will be given to applicants from outside BC.
For more information, please visit the CFRI Scholars of Excellence website.
Grant Foundation – Initiative on Understanding Inequality
Deadline: May 5, 2015
In recent years, inequality in the United States has become increasingly pervasive. At the same time, social mobility has decreased. The William T. Grant Foundation believes the research community can play a critical role in reversing these trends. To that end, the foundation, which seeks to improve the lives of youth between the ages 5 and 25, has launched a new initiative to support research that advances understanding in the area of inequalities in youth development.
Through its new Understanding Inequality program, the foundation will award grants of up to $600,000 in support of research focused on ways to reduce disparities in academic, behavioral, social, and economic outcomes for youth. Priority will be given to projects related to inequality on the basis of economic, racial/ethnic, and language backgrounds. Research that explores other areas of inequality also will be considered, based on a compelling case for its impact.
To be eligible, organizations must be considered tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
See the William T. Grant Foundation website for complete program guidelines, application instructions, and an FAQ.
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
UBC Faculty of Medicine – Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prize
Deadline: March 24, 2015
The University of British Columbia is currently seeking nominations for the 2015 Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prizes, each with a value of C$50,000.
The Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian citizen who has made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of brain disorders. The Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian citizen who has made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of heart disorders. The Prizes are awarded with the expectation that the Prize recipients will continue to demonstrate excellence in their field of work.
Nomination Deadline: March 24, 2015 at 4:00 pm PST
For further information, please visit www.med.ubc.ca/margolese
Guttmacher Institute – Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research
Nomination Deadline: May 15, 2015
The Darroch Award, sponsored by the Guttmacher Institute, recognizes an emerging leader who is a researcher in the field of sexual and reproductive health, where scientific evidence is essential to guiding the policies and programs of the future.
The award honors Jacqueline E. Darroch, Ph.D., whose four decades of conducting and directing research exemplify rigorous and innovative work in this field and commitment to the practical application of research to policy and programs. The award aims to recognize and stimulate such work.
The award, offered once every two years, includes a $3,000 prize.
Please visit the Guttmacher Institute website for further criteria and nomination details.
EVENTS:
Date & Time: March 16, 2015; 12-1pm
Location: LSC3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
You are invited to attend the Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.
We are proud to have as our first speaker Dr. Allen Eaves, Founder, President and CEO of STEMCELL Technologies.
The talk is free and open to all. Bring a friend.
Dr Eaves will be talking about his extraordinary career as an entrepreneur. He is the owner and CEO of STEMCELL Technologies, Canada’s largest biotech company with over 600 employees, sales of $100 million and a growth rate of ~15% per year. He started the company in 1993 by mortgaging his house and obtaining an additional loan which he paid back.
For more information, please visit http://lsi.ubc.ca/2015/03/09/entrepreneurship-allen-eaves/.
Connect with NSERC’s President on a Vision for 2020
Date & Time: March 25, 2015; 2:30-4:00pm
Location: Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Room 101, Lower Level, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver
NSERC’s President, Dr. B. Mario Pinto, is gearing up to connect with your community as part of his cross-country tour to get “Your Views on NSERC 2020”.
The “Connect with NSERC’s President on a Vision for 2020” consultation sessions provide researchers, students, administrators and stakeholders an opportunity to learn more about our President as well as obtain views and feedback on NSERC 2020 Strategic Plan. These sessions also serve as a platform for the community to ask questions and seek more information from our leader.
NSERC would like our views on the following two questions:
NSERC’s vision is for Canada “to be a global leader in strengthening the discovery-innovation continuum for the societal and economic benefit of Canada.”
A videoconference connection to this event will be arranged for UBC-Okanagan participants at the Provost Boardroom, Room ADM 119E.
Full details regarding the agenda for this Townhall are available on the NSERC 2020 webpage.
Please note that NSERC has asked Townhall Meeting participants to register for the event on NSERC’s registration webpage, by March 23rd.
UBC Faculty of Medicine Continuing Professional Development – Medical Disorders and Pregnancy
Date: April 18, 2015
Location: Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Vancouver
Target audience: Obstetricians, gynecologists, internists, maternal fetal medicine specialists, fellows, residents & students
Up to 7.0 Mainpro-M1/MOC Section 1 credits
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The UBC National Core for Neuroethics is pleased to announce… Dr. Helen Mayberg, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Radiology and the Dorothy Fuqua Chair in Psychiatry Imaging and Therapeutics from Emory University School of Medicine, is visiting on March 17-18, 2015 as this year’s Dana BAW Distinguished Neuroethics Lecture speaker: Rethinking Depression and its Treatment: Perspectives from Studies of Deep Brain Stimulation We look forward to seeing you at the event! ==== Short bio: In addition to ongoing studies to develop imaging biomarkers that can optimize treatment selection in individual depressed patients at all stages of illness, the lab is focused on the development of combined structural and electrical connectivity models to optimize surgical targeting, refine stimulation parameters and characterize mechanisms of both immediate and sustained antidepressant effects of high frequency DBS. Combined with real-time behavioral and physiological metrics, these studies offer a unique perspective on critical pathways and mechanisms mediating antidepressant effects of DBS, and on the pathophysiology of treatment resistant depression more generally. Dr. Mayberg is a Board Certified Neurologist, trained at Columbia’s Neurological Institute in New York, with fellowship training in nuclear medicine at Johns Hopkins. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine and is an active participant in a wide variety of advisory and scientific activities across multiple fields in neuroscience. |
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Electrical and computer engineering professor David Michelson and Telus chief technology officer Ibrahim Gedeon received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Conference Leadership Award for their efforts in co-chairing IEEE’s 2014 Vehicular Technology Conference in Vancouver. The event brought together over one hundred engineers and managers from Metro Vancouver and the Pacific Northwest to discuss and exchange ideas in the fields of wireless, mobile, and vehicular technology. Click here for more information.
PhD student Anastasia Hyrina has been awarded the 2015 International Society of Antiviral Research (ISAR) – Women in Science Career Development Award. Hyrina is invited to present at the 28th International Conference on Antiviral Research in Italy in May where she will receive the ISAR award which involves a $1,500 stipend, a two-year ISAR membership and a commemorative certificate. The award supports the professional development of women with potential for significant contribution in the field of antiviral research.
During UBC’s fifth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, graduate students have given more than 100 outstanding presentations, informing an audience about their graduate research in just three minutes. After more than six weeks of competition, the top eight finalists will advance to the final round. The first place winner will go to the regionals to contend for national honours in a virtual competition.
Date: March 12
Time: 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Place: Thea Koerner House, 6371 Crescent Road
A photo exhibition of the World Food Programme (WFP) titled “The Importance of Nutrition” shows how increasing access to healthy and nutritious food saves lives.
This exhibition is part of the UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series, which brings together food security and sustainability experts from across North America to engage the UBC community and the public around global food security issues.
Date: Opening reception March 18. Exhibition runs March 18-31.
Time: 5 p.m.
Place: Food, Nutrition and Health Building’s Atrium, 2205 East Mall
Info: Visit the Liu Institute website
Friday, May 29th, 2015 at the Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver
08:00-16:00
Speaker: Dr. Gary Poole
To register please click here:
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Session titles: Uncovering our personal truths Interrogating our truths The 11th (2015) Annual Webber Lecture: Scholarship as an interrogation of personal truths Plenary: Dwelling in Pasteur’s Quadrant Creating and leading effective and meaningful academic half days Engaging in meaningful feedback discussions in the context of short interactions The questioning game: How students manage questioning as an educational process |
Meeting Details:
Article: Efference Copy Failure during Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements in Schizophrenia. Spering et al. 2013. J. Neuroscience, 33(29):11779 –11787. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23864667
Date: Monday March 16th, 2015
Time: 12:00
Room: 3rd floor conference room
Location: BCMHARI, 3rd floor CFRI building, BCCW hospital site
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Memorandum
To: Faculty, Residents, Graduate Students, Fellows and Interns
Department of Psychiatry
From: Dr. Evelyn Stewart and Dr. Jeremy Seamans
RE: Departmental Research Day 2015
We are pleased to announce that the 30th Annual University of British Columbia Department of Psychiatry Research Day will be held on Thursday, June 18th 2015, at the Life Sciences Centre, UBC Campus. This event’s main objectives will be to showcase research being conducted within the Department and to allow an opportunity for research networking and collaboration across sites, disciplines and experience levels. This will be accomplished via oral and poster presentations followed by a wine and cheese reception.
Faculty, Residents, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Fellows and Interns are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations. Each abstract should contain the following:
For oral presentations by non-faculty members, the sponsoring faculty member will be asked to provide a brief introduction of the study topic by highlighting both relevance and clinical implications to the field of psychiatry.
A total of four awards will be presented to non-faculty Research Day participants, with each awardee receiving a certificate and a cash prize of $500. The award categories include those for trainees providing basic science oral, basic science poster, clinical oral and clinical poster presentations. Trainee winners will be selected from each category by a panel of UBC Faculty member judges.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is June 5th 2015 at 4:30 p.m.
Please submit your abstracts to Corinne Carpenter at corinne.carpenter@ubc.ca
Dear Researcher,
Faculty of Medicine and the Office of Research Services has released the official deadlines & procedures for the MSFHR 2015 Research Trainee Award application. In order to meet Faculty of Medicine & UBC deadlines, your application package must be submitted to the Department Administration Office – attention Vicky Yau (vicky.yau@ubc.ca), by noon, Tuesday, April 7, 2015 for Department review & approval.
After Department approval, the Department will submit your application package to the Faculty Dean’s Office for Faculty approval. After Faculty approval, the Faculty Dean’s Office will submit your application package to UBC ORS for Institution approval. ORS will electronically approve your application via ApplyNet for submission to MSFHR.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Vicky Yau at vicky.yau@ubc.ca
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For the 2015 MSFHR Research Trainee Award opportunity, the Faculty of Medicine (FoM) has agreed with the Office of Research Services (ORS) on the following procedures/timelines:
1) Your application package must be submitted to the Dean’s Office or affiliated hospital research office by Friday, April 10th, 2015 for Faculty signatures only. You have the option of dropping off a paper copy or emailing it to the Faculty signature contact for your site. Note that Bryan Wong (bryan.wong@ubc.ca) is the contact for Faculty approval for those located at the UBC Point Grey campus. See below for a complete list of the required items.
NOTE: These documents will not be returned to you as they will be taken to ORS, who will approve your application on ApplyNet.
2) Your documents will be printed (if sent by email) and after Faculty approval, taken to ORS.
3) Your application must be submitted via ApplyNet no later than 8:30am on Friday, April 17th, 2015.
4) ORS will electronically approve your application via ApplyNet for submission to MSFHR.
Please remember that you can continue working on your research proposal up until you submit on ApplyNet on April 17th, even after you have submitted your application package for Faculty approval.
Required Documents
1) Completed Research Project Information Form, including signatures of your supervisor and his/her Department Head/School Director.
