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Student Research: Integrating therapy for stimulant use with treatment for long-term opioid-dependence
School of Population and Public Health doctoral candidate and 2017 Killam Doctoral Award winner Heather Palis is working on an… Read More >
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Research Highlight: Investigating how injured construction workers can get back to work quickly and safely
Associate Professor Chris McLeod’s project looks at how injured construction workers can get back to work as soon as they… Read More >
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Young Indigenous people who use drugs in BC 13 times more likely to die than young Canadians
A new study by The Cedar Project demonstrates that young Indigenous people who use drugs in BC are dying at… Read More >
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Student Research: Evaluating a new way to improve care for newborns and children in Rwanda
Celestin Hategeka has been involved in keeping children healthy in Rwanda since he was seven years old. Read More >
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SPPH researchers part of teams to receive MSFHR Reach awards
SPPH researchers are part of 16 teams to have received 2017 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Reach awards. Read More >
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Future health professionals receive new training to better care for Indigenous people
Students from 11 of UBC’s health-related programs will come together for the first time for a new learning experience designed… Read More >
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A lesson for Canada: Quebec pharmacare system creates winners and losers
Quebec spends $200 more per person than the rest of Canada to provide prescription drug coverage to everyone in the… Read More >
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Ethical and social implications of Learning Health Systems
Million Dollar Med$: exploring Canadians’ access to life-saving medicines Read More >
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Meet our alumni: Shannon Waters, PHPM Residency Program
As a family doctor, Shannon Waters became frustrated at seeing people coming in to her clinic still unwell, despite having… Read More >
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New tool maps nature across Vancouver to boost mental health
Emily Rugel, a PhD candidate at SPPH, has been studying the link between access to natural spaces and mental health.… Read More >
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