News & Events

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News

 

 

Growing Global Health Partnerships through a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship<img alt="" src="/globalhealth/PublishingImages/news-events-resources/news-stories/2021_seedgrant/PXL_20240209_010713205.MP.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Growing Global Health Partnerships through a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery FellowshipDr Emmanuel Murwanashyaka is a Rwandan Orthopedic Surgeon and recipient of a pediatric orthopedic fellowship at BCCH, an initiative supported by UBC, University of Rwanda, Arrowsmith Global Health Partnership and an IGH Global Health Seed Grant.http://www.bcchildrens.ca/globalhealth/news-events-resources/news-stories/global-health-fellowship-pediatric-orthopaedic-surgery-20242024-03-12T07:00:00Z
A Global Initiative for Cervical Cancer from Uganda to BC<img alt="" src="/globalhealth/PublishingImages/Cervical%20Cancer%20Screening_GOgilvie.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />A Global Initiative for Cervical Cancer from Uganda to BCThis January, the Government of British Columbia announced the launch of a new program to improve access to cervical cancer screening through an at-home self-screening test. http://www.bcchildrens.ca/globalhealth/news-events-resources/news-stories/global-initiative-for-cervical-cancer-screening-from-uganda-to-bc2024-02-27T08:00:00Z
Digital Health Innovations for Quality Improvement: Smart Discharges Integration Workshop<img alt="" src="/globalhealth/PublishingImages/47.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Digital Health Innovations for Quality Improvement: Smart Discharges Integration WorkshopIn September 2023, WALIMU, together with IGH-BCCWH and CIHR, was honored to co-sponsor the "Digital Health Innovations for Quality Improvement: Smart Discharges Integration Workshop” at Speke Resort Hotel in Kampala, Uganda. http://www.bcchildrens.ca/globalhealth/news-events-resources/news-stories/dhi-workshop2023-12-11T08:00:00Z
Working together to improve pediatric palliative care in Nepal<img alt="" src="/globalhealth/PublishingImages/news-events-resources/news-stories/PCC-Nepal_ProjectTeam.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Working together to improve pediatric palliative care in Nepal​Learn about an interdisciplinary team from PHSA and UBC who have been funded to coordinate the delivery of virtual and in-person pediatric palliative care training for Nepalese healthcare providers. http://www.bcchildrens.ca/globalhealth/news-events-resources/news-stories/working-together-to-improve-pediatric-palliative-care-in-nepal2023-11-22T08:00:00Z
Smart Discharges for vulnerable refugee children<img alt="" src="/globalhealth/PublishingImages/smart_discharge-9.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Smart Discharges for vulnerable refugee childrenWorld Pneumonia Day, observed on November 12, focuses on preventing and treating pneumonia, urging policymakers to take action against the largest infectious killer of children globally. Programs enhancing care transitions are a key part of this fight.http://www.bcchildrens.ca/globalhealth/news-events-resources/news-stories/sd_refugee2023-11-02T07:00:00Z



Events

 

 

Global Health Conference 2024<img alt="" src="/globalhealth/PublishingImages/GHC24_Poster.png?RenditionID=3" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Global Health Conference 2024The Global Health Conference is back for our 6th year! http://www.bcchildrens.ca/globalhealth/news-events-resources/upcoming-events/global-health-conference-20242024-04-11T07:00:00Z
2023 IGH-BCCWH Town Hall<img alt="" src="/globalhealth/PublishingImages/IGH_TownHall_AD2.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />2023 IGH-BCCWH Town HallJoin us this September for a Town Hall hosted by our newly launched Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital (IGH-BCCWH).http://www.bcchildrens.ca/globalhealth/news-events-resources/upcoming-events/ightownhall2023-09-13T07:00:00Z
Grand Rounds + Meet and Greet: Saving lives of small and sick newborns in Africa - Nest360 and ETNA<img alt="" src="/globalhealth/PublishingImages/UBC%20Grand%20Rounds%20Twitter-3.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Grand Rounds + Meet and Greet: Saving lives of small and sick newborns in Africa - Nest360 and ETNAIf you are interested in global health and meeting the global health community at C&W, please join the Institute for Global Health for lunch on Friday July 7, 2023 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm.http://www.bcchildrens.ca/globalhealth/news-events-resources/upcoming-events/grand-rounds2023-07-07T07:00:00Z
IGH and Healthy Starts Global Health Seed Grant Lunch and Learn<img alt="" src="/globalhealth/PublishingImages/news-events-resources/news-stories/06-16-2023%20IGH%20Seed%20Grant%20Lunch%20and%20Learn.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />IGH and Healthy Starts Global Health Seed Grant Lunch and Learnhttp://www.bcchildrens.ca/globalhealth/news-events-resources/upcoming-events/igh-and-healthy-starts-global-health-seed-grant-lunch-and-learn2023-06-16T07:00:00Z
Global Health Lunch & Learn<img alt="" src="/globalhealth/PublishingImages/GH%20Lunch%20Learn%20Synth%20Data.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Global Health Lunch & LearnJoin us on March 29th for a 1-hour event to learn more about what synthetic data is, methods to create synthetic data, and get the scoop on participating in the 2023 Pediatric Sepsis Data Challenge! http://www.bcchildrens.ca/globalhealth/news-events-resources/upcoming-events/synth-data-lunch-and-learn2023-03-29T07:00:00Z

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