2) Page 1: MSFHR Full application page
3) Page 2: MSFHR Project information page
4) Page 3: MSFHR Third Party Role information page
5) Letter of collaboration (if applicable)
Please visit the ORS website to familiarize yourself with the MSFHR eSubmission Procedure.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Vicky Yau at the Department (Vicky.yau@ubc.ca ) Bryan Wong at the FoM (bryan.wong@ubc.ca), or Donna Lei (donna.lei@ors.ubc.ca) or Andrea Sherrington (andrea.sherrington@ors.ubc.ca) at ORS.
In this week’s issue:
Announcement:
Funding Opportunities:
Awards and Honours:
Events:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research – 2015 Research Trainee Award
LOI Deadline: March 17, 2015
The MSFHR Research Trainee Program – Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awards support highly qualified applicants at the post-PhD and post-health professional degree (MD, DDS, DVM or DPharm) stages to prepare for careers as independent health researchers.
At the time of application, applicants must commit at least 75 percent time to research training; this commitment does not include holding a full-time paid research position. Health professionals with active clinical service must commit at least 50 percent time to research training.
Applications are submitted through the MSFHR ApplyNet system.
Letter of intent deadline is March 17, 2015.
Full application deadline is April 20, 2015.
Please visit the MSFHR website for additional information.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Grant Opportunities
Deadline: See below
The Gates foundation and its Grand Challenges partners are now accepting applications for the following grant programs:
Proposals are being accepted online until May 13, 2015 on the following topics:
Initial grants will be US $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to US $1 million.
The application deadline is March 27, 2015. Details on how to apply for a grant can be found at http://www.savinglivesatbirth.net/
NOI Deadline: March 27, 2015
The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is pleased to announce the Functional Screen of Autism-Associated Variants Request for Applications (RFA).
Grants awarded through this RFA are intended to advance our understanding of the genetic basis of autism, and in particular the potential role of missense and in-frame deletion variants in conferring risk.
Data to be analyzed under this RFA will come in part from the exome sequencing of more than 2,500 families from the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC), a repository of data from families that include one child with autism and unaffected parents and siblings. The majority of what has been identified in the SSC falls into the category of missense variants of uncertain significance. Sequencing additional large cohorts may help to distinguish pathogenic from benign variants on a purely statistical basis, but it is clear that these efforts will have to be complemented by screens to test such variants for functional relevance.
To this end, we seek proposals for the development and application of medium- or high-throughput screens to test for the functional effects of missense and in-frame deletion variants identified in the SSC and other autism collections.
We request that investigators who intend to submit a proposal send an email by 27 March 2015 with the intended investigators’ names and affiliations and their intended proposal’s title to grants@simonsfoundation.org with the subject line: SFARI RFA Notice of Intent. The deadline for full proposal submission is 10 April 2015, 5:00 p.m. Eastern.
Please visit the SFARI website for further details.
Obesity Society – Applications for Early-Career Research Grants
LOI Deadline: March 30, 2015
The Obesity Society works to advances the science-based understanding of the causes, consequences, prevention, and treatment of obesity in order to improve the lives of those affected by it.
The society is accepting applications for research in any area of investigation related to obesity. Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to junior-level investigators and postdoctoral trainees for projects that demonstrate a high likelihood of resulting in new and innovative approaches in obesity research.
To be eligible, all applicants must be a member of the society and have received a Ph.D. within the past five years or an M.D. within the past eight years. In addition, applications from postdoctoral research fellows must have a mentor who is a current TOS member.
Letters of Intent must be received no later than March 30, 2015. If selected, full proposals will be due June 14, 2015.
Visit the Obesity Society website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.
Cystinosis Research Foundation – Call for Research Proposals and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Deadline: April 6, 2015
The ultimate goal of the Cystinosis Research Foundation is a cure for cystinosis. Global calls for grant applications will be made twice each year. Research and fellowship grants are awarded for 1-3 years.
Currently, the Cystinosis Research Foundation has $2,000,000 available for research and fellowship grants. The number of awards and their value will depend on the number of outstanding proposals and the funds available at the time.
Research Proposals
The Cystinosis Research Foundation is pleased to announce its Spring 2015 call for research proposals and fellowships. The Cystinosis Research Foundation is prepared to fund proposals to improve the immediate care of children and adults with cystinosis and to develop a new understanding and treatment of cystinosis in an effort to help these patients in the future.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Cystinosis Research Foundation has launched a postdoctoral research fellowship program to attract qualified, promising investigators to establish careers in cystinosis research. The fellow’s stipend should be the usual amount for such a trainee at that institution. The total award cannot exceed $75,000 per year including overhead. Awards will generally be for a period of 1-3 years.
Please visit the CRF website for further details.
Michael J. Fox Foundation – Biomarkers Across Neurodegenerative Diseases
Pre-Proposal Deadline: April 9, 2015
The Biomarkers Across Neurodegenerative Diseases (BAND) program will support projects aimed at better understanding the similarities and differences between brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
BAND is a joint initiative of the Alzheimer’s Association, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, the Weston Brain Institute and Alzheimer’s Research UK.
Each project must include a clear focus on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, or one of the two plus another disease, such as frontotemporal dementia.
The partners will hold an informational conference call on March 12 to answer questions. RSVP to conferencecalls@michaeljfox.org for call-in details.
For further information, please visit the Michael J. Fox Foundation website.
MITACS – PhD & Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities
Deadline: See below
Mitacs has announced significant research funding for postdoctoral fellows and PhD students.
Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Mitacs Accelerate PhD Fellowship:
Worldwide Cancer Research – Request for Proposals
Deadline: Two rounds, see below
Our goal is to support research that might in future help reduce the incidence of cancer or improve cancer survival. We award grants to support fundamental or translational research into the causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of cancer. This remit is usually interpreted conservatively.
We award project grants from 12 to 36 months in length to principal investigators based at any not-for-profit research institute in the world.
The principal investigator must be a suitably qualified researcher (minimum of PhD followed by three years research experience, or equivalent qualification or research experience).
Only one application from the same research group will be accepted in any 12 month period (i.e. 12 months must have passed since the last application), unless the Scientific Advisory Committee invites the submission of a revised application in the next round.
There are two rounds of applications in each year, with submissions accepted in April and October. The closing dates for the next two rounds are April 24, 2015 and October 31, 2015.
The maximum budget allowed is £250,000, but it should be noted that most of the three-year grants we award have a budget below £200,000.
Please visit the Worldwide Cancer Research website for further details.
Lung Cancer Research Foundation – Request for Proposals
Deadline: July 1, 2015
The Lung Cancer Research Foundation supports research on innovative strategies for better treatments, screening, and prevention of all cancers of the lung. The foundation’s goal is to fund promising scientific and clinical research initiatives that lead to more positive outcomes and improved quality of life for all lung cancer patients.
To that end, LCRF has issued a Request for Proposals designed to provide critical seed support for cutting-edge scientific research on all lung cancers. Through its Research Grant program, the foundation will support projects with a focus on basic science, translational research, clinical research, supportive care, and quality of care/outcomes.
Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded.
The program is open to all U.S. and international investigators, including graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, physicians, medical students, and nurse researchers.
Please visit the LCRF website for further details.
ALS Therapy Alliance – ALS Research Projects
Deadline: October 15, 2015
The ALS Therapy Alliance was established in 2000 to facilitate ALS research projects and collaborations among a diverse group of scientists and clinicians at multiple institutions working to cure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The alliance represents a unique collaborative enterprise that spans multiple laboratories, universities, and disciplines.
Today, the ATA partners with corporations, biotech and pharmaceutical firms, manufacturers, and the media to create awareness and raise funds for ALS research through its annual Breakthrough ALS campaign. To date, more than $30 million has been raised to fund research for finding a cure for this devastating disease.
The ALS Therapy Alliance is accepting applications from investigators for ALS research projects. Grants ranging from $100,000 to $1 million over one to three years will be awarded to projects — including but not limited to basic, clinical, and translational research and clinical trials – aimed at developing a better understanding of, or treatments for, ALS.
National and international nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies are eligible to apply.
Please visit the ALS Therapy Alliance website for program guidelines and application instructions.
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
UBC Faculty of Medicine – Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prize
Deadline: March 24, 2015
The University of British Columbia is currently seeking nominations for the 2015 Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prizes, each with a value of C$50,000.
The Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian citizen who has made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of brain disorders. The Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian citizen who has made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of heart disorders. The Prizes are awarded with the expectation that the Prize recipients will continue to demonstrate excellence in their field of work.
Nomination Deadline: March 24, 2015 at 4:00 pm PST
For further information, please visit www.med.ubc.ca/margolese
EVENTS:
Centre for Blood Research Seminar Series – The fibrinogen-TLR4 axis at the intersection of coagulation and immunity
Date & Time: March 11, 2015, 12-1pm
Location: LSC 3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Seminar by:
Dr. David B. Corry
Professor of Medicine and Pathology & Immunology
Baylor College of Medicine
The molecular events surrounding thrombin-dependent hemostasis have long been linked to inflammation, but a detailed understanding of immune-coagulation system crosstalk has been elusive. In arthropods, hemolymph coagulation represents a canonical, proteolytically-driven immune event in which invading pathogens are immobilized while at the same time an endogenous ligand is generated that signals through the receptor Toll to activate anti-pathogen immunity. We show that this highly effective approach to pathogen invasion has been preserved in mammals. Of the many mammalian Toll-like receptors (TLR), only Toll like receptor 4 responds to pathogen-derived proteolytic signals by responding to fibrinogen cleavage products (FCP). FCP signals through TLR4 in mouse and human immune cells entirely distinctly from other TLR4 ligands such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS), eliciting potent anti-fungal immunity while at the same time licensing the expression of asthma-like airway inflammation. Our findings shed light on the pathogenesis of both allergic and non-allergic diseases and suggest novel therapies for these disorders.
Canadian Institutes of Health – Visit to UBC
Date & Time: March 25, 2015; 1:30-3:30pm
Location: Room 1002, Life Sciences Building, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouve
You are invited to an open session being presented by Dr. Jane Aubin, Chief Scientific Officer at the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). Dr. Aubin will review recent and upcoming changes in CIHR funding and answer your questions.
Dr. Aubin’s talk will be video-conferenced from Life Sciences Institute (room 1002) to:
Researchers, research grants facilitators, and graduate students are welcome.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at the following link: http://research.ubc.ca/vpri/cihr-visit-ubc
Date: April 16-17, 2015
Location: Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings St., Vancouver
Target audience: Administrators, decision-makers, ED clinicians including allied health providers, nurses, physicians and patients
Up to 13.0 MOC Section 1/Mainpro-M1 Credits
Register: https://events.ubccpd.ca/website/index/110332
Highlighted Speakers
I am assisting in the arrangements of the itinerary for Dr. Jennifer Whitman, a candidate for the position of Academic Clinical Researcher, Neuroimaging. Dr. Whitman will be giving a presentation on “Cognitive, social, and clinical factors affecting beliefs, and underlying functional brain networks revealed by fMRI and MEG” at BC Children’s Hospital, CFRI Building, Room 3113 on March 26th (please see attached flyer). For those also wishing to meet with the candidate informally, Dr. Whitman will be available on Friday, March 27th, from 0800-0900 in the BCMHARI Boardroom (3rd floor, CFRI Building). If you would like to meet with Dr. Whitman individually on either Thursday, March 26 or Friday, March 27, can you please provide me with several times that you are available on those days.
