February 29th, 2012 by Sally Taylor | No Comments »
Join the UBC GIS Users Group for three presentations about the use of GIS in health sciences research.
Neighbourhood Environment in Waterloo Region: Patterns of Transportation and Health
presented by Josh van Loon
Spatial Epidemiology of Lung Cancer in Canada: Examining the Role of Air Pollution and Neighborhood Deprivation
presented by Perry Hystad
Three Projects Applying GIS in Public Health
presented by Anthony Smith
- Mapping Local Social Barriers to Sexual Health Clinics in Two Rural Communities
- Provincial Emergency/Hormonal Contraceptive Use Through Time
- National Abortion Travel Patterns
The meeting will be held Wed. Feb. 29th at 3pm in Koerner Library, Level 2, rm. 216.
The UBC GIS Users Group meets monthly. For more information, please see: http://www.gis.ubc.ca
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February 20th, 2012 by Katherine Miller | No Comments »
Introduction to RefWorks
Learn how to manage your citations and automatically produce formatted bibliographies and in-line citations using RefWorks! We recommend you bring your own laptop to this session.
Woodward Library Basement Computer Lab Thursday, Feb 23rd, 1:00PM – 2:00PM
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February 7th, 2012 by Suzan Zagar | No Comments »
DR. ROGER WONG, OF UBC FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Live Webcast Link: http://tiny.cc/ikblcwong
Elder Care – Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Self-Care – March 1, 2012 – 7:00-8:30pm at Richmond Public Library’s Brighouse Branch Library
Presented by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Woodward Library, the Health Information Series is an ongoing public lecture series that take place in the Lower Mainland community. Who is a geriatrician? Someone who is dedicated to the health and well-being of our nation’s elders; someone who is dedicated to medically complex patient care involving interacting medical, neurological, psychiatric and social problems; someone who is on the front lines in coping with the changes associated with the graying of our society…and more! Dr. Wong is Clinical Professsor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine of the Department of Medicine, and is also President of the Canadian Geriatrics Society (CGS) — the first British Columbian to lead the organization in 20 years. As an expert on aging and geriatrics support, please join us as Dr. Roger Wong will bring a lively presentation and discussion to the community of Richmond, BC at the Brighouse Branch Library of the Richmond Public Library.
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