Past Events
2011
March 2011
Heart + Lung Health FEST 2011
March 8-12, 2011
Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC
For more information please visit: www.fest.heartandlung.ca
2010
September 2010
HLI Joint Rounds
Economic evaluation in health: The heart (and lung) of the matter
Thursday, September 16, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
New Lecture Theatre, 1st Floor, Providence Building, St. Paul's Hospital
Presented by :
Carlo A Marra, BSc, PharmD, PhD, FCSHP
Research Scientist, CHÉOS
Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC
Director, Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC
Learn more about Dr. Marra here.
June 2010
Canada - India Cardiovascular Health 2010
Pre Conference Knowledge Transfer Workshop
Date: Monday, June 21, 2010
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: BCIT, Town Square Hall, Burnaby campus
Purpose of the workshop: To review new developments in the molecular biomarker discovery, development and implementation for the betterment of human health.
Approach: Engage workshop participants in an extensive panel discussion on opportunities and challenges on biomarkers.
More information: www.mitacs.ca/conferences/CINI2010 or contact 604-806-8586.
Canada - India Cardiovascular Health 2010
Clinical Symposium: South Asians & Vascular Diseases
Date: Sunday, June 20, 2010
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Room G1205 ABC, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 12666 72nd ave, Surrey
Leading clinicians, scientists, academia to present on hypertension, diabetes, practice guidelines, specific for South Asians, role of yoga, Pranayam and Ayurveda in heart health.
Registration: www.mitacs.ca/conferences/CINI2010 or contact Arun Garg 604-520-4330 [email protected]
Cardiac Nursing Day 2010
Heart Failure: The Long & Winding Road
Presented by St. Paul's Hospital Heart Centre Nursing
Thursday, June 3, 2010
University Golf Club
Vancouver, BC
Please join us as we examine the complex journey of the heart failure patient. Pharmacology, nutrition, self-management, atrial fibrillation, and interventions in heart failure will be discussed! Patients will also speak about their experiences of living with heart failure.
Please visit www.heartcentre.ca to register! Spaces fill quickly!
May 2010
Spring Fling for Heart Research
Date: Thursday, May 27, starting at 4:00 p.m.
Location: The Junction Public House, 1138 Davie St. Vancouver, BC www.junctionpub.com
Tickets are $10 and include one complimentary drink and appetizers. Partial proceeds to benefit the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon. Email [email protected] for tickets. View event poster here.
April 2010
Heart Disease Prevention is Disease Prevention
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
New Lecture Theatre, St. Paul's Hospital
Presenter:
Dr. Gordon Francis
Professor of Medicine, UBC
Director, Healthy Heart Program Prevention Clinic
Director, Heart and Stroke Foundation Lipid Research Laboratory
Providence Heart + Lung Institute
The forums are open to the public and registration is FREE by calling (604) 806-8495 or emailing [email protected]. For more information, or for other upcoming Own Your Health free public forums at St. Paul's Hospital, visit www.providencehealthcare.org/Dept_of_Medicine/community-forums.html
"From Myth to Reality"
presented by Dr. Guenter Engel
A special seminar sponsored by the PROOF Centre of Excellence
Please see flyer for more details.
April 1, 2010, 1:00 p.m.
Gourlay Conference Room, St. Paul's Hospital
Contact [email protected] or 604-806-8328.
March 2010
The Next Revolution in Heart Disease Prevention...by SURFing the Lungs
Presented by Dr. Don Sin
Heart + Lung Institute Joint Rounds
Thursday, March 18
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
New Lecture Theatre, St. Paul's Hospital
Dr. Sin is Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Canada Research Chair in COPD. One of his focuses relates to the enigmatic relationship between COPD and ischemic heart disease. He will share his latest translational research work and his ideas about how studies of the lung may inform us about the heart and disease prevention.
For more information please contact Annie Ly: [email protected] or 604.806.8586.
Whys and Wheres of Allergies: Increasing Incidence and New Manifestations?