Warm regards
Karin Jackson
Karin Jackson, MA
Director, Research Administration & Performance Improvement
| FPH office 604.524.7769 | fax 604.524.7905
| BCMHARI office 604.875.3266 | fax 604.875.3871
Events
Issues
A UBC research team led by chemical and biological engineering professor David Wilkinson received $450,000 from Western Economic Diversification Canada towards the commercialization of technologies that will support sustainability in the oil and gas industries. The announcement was made by the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification. Click here for more information.
A student mine rescue team from the UBC department of mining finished second overall at the 2015 Intercollegiate Mine Emergency Response Development exercise at the Colorado School of Mines. The team travelled to Ontario to train for five days at the Sudbury Mine Rescue Station and received training and instruction from members of the Vale East Mines 2014 Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial championship team. Click here for more information.
Kicking off their 2015 workshop series, the UBC Botanical Garden invites the community to learn about safe soils in the city, the importance of soil to food security in B.C. and how soils are sequestering carbon and mitigating climate change.
Speakers will include Douglas Justice, associate director, Botanical Garden; Sean Smukler, assistant professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems; Gladys Oka, graduate student, Faculty of Land and Food Systems; Kimberley Sutherland, regional agrologist, B.C. Ministry of Agriculture; and Maja Krzic, associate professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems and Faculty of Forestry.
Date: March 5, 2015
Time: 5:30– 7:30 p.m.
Place: UBC Botanical Garden, 6804 SW Marine Drive
Info: Free admission. Register here.
The community is invited to explore the critical link between transit and health at a free panel event on transit’s role in building a livable healthy region, increasing walking and biking, reducing sedentary time in cars, and improving air quality.
Speakers will include Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer and vice president of Public Health for Vancouver Coastal Health Authority; Bob Ransford, director of the Mayor’s Coalition; Anthony Perl, professor of Urban Studies and Political Science at Simon Fraser University; Lawrence Frank, professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and the School of Community and Regional Planning; Jennifer Gardy, assistant professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, and Patrick Condon, professor at UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
Date: March 9, 2015
Time: 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Place: Michael Smith Labs, Room 101-102, 2185 East Mall
Info: RSVP here.
Philosophy professor Evan Thompson will give a reading from his new book Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy. Thompson is a philosopher of the mind and known for his work on Buddhism and cognitive science. In his book, he combines the latest neuroscience research on sleep, dreaming, and meditation with Indian and Western philosophy of the mind, casting new light on the self and its relation to the brain.
Date: March 10
Time: 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Place: Banyen Books, 3608 West 4th Ave, Vancouver
Info: Click here.
Please see below a message that was sent earlier this week announcing the release of the CanMEDS 2015 Series IV draft. In your important role as a medical educator and leader, I thought that this would be of interest to you.
For more information, please refer to the CanMEDS 2015 website or contact canmeds@royalcollege.ca.
Thank you,
Ken
Kenneth A. Harris MD FRCSC
Executive Director, Office of Specialty Education
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Voir ci-dessous pour le message français
Veuillez trouver ci-dessous un message qui a été envoyé plus tôt cette semaine annonçant la fin des travaux de révision du cadre CanMEDS. En tant que professeur de médecine et chef de file, j’ai pensé que cela pourrait vous intéresser.
Si vous souhaitez obtenir plus de précisions, veuillez consulter le site Web de CanMEDS 2015 ou écrire à canmeds@collegeroyal.ca
Merci,
Ken
Kenneth A. Harris, MD, FRCSC
Directeur exécutif, Bureau de l’éducation spécialisée
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Voir ci-dessous pour le message français
On behalf of the CanMEDS 2015 team, we are pleased to announce the completion of the CanMEDS 2015 framework revisions. Following nearly two years of consultations, the Framework was adopted by the Royal College Council as the competency framework for all specialists in late-February 2015 and is now available for your information and reference. The final version of the Framework, along with new resources to support implementation of CanMEDS 2015, will be available for the first time at the 2015 International Conference on Residency Education in Vancouver, B.C.
As a foundational project of the Competence by Design initiative, the CanMEDS 2015 project will ensure that our trainees acquire and demonstrate the competencies they will need throughout their practice, while also providing a framework upon which to build their future learning strategies.
Thank you to all of the individuals and partner organizations who have contributed to the development of the CanMEDS 2015 Framework. On behalf of the CanMEDS 2015 team, we sincerely appreciate your support, interest, and leadership in this exciting project.
For more information, please refer to the CanMEDS 2015 website or contact canmeds@royalcollege.ca
Jason R. Frank MD MA(Ed) FRCPC
Director, Specialty Education, Strategy, and Standards, Office of Specialty Education
Kenneth A. Harris MD FRCSC
Executive Director, Office of Specialty Education
Au nom de l’équipe CanMEDS 2015, nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer la fin des travaux de révision du cadre CanMEDS. Après presque deux ans de consultations, à la fin du mois de février 2015, le Conseil du Collège royal a adopté le cadre comme étant le référentiel de compétences pour tous les spécialistes. Vous pouvez maintenant le consulter à des fins d’information et de référence. La version définitive du référentiel, accompagnée de nouvelles ressources pour aider à la mise en œuvre de CanMEDS 2015, sera lancée lors de la Conférence internationale sur la formation des résidents de 2015 à Vancouver (C.-B.).
Projet porteur de l’initiative La compétence par conception, CanMEDS 2015 permettra à nos stagiaires d’acquérir et de démontrer les compétences dont ils auront besoin tout au long de leur pratique. Il offrira également un cadre de formation en vertu duquel ils pourront élaborer leurs futures stratégies d’apprentissage.
Nous tenons à remercier toutes les personnes et toutes les organisations partenaires qui ont contribué à l’élaboration de CanMEDS 2015. Au nom de toute l’équipe, nous vous sommes fortement reconnaissants du soutien, de l’intérêt et du leadership dont vous avez témoigné lors de ce projet palpitant.
Si vous souhaitez obtenir plus de précisions, veuillez consulter le site Web de CanMEDS 2015 ou écrire à canmeds@collegeroyal.ca
Jason R. Frank, MD, MA(Ed), FRCPC
Directeur, Normes, formation et stratégies d’éducation spécialisée, Bureau de l’éducation spécialisée
Kenneth A. Harris, MD, FRCSC
Directeur exécutif, Bureau de l’éducation spécialisée
| Introduction This month we discuss Metro Vancouver’s upcoming transit referendum, learn about the UBC Sustainability Revolving Fund, wrap up the UBC Farm Symposium and more! Got a story idea you’d like us to cover? Ping us on email or Twitter. Campus and Community Planning This spring, people across Metro Vancouver will have a chance to vote on how to fund urgently needed transportation improvements across the region. You have a role to play in shaping the future of our region’s transportation system. Learn the facts, register to vote, and mail in your completed ballot before May 29. For more information, visit http://transportation.ubc.ca/vote. UBC Sustainability Revolving Fund As part of piloting the fund, a first round of proposal intake has been completed and proposed projects are being evaluated. Additional proposal rounds will be announced this month, and you can visit the website for more information on how to apply. The fund is hugely beneficial to both the faculty/department applying and the university as a whole. In addition to contributing to UBC’s sustainability goals and reducing costs, recipients can benefit from upgrading old equipment and systems to new, better performing equipment. And the loan itself is repaid with money saved on energy, water or resources, which means there’s essentially a zero net cost to UBC. UBC Farm Symposium
At the end of January, more than 100 UBC students, professors, community members and farmers, gathered to celebrate campus engagement in food sustainability and research. The Centre for Sustainable Food System’s UBC Farm Symposium was packed with presentations and discussions from students, faculty members and guest speakers. Talks ranged from learning about food sustainability and land management on unceded traditional Musqueam territory, to finding better ways to enhance biodiversity. Attendees were treated to breakfast snacks from Agora Café, and brownies from Sprout Café. Both cafes are 100% volunteer and student-run and use produce from the UBC Farm and LSE Garden Orchard. Information about the 2016 UBC Farm Symposium will be available in Fall. Check out the website for photos and more detail about the day. |
In the Spotlight UBC Reads Sustainability presents Douglas Gayeton Storm the Wall Community Festival Phase 2 Public Consultation: Univeristy Boulevard Precinct Planning New bike cage opens Utown@UBC Community Grants Awarded For more information on Campus and Community Planning: Visit planning.ubc.ca You’re receiving this newsletter because you signed up to receive updates from Campus and Community Planning. |
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Attn: Faculty of Medicine Senior Leadership,
Attached is an exciting career opportunity as the Director of Interprofessional Education for the Faculty of Medicine. We would appreciate if you would distribute this widely within your units.
Please contact Bill Miller at (bill.miller@ubc.ca) if you have questions.
Leadership Opportunities & Searches:
– Director, Interprofessional Education
Sent on behalf of Dr. Bill Miller, Associate Dean, Health Professions Education
The March Newsletter is available online with:
Just click on the link below and enjoy the read!
http://www.emeriti.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/News2015Mar.pdf
The Association of Professors Emeriti
Ph.: 604 822 1752
admin@emeriti.ubc.ca
http://www.emeriti.ubc.ca/
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The UBC Department of Psychiatry Research Day, now in its 30th year, will focus on providing updates on a diverse range of psychiatric topics of interest to clinicians and researchers alike.
The main objective will be to showcase some of the research being conducted at UBC. This will be accomplished through oral and poster presentations of research by trainees and faculty in the Department.
Agenda will be posted at a later date.
Presentation and Poster abstracts to be posted at a later date.
Please register by June 12th 2015
All Department of Psychiatry faculty, residents, graduate and undergraduate students, fellows, staff and interns are invited to attend.
Sponsored by: UBC Department of Psychiatry and the Institute of Mental Health
THE LINK – MARCH 2015: Here are just some of the news and events of interest this month. For a complete list, visit MedNet: mednet.med.ubc.ca.
