Mini Med School 2010—2017

Mini Med School 2014: The Dynamic and Developing Brain

Do you know how music and dance impact brain activity? How electrons can treat psychiatric and neurological conditions? What about the role neuroscience research has in understanding addiction? Or the impact of virtual reality and gaming in rehabilitation? Find out more about the dynamic and developing brain!

Mini Med School 2013: Diabetes — Mythology and Modern Research

Explore the aspects of the environment and of your own genetics that influence your chances of getting diabetes. Learn about the important research discoveries in genetics, metabolism, stem cell reprogramming and immunology that are making it easier to diagnose and treat diabetes while we work towards a cure.

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Prescribing ice cream and countering misinformation: Q&A with Dr. Alastair McAlpine

Born and raised in South Africa, Dr. Alastair McAlpine, a researcher with the Vaccine Evaluation Center at BCCHR, is passionate about pediatric palliative care and infectious diseases. We met with him to learn more about his medical journey, research, and commitment to counter misinformation.

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Improving care for kids with the most common childhood cancers: Q&A with new investigator Dr. Sarah Alexander

For International Childhood Cancer Day we spoke with Dr. Sarah Alexander, a new BCCHR investigator and pediatric oncologist at BC Children’s Hospital who specializes in some of the most common childhood cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

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Partnering with Chinese Canadian families to create tailored mental health resources

BCCHR researchers are working with Chinese Canadian communities to co-design culturally meaningful, engaging, and effective mental health resources for parents to support children under the age of 12.

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First-of-its-kind pan-Canadian trial to treat baby brain cancers without radiation

The DECRYPT-BABYBRAIN clinical trial brings together leading paediatric centres coast-to-coast to pioneer a radiation-free approach to treat rare and aggressive brain cancers in babies. Dr. Sylvia Cheng is the lead for BC Children's Hospital.

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Collaboration led by BCCHR researchers awarded European funding to improve community-based care in Uganda and Kenya

Dr. Matthew Wiens and colleagues at the Institute for Global Health are the first Canadian Team to lead a Horizon Europe Pillar 2 project that aims to reduce childhood deaths from severe infection (sepsis) after hospital discharge.

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Mini Med School 2017: Surgery — Past, Present, and Future

Mini Med School 2016: Genetic Counselling — Leading the Integration of Genetics into Clinical Care

Mini Med School 2015: Towards a Healthy Global Village

Mini Med School 2014: The Dynamic and Developing Brain

Mini Med School 2013: Diabetes — Mythology and Modern Research

Mini Med School 2012: Transplantation — Can We Fix Broken Parts

Mini Med School 2011: Immunity in Health and Disease

Mini Med School 2010: Conception, Birth and Beyond — The Challenges of Life's Beginnings

Mini Med School 2010: Clinical Genomics

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Prescribing ice cream and countering misinformation: Q&A with Dr. Alastair McAlpine

Improving care for kids with the most common childhood cancers: Q&A with new investigator Dr. Sarah Alexander

Partnering with Chinese Canadian families to create tailored mental health resources

First-of-its-kind pan-Canadian trial to treat baby brain cancers without radiation

Collaboration led by BCCHR researchers awarded European funding to improve community-based care in Uganda and Kenya

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