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03 / 12
Start: 00:00
Start: 2012-03-12 00:00
End: 2012-03-17 00:00

The University of Calgary Health Sciences Library, together with the McGill University, University of Alberta, and University of Ottawa medical libraries,  are seeking input from students, residents and faculty in Medicine about how you use your mobile device, such as an iPhone, iPad, or other internet-enabled phone or tablet computer.

03 / 13
(all day)
Start: 2012-03-12 00:00
End: 2012-03-17 00:00

The University of Calgary Health Sciences Library, together with the McGill University, University of Alberta, and University of Ottawa medical libraries,  are seeking input from students, residents and faculty in Medicine about how you use your mobile device, such as an iPhone, iPad, or other internet-enabled phone or tablet computer.

Start: 00:30
End: 15:15

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Doug Cochrane
Who Has Your Back? The Obligations of Peers

Introduction by Dr. Tom Feasby

March 13, 2012 - 8:30 am to 3:15 pm
Theatre 4 HSC

Start: 16:00

All Calgary-area students in grades 9 - 12 are invited to participate.

Tuesday, March 13th at 4:00 p.m.

This competition is fashioned after a traditional Spelling Bee, except that students answer questions about the brain and neuroscience research. The winner of Calgary's Brain Bee will receive a trip to compete at CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee at McMaster University.

03 / 14
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Start: 2012-03-12 00:00
End: 2012-03-17 00:00

The University of Calgary Health Sciences Library, together with the McGill University, University of Alberta, and University of Ottawa medical libraries,  are seeking input from students, residents and faculty in Medicine about how you use your mobile device, such as an iPhone, iPad, or other internet-enabled phone or tablet computer.

03 / 15
(all day)
Start: 2012-03-12 00:00
End: 2012-03-17 00:00

The University of Calgary Health Sciences Library, together with the McGill University, University of Alberta, and University of Ottawa medical libraries,  are seeking input from students, residents and faculty in Medicine about how you use your mobile device, such as an iPhone, iPad, or other internet-enabled phone or tablet computer.

Start: 00:00
Start: 2012-03-15 00:00
End: 2012-03-16 00:00

March 15 and 16, 2012
MacEwan Hall
MacEwan Student Centre
University of Calgary – Main Campus
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Family physicians, pharmacists and nurse practitioners will:

Start: 13:30
End: 14:30

Women’s Health Resources, Foothills Medical Centre, Room 160, 1:30 to 2:30 pm.

A book about surgical delivery as a birth choice for informed women, Choosing Cesarean: a natural birth plan, is being launched at the Women's Health Resources, Foothills Medical Centre, Room 160 today 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Obstretician and gynecologist Dr. Magnus Murphy and journalist Pauline McDonaugh Hull have co-written a sensible and "easy-to-read" book about the complex issues surrounding maternal-request cesarean delivery.

03 / 16
(all day)
Start: 2012-03-12 00:00
End: 2012-03-17 00:00

The University of Calgary Health Sciences Library, together with the McGill University, University of Alberta, and University of Ottawa medical libraries,  are seeking input from students, residents and faculty in Medicine about how you use your mobile device, such as an iPhone, iPad, or other internet-enabled phone or tablet computer.

End: 00:00
Start: 2012-03-15 00:00
End: 2012-03-16 00:00

March 15 and 16, 2012
MacEwan Hall
MacEwan Student Centre
University of Calgary – Main Campus
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Family physicians, pharmacists and nurse practitioners will:

Start: 00:12

All Calgary-area grade 11 students are invited to apply for this all day event.

Friday, March 16th.

This event is geared towards students who have an aptitude for science and/or show an avid interest in pursuing acareer in medicine, scientific research or the neurological and mental health fields. They will be able to spend a full day as guests of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, learning about career and educational options in neuroscience, as well as touring research labs and clinical units.

Start: 17:45

Presented by CEFFORT, Calgary Health Trust and the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases

When: March 16, 2012 - 5:45 pm reception; 7 pm dinner

Where: Hyatt Regency Calgary

Website: http://snyder.ucalgary.ca or www.ceffort.ca or www.calgaryhealthtrust.ca

Tickets are $150/single or $1350/table of 10 until February 15; and $175/single or $1575/table of 10 after February 16.

