The BC Children's Hospital, together with Providence Health Care Research Institute and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, organizes a public lecture each March. These lectures include several talks by clinicians and scientists on the latest leading-edge health research.
Watch Public Lectures
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Big Genes and Little Genes
Human height is largely under genetic control, but there is no "height gene." Instead, there are many genes that affect height, and most of them have small effects that add up together with other ones. Presented by Dr. William Gibson, co-discoverer of Cohen-Gibson syndrome, Investigator, BC Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC. | Watch here.
Scientific Discovery Is Just a Beginning to Helping Children Lead Healthier Lives
How do we make medications (drugs) safer for all patients? I use the sciences of pharmacology and medical genetics to understand why some people benefit from drugs and others are harmed. Presented by Dr. Bruce Carleton, Investigator & Director, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Programme, BC Children's Hospital; Division Head, Translational Therapeutics, Department of Pediatrics, UBC. | Watch here.
What About COVID-19 and Kids?
Uncover the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children. Explore how often infections occur, what the illness looks like in children, the impact on child health and what a vaccine will mean for kids in BC. Presented by Dr. Laura Sauvé, Investigator & medical co-lead for Infection Prevention and Control, BC Children's & BC Women's Hospitals; Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC. | Watch here.
Unlimited Emergencies, Limited Resources: Applying Science to Solve Health System Problems
Through an example of a real emergency department problem, learn how to define a health services research question, design a study to answer the question, and use your findings to change how the system works to solve the problem and demonstrate the impact of your intervention. Presented by Dr. Quynh Doan, Investigator & Physician, BC Children's Hospital; Associate Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UBC. | Watch here.
A Closer Look at Cancer Research: Using Blood-Based "Liquid" Biopsies to Improve Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Dr. Wyatt is seeking to develop better treatments for late-stage metastatic prostate cancer. Learn about the role of circulating tumour DNA in his research. Presented by Dr. Alexander Wyatt, Senior Research Scientist, Vancouver Prostate Centre; Assistant Professor, Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UBC. | Watch here.
A Closer Look at Cancer Research: Pediatric Cancer
Dr. Rassekh talks about improvements in cancer cure rates, the use of genomics in pediatric cancer and individualizing cancer therapy, and exciting research going on now at BC Children's Hospital. Presented by Dr. Rod Rassekh, Investigator, Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, BC Children's Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC. | Watch here.
A Closer Look at Cancer Research: Colon Cancer Screening
Gastroenterologist, Dr. Telford, talks about colorectal cancer prevention and diagnosis and how screening for colorectal cancer decreases cancer death and reduces the need for more aggressive forms of cancer treatment. Presented by Dr. Jennifer Telford, Medical Director, BC Colon Screening Program; Clinical Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, UBC. | Watch here.
The Big Picture: Imaging in Research
Presented by Dr. Bruce Bjornson, Investigator, Director, Brain Mapping & Neurotechnology Lab; Scientific Director, Imaging (3T MRI) Facility, BC Children's Hospital; Clinical Assistant Prof., Faculty of Medicine, UBC. | Dr. David Wilson, Investigator, BC Children's Hospital; Prof., Faculty of Medicine, UBC. | Dr. Robert Boone, Interventional Cardiologist, St. Paul's Hospital; Prof., Dept. of Medicine, UBC. | Watch here.
Oak Street Campus Symposium: Medical Genetics and Clinical Practice
Presented by Dr. Colin Ross, Investigator, BC Children's Hospital; Assistant Prof., Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC. | Catriona Hippman, Doctoral Student, BC Children's Hospital. | Dr. Jehannine Austin, Canada Research Chair, Translational Psychiatric Genomics; Prof., Dept. of Medical Genetics & Dept. of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC. | Watch here.
On the Front Lines: The Latest in Surgery and Emergency Medicine Research
Presented by Dr. Corinne Hohl, Assistant Prof., Dept. of Emergency Medicine, UBC; Attending Emergency Physician, VGH. | Dr. Cynthia Verchere, Investigator & Director, Burn Unit, BC Children's Hospital; Head & Clinical Prof., Div. of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, UBC. | Dr. Sam Wiseman, Director of Research, Dept. of Surgery, SPH; Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, UBC. | Watch here.
Mental Health Research Matters
Presented by Dr. Jehannine Austin, Canada Research Chair, Translational Psychiatric Genomics; Prof., Dept. of Medical Genetics & Dept. of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC. | Dr. Raymond Lam, Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC; Director, Mood Disorders Centre, UBC Hospital. | Dr. Christian Schutz, Research Scientist, Centre for Health Evaluation & Outcome Sciences, PHCRI; Associate Prof., Institute of Mental Health, Dept. of Psychiatry, UBC. | Watch here.
