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On May 12 and 13, 2023, UBC Digital Emergency Medicine, Vancouver Coastal Health and the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation jointly hosted the Technologies in Emergency Care (TEC) 2023 Conference. Following the conference, a group of over 50 authors produced a series of paper
The papers were published in Longwoods Healthcare Papers in March 2024. Topics range from equitable and inclusive co-design, to the engagement of rural, remote First Nations Communities, to the considerations for data interoperability, to translating research into policy. We welcome your feedback and participation as the conversation continues to evolve. See the individual papers here.
iCON South Asian Health Forum: Healthy Living, Healthy Heart will take place on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Delivered in Panjabi with simultaneous English interpretations available. Free to attend and boxed lunch will be provided. Also, explore and interact with the various community partners present at the exhibit hall.
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Join iCON for the 2023 virtual Chinese Health Forum: “Healthy Living, Healthy Heart!”. This FREE online, interactive forum will take place on Saturday, November 18 and Sunday, November 19, 2023 (1:30 – 4:00 p.m. PT).
This forum was designed to help patients, their families and caregivers optimize their quality of life by empowering them with knowledge and resources to manage heart disease. Delivered in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. Free to attend.
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On Thursday, September 28, the Government of B.C. announced updated public health measures in health-care facilities to protect patients, residents in long-term care facilities, health-care workers and people during respiratory illness season.
To increase protections in health-care facilities in B.C., medical mask wearing will be required by all health-care workers, volunteers, contractors and visitors in patient care areas (including UBC faculty, staff and learners who operate in the mentioned areas) starting October 3.
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