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Let's Talk About: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
"What the Public Should Know About COPD: The Leading Cause of Hospitalization and Breathlessness in BC"
Presented by:
Dr. Tony Bai, Professor of Medicine University of British Columbia, Head, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Providence Health Care
Associate Director, Providence Heart and Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital
Dr. Don Sin, Professor of Medicine University of British Columbia, Associate Head, Research Providence Health Care, Canada Research Chair in Respiration
Heart Disease Prevention is Disease Prevention
Learn the major risk factors for heart disease and how to reduce this risk, and why heart disease prevention helps to reduce the risk for multiple diseases. Also learn strategies for quitting smoking as part of heart disease prevention and general disease prevention.
Presented by:
Dr. Gordon Francis, Director, Heart and Stroke Foundation Lipid Research Laboratory and Director, Healthy Heart Program Prevention Clinic, St. Paul's Hospital, Providence Health Care and Bonnie McNaughton, Patient Educator, Healthy Heart Program - Prevention Clinic, St. Paul's Hospital, Providence Health Care
Peak Performance: The Science, the Psyche & Ethics
On March 10, 2010, the Providence Heart + Lung Institute hosted a forum to explore the hottest topics in science and sports in the quest for peak performance. The event featured world-renowned scientists and the psychologists that work directly with the world's greatest athletes, professional sports teams and 2010 Olympians. Hear what they had to say: www.heartandlung.ca/peak
Whys and Wheres of Allergies: Increasing incidence and new manifestations?
Featuring Dr. Robert Schellenberg, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and UBC James Hogg Research Centre and Dr. Amin Kanani, Clinical Assistant Professor, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, UBC, St. Paul's Hospital.