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CIHR Café Scientifique – Vancouver

May 2013

  • “Resilience in youth coping with stigma”
    Hosted by University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, May 9, 2013, 7 p.m.
    Juliet’s Café
    1905 Cornwall Ave., Vancouver
    RSVP: osot.wellcafe@ubc.ca

March 2013

  • “The Science Behind Vaccination”
    Hosted by Simon Fraser University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    CBC Studio
    700 Hamilton St., Vancouver
    RSVP: café_sci@sfu.ca

  • “An AnxieTEA Party: Why Should We Worry About Childhood Anxiety?”
    Hosted by the University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, March 18, 2013, 7 p.m.
    VanDusen Botanical Garden
    (Peggy Woodland Hall)
    5251 Oak Street, Vancouver
    RSVP

January 2013

  • “Does Communication Really Matter in Cancer Care?”
    Hosted by University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 7 p.m.
    HarbourView Room
    Steamworks Brewing Co.
    375 Water Street, Vancouver
    RSVP: (by January 23) cancer.communication@nursing.ubc.ca

November 2012

  • “New Visions of Health Care in Aboriginal Communities: Integrating Primary Care and Public Health”
    Hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health Authority in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, November 22, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
    Vancouver Public Library, Alice Room
    350 West Georgia St., Vancouver
    RSVP: staff@phabc.org

  • "Paralympic wheelchair athletes: struggles behind the gold"
    Hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, November 19, 2012, 7 p.m.
    Blusson Spinal Cord Centre
    818 West 10th Ave., Vancouver
    RSVP: cafesci-eorg.eventbrite.com

October 2012

  • "Wired Café: Arthritis Management in a Digital World"
    Hosted by Arthritis Research Centre of Canada (British Columbia) in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, October 16, 2012
    W2 Media Café
    111 West Hastings St., Vancouver
    RSVP: ecarruthers@arthritisresearch.ca

July 2012

May 2012

  • "Are Stem Cells the Future of Modern Medicine?"
    Hosted by Society for Canadian Women in Science and Techonology in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, May 31, 2012, 6 p.m.
    The Wicklow Pub
    610 Stamps Landing, Vancouver
    RSVP: cafescientifique2011@gmail.com

  • "Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery and Rehabilitation in BC: The Best Place on Earth?"
    Hosted by the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7 p.m.
    Juliet's Café
    1905 Cornwall Ave., Vancouver
    RSVP: ecarruthers@arthritisresearch.ca or 604-871-4580

  • "Hot & Bothered? What to expect in perimenopause"
    Hosted by Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research at University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7 p.m.
    Wicked Café
    1399 West 7th Ave., Vancouver
    RSVP: cemcor@interchange.ubc.ca

  • "What about me? Reflections on autism and why bullying is so easy, and acceptance so tough"
    Hosted by Simon Fraser University in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7 p.m.
    W2 Media Café
    111 West Hastings St., Vancouver
    RSVP: sfuautismcafe@gmail.com

  • "Stem Cells & Spinal Cord Injury: Safe or Sinister?"
    Hosted by the Faculty of Medicine at University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, May 3, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
    Busson Spinal Cord Centre Atrium
    818 West 10th Ave., Vancouver

March 2012

January 2012

  • "It's not rocket science, it's harder: past successes and current challenges in spinal cord research"
    Hosted by Faculty of Medicine at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute in collaboration with CIHR
    January 19, 2012 at 7 p.m.
    Atrium at Blusson Spinal Cord Centre
    818 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
    RSVP: leanne@icord.org

November 2011

  • "When Lullabies are Not Enough: Reducing the Impact of Poor Sleep on Infants, Toddlers and their Parents"
    Hosted by Human Early Learning Partnership at University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
    The Roundhouse Performance Centre
    181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
    RSVP: sleep.research@nursing.ubc.ca

  • "Protect Your Melon: Snow Sport Helmets – Round 2"
    Hosted by BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 1 p.m.
    Westin Bayshore Hotel
    1601 Bayshore Dr., Vancouver
    RSVP: gscime@cw.bc.ca

  • "Cancer and Aging"
    Hosted by Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, November 9, 2011
    Wicklow Pub
    610 Stamps Landing, Vancouver
    RSVP: cafescientifique@gmail.com

October 2011

April 2011

  • "Let's talk about Dhil Dhee Sehayth (Heart Health)!"
    Friday, April 29, 2011, 6 p.m.
    Sunset Community Centre
    6810 Main Street, Vancouver
    RSVP: mensresearch@nursing.ubc.ca

