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Recurring Research Events

Every fourth Thursday (January- June 2012) of the month IDC Brown Bag Lunches at the University Hospital of Northern BC at 12 noon.

 

Every Monday (Starting again in September 2012 ) BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) Research Lectures at the teaching and learning building at UNBC at 12 noon - Room 1504.

 

Click on the link headings below for events by the month.  Check back often as we update the list.

Local Research Events

April 24th, 2012 1:00-2:30 pm

Using UNBC Surveys Site

Open to UNBC faculty and students

Register using the on-line registration form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEpBdk4zN25mc3YybmdWdWxNS21FbWc6MA#gid=0

 

May 4-6th, 2012 (3 day conference)

Realities of Northern Oncology Conference

at the Civic Center in Prince George, BC

Poster abstracts accepted until March 30th

For more information:

http://www.ronoc.ca/contact.html

 

May 9th, 10:30 am-7:30pm

Aboriginal Breast Cancer Screening Event

at the Prince George Native Friendship Center in Prince George, BC

Featuring Dr. Nadine Caron, Central Interior Native Health Society, Northern Health, BC Cancer Agency, PG Native Friendship Center, AWAC Shelter, Positive Living North

For more information contact: robins3@unbc.ca

 

May 24th, 12:15-1:15 pm

IDC Brown Bag Lunches

at the University Hospital in Prince George, BC

Featuring Dr. Dana Cole and Dr. Sarah De Leeuw

"Dispensing Georgraphies: Understanding the Realities of Distance, Telehealth, and Oncology Pharmacy Practice in Northern BC"

Available via WebEx: https://innovationdevelopment .webex.com

Password: brownbag   Meeting #: 804 389 850

 

June 18 & 19th full days

Cancer Survivorship: Unlocking the Potential of Shared Care

a CIHR Planning Event

at the University of Northern British Columbia

Hosted by Dr. Dan Horvat, the Northern Medical Program & the Northern Cancer Control Strategy

For more information contact: cmanahan2@bccancer.bc.ca

 

June 21st, 12:15-1:15 pm

IDC Brown Bag Lunches

at the University Hospital in Prince George, BC

Featuring Dr. Robert Olson and Mary McBride of BC Cancer Agency

"Issues and Care for Cancer Survivors in the North"

Available via WebEx: https://innovationdevelopment .webex.com

Password: brownbag   Meeting #: 804 389 850

 

 

 

 

National/International Research Events by Month

April 17 & 18, 2012

Health Care Quality Summit 2012
TCU Place, 35 - 22nd Street East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Link: http://www.qualitysummit.ca/

 

April 24-26, 2012

Population Health Methods and Challenges

ICC Birmingham, UK

Link: http://maverick.sym-online.com/publichealthmethods/default.htm

'Realities of Northern Oncology' Conference

Northern Health

May 4-6th, 2012

Civic Center in Prince George, BC

For more information: http://www.ronoc.ca/contact.html

 

Advancing Health Equity, Building on Experience

National Collaborating Centre for Public Health: 2012 Summer Institute

May 15-16, 2012

Delta Grand Hotel, Kelowna, BC

For more information: http://www.nccph.ca/154/Subscribe.ccnsp

 

 

 

Workshop: Identifying Research Ideas and Developing Your Research Project
Rural Health Services Research Network of BC

Featuring Dr. Barbara Pesut, Tammy McLean & Katrina Plamondon

June 1, 2012, 9:00-4:00

Castlegar Community Health Center, BC.

For more information contact: irvingk@rhsrnbc.ca

 

ASCO: Annual General Meeting

June 1-5, 2012

McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois

For more information: http://chicago2012.asco.org/

 

2012 Annual Conference onf the Canadian Public Health Association

Canadian Public Health Association

June 11-15th, 2012

Edmonton, AB

For more information: http://www.cpha.ca/en/conferences/conf2012.aspx

 

Workshop: Health Research Ethics & Aboriginal Health Research Ethics

Rural Health Services Research Network of BC

Featuring Dr. Chris Lalonde & Lynda Cummings

June 15, 2012, 9:30-4:30 (also available via WebEx)

Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo BC

For more information contact: irvingk@rhsrnbc.ca

 