03 / 17
End: 00:00
Start: 2012-03-12 00:00
End: 2012-03-17 00:00

The University of Calgary Health Sciences Library, together with the McGill University, University of Alberta, and University of Ottawa medical libraries,  are seeking input from students, residents and faculty in Medicine about how you use your mobile device, such as an iPhone, iPad, or other internet-enabled phone or tablet computer.

Start: 09:00
End: 16:00

Social Justice Encounter 2012: Love, Hope and Optimism, March 17 9 to 4 at the Central Library Calgary

The Social Justice Encounter brings people together to learn, engage, inspire, and strategize for change.

03 / 18
03 / 19
03 / 20
Start: 10:00
End: 11:00

An important information session for new support staff and new record coordinators “Orientation to the University Archives” will be held on Tuesday, March 20th

Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Location: HSC, G 637

03 / 21
03 / 22
03 / 23
Start: 00:00
Start: 2012-03-23 00:00
End: 2012-03-27 00:00

Praxair (the U of C's Preferred Supplier of Medical and Non-Medical Gases) will be conducting its annual cylinder audit on March 23, 26, and 27th (for the period April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013).

The University's agreement with Praxair provides for yearly lease charges based on the number of cylinders on hand at the time of the audit.

If a cylinder has been leased during the year but returned prior to the audit, no lease charge will be administered. However, all cylinders counted at the time of the audit (even if empty) will be charged the applicable lease fee.

03 / 24
(all day)
Start: 2012-03-23 00:00
End: 2012-03-27 00:00

Praxair (the U of C's Preferred Supplier of Medical and Non-Medical Gases) will be conducting its annual cylinder audit on March 23, 26, and 27th (for the period April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013).

The University's agreement with Praxair provides for yearly lease charges based on the number of cylinders on hand at the time of the audit.

If a cylinder has been leased during the year but returned prior to the audit, no lease charge will be administered. However, all cylinders counted at the time of the audit (even if empty) will be charged the applicable lease fee.

03 / 25
(all day)
Start: 2012-03-23 00:00
End: 2012-03-27 00:00

Praxair (the U of C's Preferred Supplier of Medical and Non-Medical Gases) will be conducting its annual cylinder audit on March 23, 26, and 27th (for the period April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013).

The University's agreement with Praxair provides for yearly lease charges based on the number of cylinders on hand at the time of the audit.

If a cylinder has been leased during the year but returned prior to the audit, no lease charge will be administered. However, all cylinders counted at the time of the audit (even if empty) will be charged the applicable lease fee.

03 / 26
(all day)
Start: 2012-03-23 00:00
End: 2012-03-27 00:00

Praxair (the U of C's Preferred Supplier of Medical and Non-Medical Gases) will be conducting its annual cylinder audit on March 23, 26, and 27th (for the period April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013).

The University's agreement with Praxair provides for yearly lease charges based on the number of cylinders on hand at the time of the audit.

If a cylinder has been leased during the year but returned prior to the audit, no lease charge will be administered. However, all cylinders counted at the time of the audit (even if empty) will be charged the applicable lease fee.

Start: 13:00
End: 14:00

2012 Robert B. Church Lectureship Presents: Dr. Hans Lehrach

Director, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany

"Systems Genomics: The Future of Medicine"

Monday, March 26th from 1-2pm in the Libin Lecture Theatre

We invite students and PDFs to present posters at a trainee poster session focusing on HIGH THROUGHPUT applications during the reception to follow Dr. Lehrach's talk. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE TOP 4 POSTERS!

03 / 27
End: 00:00
Start: 2012-03-23 00:00
End: 2012-03-27 00:00

Praxair (the U of C's Preferred Supplier of Medical and Non-Medical Gases) will be conducting its annual cylinder audit on March 23, 26, and 27th (for the period April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013).

The University's agreement with Praxair provides for yearly lease charges based on the number of cylinders on hand at the time of the audit.

If a cylinder has been leased during the year but returned prior to the audit, no lease charge will be administered. However, all cylinders counted at the time of the audit (even if empty) will be charged the applicable lease fee.

03 / 28
03 / 29
Start: 12:00
End: 13:30

Dean, Dr. Tom Feasby is pleased to invite you to the:

National Launch
of the Future of Medical Education in Canada
Postgraduate (FMEC PG) Project
Final Report and Recommendations

Thursday, March 29, 2012
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

A central site in Montreal will be linked to Faculties of Medicine and other stakeholders across Canada via webcast for this 90-minute session.