March 2011

  • "When Efficiency Trumps Quality: Let's Talk About What Happens When Health Care is Treated as a Commodity"
    Hosted by the School of Nursing at University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
    Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver
    RSVP: Rodney.Research@nursing.ubc.ca

February 2011

  • "Sit Still and Pay Attention: ADHD and Gender"
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    Hosted by Institute of Gender and Health and Canadian Institutes of Health Research
    Wednesday, February 23, 6:30 p.m.
    Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
    800 East Broadway Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia
    RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

  • "Home Birth Understood: Tales and Truths"
    Hosted by the Faculty of Medicine at University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
    Café Deux Soleils, Vancouver
    RSVP: homebirthcafe@gmail.com

November 2010

  • "There are Gnomes in your Genome!: What should we do when they find something unexpected?"
    Hosted by Department of Medical Genetics at UBC and BC Clinical Genomics Network in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, November 30, 2010
    Juliet's Café, Vancouver
    RSVP: GenomeTalk@gmail.com

  • "There are Gnomes in your Genome!: What should we do when they find something unexpected?"
    Hosted by Department of Medical Genetics at UBC and BC Clinical Genomics Network in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, November 29, 2010
    Our Town Café, Vancouver
    RSVP: GenomeTalk@gmail.com

  • "iHealth: Health Literacy in a Technical Age"
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    Hosted by the Institute of Population and Public Health of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Public Health Agency of Canada
    Wednesdy, November 24 2010, 7 p.m.
    Bellaggio Cafe
    773 Hornby St., Vancouver, BC
    RSVP: ipph-ispp@uottawa.ca

August 2010

  • "'Fingerprinting' Cancer for Personalized Medicine"
    Hosted by the Life Sciences Institute in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
    Café Perugia
    2350 Health Sciences Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
    RSVP: tlung@interchange.ubc.ca

May 2010

  • "Electrical Signals in the Heart and Body: Understanding Cardiac Disease"
    Hosted by Life Sciences Institute in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
    Café Perugia
    2350 Health Sciences Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
    RSVP: tlung@interchange.ubc.ca

  • "Not All Fun and Games: School Bullying, Gender, and Health"
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    Hosted by the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health
    May 6, 2010, 5 p.m.
    1716 Charles St., Vancouver
    RSVP: IHDCYH-IDSEA@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

April 2010

  • "Osteoporosis in Men: Can it happen to you?"
    Hosted by the BC Network for Aging Research in collaboration with CIHR
    April 15, 2010, 4 p.m.
    Maple Ridge Legion, 12101 224th Street, Vancouver
    RSVP: secretariat@bcnar.ca

  • "Inside the flight against the flu pandemic"
    Hosted by the Life Sciences Institute in collaboration with CIHR
    April 13, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
    2350 Health Sciences Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
    RSVP: tlung@interchange.ubc.ca

  • "A dialogue in epigenetics: How does the environment get under our skin?"
    Hosted by Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics in collaboration with CIHR
    April 8, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
    The Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundtree Mews (Corner of Davie and Pacific), Vancouver
    RSVP: tanya@cmmt.ubc.ca or 604-875-2345, ext. 5901

  • "How do we make health promotion good for women?"
    Hosted by British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health in collaboration with CIHR
    April 8, 2010, 7 p.m.
    Juliet's Café, 1905 Cornwall Ave., Vancouver
    RSVP: mdussault@cw.bc.ca

March 2010

  • "Let's Talk about Marijuana and Teens"
    Hosted by University of British Columbia's School of Nursing in collaboration with CIHR
    March 11, 2010, 7 p.m.
    Juliet's Café, 1905 Cornwall Ave., Vancouver
    RSVP: stephanie.coen@nursing.ubc.ca

January 2010

  • "Diabetes: Causes, Consequences and Cures?"
    Hosted by Life Sciences Institute in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
    Café Perugia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
    RSVP: tlung@interchange.ubc.ca

November 2009

  • "Health Promotion – is it good for you?"
    Hosted by British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, November 30, 2009, 7 p.m.
    Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver
    RSVP: baskwith@cw.bc.ca

  • "Live longer, but at what price?"
    Hosted by RésoSanté Colombie-Britannique in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, November 17, 2009
    Steamworks, Vancouver
    RSVP: lgiguere@resosante.ca

May 2009

  • "Volunteers for Health Research: Guinea Pigs or Partners?"
    Presented by W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, May 11, 2009
    Steamworks, Vancouver
    RSVP: suecox@interchange.ubc.ca