– Recent Appointment Announcements
– Leadership Opportunities & Searches:
– Director, Interprofessional Education
– Interim Co-Director for the Foundations of Medical Practice IV and Transition into Clinical Education – MEDD 422 Course
– Director, Centre for Health Education Scholarship
– Site Education Leader, Surrey Hospital – MD Undergraduate Education and Postgraduate Medical Education
– Interim Co-Director for the Foundations of Medical Practice II – MEDD 412 Course
– Vancouver Fraser Medical Program Year 3 Site Director – MD Undergraduate Education
-Read last month’s Staff Spotlights
-Announcing Faculty of Medicine’s New Dean and Invitation to Open Forum
-Extension of Appointment, Vice-Provost Health, Dr. Gavin Stuart
–IT in the Faculty of Medicine: Still Time to Provide Input
-MedNet (SharePoint): April 16
-WordPress Training: April 23
-Join the Faculty of Medicine Sun Run team, deadline is March 19
-Deadline for 2015/16 Curriculum Session Room bookings: March 31
-Read the new BCMD10 microsite chapter: the Journey to Practice
-Call for Nominations: 2015 Scholar and Mentor Programs – AAHC and AAHCI
…Read more
DATES & DEADLINES
Excellence in Mentoring Early Career Faculty Awards | March 6
TA Training Program | Deadline: March 9
Applegarth Staff Service Awards | Deadline: March 13
Call for submissions: UBC Medical Journal | Deadline: March 13
Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prizes | Deadline: March 24
Call for submissions: UBC Faculty of Medicine Art Show | Deadline: March 27
Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship | Deadline: April 10
…Read more
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mar 3: CHSPR 2015 27th Annual Health Policy Conference
Mar 3: Advanced Cancers Care Workshop (Kamloops)
Mar 4: Breathe Into Research
Mar 4: CBR Seminar Series with Dr. Kelly Brown
Mar 11: CBR Seminar Series with Dr. David Corry
Mar 28: Joint Conference: 17th Annual Respiratory Medicine Update & 11th Annual Hot Topics in Cardiology
SAVE THE DATE
Apr 16: Norman Bethune Symposium
Apr 18: Medical Disorders & Pregnancy
Apr 25-28: Canadian Conference on Medical Education 2015
Apr 29: Community of Practice
May 8-9: 12th Annual Pediatric Emergency Medicine Update & Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS)
May 9: 2nd BC eHealth and Innovative Technology Showcase (eHITS)
May 11: Full Faculty Meeting
June 7-9: Personalized Medicine Summit
June 8-13: 23rd World Congress of Dermatology
June 22-26: 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges
NEWS & HONOURS
-Wendy Norman recognized with The Enid Johnson MacLeod Award
-Dermot Kelleher appointed Dean, Faculty of Medicine
-Faculty members win the NSERC Brockhouse Canada prize
-Twitter the right prescription for sharing health research: UBC study
-Medical resident helps uncover drastic rise in Type 2 diabetes
-Top science journals laud Timothy Kieffer’s stem cell research
-Graduate student helps unravel the genetic foundation of her own family’s tragedy
-Playing with creativity: UBC production helps medical students get in touch with their artistic sides
-Pushing back against a fatalistic view of cancer risk
-Seduced by false promise
-Mental health rehabilitation through the patient lens
-Brain change
…Read more
To position Canada as a global leader in health services and policy research that optimizes health and health system outcomes, the CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR), provincial health research funding organizations, and many of Canada’s health charities partnered with the community to develop the first-ever pan-Canadian vision and strategy for health services and policy research (HSPR).
The results of the first year of collaboration are complete and available in a comprehensive report, complementary asset map and Pan-Canadian Vision and Strategy for Health Services and Policy Research.
The Phase 1 report and inaugural asset map represent an important first step in our understanding of the HSPR enterprise in Canada and, more specifically, the HSPR funding landscape.
Among many interesting and new insights, the analysis shows that Canada funds and conducts a substantial and increasing amount of HSPR, that HSPR investments reflect the priorities that have dominated health care agendas over the past 10 years, that HSPR capacity is clustered in certain regions across the country, and that greater investment may be needed in areas related to financing and sustainability, change management and scaling up innovation.
The asset map provides a visual portrait of Canada’s total investments in HSPR, priority research areas, people and knowledge translation (as well as the funders), and allows for province-by-province analyses and breakdowns by academic institution.
The Asset Map and Phase 1 Report provided a foundation for development of the Pan-Canadian Health Services and Policy Research Strategy and will continue to be refined to support growth and evolution of HSPR in Canada.
Building on the Phase 1 Report and asset map foundation, the development of the Pan-Canadian Vision and Strategy relied on broad and deep consultations, including:
Read more about the April 2014 Priorities Forum, Café Scientifique and CAHSPR presentations.
The Pan-Canadian Vision and Strategy for Health Services and Policy Research is now complete. The document sets out a vision, a suite of strategic directions and research priorities for Canada’s HSPR community, developed by Canada’s HSPR and stakeholder community. It establishes a context against which the HSPR community can plan, collaborate and act to optimize HSPR investments, strengthen the HSPR enterprise and position Canada as a leader in the evidence-informed improvement of health and health system outcomes.
An exciting outcome of the April 2014 Priorities Forum and Strategy Development work has been the establishment of a Canadian Health Services and Policy Research Alliance (CHSPRA) of partners, stakeholders and HSPR leaders who are committed to advancing the vision, strategic directions and research priorities outlined in this document. The Alliance will aim to bring greater collaboration and coordination to HSPR activity and investment in Canada and optimize the relevance and impact of HSPR investments in high-priority areas of pan-Canadian interest. This Alliance provides an important vehicle for advancement of the Pan-Canadian Vision and Strategy for Health Services and Policy Research.
To learn more about the pan-Canadian Vision and Strategy initiative or Alliance please contact Jessica Nadigel at jnadigel.ihspr@mcgill.ca.
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UBC is hosting the Davis Cup Friday March 6 to 8 at the Doug Mitchell Arena. As a result, we are anticipating heavy parking demand, vehicle congestion and significant pedestrian volumes throughout the day in the area around Thunderbird parkade. In order to accommodate this demand, Thunderbird parkade will be closed to our permit holders and an event rate will be in effect for the entire day.
Please note, you may park in any of our other parkade facilities on this day.
We thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
Thank you
UBC Parking & Access Control
The University of British Columbia
110-6200 University Boulevard | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604 822 6786 | Fax 604 827 2509 parking.support@ubc.ca www.ubcparking.com
Do you have thoughts about what IT services you or your unit needs?
Do you have feedback on what may or may not have been working well with IT at the Faculty of Medicine (FoM)?
Survey
The Future of IT in the FoM survey (https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3cf5) can be completed by anyone affiliated with the FoM. It will take approximately 10 minutes.
(The survey has been tested in both UBC and HA sites)
One-Page handout
A one-page handout outlining the purpose, scope, and background of the Future of IT is attached. This can be distributed via email or used to support conversations about the initiative.
About the Future of IT in the FoM
The purpose of the Future of IT in the Faculty of Medicine (FoM) initiative is to put mechanisms in place to ensure that IT investments are aligned with and support the mission of the Faculty of Medicine. This includes developing a broad picture of the IT service needs of Departments & Centres and recommendations regarding how best to meet these needs. Please see the attached handout or Future of IT in the FoM site for more information.
We encourage anyone with questions or comments about the initiative to contact the project team at it.fom@ubc.ca.
Regards,
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Sarah Mair
Change Management Analyst
MedIT | Faculty of Medicine | University of British Columbia
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In this week’s issue:
Announcement:
Funding Opportunities:
Awards and Honours:
Events:
Other:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research – 2015 Research Trainee Award
LOI Deadline: March 17, 2015
The MSFHR Research Trainee Program – Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awards support highly qualified applicants at the post-PhD and post-health professional degree (MD, DDS, DVM or DPharm) stages to prepare for careers as independent health researchers.
At the time of application, applicants must commit at least 75 percent time to research training; this commitment does not include holding a full-time paid research position. Health professionals with active clinical service must commit at least 50 percent time to research training.
Applications are submitted through the MSFHR ApplyNet system.
Letter of intent deadline is March 17, 2015.
Full application deadline is April 20, 2015.
Please visit the MSFHR website for additional information.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation – Various Opportunities
Deadline: See below
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is pleased to announce grant guidelines and applications are now available for the following categories:
Questions? Contact Grants@AlexsLemonade.org.
Please visit the ALSF website for information about all of our research funding opportunities.
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences – Fellowship
Nomination Deadline: March 13, 2015
The annual call for nominations for Fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences will open formally on Monday, January 5th, 2015 with the release of letters of notification to leaders of Health Sciences Faculties across Canada.
This process literally determines who we are and where we are to go as an Academy. In concert with many moves by the Academy to engage our Fellows, the nomination process has been changed this year to place the onus for the nomination of new Fellows on current Fellows of the Academy.
We have been well-served in the past by reliance upon Deans, Vice Presidents of Research and other leaders of academic health sciences (often with the support of local CAHS Fellows) to take the initiative to nominate colleagues for Fellowship, and to organize letters of support, both internal and external. The Academy has now had 10 years of growth to a robust 550 Fellows – a cadre of expertise and achievement ideally qualified to bring forward new candidates.
From this year onward, we are asking our CAHS Fellows to take the responsibility for nominating colleagues to Fellowship, to work with leaders in our institutions to generate supporting letters and to solicit the external letters essential to making the case for each nominee.
Nomination forms and guidance on preparing a Fellowship nomination form are available on the CAHS website at http://www.cahs-acss.ca/nominations/.
EVENTS:
Michael Smith Laboratories Director Search – Open Form for Three Candidates
Date & Time: See below
Location: Room 102, Lecture Theatre, Michael Smith Labs, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver
Three candidates will present their vision for the MSL (followed by questions) during the following dates & times:
Friday, February 27, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Dr. Leonard Foster
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Director, Centre for High-Throughput Biology (CHiBi)
Wednesday, March 4, 11:00am – 12:30pm
Dr. Wilfred Jefferies
Professor, Michael Smith Laboratories
Professor, Medical Genetics
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Friday, March 6, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Dr. Joerg Bohlmann
Professor & Distinguished University Scholar, Michael Smith Laboratories
Professor, Botany
Professor, Forest and Conservation Sciences
Centre for Blood Research Seminar Series – Using gaps in current clinical practice to guide research, a translational approach to the study of complex childhood disease
Date & Time: March 4, 2015, 12-1pm
Location: LSC 3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Seminar by:
Dr. Kelly Brown
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
UBC
Childhood rheumatic diseases are a group of genetically complex and phenotypically diverse disorders that include the more commonly known juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and relative newcomers such as auto-inflammatory diseases. In Canada, rheumatic conditions are the most common chronic illness of childhood, affecting approximately 10 000 of our children and youth. Despite their diversity, the common denominator for all rheumatic diseases is pain and/or inflammation in joints, muscles, and critical organs, and all have significant potential for lifelong poor health and disability. This talk will introduce our new Pediatric Rheumatology Lab at the CFRI/BC Children’s hospital. Our group is involved in clinical, translational and basic science research that aims to provide an evidence base for treatment decisions in pediatric rheumatology practice, and to bridge gaps between researchers and caregivers to ensure that new knowledge is translated efficiently to patient care.
Date & Time: March 4, 2015; 7-8:30pm (doors open at 6pm)
Location: Paetzold Auditorium, Vancouver General Hospital, 890 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver
An informative evening talk with today’s research leaders in lung health. Learn about the health resources and research findings that are empowering people living with or caring for others with lung diseases.
Lecture hosted by Dr. John Fleetham. Come and meet our featured speakers: Dr. Chris Carlsten, Dr. Don Sin, and Dr. Pascal Lavoie.