We invite you to join us in HMRB, G43A

03 / 30
Start: 00:00

The Symposium will highlight interdisciplinary aging research and promote the exchange of knowledge across our University community with respect to research in aging. This event is organized by the emerging Interdisciplinary Aging Studies Student Network and sponsored by The Brenda Strafford Centre for Aging.

Deadline for abstract submission and registration: March 2, 2012
Event Date: Friday, March 30, 2012 - Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary

03 / 31
04 / 1
04 / 2
04 / 3
Start: 00:00

We are currently putting out a call for artwork to include in our forthcoming issue on Obesity and Diabetes.  One piece will be showcased on the cover of our student-run journal.

Call for Images (Issue 3. June 2012)

04 / 4
Start: 13:30

The next ACHRI Developmental Biology and Genetics Seminar speaker will be Luis Parada, PhD from the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas Texas.

Dr Parada's laboratory studies regulatory pathways that control vertebrate development, particularly the Trk and neurotrophin family genes. More recently, Dr Parada's laboratory has become interested in modeling human diseases, including autism, brain cancer, and Von Recklinghausen's Neurofibromatosis.

Dr Parada's seminar will be Wednesday April 4th 1:30pm in HSC Clara Christie.

04 / 5
Start: 00:00

Showcasing all the work the University of Calgary does to make the world a better place. There are currently 30 different organizations participating with initiatives ranging from the environment to human rights; April 5, Mac Hall. Visit the website

Start: 12:00
End: 13:30
The W21C and the Institute for Public Health present David Feeny, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
 
"Using Health Related Quality of Life Measures to Improve Health and Healthcare"
 
April 5, 2012
12 to 1:30 pm
GD01, Ground Floor, W21C, TRW Building, Foothills Campus
Start: 18:30
End: 21:00

Science in the Cinema free screening of The Painted Veil
April 5, 2012 - 6:30 to 9 pm
The Plaza Theatre

04 / 6
04 / 7
04 / 8
04 / 9
Start: 08:00
Start: 2012-04-09 08:00
End: 2012-04-11 17:00

Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen and Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary

Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics: Theoretical and Practical Issues

April 9‐11, 2012
Banff Conference Center, Banff, Alberta

Presenters: Professor Mandy Ryan, Dr Verity Watson and Dr Deborah Marshall

Workshop Brochure

04 / 10
(all day)
Start: 2012-04-09 08:00
End: 2012-04-11 17:00

Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen and Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary

Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics: Theoretical and Practical Issues

April 9‐11, 2012
Banff Conference Center, Banff, Alberta

Presenters: Professor Mandy Ryan, Dr Verity Watson and Dr Deborah Marshall

Workshop Brochure

Start: 00:00
Start: 2012-04-10 00:00
End: 2012-04-13 17:00

Presented by the Stollery Children's Hospital at the University of Alberta and the Sick Kids Hospital at the University of Toronto.

When: April 10 to 13, 2012
Where: The Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff, Alberta
Website: www.buksa.com/PedsCard2012

Early bird registration rates are available until March 12.

Event Poster

Start: 14:00
End: 15:30
The Institute for Public Health Technology Assessment Unit presents: Dr. Devidas Menon, University of Alberta
Access with Evidence Development
 
April 10, 2012
2 to 3:30 pm - GD01, Ground Floor, W21C, TRW Building
04 / 11
End: 17:00
Start: 2012-04-09 08:00
End: 2012-04-11 17:00

Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen and Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary

Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics: Theoretical and Practical Issues

April 9‐11, 2012
Banff Conference Center, Banff, Alberta

Presenters: Professor Mandy Ryan, Dr Verity Watson and Dr Deborah Marshall

Workshop Brochure

(all day)
Start: 2012-04-10 00:00
End: 2012-04-13 17:00

Presented by the Stollery Children's Hospital at the University of Alberta and the Sick Kids Hospital at the University of Toronto.

When: April 10 to 13, 2012
Where: The Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff, Alberta
Website: www.buksa.com/PedsCard2012

Early bird registration rates are available until March 12.

Event Poster

Start: 08:45
End: 15:30

~~SAVE THE DATE~~

Wednesday April 11, 2012 - 0845-1530
Theatre 4 Health Sciences Centre University of Calgary
Guest Speakers Dr. Damon Dagnone “Integrating Simulation in EM Resident Education” Dr. Aliya Kassam “Outcomes and Evaluation in Education Research”
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN