Introductory Seminar 2008

Date: Saturday September 27, 2008
Time: 9:30am – 2:00pm
Place: 2750 Heather St. (at 12th Avenue), Vancouver, BC

This annual event provides a comprehensive introduction to crucial global health topics such as drug development, patenting, and access to treatment, whether you’d like to get involved, or are simply interested in learning more about these important issues.

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Talks

1. Introduction: inequalities in health and health care

presented by Goldis Chami

2. The development pipeline and neglected diseases

presented by Eugene Wang

3. Intellectual property and access to medicines

presented by Shannon Turvey

4. Potential solutions: introduction to UAEM

presented by Cecily Morgan-Jonker

5. UAEM’s international advocacy

presented by Shahla Yekta

6. UAEM at UBC and SFU

presented by Stephanie Gatto

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Handouts

• Philadelphia Consensus Statement (sign on here)
• Chokshi D. Improving Access to Medicines in Poor Countries: The Role of Universities. PLoS Medicine. 3(6):723-726. June 2006.
• UBC University-Industry Liaison Office. A Global Perspective on the Impact of UBC Technologies. [Retrieved from here on September 25, 2008.]
• Annandale R. Idea #5: Cheap Meds for the World’s Poor. The Tyee. December 27, 2007.
• Resources
• How to get involved

Special thanks

• Thank you very much to the Canadian Federation of Medical Students for their support of this event, which allowed us to include students from across Canada.