Please RSVP at www.vchri.ca/celebrateresearch.
Defense Research and Development Canada – Information Session
Date & Time: March 13, 2015; 1-2pm
Location: Room 102, Lecture Theatre, Michael Smith Labs, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver
UBC is going to have a visit from a group from Defense Research and Development Canada (DRDC) on March 13th who will be presenting at 1pm-2pm in the Michael Smith Lab 102 Lecture theatre.
DRDC is interested in research partnership with UBC PIs and also in recruitment of graduates/PhDs. See the areas below for an idea of their research areas of interest.
DRDC carries out a broad range of defence and security related research activities, with staff having scientific backgrounds in the following six broad domain areas:
In their upcoming recruitment drive, they are not just looking into rejuvenating our workforces generally in the above domain areas, but also looking to grow the following specific areas:
Moreover, they are also anticipating increased research activities related to the following areas:
This is by no means a comprehensive list. DRDC is looking for new recruits (from undergraduate to postdoc) with very diverse knowledge background, and we are expecting a series of job postings throughout the year.
If you are a 1) researcher interested in partnership opportunities or 2) an undergraduate, graduate student or post-doc/research associate seeking employment with DRDC please join DRDC at the event on the 13th March.
Centre for Blood Research – Norman Bethune Symposium
Date & Time: April 16, 2015; 7:15am-6:30pm
Location: SFU Segal Building, 500 Granville St., Vancouver
Dr. (Henry) Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a Canadian physician who in the 1930s spearheaded the implementation of the first practical mobile blood collection and distribution system and promoted universal access to health care. This symposium is held in his honour and will be informative and entertaining, with participation of a full range of scientists and clinicians at all levels of training.
What you can expect to achieve from this symposium:
Detailed program of the day’s events is attached to this message.
Please register at www.cbr.ubc.ca. For further information about this even, please contact Hana Kim at hana.kim@ubc.ca
Centre for Blood Research – Earl Davie Symposium Save the Date: November 19, 2015
Date & Time: November 19, 2015; 7:30am-6:30pm
Location: TBA
The CBR will be hosting its annual Earl Davie Symposium on November 19th, 2015. A draft program is attached to this message, with more details to come.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Hana Kim at hana.kim@ubc.ca.
OTHER:
IT in the Faculty of Medicine: We Want Your Input
Do you have thoughts about what IT services you or your unit needs? Ideas about what may or may not have been working well with IT at the FoM?
We would like to hear from you.
Please complete this 10 minute survey to provide input for the Future of IT in the Faculty of Medicine initiative.
The purpose of the initiative is to put mechanisms in place to ensure that IT investments are aligned with and support the mission of the Faculty of Medicine.
This work includes –
The Dean has convened a Steering Committee with representatives from the FoM, UBC and PHSA to oversee this initiative. The committee is chaired by Mike Allard, Head of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Sciences.
Your input is critical in order for the Steering Committee to make informed recommendations about IT in the FoM.
For more information and regular updates, see the Future of IT in the FoM.
[Full survey link: https://ubc.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3cf5]
CO-DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE! A thought-provoking and visually-stunning documentary that explores the potential of five powerful psychedelic substances (LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, ayahuasca, and cannabis) as psychotherapeutic medicines.
Despite the potential promise shown by such drugs in research conducted in the 1950s, the increasingly restrictive anti-drug policies of successive governments effectively shut down further enquiry. As one of the many world-renowned researchers, writers, psychologists, and scientists interviewed in the film says: “The government does not allow this research to take place, and then says there’s no research to support it. It’s beyond hypocrisy.”
The film is a cogent call to put irrational, fear-based beliefs aside in order to allow clinical, evidence-based research into psychedelics in areas such as addictions, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and end-of-life care.
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Post-screening discussion with co-director Oliver Hockenhull and Mark Haden.
A teacher and essayist as well as a filmmaker, Oliver Hockenhull has presented at numerous universities in Canada, the US, and Europe. He has blended the documentary, essay, and experimental genres in such previous works as Aldous Huxley: The Gravity of Light (1996), Building Heaven, Remembering Earth (1999), and Evo (2002).
Mark Haden worked for Vancouver Coastal Health Addiction Services for 28 years and is now an Adjunct Professor at the UBC School of Population and Public Health. He is a pivotal voice in the drug policy reform movement, providing viable models for reforming drug education and regulating markets for currently illegal substances. Mark is also the Chair of the Board of MAPS Canada (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies).
Moderated by Dr. Harry Karlinsky, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia.
Co-sponsored by The UBC Neuroscience Graduate Student Association(with special thanks to Naila Kuhlmann).
Categories: documentary , substance abuse
Sponsored by the UBC Institute of Mental Health and the UBC Department of Psychiatry in conjunction with the Pacific Cinematheque
Frames of Mind is a monthly film event utilizing film and video to promote professional and community education on issues pertaining to mental health and illness.
Director: Dr. Harry Karlinsky
Programmer: Caroline Coutts
All screenings are at Pacific Cinematheque Theatre 1131 Howe St, Vancouver, BC and are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
$11.00 Adult
$9.00 Student/Senior
24hr Film Infoline: 604 688 FILM
Tickets
You are invited to attend the
BC Neuropsychiatry Program (BCNP) Grand Rounds!
Date: Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Time: 11:00AM-NOON (PDT)
***ATTN: UBC Attendees***
Kindly be seated ON TIME as we are starting PROMPTLY at 11AM
Topic:
Psychosocial Contributions to
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Outcome
Presenter:
Noah Silverberg, Ph.D., R. Psych., ABPP
Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology
Acquired Brain Injury Program – G.F. Strong Rehab Centre
Clinical Assistant Professor
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia
All sites that did NOT pre-register and want to participate in this grand round must forward the following 3 items to Belinda.Chen@vch.ca by 1200 Monday March 2nd.*
*Please be advised that we are unable to process any late requests.
**NOTE: Rooms must be reserved by the individual sites themselves**
Please note that 10:30 will be the scheduled time to turn on your equipment
Dr. Dermot Kelleher will become UBC’s next dean of medicine beginning September 1, 2015. The Board of Governors approved the five-year appointment at its February 12 meeting.
Currently vice-president of health and dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London, Kelleher brings strategic medical leadership skills and experience with academic institutions, health service delivery organizations, government and industry. A clinician, scientist and entrepreneur, he has been instrumental in the successful development of academic health science centres and networks in the United Kingdom and in Ireland. Click here for more information.
UBC oceanographer Stephanie Waterman has been selected as a 2015 Alfred Sloan Research Fellow and will receive $50,000 to further her research in physical oceanography. Recently, her research focus has been on the physics of the Arctic and Southern oceans. This summer, she will utilize a small, autonomous ocean glider to gather fine-grained environmental and physical measurements of Canada’s Arctic waters.
The two-year fellowship honours the achievements of outstanding young scholars in science, mathematics, economics and computer science in Canada and the U.S. Twenty UBC Science researchers have been awarded the fellowship since 1984. Click here for more information.
The Vancouver School of Economics (VSE) community was deeply saddened by the passing of professor emeritus Tony Scott on February 17, 2015. Scott began teaching in the Department of Economics at UBC in 1953, where he was Chair from 1967 to 1971.
“Tony was a first-rate scholar who made major and lasting contributions in the field of resource economics, and a builder of Economics in Canada and at UBC. He was, among many other things, the founding president of the Canadian Economics Association, a chair of our department, and a publicly engaged economist who made important policy contributions in the areas of natural resources and federalism,” says director of VSE Thomas Lemieux.
A memorial service will be held on February 28, 1 p.m at the Celebration Hall of Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial donations can be made to the A. D. Scott Fellowship in Economics at startanevolution.ca/donate, by calling 604.827.4111 (toll free 1. 877.717.4483) or by mail at 500 – 5950 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3. Click here for more information.
The community is invited to explore the critical link between transit and health at a free panel event on transit’s role in building a livable healthy region, increasing walking and biking, reducing sedentary time in cars, and improving air quality.
Speakers will include Patricia Daly, Chief Medical Health Officer and Vice President of Public Health for Vancouver Coastal Health Authority; Bob Ransford, director of the Mayor’s Coalition; Anthony Perl, professor of Urban Studies and Political Science at Simon Fraser University; Lawrence Frank, professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and the School of Community and Regional Planning; Jennifer Gardy, assistant professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, and Patrick Condon, professor at UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
Date: March 9, 2015
Time: 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Place: Michael Smith Labs, Room 101-102, 2185 East Mall
Info: RSVP here.
Vanessa Kam, Head of Music, Art and Architecture Library, has received the Worldwide Books Award for Publications from the Art Libraries Society of North America. The award recognizes two of Kam’s articles published in the society’s peer-reviewed journal, Art Documentation. Her two-part article series was recognized for its in-depth study of the book and its place in art libraries and publishing. She will receive her award at a ceremony on March 22 at Fort Worth, Texas.
UBC Library has released its University Librarian’s Report to the Senate 2013/14. The annual report provides key highlights from the Library for the past fiscal year including new study and collaboration spaces, additions to physical and digital collections, initiatives to strengthen ties with the First Nations and Asian communities and more. The report was released concurrent to the University Librarian’s presentation to the Vancouver Senate Committee last Wednesday.
UBC Library, in partnership with the Pacific Book World News Society, has shortlisted three titles for the 2015 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia.
The award was established in memory of Basil Stuart-Stubbs, a former University Librarian at UBC Library and Director of UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, who passed away in 2012. The winning title will be announced later this spring. Click here for more information.
A two-day conference on Japanese videogames will bring together scholars, gamers, and industry representatives to talk about Japanese gaming culture and the role that games continue to play in economics, gender studies, and education. This event coincides with the renewal of Japanese gaming companies in B.C. such as Bandai Namco, Capcom, Gree, Gumi, and Sega.
Date: February 27 to 28
Place: C.K. Choi Building (1855 West Mall) and UBC Asian Centre (1871 West Mall)
Info: https://pressstartubc.wordpress.com/
From March 2 to April 15, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will host the first of two exhibitions by UBC alumna Evelyn Nodwell. Inspired by the traditional “high key” style of photography, Nodwell’s photographs in “Essences” were taken in Vancouver, Paris and China, and will appear in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary at UBC Library. The exhibition is free and open daily.
A panel event will be held to launch and discuss journalism professor Candis Callison’s book How Climate Change Comes to Matter: The Communal Life of Facts. Callison’s book explores the initiatives of social and professional groups — from scientists to Indigenous leaders and advocates of corporate social responsibility — as they encourage diverse American publics to care about climate change
The discussion will be moderated by Kathryn Gretsinger (UBC Journalism) and the respondents will include Milind Kandlikar (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability), David Tindall (UBC Sociology), David Archer (Visiting Peter Wall International Scholar, University of Chicago)
For more details, visit the Liu Institute website.
Dear Colleagues,
Your are invited to participate in a group session to discuss your IT needs, as part of the Future of IT in the Faculty of Medicine initiative.
