Continuing Education

UBC Therapeutics Initiative invites you to the "3D" Medical Conference in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada When: May 25th – 27th, 2018 Who should attend: Physicians, Residents, Medical Students, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners & Nursing Staff. (Bring the whole family for a fun filled weekend!) Click here to see the agenda. To register go … [Read more...]

The W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics presents: "How Purdue was allowed to push OxyContin in Canada" When: Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 3:00 - 4:30 PM Where: UBC School of Population and Public Health, Room B104 Speaker: Joel Lexchin, York University Opioid overdoses are expected to cause 4,000 deaths this year in Canada. One of the major reasons for this epidemic of deaths is the … [Read more...]

Therapeutics Initiative presentation at the Horizon Health Network (New Brunswick) Pharmacy Grand Rounds: Are you too smart to be influenced by drug company marketing? When: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 @ 12:00 - 13:00 h [12:00 noon - 1:00 pm] Atlantic Standard Time Where: Horizon Health Network, Saint John Regional Hospital, NB What: An educational presentation by Dr. Aaron Tejani … [Read more...]

Best Evidence for Clinicians: UBC Therapeutics Initiative course in Kimberley, BC WHEN: Friday, January 19 - Saturday, January 20, 2018 [Add to calendar] WHERE: Kimberley Conference & Athlete Training Centre, 290 North Star Blvd, Kimberley BC [map] Click here for more information. Overview Join us in beautiful Kimberley, BC for this popular conference designed to provide … [Read more...]

Evidence 101: Educational Sessions When: Wednesday, November 29 (Part 1) and Thursday, December 7 (Part 2), 2017 @ 10:00am - noon Where: MoH Conference Centre, 1515 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC What: An educational presentation by Dr. Aaron Tejani to learn or review: Levels of evidence as it pertains to health care intervention research. Why are focused clinical research … [Read more...]

Therapeutics Initiative presentation at the Eagle Ridge Hospital Grand Rounds: Are you too smart to be influenced by drug company marketing? When: Thursday, November 30, 2017 @ 12:00 - 13:00 h [12:00 noon - 1:00 pm] Where: Parklane Room, Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, BC What: An educational presentation by Dr. Aaron Tejani open to all.   … [Read more...]

Therapeutics Initiative Journal Pub Searching for Black Swans: how to think about surrogate markers in clinical drug trials When: Thursday, November 23, 2017 @ 18:00 - 21:00 h [6:00 - 9:00 pm] Where: Longwood Brew Pub (Brewmaster’s Room), Nanaimo [MAP] What: TI Journal Pubs are fun social events. This is a collaboration between the UBC Therapeutics Initiative and Island Health … [Read more...]

Therapeutics Initiative presentation at the Eagle Ridge Hospital Grand Rounds: Should the elderly take statins? When: Thursday, November 9, 2017 @ 12:00 - 13:00 h [12:00 noon - 1:00 pm] Where: Parklane Room, Eagle Ridge Hospital, Port Moody, BC What: An educational presentation by Dr. Aaron Tejani open to all.   … [Read more...]