April 2009

  • « Abstinence ou modération? Un débat de santé un débat de société »
    Hosted by BC Centre for Excellence in Women's Health in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, April 21, 2009
    Centre Culturel Francophone de Vancouver, Vancouver
    RSVP: baskwith@cw.bc.ca

March 2009

  • "The Un-hurried Family – Reducing Stress and Enhancing Life Balance"
    Hosted by Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, March 10, 2009
    Juliet's Café, Vancouver
    RSVP: osot.wellcafe@ubc.ca

February 2009

  • "Understanding Addiction: Nature Meets Nurture"
    Hosted by BC Centre for Excellence in Women's Health in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, February 4, 2009
    Café Du Soleil, Vancouver
    RSVP: baskwith@cw.bc.ca

  • "Stopping cancer where it starts: Do recently-discovered cancer stem cells hold the key?"
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    Hosted by CIHR's Institute of Cancer Research
    Friday, February 4, 2009
    Steamworks, Vancouver
    RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

January 2009

  • "Is fertility affected by lifestyle?"
    Hosted by Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, January 29, 2009
    Rhizome Café, Vancouver
    RSVP: shirin.kalayan@vch.ca

November 2008

  • "Are women who self-identify as lesbians more or less susceptible to certain adverse health conditions in comparison to heterosexual women? The role of biology vs. sociology"
    Hosted by Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation in collaboration with CIHR
    Thursday, November 27, 2008
    Rhizome Café, Vancouver
    RSVP: shirin.kalayan@vch.ca

  • "People Power: the human body, energy, and the environment"
    Hosted by Faculty of Applied Sciences at Simon Fraser University in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, November 19, 2008
    Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver
    RSVP: shell@sfu.ca

October 2008

  • "Is menopause a disease?"
    Hosted by Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, October 28, 2008
    Little Nest, Vancouver
    RSVP: shirin.kalayan@vch.ca

  • "Fit not Frail – Activities to Promote Health at Any Age or Ability"
    Hosted by Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Friday, October 3, 2008, 7:15 p.m.
    Juliet's Café, Vancouver
    RSVP: backman@interchange.ubc.ca

August 2008

  • "Active Living for Older Adults: Promoting Healthy Brains"
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    Hosted by Centre for Healthy Aging at Providence in collaboration with CIHR
    August 6, 2008, 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Silver Harbour Centre
    144 East 22nd St
    North Vancouver, BC
    RSVP to bcnar@sfu.ca

June 2008

  • "The Strong, Silent Type: Men's Mental Health and Illness"
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    Men's mental health has been described as a "silent crisis." Why is it that men are less likely to acknowledge mental health problems and seek help? How can we improve the way we recognize and treat mental health issues for men? Is it just a "guy thing"? Join us in breaking the silence during a lively discussion with experts in the field of men's health.
    Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 5 p.m.
    Steamworks
    375 Water Street, Vancouver
    RSVP to zsharman@exchange.ubc.ca

May 2008

  • "The Future of Science: leading scientists reveal the questions they'd love to answer"
    Hosted by Café Scientifique - Vancouver in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
    Steamworks - Harbour View Room
    375 Water Street, Vancouver
    RSVP to mullina@interchange.ubc.ca

March 2008

  • "Healthy Cities"
    Hosted by Centre for Health and Environment Research in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, March 12, 2008
    Steamworks
    375 Water Street, Vancouver
    RSVP to will.mcdowell@ubc.ca

  • "Controversy of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising regarding Prescription Drugs"
    Hosted by University of British Columbia Centre for Health Services and Policy Research in collaboration with CIHR
    Monday, March 3, 2008
    Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel
    1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver

January 2008

  • "Aging Well"
    Hosted by Centre for Healthy Aging at Providence in collaboration with CIHR
    Wednesday, January 28, 2008, at 12 p.m.
    The 411 Seniors Centre
    411 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver

  • "Older Adult Care in the Emergency Department: Addressing the key issues by connecting communities, health care professionals, and researchers"
    Hosted by the BC Network for Aging Research/Vancouver Initiative to Add Life to Years/Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute in collaboration with CIHR
    Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    Foyer, South Granville Seniors' Centre
    1420 12th Avenue, Vancouver

October 2007

  • "Food for Thought"
    Hosted by Science World British Columbia in collaboration with CIHR
    Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 7 p.m.
    Culinaria Restaurant
    609 Granville Street, Vancouver