Information for Attendees
The focus of the discussion will be:
Upcoming sessions are:
Please sign-up via the Group Session Sign-up Sheet. If you are unable to access to the sign-up sheet, please contact Veronica Ryan (at medit.adminassistant@ubc.ca). Note that seating is limited. Muffins and coffee or lunch will be provided.
About the Future of IT in the Faculty of Medicine Initiative
The purpose of the initiative is to put mechanisms in place to ensure that IT investments are aligned with and support the FoM mission in the most effective way. This includes developing a broad picture of the IT service needs of Departments, Schools & Centres and recommendations regarding how best to meet these needs. For more information, please see Future of IT in the Faculty of Medicine.
Your input is critical to this initiative in order for the Steering Committee to make informed recommendations about IT in the FoM.
Thank-you,
Faculty of Medicine, Future of IT Steering Committee
Further to the original message below, please note the following changes that are effective immediately per Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC).
For foreign nationals who are exempt from Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) and need to apply or renew a work permit February 21, 2015 and onwards, please note the following changes which are effective immediately:
Please note that foreign nationals exempt from LMIAs include but are not limited to Postdoctoral Research/Teaching Fellows, Clinical Fellows, Visiting Faculty, and positions which fall under NAFTA.
If you are intending to make an offer to a foreign worker, please contact me in advance to ensure that the offer you would like to make is compliant with CIC and UBC policies. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Mary
Mary Liu CHRP
Human Resources Manager
Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry
The University of British Columbia
2255 Wesbrook Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 2A1
Phone 604 822 7315 | Fax 604 822 7756
mary.liu@ubc.ca
www.psychiatry.ubc.ca
The University has received notification from Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) of two changes that will impact hiring and bringing foreign academics, including Postdoctoral Research Fellows, Clinical Fellows, and Visiting Faculty, to UBC.
For change one, all academic positions (tenure stream or term) and effective immediately, a Transition Plan is no longer required for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs).
For change two, CIC has announced that effective February 21, 2015, employers hiring foreign nationals who are exempt from an LMIA will be required to submit information about their business or organization, the Offer of Employment form, and pay a fee to CIC. The employer compliance fee is $230 and must be paid online. The University is still awaiting clarification from CIC regarding the Offer of Employment form, how information about the employer should be supplied, and how the employer compliance fee will be processed for individuals who are eligible to apply for their work permit as they enter Canada. Once we receive additional information on the above from the University, we will update you accordingly.
Examples of those exempt from the LMIA process are:
If you are intending to make an offer to a foreign worker, please contact me in advance to ensure that the offer you would like to make is compliant with CIC and UBC policies. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Mary
Although school-based bullying in children and youth has achieved much attention over the years, adults bully all the time and in surprising places. Universities, hospitals, schools, corporations, and even the police force are all settings where the real, common, and shockingly increasing problem of workplace bullying is occurring.
A new report by the Conference Board of Canada called Workplace Bullying Primer: What Is It and How to Deal With It describes the growing problem of workplace bullying.
As expected, the most common type of workplace bullying is “top-down” bullying where a superior bullies an employee. However, lateral (peer to peer) and bottom up (employee bullies superior) can certainly also occur. Perhaps one surprising (or not so surprising) finding is that the major means of workplace bullying is email. Email is ubiquitous but it can be a feeding ground for nastiness. Bosses can send demanding emails to their subordinates late at night, colleagues can “forget to CC” and exclude each other from important communication, and worse of all rumours and innuendo can spread behind the anonymity of a computer screen.
Jack and Jill both work at Jellyfish labs where the management style is spineless — lacking rules or expectations about workplace behaviour. Jack and Jill are both bullies but they operate differently. Jane spreads rumours with the intention to corrode away at other’s character and reputation. Jack bullies by constantly criticizing the work of others as being sloppy, boring, and generally unintelligent.
Although numerous studies have shown no difference in rates of bullying towards men and women, there are still key difference in how men and women bully and the impact they both feel. (Some studies do show women are more likely to be bullied in the workplace, especially by a man.) When it comes to forms of bullying, women more often appear to rely on social manipulation, i.e. strategies affecting communication, social relationships and social reputation.
Men’s bullying behaviours are primarily directed at the work of victims. Men will independently bully other men or women or bully as part of a group. Whereas, women may independently bully other women but not men — women tend only to bully men via a group setting. Women are more often bullied by colleagues than men. Men are more often bullied by supervisors and line-managers.
As a psychiatrist and addiction specialist, I see the effects of all types of workplace bullying on all types of people in my own practice. Many of us spend a lot of time at work and our work is often intimately connected to our identity, self-esteem, and mental health. I’ve seen highly intelligent, high functioning, strong-willed, passionate employees succumb to the pressures of workplace bullying. Common outcomes include stress, mental health issues, disability leave, absenteeism, employee turnover, reduced productivity, reduced job satisfaction, and at times soaring legal expenses.
The problem is real. And so is the solution. In general, there are three different types of workplace environments. On one end of the extreme is the authoritarian Tiger workplace. Like Tigertown, these environments are predatory, aggressive, isolating, stifling, and lack a sense of community. On the other end of the extreme is the permissive Jellyfish workplace. Like Jellyfish labs, these environments may initially seem fun and easy, but because of a lack or rules and expectations, problems such as bullying can quickly arise. The balance between these extremes is the authoritative Dolphin workplace.
The Dolphin Workplace is an authoritative yet collaborative workplace built on a balance of clear rules and expectations, while valuing the individual and their autonomy. Dolphin managers develop a community of support for their employees, they are curious — not judgmental, and prioritize effective communication and problem solving. Dolphin workplaces are firm about their no-bullying policies but they are flexible and work with their employees to find respectful, compassionate solutions.
The following memorandum is sent on behalf of David H. Farrar, Provost and Vice-President Academic to all members of the Faculty of Medicine and external stakeholders (via the Dean’s Office).
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Dr. Dermot Kelleher
I have the great pleasure to announce that Dr. Dermot Kelleher will become UBC’s next Dean of the Faculty of Medicine beginning September 1, 2015. The Board of Governors approved his five-year appointment at its February 12, 2015 meeting.
Currently the Vice-President Health and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London, Dr. Kelleher brings extensive strategic medical leadership skills and experience with academic institutions, health service delivery organizations, government and industry. He is an extraordinary clinician, scientist and entrepreneur who has demonstrated collaboration and collegiality throughout his career. He has been instrumental in the successful development of academic health science centres and networks in the UK and in Ireland. An outstanding academic and administrator, he is an excellent choice for this decanal role.
In December, the President’s Advisory Committee interviewed several strong candidates, narrowing down to a smaller group who were invited back in January for further confidential meetings with people in the university, the Faculty and external stakeholders.
Dr. Kelleher has been invited to come back to UBC to spend more time getting to know people in the Faculty, and will give an academic presentation addressing his background, research, administrative and leadership experience, and the opportunities and challenges he sees for the Faculty. This forum for faculty, staff and students has been scheduled for: Friday, March 6 from 10:30 am – 12:00 noon (see below for details).
Dr. Kelleher’s CV and the candidate profile may be found at: www.vpacademic.ubc.ca
I would like to thank those who participated in the search process, and for their valuable feedback provided to the Advisory Committee. I am grateful to the members of the President’s Advisory Committee for their commitment of extensive time and energy throughout the search.
Dr. Gavin Stuart will complete his term of appointment as Dean on August 31, 2015. We will formally recognize Dean Stuart’s extensive achievements closer to the end of his term, but I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge his outstanding service to the University and excellent leadership as the Dean of the Faculty during the past 12 years. Dr. Kelleher states: “It is an honour and a privilege to succeed Dean Gavin Stuart in this role. He has developed a vibrant organization combining excellence in education, biomedical science and population health with the capability to lead internationally in healthcare delivery.”
I look forward to working with Dr. Kelleher as he brings his strong commitment to teaching and learning, research excellence, and academic leadership to this role. We hope you will join us in welcoming him to UBC.
Open Forum Details
Faculty, staff and students are invited and encouraged to attend an open forum to meet the next Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Dermot Kelleher.
When: Friday, March 6, 2015
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Host Location: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health – Lecture Theatre 101, 2215 Wesbrook Mall (Map)
Videoconference:
Dr. Kelleher has been asked to address, in about 30 minutes:
There will be sufficient time following the presentation for questions from the audience.
Dear Employees on Hourly Payroll,
Attached is an important announcement from UBC Payroll regarding Hourly Timesheets. Please note that UBC Payroll will no longer process off-cycle payment for late hourly payroll timesheet submissions and it is effective immediately. This means that if your timesheet is late, it will be processed by UBC Payroll for the next pay period.
I’ve re-attached the 2015 Hourly Payroll Deadline pdf for your reference. Please submit your timesheets to Psychiatry.HR@ubc.ca and cc your supervisor no later than noon on the dates listed in the pdf to ensure timely pay.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Amity Chiang
HR Assistant | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry
The University of British Columbia | Point Grey Campus
Room 2C1, 2255 Wesbrook Mall | Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 2A1
Phone 604 822 7610 | Fax 604 822 7756
This message is distributed on behalf of Barry Eccleton, Director, Campus Security, to HR Networks. It was distributed earlier this afternoon to Heads Up at the Vancouver Campus.
Please see the attached Safety Alert notifying UBC’s Vancouver campus of a recent assault. We ask that you share this communication with all faculty and staff as soon as possible.
Safety alert for Vancouver campus
February 23, 2015
To UBC’s Vancouver campus community:
The RCMP has released a statement advising the community of an assault that occurred on Sunday, February 22, 2015 in the South Campus area. We are providing the full text of the RCMP advisory below.
RCMP Media Advisory
File: 2015 – 468
Date: 2015-02-23
Title: RCMP Seek Public’s Assistance in Assault of a Woman
On Sunday February 22, 2015 at approximately 10:10 p.m., an 18-year-old woman was walking alone in the area of Mundell Park in south campus of the University of British Columbia when an unknown male grabbed her from behind. The woman struggled and managed to break free from the lone man who then fled the area. Police patrols, including a search by a police-dog team of the Integrated Police Dog Service, failed to locate the suspect. The female did not require any medical attention.
The male suspect is described as having olive colored skin, 18 to 20 years old with spiky black short hair. He is approximately 5’4″ to 5’6” with a medium build, and was wearing a puffy army green vest, dark long-sleeved shirt, and dark pants at the time of the incident.
“We recognize that incidents of this nature can be alarming to those regularly walking alone at night. Although we believe this to be an isolated incident, as always, we recommend for the general public walking alone late in the evening or early in the morning to remain extra vigilant of their surroundings and take every precaution to enhance their personal safety” says Cpl. Brenda Winpenny.
There is no information at this time to connect this case with any other on-going investigations. Police are continuing their investigation and asking anyone who may have any information in relation to this incident or the identity of the suspect to call University RCMP at 604-224-1322 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Released by:
Cpl. Brenda Winpenny
University RCMP
604-224-1322
Please take the utmost care and be aware of your surroundings when travelling on campus. For further personal security resources visit: http://security.ubc.ca/content/personal-security.