"Aboriginal Innovations & Partnerships" Research Poster Session

Royal Roads University: National Aboriginal Day celebration

June 21, 2012

Victoria, BC

For more information contact: http://cahr.uvic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Aboriginal-Innovations-and-Partnerships-A-Research-Poster-Session.pdf

 

14th Milan Breast Cancer Conference

Instituto Europeo di Oncologia

June 20-22, 2012

Milan, Italy

For more information: http://www.breastmilan.com/

 

14th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer

ESMO

June 27-30, 2012

Barcelona, Spain

For more information: http://www.esmo.org/events/gastrointestinal-2012-gi.html

BC Food Systems Network

2012 Gathering of the BC Food Systems Network

July 5-8th, 2012

Camp Fircom, Howe Sound, BC

For more information or to submit proposals for workshops: http://www.fooddemocracy.org/

 

8th International Conference 2012

American Head and Neck Society

July 21-25, 2012

Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto, Canada

For more information: http://www.ahns2012.com

 

24th Annual Native Health Research Conference

"Asking Permission to Come Ashore: Journeys in Indigenous Health and Health Research"

July 16-19th, 2012.

Seatlle, Washington

For more information contact: http://www.nativeresearchnetwork.org/

 

5th Latin American Conference on Lung Cancer

Latin Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

July 25-27, 2012

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

For more information: http://www.lalca2012.org/

Uniting Systems, Policy and Practice in Cancer Prevention and Control

2012 CDC National Cancer Conference

August 21-23, 2012

Omni Shoreman Hotel, Washington, DC

http://www.cvent.com/events/2012-cdc-national-cancer-conference/event-summary-1d3786d4d8f54d269a8796037f07efae.aspx

 

Connecting for Global Impact

World Cancer Congress 2012 (Union of International Cancer Control)

August 27-30, 2012

Montreal, Quebec

For more information: http://www.worldcancercongress.org/

 

 

2012 Mulitdisciplinary Symposium in Thorasic Oncology

Sept. 6-8th, 2012

Chicago Marriot, Chicago

Call for Abstracts due: April 5, 2012

For more information: http://thoracicsymposium.org/Abstracts/index.htm

 

2012 Breast Cancer Symposium

Sept. 13-15th, 2012

San Francisco Marriot Marquis, San Francisco, California

Call for Abstracts due: May 15 2012

For more information: http://breastcasym.org/

 

Partnerships fpr Improving Health Systems

International Society on Priorities in Health Care

Sept. 16-19th, 2012

Vancouver, BC

Call for Abstracts due: March 26, 2012

For more information: http://www.priorities2012.com/

 

ESMO Congress 2012

Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2012

Vienna, Austria

Call for Abstracts due: May 16, 2012

For more information: http://www.esmo.org/events/vienna-2012-congress.html

Oct. 9-14, 2012

Rendez-Vous 2012

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Hosted by the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Wonca World Rural Health Conference & the Network: Towards Unity for Health

Abstract Submissions: CLOSED

For more information: http://www.nosm.ca/rendez-vous/

 

Oct 10-12, 2012

International Symposium on Breast Cancer Prevention

West Lafayette, IN

Hosted by the International Breat Cancer and Nutrition Group

Abstract Submissions: June 1, 2012

For more information: http://www.purdue.edu/breastcancer/

 

Oct. 21-23, 2012

Global Health in the Shifting World Economy

Delta City Center, Ottawa, Ontario

Canadian Society for International Health

Abstracts Submissions: May 30, 2012

For more information: http://www.csih.org/en/conference/index.asp

 

Oct. 25-27, 2012

Rural and Remote Health Research: Creative Approaches

Canadian Rural Health Society

Levis, Quebec

Abstract Submissions: June 8, 2012

For more information: http://crhrs-scrsr.usask.ca/conferences/current.php

 

Nov. 5, 2012

Connect 2012: Making Research Partnerships Work What Does is Take?

InspireNet

Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites, Vancouver, BC

For more information: http://www.inspirenet.ca/Connect-2012

Call for Abstracts

Call for abstracts: Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day

Conference to take place June 2012, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto

Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 May  2012

Registration deadline:  22 May 2012

 

Call for papers: Nursing Research and Practice Journal

SPECIAL ISSUE: Cancer-related Distress and Screening

Manuscript Due:  September 7, 2012

First Round of Reviews: November 30, 2012

Publication Date: January 25, 2013

 


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