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
New Lecture Theatre, St. Paul's Hospital
Presenters:
Dr. R. Robert Schellenberg, MD, FRCPC
Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research
Dr. Amin Kanani MD, FRCPC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Allergy and Immunology
Department of Medicine
University of British Columbia
The forums are open to the public and registration is FREE by calling (604) 806-8495 or emailing [email protected].
BC Lung Health Forum & Poster Competition
March 24th - March 27th
Park Ballrooms, Main Floor, Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, BC
The Centre for Lung Health invites you to a combination of meetings providing a superb opportunity for physicians, scientists, fellows allied health professionals, and graduate students to showcase lung related research carried out in BC. It also provides a great forum for professional development. There will also be a Poster Competition. The David Bates Memorial lecture will be on the Thursday evening. This lecture will be given by Dr. Jim Hogg who has provided global leadership in our understanding of the pathogenesis of COPD. Dr. Peter Pare will deliver the Centre for Lung Health Plenary lecture "Genetic Testing for Respiratory Disease. Are We There Yet?"
There is no registration fee for students for the Centre for Lung Health Research and Policy Day event.
Click here to view the event flyer.
Peak Performance: The Path to Exceptional Athletic Achievement
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Segal Centre, SFU Harbour Centre,
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Join leading experts from around the world for an afternoon focused on hot topics in the scientific, ethical and psychosocial complexities underlying competitive sports and the challenges athletes face in reaching peak performance. Presenters and discussants will address state-of-the-art advances and future innovations that may play important roles in elite achievement: ergogenic aids such as nutritional supplements, "doping", and mechanical assistive devices, mental-emotional strength and stamina, and breakthroughs in the healing and repair of injuries. This forum for lively and thought-provoking discussion will interest anyone involved in athletic activities: aspiring athletes themselves, their coaches and families, spectators, health sciences and engineering innovators, the press, and the public-at-large.
For more details visit: www.heartandlung.ca/peak
4th Annual Heart, Lung and Blood Research & Education FEST
No Boundaries: Scientists and Innovators for Better Health
March 8 - 9, 2010
Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, BC
Call for poster abstracts - Deadline: February 15, 2010
For program details and to RSVP click here.
January 2010
Seeking better biomarkers of acute and chronic immune rejection
Dr. Bruce McManus, Director, Providence Heart + Lung Institute will be a guest lecturer at Imperial College.
January 18, 2010 at Imperial College London.
For more information click here.
Past Events
2009
February 2009
COPD: Reactive Past, Preventive Future
Public Forum: Thursday, February 5, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Conference: February 6-7, 2009
COPD: Reactive Past, Preventive Future brings together the world's leading clinicians and researchers to celebrate 30 years of excellence in lung research at the James Hogg iCAPTURE Center and to generate a new "blueprint" for COPD research for the next generation of COPD researchers. There will be over 20 internationally renowned speakers at the meeting, who will discuss topics ranging from Molecular Pathogenesis to Self-Management in COPD.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Delta Vancouver Suites
www.copd2009.com
March 2009
Heart, Lung and Blood Research FEST 2009
The 3rd Annual Heart, Lung and Blood Research FEST will be held as a day-long event within UBC's annual Celebrate Research Week.
Tuesday, March 10th 2009
Sheraton Wall Centre
Vancouver, BC
For full agenda click here.
Contact: Jenny Boon [email protected]
Free Public Talk:
"Navigating Diabetes Research - From Causes to Care."
Child & Family Research Institute, Providence Health Care Research Institute and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute present:
Research Matters: A Free Public Talk on Leading Edge Health Research - "Navigating Diabetes Research - From Causes to Care."
Members of the public are invited to learn about research related to diabetes and its complications from:
- Dr. Bruce Verchere, CFRI
- Dr. Gordon Francis, PHCRI
- Dr. Garth Warnock, VCHRI
This event will be moderated by Dr. Rhonda Low, host of "Your Health" on CTV.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7pm - 9 pm
Chan Centre for Family Health Education at CFRI
To register contact: 604-875-2000 ext. 5397 or [email protected]