If you have been impacted by a criminal event, UBC, AMS and the RCMP have resources that can assist:
AMS Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC)
604.827.5180
UBC Counselling Services
604.822.3811
UBC Student Health Services
604.822.7011
RCMP Victim Services
604.224.1322
Faculty and Staff Employee and Family Assistance Plan
Homewood Health
1.800.663.1142
Sincerely,
Barry Eccleton
Director, Campus Security
Don’t let personnel issues become security issues; Terminate computer access before you end a contract.
Shortly before a labor union strike in August 2006, two Los Angeles transportation engineers allegedly disconnected traffic signals at four busy intersections. Subsequently, these disgruntled employees were accused of unauthorized access to a computer, identity theft and unauthorized disruption or denial of computer services. The danger imposed on the public based on these acts was significant even IF there were no accidents as a result of this action. Had the Department of Transportation revoked computer access as soon as it terminated the contracts of the two engineers, LA would have avoided the risk to the public.
P.S. It took the city days to get the traffic control system back to normal.
Colin Bryant
Computer and Communications Systems Manager | Medicine | Psychiatry
The University of British Columbia | Pt. Grey Campus
Phone 604 822 7374
E-mail colin.bryant@ubc.ca
I am assisting in the arrangements of the itinerary for Dr. Travis Baker, a candidate for the position of Academic Clinical Researcher, Neuroimaging. Dr. Baker will be giving a presentation on “Cognitive neuroscience-based approaches to measuring and improving treatment effects on cognition and memory in psychiatric disorders: an emphasis on addiction” at BC Children’s Hospital, Ambulatory Care Building, Room K0-156 on March 10th (please see attached flyer). For those also wishing to meet with the candidate informally, Dr. Baker will be available on Tuesday, March 10th, from 0800-0900 in the BCMHARI Boardroom (3rd floor, Translational Research Building). If you would like to meet with Dr. Baker individually on either Monday, March 9 or Tuesday, March 10, can you please provide me with several times that you are available on those days.
Warm regards
Karin Jackson
Karin Jackson, MA
Director, Research Administration & Performance Improvement
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In this week’s issue:
Announcement:
Funding Opportunities:
Awards and Honours:
Events:
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies – Wall Scholars Research Award
Deadline: March 1, 2015
The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies’ Wall Scholars Research Award is available to full-time UBC faculty members to spend one year in residence at the Peter Wall Institute, in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment. The award offers seed foundational support for research projects that are expected to have a significant impact on scholarship and society. The Institute offers a welcoming, supportive and stimulating environment for UBC scholars to meet, to share and support individual research, to encourage ongoing serendipitous interactions, to extend the frontiers of research, and to promote engagement in cutting-edge research across disciplines. It provides UBC scholars, at all stages of their career, with the sustained opportunity to exchange ideas with national and international scholars, to engage in intellectual risk-taking and to work together on high-impact innovative research.
Up to fifteen Wall Scholars will be appointed for the period August 1 2015 to July 31 2016, each with up to $20,000 in research funding. Additional funding may be available for special interdisciplinary projects while scholars are in residence.
Criteria:
For more information, or for any enquiries, please visit the PWIAS website, or contact the Program Manager, Emma MacEntee (NationalPrograms@pwias.ubc.ca).
Weston Brain Institute – 2015 Transformational Research
LOI Deadline: March 3, 2015; 2pm EST
The prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases of aging is high and growing rapidly. This Program aims to support innovative ideas that can advance the development of scientific breakthroughs to accelerate the creation of safe, effective treatments for these diseases. The Program will support world-class projects with excellent preliminary data and significant potential to accelerate the development of therapeutics to treat one or more neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Applicants can request a total of $400,000 to $1,500,000 over up to 3 years per project.
Proposed projects must be translational research in neurodegenerative diseases of aging and fall into one of two categories to be eligible for funding:
For more information, please visit the Weston Brain Institute website.
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network – John Quale Travel Fellowships
Deadline: March 18, 2015
The John Quale Travel Fellowship Program is a special opportunity for early career investigators interested in bladder cancer research to attend the annual Bladder Cancer Think Tank Meeting.
The $1,700 travel fellowships awarded each year are intended to defray travel-related costs for attending the meeting. Hosted by the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN), the primary mission of this meeting is to enhance collaboration among physicians and researchers who are dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of bladder cancer. This is a unique opportunity to meet and learn from leaders in the field. The Travel Fellowship Program seeks to engage more early-career individuals with interests related to bladder cancer including basic scientists, urologists, oncologists, and pathologists. Please contact BCAN at grants@bcan.org if you have questions.
For further information, please visit the BCAN website.
Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development
LOI Deadline: March 27, 2015; 2pm EST
USAID, the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and DFID have joined together to launch Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development, to find the tools and approaches to help the mothers and newborns during their most vulnerable hours.
We seek groundbreaking prevention and treatment approaches for pregnant women and newborns in poor, hard-to-reach communities around the time of delivery.
This is the period when the majority of maternal and newborn deaths occur and the population that has been the most difficult to reach.
We seek innovative ideas that can leapfrog conventional approaches in three main domains: (1) technology; (2) service delivery; and (3) “demand side” innovation that empowers pregnant women and their families to practice healthy behaviors and be aware of and access health care during pregnancy, childbirth and the early postnatal period, especially the first two days after birth.
For further information , please visit the Saving Lives at Birth website.
Scoliosis Research Society – New Investigator Grants
Deadline: April 1, 2015
The Scoliosis Research Society seeks applications for its New Investigator grant program.
Grants of up to $25,000 for up to two years will be awarded to new investigators in support of research projects related to scoliosis and/or other spinal deformities. Research topics may include but are not limited to evidence-based medicine; idiopathic scoliosis; etiology; non-op and operative treatment; 3D deformity of the spine and thorax; adult deformity; treatment and outcomes; osteoporosis, including osteoporotic spine fractures, how it impacts scoliosis kyphosis management, and/or how it relates to spinal deformity and instrumentation; early onset scoliosis treatment; sagittal imbalance; congenital scoliosis; neuromuscular spinal deformity; deformity and reconstruction arising from spine and sacral tumor treatment; thoracic insufficiency in children associated with spinal deformity; and pulmonary outcome sequelae following common natural history of spine deformity and treatment history.
A new investigator is defined as someone who is either a fellow or within ten years of completion of a fellowship or equivalent specialist training in their country and who has not previously been awarded funding from a major grantmaking organization. Applicants do not need to be members of the SRS, but they do need to have at least one SRS member on their team as a co-investigator.
For complete program guidelines and application instructions, please visit the SRS website.
March of Dimes – Request for Proposals
LOI Deadline: April 30, 2015
March of Dimes invites all qualified scientists with faculty appointments or the equivalent, at universities, hospitals and research institutions (not for profit or profit), to submit applications for research grants relevant to our mission. This encompasses basic biological processes governing differentiation and development, genetics and genomics of these processes, clinical studies, reproductive health and environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies concerning cognitive and behavioral risks that affect outcomes of pregnancy, the perinatal period, and subsequent child development. Applications will be directed to one of three committees whose respective foci are:
For further information, including the procedure to submit a letter of intent, please visit http://www.marchofdimes.org/materials/research-program-request-for-proposals.pdf.
Weston Brain Institute – MEchanisms of cellular death in NeuroDegeneration
LOI Deadline: May 8, 2015; 5pm EST
The “MEchanisms of cellular death in NeuroDegeneration” (MEND) funding program’s overall goal is to discover and understand the mechanisms and pathophysiological processes by which brain cell loss is mediated in disease and thereby seek insights and potential targets for therapeutic interventions that would sustain healthy brain function.
The MEND Initiative invites research proposals that will explore brain cell death mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases. We seek proposals that have some, or preferably all of the following characteristics:
This MEND does not seek proposals that:
The total sum available for this award program will be up to USD$1.25 million available over three years. MEND is looking to fund either a consortium of investigative teams or individual team-based projects ranging between USD$100,000-$1,250,000. The project budget should be in line with the proposed project goals with clear justification of the required resources to achieve those goals.
For further information, Please visit the Weston Brain Institute website.
Michael J. Fox Foundation – Parkinson’s Biomarkers and Outcomes Measures Research
Deadline: May 27, 2015
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is accepting applications for support of projects toward improved biomarker tools and clinical outcome measures to assist in clinical trial design, execution and interpretation of results.
Proposals should fall into one of the following categories:
Deadline for applications is May 27.
The Foundation will hold an informational conference call on March 26 to answer questions on the funding program. RSVP to conferencecalls@michaeljfox.org for call-in details.
For further information, please visit the Michael J. Fox Foundation website.
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
Keio University – Keio Medical Science Prize
Nomination Deadline: March 10, 2015
The Keio Medical Science Prize gives recognition to the outstanding and creative achievements of researchers in the field of the medical and life sciences, in particular those contributing to scientific developments in medicine. It aims to promote worldwide advances in life sciences and medicine, to encourage the expansion of researcher networks throughout the world, and to contribute to the well-being of humankind.
Each laureate receives a certificate of merit, medal, and a monetary award of 10 million yen.
For guidelines on making a nomination, please visit the Keio Medical Science Prize website.
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame – Call for Nominations
Nomination Deadline: June 29, 2015
The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame invites you to nominate someone, living or posthumous, whose contributions to medicine and the health sciences have led to extraordinary improvements in human health. Candidates are recognized for their innovative leadership in one or more of the following categories:
Deadline for the 2016 Induction: Monday, June 29, 2015
For more information about our nomination process, visit www.cdnmedhall.org/nominate
EVENTS:
Centre for Blood Research Seminar Series – “Polyanionic cofactors of the serpin, C1-inhibitor, for the treatment of inflammatory diseases” and “Novel complement inhibitors of haematophagous arthropods”
Date & Time: February 23, 2015, 12-1pm
Location: LSC 3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Seminar by:
Dr. Robert Pike
Director, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science
Head of School – Molecular Sciences
Dr. Lakshmi Wijeyewickrema
Postdoctoral Fellow
La Trobe University
Please see attached Poster for further details.
Centre for Blood Research Seminar Series – Biomechanics of bleeding
Date & Time: February 25, 2015, 12-1pm
Location: LSC 3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
Seminar by:
Dr. Nathan White
Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomechanical and Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
For some, the immediate reaction to the sight of bleeding is to grasp and compress the wound. Others react internally by slowing the heart rate and dropping their blood pressure, often followed by fainting. What appear to be puzzling reactions were more likely programmed into our physiology thousands of years ago to improve survival after injury. Fundamentally, bleeding is the balance between the outward forces of blood leaving the wound balanced against the resistive forces of the incipient hemostatic clot. We study these fundamental relationships focusing on platelet and fibrin interactions. We will present data from models of massive hemorrhage, peer into wounds to image clot formation in real time, and present new designs for hemostatic bandages. By understand-ing the fundamental relationships between clot formation, wound geometry, and blood flow, we can better design rationale therapies to stop bleeding. With this understanding, it is apparent that our puzzling reactions to bleeding actually make perfect sense.
Please contact Dr. Christian Kastrup (ckastrup@msl.ubc.ca) to network with the guest speaker.
Date & Time: March 4, 2015; 7-8:30pm (doors open at 6pm)
Location: Paetzold Auditorium, Vancouver General Hospital, 890 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver
An informative evening talk with today’s research leaders in lung health. Learn about the health resources and research findings that are empowering people living with or caring for others with lung diseases.
Lecture hosted by Dr. John Fleetham. Come and meet our featured speakers: Dr. Chris Carlsten, Dr. Don Sin, and Dr. Pascal Lavoie.
Please RSVP at www.vchri.ca/celebrateresearch.
Canadian Institutes of Health – Visit to UBC
Date & Time: March 25, 2015; 1:30-3:30pm
Location: Room 1002, Life Sciences Building, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver
You are invited to an open session being presented by Dr. Jane Aubin, Chief Scientific Officer at the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). Dr. Aubin will review recent and upcoming changes in CIHR funding and answer your questions.
Dr. Aubin’s talk will be video-conferenced from Life Sciences Institute (room 1002) to:
Researchers, research grants facilitators, and graduate students are welcome.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at the following link: http://research.ubc.ca/vpri/cihr-visit-ubc
Date: May 8-9, 2015; APLS: May 7, 2015
Location: UBC Robson Square, Vancouver
Target audience: Pediatricians, emergency physicians, family physicians, & post graduate residents
Up to 11.25 Mainpro-M1/ MOC Section 1
Register: https://events.ubccpd.ca/website/index/110366
Date: May 29-30, 2015
Location: UBC Robson Square, Vancouver
Target audience: Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives, Registered Nurses, Specialists, Residents & Other Allied Health Professionals
Up to 12.25 MainPro-M1/ MOC Section 1
Register: https://events.ubccpd.ca/website/index/110330
PLEASE NOTE, WE WILL BE FINISHED BY 08:45 SO THAT THOSE OF YOU WHO WISH TO ATTEND THE PSYCHO-GFERIATRIC CONFERENCE THAT DAY, CAN!
On behalf of the Department of Psychiatry, HOpe Centre, Lions Gate Hospital and sponsored by Lundbeck Canada, I take pleasure in inviting you to our series of Mental Health Breakfast Meetings:
Why Families Need to be Involved in Mental Health Treatment –
Working with the New Family Involvement Policy
Colleen Griffin, MSW RCC RSW
Family Therapist
Adult Community Mental Health and Addictions
The HOpe Centre, North Vancouver
The talk will take place from 08:00-09:00 am,
Friday February 27th 2015 at the Boardroom,
Evergreen House, Lions Gate Hospital
with videoconferencing to Coastal sites.
Please see a description of the talk attached to this e-mail message.
A full breakfast will be served by Blenz Cafe at HOpe Centre.
Please RSVP by Wednesday February 25th to:
apu.chakraborty@vch.ca
THANK YOU!
Please see Poster
UBC faculty and graduate students were honoured by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for their innovation and interdisciplinary research.
The UBC winners and their projects are:
Click here for more information.
Faculty members Sara Harris of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and Peter Ostafichuk of the Department of Mechanical Engineering were recognized with 3M National Teaching Fellowships. The fellowships are given by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in partnership with 3M Canada to recognize exceptional teachers and leaders at universities. Fellows become lifetime members of the society and participate in a retreat where they brainstorm ways to make higher education even better.
Harris’s interactive approach to teaching has inspired colleagues to ditch traditional lectures for something more engaging. “She is among the best I have seen, and I have seen some of the best everywhere,” says Nobel prize-winning physicist Carl Wieman.
“Dr. Pete” encourages students to design solutions to tricky problems, including land-mine detection and therapeutic exercises for those with neurological disorders. His teaching approach inspires a deep sense of social responsibility.
Read the announcement in Maclean’s here.
Journalist and associate professor of journalism Alfred Hermida is a finalist for the National Business Book Award for the most outstanding Canadian business-related book published in 2014.
Hermida’s book Tell Everyone presents an analysis of the impact social media has had on the way we share and gather information. The $20,000 prize will be awarded on April 16, 2015. Click here for more information.
UBC Science announced the winners of its 2015 Science Achievement Awards which recognizes staff, students and faculty whose service contributions have had a significant positive impact within the faculty.
Honours went to Audrey Davison (Science co-op), Diane Johnson (Computer Science), Doug Polson (Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences), Odette Rivers (Microbiology and Immunology), Andrea Sollberger (Statistics), Mathias Schuetz (Botany), Andy Leung (Statistics), Nicolette Fonseca, (Microbiology and Immunology), Carmen Wong (Integrated Science Program), Marc Horwitz (Microbiology and Immunology) and Bill Milsom (Zoology).
Johnson was recognized with an Achievement Award for Service for her outstanding work in designing and implementing careers-related programming customized for computer science students, and for engaging computer science alumni and employers.
Click here for more information.
PhD candidate Michael Muthukrishna is one of five finalists in the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s (SSHRC) Research for a Better Life: The Storytellers challenge.
Muthukrishna was invited to present his work on the Database of Religious History at the SSHRC awards ceremony in Ottawa. Click here for a video of his presentation.
Engineering physics students Michael Ip and Sagar Malhi are two of 38 finalists in Next 36, a Canadian venture-building competition that nurtures young entrepreneurs through top business and academic mentoring and seed capital. Ip and Malhi began the Next 36 with 628 other applicants from Canadian and American universities, including hopefuls from Harvard and Yale. The finalists will be working on their startups until August when they will pitch their businesses on Venture Day. Click here for more information.
The UBC Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) has partnered with the David Suzuki Foundation on an event titled “Against the Odds: How Democracies Can Solve Climate Change.”
These leaders will share success stories on how government decisions can help tackle climate change, engage citizens and stimulate economic growth:
Date: March 2, 2015
Time: Speakers 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. Reception: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Place: SFU Segal Building, 500 Granville Street, Vancouver.
Info: Click here.
The UBC Community Based Research Communications Working Group presents the first event of their Telling Stories Series. Sue Rowley (MOA/Anthropology), Shelly Johnson (School of Social Work) and Rashid Sumaila (Fisheries Centre) will share their stories to demonstrate the impact and value of their approach, in particular, how storytelling was used to build research capacity and community engagement. Registration required. All are welcome.
Date: February 23, 2015
Time: 3 – 5 p.m. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.
Place: UBC Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Drive
Info: Click here to register.
Issues
Events
· Feb. 25, 2015, is Pink Shirt Day – learn about the resources available at UBC to stop bullying in our community
You are invited to attend the BC Neuropsychiatry Program (BCNP) Grand Rounds!
Date:Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
Time:11:00AM-NOON (PDT)
***ATTN: UBC Attendees***
Kindly be seated ON TIME as we are starting PROMPTLY at 11AM
Topic: Believe it or not, Ripley
Presenter: Trevor A. Hurwitz, MBChB, MRCP(UK), FRCPC
Medical Director – BC Neuropsychiatry Program
UBC Hospital
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry
University of British Columbia
All sites that did NOT pre-register and want to participate in this grand round must forward the following 3 items to Belinda.Chen@vch.ca by 1200 Monday Feb. 23rd.*
*Please be advised that we are unable to process any late requests.
**NOTE: Rooms must be reserved by the individual sites themselves**
Please note that 10:30 will be the scheduled time to turn on your equipment
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Congratulations to 
The Enpr-EMA pediatric clinical research asset map is an ongoing initiative to create a worldwide directory of clinicians and scientists committed to addressing issues related to improving drug therapy for children.
Congratulations to Nur Eisma, UBC/ C&W Pre & Post Awards Coordinator and member of the CFRI administration team, for winning the Unsung Hero Award from the Canadian Association of Research Administrators (CARA). This award recognizes Nur for her outstanding volunteer service to CARA and the exceptional leadership she demonstrated while helping to organize CARA’s regional conference, which was hosted by UBC in the fall of 2014.
The Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program (CCHCSP) is a transdisciplinary training program for the next generation of clinician-scientists in child and youth health research in Canada.
Parachute’s Safe Kids Week is May 4 – 10, 2015.
All PHSA staff are invited to the next session in the PHSA Risk Management Education Series:
C&W Office of Clinical Informatics is holding regular forums for staff to bring forward issues, ask questions, or hear about the latest announcements, changes, or ongoing discussions.
You are invited to attend the Perkin Elmer satellite-symposium: “Clinical Application of Whole Exome / Genome in the Newborn Setting”
Each year the Faculty of Medicine recognizes outstanding lecturers in medical research by presenting them with a Distinguished Medical Research Lecturer Award. Candidates from basic or clinical sciences are nominated by fellow faculty members. The award is not solely about the recipients’ own discoveries, but about laying the groundwork for future discoveries, by nurturing junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, medical students and undergraduates. These awards are given in part for mentorship and training in the research enterprise.
The Faculty of Medicine (FoM) and Office of Research Services (ORS) have agreed on procedures/timelines for the 2015 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Awards.
An open session is being presented by Dr. Jane Aubin, Chief Scientific Officer at CIHR. Dr. Aubin will review recent and upcoming changes in CIHR funding and answer your questions.
In 2009, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre opened the Heart Program for Women, the first clinic of its kind in Canada to provide care for women before they have a heart event.
Due to requests for additional bike stalls at BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital, the Lower Mainland Energy & Environmental Sustainability and the Lower Mainland Integrated Protection Services departments have installed 24 new bike parking stalls at Door #35, adjacent to the Ambulatory Care Building.
If you have a great idea for a project to help make UBC a more equitable, diverse and inclusive campus but no idea how to fund it, the UBC Equity Enhancement Fund can help.
Every year CFRI, Providence Health Care Research Institute and Vancouver Costal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) present a free public forum on the latest discoveries in health research.
Join Genome BC for a free evening discussion about the key to personalized medicine, genomics, a new type of “microscope”, which helps to understand the role of DNA and related molecules in health and disease.
Heart + Lung Health FEST 2015 will take place March 25-28 at 
BrainTalks UBC is a forum for academics and community members to dialogue about the rapidly expanding information in neuroscience.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of 
This Friday, March 6, the 2nd floor CFRI administration area in the Translational Research Building will close at 12:00 p.m. Beginning that afternoon and continuing over the following week, renovations will be ongoing to rework the area to support the move of administrative staff who currently work in other parts of the building, as well as making more efficient use of the existing space.
Are you a scientist seeking to share your research and work with your community?
Applications are being accepted for research studies and for the Post-Doctoral Cystinosis Research Fellowship Program. CRF’s goal is to fund the best and most promising research in the world in an effort to ensure that better treatments and a cure are found as soon as possible.
This year’s conference, “Autism in Transition” will feature plenary addresses and workshops exploring the latest perspectives on how to understand, diagnose and treat autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
You are invited to the 
